Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-19
THE RESCUE OF GREELY.
The feriIccs Retreat frcrn Fort coaaer-A
Weary winier-seenes whco the Party
Were Fonad.

weary Winicr-seenes Whco the Party
Were Fo.ad.
A specisl dlspa,ch from ST. Johns 10 The
Herald gives fun details Of the return ~
lieutenan, Grcely's men from Fort Conger
We take up the narrative from the time
that their hardships actually commenced.
Here, near Cape Albert. Major Grcoly
determined TO abandon the steam launch
and NaloroGs. which was accordingly done,
two small sleds beng made from the in-
side works Of the launch. with these and
the twclyc-man English sled, which had
been recovered from Thank God llarbor.
where L was left by Beaumont, and had
been br1aeht along TO meet such an emer-
goncy. The party set OUt across The Ice for
the noa~es, point OF land above Cape Sa-
blnc. some eleven miles distant. 10 was a
weary journey; The ice was rough and
hummoCSy. ana two journeys were re-
Quired with the small sieds for the prOvi.
SONS and Two with the larger one 70
transport tie boats. Even then they ao-
c0mpl!shcd only aboct one mile daily.
Officers and men worked alike 81 the
dragS. ON September 18th. fndiny
that The large sled was weakening,
fhe whalC-hoat was abandoned and only
The Beaumont remained. Twice driven back
into Kane sea by Soulhwesterly gales, and
fearing as much that they would be driven
to The southwark past Cape Sabine as that
they would not reach that point. the Zoe on
which they were travelling was driven, on
September god. hy n northwest gale, down
by BrCyoort island 20 the mouth Of Baird
inlet, where Il was Stopped b. grounded
bCTgs ard 60 broken up that they were lcit
on small pie,o only about fifty yards in
diameter. The foe continued 20 come down
ard frrfft a $40 sfsaI
cTumbdug together, piled up in some places
20 height oi twenty-five feet. Their en-
caWpmCni, Of sDOw-hOuses and tents, was
broken Ut, and they wore forced to attempt
a landing. winch they finally Elected Oh the
north side OF Baird inleton September 18th.
u WINTER QUARTERS.
TwOmen. Rice and Esquimau Jens. were
a. once sent 10 Cape Sshine TO examine into
tbc state o. Affairs there, while the remain
der. except Lorg and EsqUimau Frederick,
yyloVtrs detailed - hunters, set about
constructing winter quarters. Game. how
ever. Wa very scarce. and only three seals
and n lcU ptsrmican were obtained. Rice
aro liens returned on the OH of October
with the discourag'ng news OF the Protcus
disaster sad the scan;y supply OF provisions
at sabine. Major Greedy upon hearing
tbe,r .epoIt. announced that .he party must
ABANDON f-ftltiliIA4 NiiEf 90 - l'aN lie'ii''AA
II and transfer tAe camp 10 place nearer
tie base OF supplies.
A start was made on the next day, when
ono load Of provisions was advanced as far
as Rcscc Eay and on the nth the remain
dor. They then travelled along n strait dis
covered iy Rice, and named after him,
which connects Rose Bay with Buchanan
Straits, placing Cape sabine on snisand
instead ~ the mainland, Is was formerly
supposed. Rice and Jcns having gone to
Cane Isabella % ascertain whether any sup
die. had been leil there last year. found
only the ll4 pounds OF meat left there by
the English in 1915.
On sCAErY EATIoys.
