Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22
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radcs Arrive at Portsmouth, yo e'm'
Meet with n Hearty Reccption-yo",ah and
Scenes Attending the Meeting of cs"has
His Wife and Mother. e!,
PORTSMOUTH, Me-, Aug 2.-At s,r,,
yesterday morning the United States sto,.N
er Alliance, which had been stationed a"'
side the l,arbor in expectancy OF the orri"',
of the Arctic fleet, discerned a doub,s ,'
of smoke, and steaming out soon beo, w
aware of the arrival OF the Greedy Arctic er '
lief expedition. The armament Of the .@
ance was brought into play and gun after ys
Numbered forth peals OF welcome, to wbiss
the cannon OF the Greedy boats %responds1
Gracefully they came into harhooa.'
with yards squared and stacks pourin,
forth clouds of smoke, fully twenty.foNs
hours before the fleet had been expected
When it became known that the Arch,
squadron had arrived outside the harhMM
the excitement on board the men-of ,w,,
at anchor was intense.
Preparations were at once made. unao.
the immediate supervision of Secrel,rr
| Chandler, for the reception of the voyagers
All the naval vessels were decorated. Rv.
moor arrangements were complete. At abon,
two O'Clock the Alliance rounded the font
point and came to anchor some distance
astern of the Tennessee. The Thetis fol.
| lowed fifteen minutes later and anchorna
abreast of the Alliance. AS the Thetis,
anchors went overheard, the yards on al ths
ships in the harbor were manned, flags runto
the masthead, and three rousing cheers Vera
given. Then the band struck up ''Houa
Again" and among the assembled guess
there were few whose eyes were not ba,
dimned with tears. A like ceremonv
was gone through with on boatI
the Bear and Alert. Secretary ChandIer
was standing on the quarterback Of thu
Tennessee to receive the commanding Off.
GERS of the relief Squadron, and within a
half-hour after coming to anchor these off.
GERS were standing on the deck of the Dag.
ship.
Secretary Chandler arranged to receiye
the commanders of the relief ships in tina
after-cabin, and their welcome by him was
of the most cordial character. After a
half-hOur spent in conversation and general
h%andshaking the commanding officers of the
relief ships returned to their vessels.
Mrs. Greedy was then put on board
the Secretary's barge and conveyed to
the Thetis, where her husband was
AS the lady passed down the companion.
way w JIG OalSC oAO "dlhCu WIN |
firm tread, and showed no other signs Of
emotion than biting her lips and lightly
clutching her hand. Lieutenant Greedy had
not been Informed that his wife was about 4
to 90 on board the Thetis. When the Sec. |
retary's barge was seen to leave the Ten. |
nessee, with Mrs. Greedy and her two
brothers, G. o. and G. A. Nesmutl,, sitting |
in the stern sheets, Commander Schley said
to Lieutenant Greedy:
"Lieutenant l would like to see you in
my cabin for IA few moments"
Commander Schley entertained Lieuten.
ant Greedy in conversation about Arctic
matters until a peculiar signal was given
by the boatswain to indicate that Mrs.
Greedy was on board and ready to meet her
husband. The lady trembled very much,
her breath came in gasps, and her whole
frame shook with emotion. With faIter.
ing steps she went to the cabin door, and
just at the instant she entered
Commander Schley left the room,
leaving the long-separated couple alone.
Lieutenant Greedy was setting with his back
to the door, but when Commander Schley
so abruptly left him he turned, and at the
same instant saw his wife enter. With
half smothered, Lieutenant Greedy bound
ed from his chair with his eyes
gleaming.in JOY at a sight that gladdened
them. Mrs. Greedy, tall, dark and stately,
sprang forward to meet her husband,
crying arthur! Arthur homeg' After
MI. and Mrs. Greedy had been alone for
twenty minutes her brothers were called in
and tearfully greeted their brother in-law.
It was noticeable on board the Thetis that
everybody shed tears when Mrs. Greedy en-.
tered the cabin where her husband was.
Late in the afternoon the mother Of
Lieutenant Greedy came from Newburypot
and was taken ut once on board the
Tennessee. Shortly afterward she was put
in the Secretary's barge and taken on board
the Thetis. When she arrived here, Mr.. and
Mrs. Greedy and the latter's brothers were
seated in Commander Schley's cabin
alternately crying and laughing and EN-.
bracing. The instant before the Lieuten-
ants mother entered the cabin Commander
Schley stepped to the door and said:
Lieutenant, YOU mother is here"
Mrs. Greedy then entered and threw her
arms around her sons neck, saying only:
my son! my sonv' Lieutenant Greedy
spoke no words save "mother," but in his
tone and expression there was a world OF
tenderness. Clasping his mother in ms
arms, the Lieutenant did nothing else but
sob, while his mother cried like a child.
Fearing the excitement would be too much
for Lieutenant Greely's shattered condition,
Commander Schley entered the cabin, and
wisely directed conversation into less emo
tional channels.
The Lieutenant looked very happy. lie
sat with his wife on one side and his
mother on the other. His face was con
siderably bloated. but his cheeks are taking
on a healthier color. He stands as erect as
ever, but is not allowed to remain on his
feet long at a time. After his brief talk
with Lieutenant Greedy Secretary Chandler
was conducted to the deck where the
crew of the Thetis was drawn up in line. A
hardy set OF men they were, rough and bra'S
looking.
The Secretary stepped up to the ere"
and said:
Ny men, your Commander tells me you
nave lone your duty nob,y. and that ~! !.
lave been a credit to the navy and TO Luz
country, ! desire to tell you that both ,e
navy an9 the country appreciate your sen
Ice, ana IN behalf OF the navy l give you LII!
sincere hanks
After cordially embracing Sergeants Long
and Fredericks, and the other two survivors
OF theAGreely expedition, Secretary Claha.
Ter was conveyed to the Alert, where 10
paid his respects to Commander Coffin anu
inspected the crew. lie also addressed Is