Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-30
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Commodore SchIey OF Che &ree& raIei
expedition has submittsa IL rorf to
/ the Secretary OF the Navy. After sI1kng
| In detail q description of the progress OF
the expedition through he heavy ice, he
describes Lieutenant Greely's permanent
/ camp as being located nearly midway be-
| tweed sUrookcd Hat Island and Cape
Sabine. He says it was situated about
| seyenty-flye feet b. csc from Tile beach. on
| q ss.ight elesaifon above the water and
protected by high mountains to the south
Commodore Sch ey then described al
leng q aad Substantially saS heretofore
Ipub iShed, tn impressiVas scene nsiu6
the tent on his ARRIVAL Il # 81 49, IS
IL In bone nding hi, dispatch Che CommO-l
| dore says:
| hope never again in my life to look upon
such wretchedheSsdnd such destitutlon. The
picture was more startling and more deeply
pathetic than had ever dreamed could be
possible. In beholding it, Istood for Q mo.
ment almost uanlanai5d,s and then realized
| that il the expedition had demonstrated any
one thing more than another, it was that an
ty. Stouter hearts tnan mine felt full of sor-
row. Eyes tIlat h,asi not wept for years were
moistened with tears in the solelnnity of that
precious hour in the Iyes of that heroic little
band OF sufferers until this moment SO .hope-
less and hslpless.t
Continuing, Commodore .Sch,ey says.
The survivors were taken on board tie ship.
The surgeons and myself accompanied them.
4ieutenant ENJOY was left on shore to ex-
hume the dead, and TO bring on everything
neonsiag y 5feapedtian &c fon tbe s T. pr aeons
dead were buried on a ridge back OF the camp,
distant from it about forty yards. The bodies
on the ice fort west Of the camp, distant nifty
yards. In exhuminR these bodies, one at
time, they were aaken up and wrapped In
blankets. Tickets or tags of canvas were
suMsns 5hea s1 L leu ssss inors
numbers of the graves marked in order of
this xhuming. This plat was snhseq uentlyt
superintendent The burials. The names of the
marked UNDER them Their Identity was
The bodies were carefully wrapped UP and
sto we'd in one of the dories on board theST
gusried until tanks could be prepared q hold
alco<lol. This done three days after
waEd when sT Of the he, pq }as wsas fans
then PLACED in alcohol Ia the tank ard so
carried g St ySsp a. r Tae ora rae s., RI
such promptness and dispatch that at
a. M, June 20 the bodies of all the dead
as we'll as ali records, instruments, clothing
lSAlSo oos-Ao A-AS
Thetis and Bear
Both ships then steamed back to Payer Har-
Dor. in order 10 give officers and men a few
hours sleep and TEST after their bard WORK
for fifteen hours Lieutenant Greedy and
Sergeant Brainard being mitch improved by
10 q. IN. of June Esd, informed me officially
Ghe former referring me to his diary far Xeri-s
ticatlon) that seventeen men OF the Lady
star aura i, io On ssathap one had besn 1areas
While out sealing. The BODIES or the dead
were recovered except that OF Jeans Edward,
Ecf. 1irf,atI flf,Xv dPay
and those of Sergeant hIce, corporal SAVIOR,
Private Bender Sergeant Gardiner AMI DR..
te ee fo wefsssspt s away by" wiRds ana
tides before my Arrival. no trace o, inem
could be dis eoye1ea.a although the vicinity
" At ii a. M. june Esd, Il sent lieutenant
Emory with the Bear back to the wrecked
Melville and a number of men from the
Thetis were desailed to accompany him in or
der to make another search more, extended
than that of the preceding day, and to include
the coast from the ice limit half mile west OF
the camp up 10 Cape sabi5aa, Tnis, his, searea
that made the previous day Ats p. M the
Bear returned to Pases Harhor tb shs narey
the vicinity of cape Sabine.
The tanks having been prepared BY June
bodiss Of the deal ;e wers
vile and Ensign Harlow. OF the Thetis Dr.
Ames, Lieutenant Crosby and Lieutenant,
the following manner From each body the
clothing was removed 1t was then wrapped
in strips of cotton cloth from head to- foot
backward and forward several times. Cotton
sheeting was then used to cgverI the whole,
cut to fit the forn OF the body. Wrapped
and secured nc aiist movement from ram
ming zee, or when rolling in the passage
after eayns thsaf hs bn
ing the passage beyond ST. Johns.
lin preparing the bodies Of the dead for
transportationsin alcohoi to st. johns. It was
found that six Of them, Lieutenant kisling-
bury, Sergeats Jeweh and Ralston, Privates
Whistler, Henry and Ellis, had been cut and
extent. When the bodies of the dead were ex-
posed in preparing tnem the Identification
could be recognized by aid Of a picture taken
with us from home. Others, whose features
had decayed, were identified by other charac
teIstics / am, therefore, satisfied that no
mistake was made in this important matter,
wnica SO impressed us from the beginning
He states that the total expense of the
expedition will aggregate about $780,
600; but that considerable portion
of this sum was for he purchase OF
the ships, which were returned in good
condition. He highly commends Come
mander Coffin and other Official OF the
various ships, and Says@the selection ef
the crews of the three vessels was ia uit-s
less. There were no punishments on
board the ships until the return to
civilization, aud the few cases then
were caused entirely by rum. The Com
modore1 pays "a high tribute to Secre-
taries Chandler and Lincoln for their eff
forts in securing Congressional action,
and concludessas follows: x8g
l beg to thank you for your earnest, prompt
and cordial support in preparing the expedi-
tionary force lor its work, and above ALI for
the 1asting honor coafeEred upon me, aud
the officers and men composingit, in connect4
ing our namesfn our efforts with yours IN 9
relief which has filed the nation, and indeed
the civilized world, with thebgrayest solicitudes
for year past.