Connecticut western news., 1884-09-10
THE GREELY SURVIVORS.
THEIR PHYSICAL CONDITION WHEN
 RESCUED.

THEIR PHYSICAL CONDITION WHEN
 RESCUED.
 Tkeir Method of LivinR-How Lieuten-
 mt Greedy Improved After Rescue.
 The official report of Edward H. Green, M. D., surgeon of the steamship Thetis, of the Greedy relief squadron, on the condition of the survivors of the Greedy party when found at their camp on Smiths Sound, and their subsequent treatment, is published in the Medical Ne,0s. In the report Dr. Green says :: On Sept. 29, 1883, the party landed at Baird Inlet, and all were reported as we'll. On Oct. 25 they moved to a point between high ridges of mountains which screened them from northerly and south erly winds, and established a winter camp. The house which they con- structed was 25 by IT feet, and 1 feet in height, making a cubic air space of only 1,700 feet-a cubic air allowance of only 70 feet for each of the 25 men. It was in this hut, into which all could barely squeeze themselves at one time, that the explorers were overcome with asphyxia, and nearly lost their lives on March 24, 1884. The after effects of this mishap remained long time, and greatly weakened many of the party. The water supply was obtained from an artificial lake 200 yards to the south of the hut by melting ice, which gave brackish water all the time. For nine months the party had no artificial warmth and lived in temperature of from to 10 degrees below zero for the winter. It was decided that the nearer they could approach a state of hiber- hating the better were their chances for getting through. So only the cooks and hunters exerted themselves to any ex- tent, and were given double rations. The rest occupied their sleeping bags and slept from Is to IS hours out of every 24.
 On Nov. 1, 1883, says Dr. Green, Lieut.. Greedy took an account of the stock of provisions. They divided up the rations so as to last until March 1, providing that a ten days supply would be left at the end of that time. This gave to each man the following daily allowances: Meat and bIubber, 4.33 ounces; bread and dog biscuit, 6.5 ounces; canned vegetables and rice, IA ounces; butter and lard, .75 ounce; soup and beef extract, 30 ounce; ber- ries, pickles, raisins, and milk, ounce -a total daily allowance for the four months of IA 88. In addition the follow ing game was added to the stores: Two seals, yielding 120 pounds of meat; 1 bear, yielding 300 pounds of meat; 8 foxes (4 pounds each), and 60 dovekies, small birds, weighing about l pound each. All the party were alive on March except Srgt Cross, who died in Jan- uary of scurvy, the only case of pro- nounced scurvy that developed. On March the rations were reduced to the following allowance: Meat, 8.6 ounces; bread and dog biscuit, 3.2' ounces. Shrimp were now being caught, and from l to ounces of these day were added to the ration. On May 12 the last of the regular rations was gone. Shrimps, reindeer, moss, and the seal skin Things of the sleeping bags were boiled. Black hchen was also used, though Dr. Pavy advised against it. Dr. Green says:
 sHThere seemed to be but little acute suffering from the lack of food. It was only after the introduction of food into the stomach that the craving became great. For days they went without food without actually suffering. The deaths seemed to take place finally from heart trouble (hydrops pericardii). The feet and face became odematous; for day or so they would complain of pains over the heart; have a spasm of pain over the precordia; 8 slight general convulsion, and all would be over. Their chief suffering during the winter was from constipation.
 Dr. Green confines himself particular ly to the case of Lieut.. Greedy and does not even mention the condition of the others, except the condition of Cornell when found. He tainted on being car ried into the wardroom, and vomited. After being placed in berth Lieutenant Greedy was given teaspoonful of raw, fresh meat, minced. His clothes were then cut off and fannels substituted.
 The condition of Lieut.. Greedy is de- seribed daily as he improved, The next day after his removal to the Thetis he was allowed to have some home letters read. On the fifth day he sat up in bed, and just week after the rescue was dressed and allowed to walk little. He was given food at five stated intervals each day. He gained 9I pounds the first week, 15 the second, 8 the third, ' the fourth, 5t the fifth, and 4 pounds the sixth week-bringing his weight to 169 pounds when he landed at Ports mouth. At St. Johns Dr. Green re- ported only two men in good physical condition-Long and Fredericks. Sergt. Brainerd was reported in fair condition and the others weak.