Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-28
EXPENSES OF THE EXPEDITION.

| something of row in Congress at the neYt
session, when the expenses of the Greely
relief party are presented by the Secretary
of the Navy, and ordered to be paid 4
gentleman who was detailed by the Secre-
| tary OF the Navy TO assist Commander
Schley in the outfitting of the expedition
says that the supplies put aboard the Bear,
| Thetis and Alert cost about half million
of dollars. While these supplies are brought
back almost intact it is doubtful if they
were sold by auction that they would real
ize one cent on the dollar. This gentleman
estimates that the cost of the improvements
at the New York Navy Yard on the
Bear was 100000, and ON the The
It's an equal amount; that the
cost of repairs on the Alert, to fit her for
| an expedition to the Polar Seas was $50. 600
and that the expenses of the Lochgarry
were about 81, $50 per month. The law
provides that the Bear and Thetis shall be
sold Immediately, and there is no question.
in this gentleman's judgment, but that
both vessels will go for an infinitely smaller
sum than was originally paid for them.
The Lochgarry was loaded with Cardiff
coal on the other side, and supplied with
enough to last her and the other vessels in
the relief feet for two years. Every posi-
bic article that could have contributed to
the relief of Greely'S party was put aboard
the steamers of the expedition, and many
articles not regarded as essential to the
success of the expedition were purchased
and stored in the capacious holds of the
Bear and Thetis The survivors of the
Greedy party were brought from Cape
Sabine to the Thetis and Bear in a steam
launch. This launch was built by Herris-
hOff, with a shaft Tigged upon one side of
an ordinary whale boat, i'll such a manner
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from the water ia case of an emergency,
without interfering with the ordinary
management of such boat. Naval officers
here speak loudly in praise of the disin-
terested manner in which Commander
Schley reported the rescue of the survivors
of the Greedy party.
PLAN FOR THE RECEPTION OF THE HEROES.
PORTSMOUTH On. H., July 27th.-The
following plan OF the ceremonies upon the
return of the Grecly relief expedition has
been determined upon: Upon the arrival
of the vessels on the morning of Saturday,
August I'd, a naval reception will take
place in the outer harbor, in which the
ships of war lying here will participate, in
Guiding the training squadron and practice
ships from Annapolis and the North At
lantic squadron. Monday, August 4th. n
reception will be given on shore to the
officers and men of the relief expedition by
the city of Portsmouth and State authori-
ties of New Hampshire. The officers and
men of all the naval vessels will take part
in the parade i'll the afternoon or evening.
\ public meeting will be held. and ad-
dresses of welcome delivered. No special
invitations to the ceremonies will be sent
outside the State, but all who desire to
come will be made welcome. Lieutenant
Greely having bv the advice of his sur-
geon, declined any public reception on
account of his physical weakness, will be
taken to Newburyport at such time and in
such way as he may prefer, or viii be re-
tained on board the vessel and landed at
Governors Island, New York, if so directed
by Secretary Lincoln; in which case the
relief ships will leave Portsmouth Monday
night for New York, where they may be
expected to arrive on the morning of Au-
gust 7th.
Salvation Army Mobbed.