The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-08-29

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nessus - ~ 0rscay P.Esy-Ihs Actual
Cendleion % shs G.rvivsrs Whsn B.end
--Iunr<r and Prsv.stsn Had msds thsm
Irrsspsn>ibls neinEs-nereism - -
Geaat Br.in<rf.
WAsHfxo1ox. d. c., August -
The Sf1y gives the following interview;
Lieutenant Powell, a. oiliser Of the Sig
nsl Service, who WAS pre- ent . the
Greely reception q Portsmouth and also
q The funeral " the dead Et New York,
and who taxed with a tn snryiv ora
said IN { .nversatioa with Star reporter
to-day: 'sToe Journals watch were sept
By the Individual mem ,ers Of the party
were di-coatinue upon leaving Fort
Conecr q LAdy franklin Bay. After
reaching Camp Clay one or two diaries
were kept--one BY Sergeant Brainerd."
do they make any aluSioa 20 canni-
balIsm among the party:" asked the r.
porter.
s-No, think not. You see the men were
izr gone % keep y note Of events
when they were reduced 20 such straits
- 10 sat human ne-h. But then there u
no doubt u the cannibaiism- There was
no chance either % keeping the fact
secret, too mssy men knew 4.
..Who 1T the cat out Of the baZf"
ssWell, suppose Il Wa n rman. He
q apt 10 get on = spree and talk too much;
but the matter would have become known
AM how. because, = l said. too many
prople knew n The survivors talked
nbont 10 when they were rescued II .
hnif-craxed condition. Now, have
talked with GreeIy and the rest Of the
survivors, and with the ofZ]cerB % TIE
rrscuing party. and I'll tell you my opin-
Ion regarding that story. There y %
doubt about L. truth, and there Is no
doubt about Greely's honesty when be
says II there was cannIbalism be did not
know t. When these snen were rescued
they were not responsible beings. They
had undoubtedly subsisted On human
fe~h for som. time. I have no doubt
that, driven 20 despair By hunger, they
Won "a 70 out and cut some flesh Of The
bodies u their dead comrades and par
take Of Is.
"GreeIy vas In mighty bad condition.
| He was connned % th~ tent b. extreme
| weakness. He was mighty popular with
I the majority Of the party and when the
u,<u obtained something 20 eat = Wa
their natural impulse 20 share Il y d their
| commander. He psrtook Of human flesh
\ without knowing Whist be was eating
| Ills mental ana bodily strength Was TOO
/ lar cone % know or care. There Il nc
| doubr n my mind but some Of those Who
/ died also partook d human flesh
ssThe story Of the joy Of the survivors
4 when they were found II ridiculous
1 Lieutenant CoIwell. who was the firsl
/ man 70 reach the tent told me thai
/ whrn they met Long who. You know,
l cane part wav g. MEET them.he Was com
pIe,e.y played out When asked how many
| were living be ga<pingiy replied: ''Seyen.'
swhere are theyf asked Coiweil- sOseI
there, he said family, pointing 70 ~
hill. OF course they buried over th<
hiIl and found the tent. II VA
closed, and ehher Chief Eneineel
Lowe or Norman cut IL Coiwrli stuci
his head 10 and GrreIy. who wxs but ths
sembIancc Of . man, raised him~e % hi'
hands and knees and g1zed II
perfectly daxed manner. CoIwciI didn'
know him. and asked him three tins
Who he was. but be couldn't reply
BraInerd then said: It's Captain Greeiy.
CoIneII the, gave them all : <ms'
amount Of pfarmgan- He WAS afraid o
giving them TOO much, and sent for ~
surgeon 10 come ashore The men thel
began 20 curse him for not giving then
food Gree said piteously: 4 think q
Ter al thar I've been through Won nigh
give me something 20 eat
'.You see those men were In fefriol
condition. Al said, they ate huma1
f-<h amt Greeiy ate ID, too. but don
believe that be knew IT, Little Connel
tod me tae close call De had. " said Lieu
tenant Powell. mu~IngIy- "lon knos
hc was lust about u the point Of drat
when Ihey found him. Sxid be: ~
mind Ms perfectly clear when the re-
currs arrived, but was - near 10
, that hey thought WIS dead. Thy fel
me and: move me and 1naily decided
was no u<e. All this time hsdn't nee'
sbir % tell them that Was alive. \ e
were just % u - carry out my remain
when, rral'xn- the situats,n. ! M :
sup.rhumal EFFORT, und 20 ~ * 4
KILLED mr. and succeedcd IN mu'terina
40, damn you, Inn not dead yet Y
J ! 9 urse they then gave me attention. ~
was fortunately brought around >
! right
ut Vas Brzinerd you say who kept ID
most comp etc tiarys" asked the =
por'er-
..YsS. think 50 was the reply. "H
I Is d. .br man, that Bralnsrd. Gree
gave me n instance Of his un<eitlsh cis
! position, which was in fact hcroisu
sWhen We wrsgh~d our provisions 4
/ Camp Clay in the fail,' Greedy >std, ~
, allotted - much pr man 20 40 throug
, d winter. AMI put Brainerd - charz
: 81 tie supplies % distribute them ~
) rata Well, 10 The spring. whea
. ! weighed the stor-s ag-ir, | found IN
! there was small percentages over VIII
. should have bren left That man BrAil
! erd had acxcslly <tintei hiInse and hs
: not eaten full allowance IN order 10
Ne might b listie better o6 tnAn y
exp cted, and that y. would not be ope
7 % The impuistioa u taking more thu