Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-06
LIEUT.. GREEDY DEFENDED
An OFFICER TALKS.
Lsps the strongest Of the Party whsn
Fsund- Ada ttsed- Lost
Diary 0rseIy's Piuek and Sanasemens.


A Star reporter last evening met nav
officer who was on board one OF the Greel
relief vessels. but whose presence here wa
generally unknown. He was about
leave town when interviewed In answc
10 the reporters questions ia regard TO th
expedition he said: - saw ca
Stars interviews with an army oihcel
md think great injustice Is be
INK done TO Sergeant 1rainerd. On
look at that man would be sufficient to sal
isfy you that the statements made regsrdin
him are untrue. and Brainerd ~ right Il
denying them. In the trst place he did no
60 aboard the Bear untii several weeks aI
ter the party was rescued. neither was h
the strongest man In the party"
LONG, TIE HUNTER. TIE STRONGEST MAY o.
THR PARTY WHEN RESCUED.
"yvho was 2, asked the reporter.
"why, Long was decidedly the stronges,
He met the rescuing party, and was able Il
walk when taken aboard the Bear, Will,
Brairerd had 10 be carried"
"Perhaps Brainerd's name has been con
fused with Longs" suggested the re
porter.
"That may be-" was the reply. "for
fancy that Long would be much more like
" 10 say such things than Brainerd. Way
Brainerd was practically the head OF tn
expedition after Greedy became incapaci
tatod for duty. and he showed himself pos
sessed Of ability far aboS hesitation. Lons
was the hunter for the party, an(
he was dead shot, There Is n,
doubt In my mind but that he kept NOR,
than bis share Of the game killed. When b,
met the roscuing party his mouth was al
bloody. and when, little later, the winter
camp was visited by two officers and Ice
Pilot Norman, the latter picked up tb'
bodies Of two elder ducks recently killed
aud evidently placed there for safe-keep-
ing"
CAESIBALtSN ADMITTED.
"Was there cannibalism 7" asked the re.
porter.
why, Of course there was; but believe
Greedy didn't know Of 1t, and il he ate
human flesh himself he didn't know it,"
"Was tie subject ever mentioned 2"
"NOt that | know Of. When il was an-
Dounced that the bodies were 10 be taken
aboard ship Greedy urged that they be left
whore they were buried. Lockwood, he
said. particularly requested it. That was
all right, for Lock woods body was not
mutiated. Brainerd didn't tell OF any
cannibalism, you can rest assured Of that.
i don't think ANY OF the diaries which were
preserved mention ii, but ii supposed that
Snyder's diary, which was lost. made some
reference 70 IL. IL was either picked up and
sccre'ed By one OF the men. or was thrown
overheard with Gree.y's sleeping-bag by
mistake. When the diaries are Published
Lieutenant LOckwood's will be far the
most interesting. II Is very full aud writ
ten entirely in shorthand. and nobody has
yet read il. The mutilation OF the bodies
was Zone by a skiiiul hand, and there Is
no doubt hut that the hospital steward
used the knife after the decease Of DR..
Pavy."
NO SIGNS OF DIVISION IL THE GREEDY PARTY
WHEN POUND.
"Did you see any signs OF division in
the par,y!" asked the reporter.
"No, sir; and that is another mistake.
When the survivors were found they were
all under one tent-tbat Is. all were camped
in the tent but three, who were Just outside
a flap OF the tent. Even Lieutenants Greely
and Lockwood had no serious m.sunder-
standing up TO the time the boats were
GBKELY's MANAGEMENT COMMENDED.
The criticisms upon Greely's lack Of dis
cipllne are unwarranted. He said that he
woGld take no initiative steps against any
body, and would wait until attacked. And
he II no particular friend ofmine
i know that be will come out ahead. lie
las never said word against Hazen, but
he has criticised Darlington severely for
not examining the cscle OF provisions at
Payer harbor as directed. II he had
done that and left fresh supply instead OF
he spoiled rations that were there proba-
bly, many more Of the party would have
been able To pull through. Greely's work
was remarkable. He brought every man
% tie place he said he would two days be-
ore the time fixed. where he had every
'essOn 10 expect assistance. lie must have
exercised discipline, or he never could
have done it. Here is
AN INSTANCE OF HIS DISCIPLINE.
At Cape Sabine DR.. Paw and one Of the
men came into his tent and insisted upon
IN immediate division OF the supplies on
'and. Greeiy emphaticaily refused. and
when they further insisted he ordered
hem out OF bis tent. weak as he was.
threatening TO shoot them on the spot il
hey didn't 90. and they went. Every
fiicer OF the relief expedition has ex-
'ressed admiration for Greely's pluck
nd management, and IL there ia
ny fight about the matter you may
est assured that Greely will hold !
lis own. He's no fool. He will undoubt- |
dly be promoted unless there is strong
opposition in high quarters. But that sto-
y about Brainerd / will bet anything Is
ot true. II be had gone quietly to his |
ON n Co 10, J,,st 81.
i'm lieutenant. He deserves it II ever |
ian did. Long might have been the man
leanl, but not Brainerd."
THE STORY OF THE RESCUE RETOLD.
" see by the Star tonight" continued
ne officer, "tbat some ono Is again quoted
5 saying that all the survivors were taken
board the Bear, and that the Thetis was
OF present. That's 4 mistake. | will tell
on Just how it was. The Thetis arrived
Littleton Island first on the 22d OF June.
nd the Bear arrived about 2:30 In the
'terncOn. Both vessels started for
aver harbor together. The Thetis ar
we'd first, and WAS made fast to an icc-6oe.
apiain Schley Immediately sent out two
arch parties under Lieutenant Taunt
nd Ensign Harlow, and another was sent
nc by the Bear as soon as she arrived.
lieutenant Taunts party found The records
the Greedy party on top OF Breyoort
land, and Immediately returned TO the
hetis with them. These records told
here tie survivors were camped. The
Of the Thetis was broken, so
at OF the Bear was at once sent with PEG.
C nom both ships to the camp, which
as only about four miles distant.
he Bear not being fastened AS was
70 Theiis, was boarded by Captain
'hley, and steamed for Cape Sabine,
III The Thetis remained sounding
n whistle for the search parties to re- ,,
I'm. which was the signal heard by the
RELY party in camp. The Thetis picked ,,
the other two search parties, Harlow ,
wing found the instruments in an. ,,
her cache, and arrived at Camp Clay ,
out ten minutes after the Bear. Boats,
hcers, and men were Immediately sent
hore to render assistance. Three OF the ,
rylvors were taken on board the Bear
ing, Ellison, and FredericKs. The four
hersuryiyors and all the dead bodies were !.
ken aboard the Thetis. Six OF the bodies
ere transferred to the Bear the next dsy,
you see both vessels were present al | !,
rescue, and Brsinerd is right in deny
that he was taken aboard tho Bear. !
iere have been lots OF mistakes published
this connection, but | have given !
u The correct story, as you will see
zen Captain schley's report Is made \
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