The PEOPLE had been on reduced ratlons
since Sept mbcr 2jtb, when the allowance
ofmeat WIS made twelve ounces, and at
Eskimo Point one half that quality. On
The evening Of October 18th they reached
the Iroieus wreck cache, with all their
proy ,ions, except one load, which had
been cached 81 Cooked Hat Island, and set
90 work on wintcr-quarters. A hut was
built Of stones, rooted over with the whale
boat from the Beebe cache, The oars serving
:, raiters. and covered with canvas, the
sides being banked up with snow. OF
course, there were no means OF heat
ing 1t, Is barely fuel enough was
obtained 10 warm The food II was never
cooked. on the ground canvas was spread,
snd oyer this buffalo OyercOais, on the Top
OF which the slceping-bacs were placed.
snd vet thc~r were generally frozen stif
throughout the winter The boat LEFT by
BCebC was IN good condition, except Tor a
hole about tn by siI inches, made prOba
baby by the paw of bear. As soon %
The state 81 TIE ice permitted the stores
from TIE different caches were collected ut
Csmp ~. These may be summed up n
fol'oWs-yiZ, Bctbe cache and English
cache. 2lO ra;iOns each. In the latter con-
siderable ties, sugar. chocolate, bread, and
dog-biscuit unit for use. The rum and
alcohol were missing. Darlington cache,
300 pounds II bread, 30 OF pemmican,
and q few cans each Of roast mutton, peas,
string-heans, green corn, aud two boxes
OF lemons. These last were in excellent
condition and proved q rare treat in more
respects than one. Major Greely speaks Of
them IN The highest terms, and says that he
would never again GOtO the Arctic without
lemons, and the scraps Of paper in which
they were wrapped furnished the news OF
the day. The Commandment Of Alexandria.
the eruption OF E,na snd the election OF
TcfOIm Governor, In many Of the States
were all heard OF through this means, and
we were frequently surprised after the
Mgjor came on board the Thetis. when
telling him what We supposed would be- an
Interesting item 81 news. 10 hear him say.
"Ic,, | heard 81 that; we read it in the !
scraps that were around the lemons
svFrrEINGg or SCOUTING PARTY.
On the I'd Oi November party was sent !
20 Cape Isabella &c secure the meat which /
Had been found there. II was COMPOSED Of |
Rice. Linn, Z ison, and Fredericks, with |
the small sled and several days provisions. !
ON the oh. about midnight, Rice returned |
snd reported the party at the head OF Rose /
BAY suffering severely with cOdand Ellison |
Ewing with frost bites. Relief was n once |
s,nt. and abou, noon OF the 10Th Drainard |
reached them IN severe gale with /
food and medicine. and found Ellison |
badly frozen and deliriOus. Fredericss |
and Linn were in the seeping-hag !
with him trying 10 keep him warm. |
and the .hrCc were literally frozen in the |
lag, and had 20 be- cut out They would !
undoubtedly have persisted but for Brain
ards timely arrival, as the temperature
was minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit, and
they were without a tent. With the as
s.stance q party under Lieutenant Lock-
wood. which had also come TO the rescue,
they were yoitcn TO Camp Clay, Ellison
having both bands and feet frozen stiff, so
that lie never used then again. They had
been compelled 10 abandon the meat at
Raird inlet, with everything not absolute
ly necessary TO save life.
80 CANE 10 BE FOUND
During the latter part OF October Long.
with the two natives. was stationed al the
Junction OF Rice and Buchanan straits for
the purpose q hunting and suffered greatly
with colo and hunger. They had only a
tent 20 live IN aud were on reduced rationS.
They returned about November Slh badly
frOst-bittCn, having Killed only three seals.
From November lst the command was
placed on further reduced ratiODs, which
mad been accurately estimated 70 last until
March lst. with a reserve OF ten days full
niiCns for The "Trip % Iittleton Island when
the sound should freeze over. This reduced
mtons was composed rs follows Meat and
hhbbor, four aud one third ounces; bread
and dog biscuit, six and one hail. canned
vegetables and rice, one and two hiihs;
butter and lard, three quarters; soups and
beef extract. nine tenths; cloud berries,
pickles, Ialsns, and milk, one ounce; max
ing total Of a SS.lO0 ounces pcr day.
About this time the whalcbOat Narwharl.
which had been left on the foe, drilted
down near Cape Sabine and was wed,cd in
the fee between BreyOOrt Island aud the
main land. She was secured and used
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