Daily Republican., 1884-07-18

Greedy and his entire party at Cane
Sabine on October 81. 1 have, In ac-
cordance with the suggestions made by
Commander Scnley in his despatch,
issued instructions to have the remains
of the dead preserved, and the whole
party will come soon."
When asked If there would be any
more Arctic expeditions,.M Mr.. Chandler
said :" don't desire at this time to
enter into that. matter" Dispatches
have been pouring in 10 the Secretary
all the AFTERNOON congratulaJing
him upon the SUCCESS of the expedi-
tion."
LIEUTENANT DANENHOwER'S oPIN-
NEW YORK, July II. Lieutenant
Danenhower, of the u. S. Navy, the
well-known Arctic explorer, was inter-
viewed tonight in regard 10 the relief
of the Greedy party. He began by sta
| ting that the Thetis relief party was the
best equipped that was ever sent to the
Northern latitudes. HJ WAS skeu il
| there could not be cause for regret
that such well prepared fleet had not
pushed It's way further north after ac-
complishing its object.
"No; none whatever" he replied.
That expedition Started ou. with de-
finite instructions, and it could do no
| more than carry them cut. l know that
Commander Seeley went up there with
the single object of llnding the Greedy
party and returning atter having done
50. If he had been compelled to have
remained there all winter he would
have made explorations and taken OBJ
ssryations. But these are OF secondary
Importance, aud the main object being
accomplished, he had NO discretion.
Commander Schley has acted conscien-
tiously, and with expedition and ener-
gy, as the result shows. He might have
pushed through Smith Sound, the most
treacherous part Uf the Polar. Ocean, as
he did through Melville Bag, but his
prudence and discretion forbid him
Referring to the hardships of the
Gree y expedition, Lieut.. Danenhowen
said: The journey over the ice from Fort
Congor to Cape Sabine,a distance of 25t
miles, must have been terrible. Al
Cape Sabine Greedy probably found tn.
records of Lieut.. Darlington. The ex
plorers must have seen the relief ship II
che spring and craw led out AS best they
lcould ON the ice 10 meet her. The despatch
lsays they were picked up tiye miles ou
l
Esquimaux should have been the seconl
to die. Lieut.. Groely was considered
to be Il delicate man, and 1t is remaIk K
able that he survived the hardships.
GREELY's GREAT SUCCESS.
II WASHINGTON, July 17.-Genera
Hazen, chief signal officer United State
Army, this afternoon received the fol
t lowing telegram from Lieutenant A
!, w. Greely, dated st. John's.N. f. Jul.
ll7:
b For the first time In three centurie
!, Englan yields 10 the homo
of the farthest North. Lieuten
! ant Lockwood and Sergeant Brainard
May Is, reached Lockwood Island, lat
. Iitude $50 "a, longitude 44o o. They
, saw from 1000 feet elevation no lano
| North or Northwest, but to Northeast
/, Greenland, Cape Robert Lincoln, lati
Z tude $50 35', longitude $50. Lieutenen
= Lockwood was turned back in 1888 b.
, open water on North Greenland shore
| party barely escaping drift into TO thu
Polar Ocean. DIR. Pavy, in 1882, fol
| low ing Markham's course, was adrif
i'll Polar Ocean, North OF Cape Josepl
|, Henry, and escaped to land, abandon
| ing everything. In 1882 l made
? Spring and later Summer trip to tn
\ inter ior of Grinnoll Land, discoverin,
, Laks Hazen, sixty by ten miles in e1
: tent, which, fed by Ice cap Of Nortl
Grinnell Land, drains Ruggle's rive
a and Weypreckt Fiord into Conybe
4 bay and Archer Fiord.