Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-05
Greepy Welcomed Home.

THE MEETING AT PORTSMOUTH LAST ryEsrSG-Ap-
DRESSES By SECRETARY CHANpLER AND orHERs-A
LETTER FROM LIEUT.. GREELY-GEN. BUTLER THINKS
THE NORTH POLE BELONGS TO THE UNITED STATES.
The CEREMONIES AT Portsmouth. y. H., in honor OF
Lieut. Grecly and the survivors or the Franklin bay
expedition, were continued last evening when O
meeting OF citizens was held at the Music hall and
The Official welcome OF the city was extended 10
Lieut.. Grerly and his comrades. The meeting was
characterized toy unbOunded enthusiasm on the
stage were the olcers of the North Atlantic squad.
ron and Arctic relief fleet Ia the front seats In
tle orchestra, sat the crews OF the Thetis, Bear
and Alert Hon. W. h. Chandler, Secretary OF the
Navy; Gen. Hazen. Chief signal officer: Admiral
Luce, Commodore Neles. Gen. r. f. Butler Hon.
: ). Randall, Congressman Robinson, OF New York;
GoN Haze, oi y. a., and Senator Hale. Of Ne, also
occupied seats on the stage. Mayor Treat OF Ports
mouth, delivered the address OF welcome.
SECRETARY CHASDIER's ADDRESS
secretary Chandler, who presided made an ad.
dress. outlining tie history OF the expedition and
the attempts 70 rescue the party, paying an elo-
duent tribute 10 the dead, and promising the sur
vivors the gratitude or their government ana their
countrymen as the sole living representatives OF o
polar expedition which viii always illustrate Amer.
lean enterprise and American herUism. In come
htndnS the officers uI the relief expedition he said
DO more could have been done had the officera
known, What all how know, that every hour OF de-
lay was thinning the weakened band OF SURVIVORS,
To the energetic cunIman hiding officer OF the expedi.
ton, Commander Smiley, of the Thetis, and To
Lieut.. Emory. the efticlent cOamander OF the Bear
Who share the credit OF conducting their difficult
&nd dangerous enterprise 10 a successful close tho
Navy department gives its warnest and most earn
tsl tntIAs, and their brother officers throughout
le service join la heartfelt greeting TO those for
whom new chapter must be written I'M the long and
noble record OF naval ACHIEVEMENT. Nor must due
snare Oh plaee De omitted TO Commander Comm, OF
The Alert, 10 nhom Mas intrusted the charge OF the
reserve, and hO performed his duty with fidelity
and skill.
lie closed by eloquently welcoming home the
Officers ana men of the expedition, and congratu.
latlng them upon their sale return.
A.tlnI mol Il nd fnll.x
Chandler In brief address, I'm which he compli-
eh;ed the secretary for his efforts TO rescue Lieut.
Grtty and his party, adding that he said this ITO
The honor OF the tired public Srvant.n
LETTER FROM LIEUT.. GREELY
Mrs Greelys brother. Mr.. %. A. Nesmith, was
introduced, ana thanked Secretary Chandler and
the commanders OF the relief expedition for Lieut.
Greely and his party, vino were unable TO be pres
ent AT the meeting owing 10 the fatigue Incident Ia
lne morning ceremonies lie read letter from
Lieut. GreeIy, addressed 10 Secretary Chandler
Gov. Holt and the city OF Portsmouth, In which he
said hO reason less serious than sheer inability from
lack OF strength and health could prevent the
presence at the meeting of the living members OF
the Lady Franklin bay expedition.
After referring 10 their deep sensbility of the
honorS conferred upon them and the hardships
through which thcy had passed, the letter said:
cur dark and gloomiest hour did we doubt that the
American people were planning for rescue,
through their representatives, all that lay I'm
human power anu skill From day TO day as food
failed and men died that faith and that certainty
gave strength TO Us who lived he referred TO tho
ldomltabie energy of the Secretary OF the Navy In
starting the reief expedition and the untir1ng zeal
and CLERGY winch Animated Commander Schley
and the officers OF lac RELIEF squadron. $50
marked" lac said, ''were their dispatch and energy
that had they known our exact condition and
locality, and thus avoided the thorough and
sweeping search from Cape York and Cary's
Island 10 Llfeboat Cove, tney could not have
reached Camp Clay IN time 10 have saved another
life. None but those uf Arctic experience could
fuily realize the wonderful work done by the
squadron, and 40 one knows better than how
Inadequate Is this tribute TO the navy for It's abOrs
hot less glorious In this work ~ peace than they
have always been ia Time or war"
OTHER ADDRESSES
Gen. Hazen was then introduced by the Secretary
OF the Navy, and gave an Interesting account OF
the details OF organizing the Lady Franklin bay
expedition and the relief expedition that followed
lie said The success OF the late relief expedition was
the most interesting event connected with his ON
Clal career. Addresses were made by eX-SecretAry
OF the Navy Robesou, Commander Coffin, CommAn-
der Sclley and Lieut. Emory.
Gen. Butler WAS Introduced amid tremendous ap-
plause. He said the thanks OF The nation were due
10 Queen Victoria Tor the OF the Alert As TO =,
polar expeditions, Gen. Butler said he thought ,
Americans would never rest until the north pole :.
was reached The north pole belonged 70 the "a
United States he said, and he ppediced that their
territory would soon embrace the entire western
hemisphere-poes and all The meeting closed !,
about midnight. .