The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-06
THE ARTIC SURVIVORS

PoRrsM0oUTH, n. H. Aug. 2.-A,r..-
Surgeons Gunnel and Head yisiios 'o on
Constitution to examine into the nh; IlS
condition Of the survivors of the g p.iys'esl
petition. Gen. Hazen accompgr;ei! ez'
surgeons, and at the conclusion ~ ~ ~ he
animation the surgeons decided II 'ue e.
survivors were we'll enough IN ,.. Tie
ferred to the War Department 10 Ss vans a.
for ashore. '' VaFet
Secretary Chandler directed ,b..
men be turned over TO Gen. Hazen ~, ,-l 'Ae
the advice of the surgeons. direr,, y 10 On
the survivors be kept at the Nayv W ..iu1ai
hospital treatment for ten DAYS Nv a'G 'o'
night. IoTr
The survivors gently protested ,g,;-
this, saying that they were entirely a ems
care for themselves. But Gen. HgI.a av.s %
ly persisted, saying that what tbS :, 5.- Urn
ment was doing was for their GOOD 0'PN''
The Surgeons and Gen. Hazep III,
to Admiral Wells residence, whers ~ 7 vent
Greedy was questioned as To his co,i i:.',s1I
He replied that he was well in eva ,,,'' .
except that he was weak. WY way
The surgeons give it as their opipio,a
Greedy would require great care h. a, ,lSi
ton being rather unfayorable. H. s'I Il
gained flesh at the rate of two ~ 81 uA
pounds daily; butiti is soft and Aabbr S
contains no,muscular strength Tbo;.l,..'nI
the survivors have also g,inn3 az a. q
too rapidly, although not in so n,..l "y'n
degree as IN the case of Lieut. GreeIv
Lieut.. Greedy asked the surgeons H..
NIT him to take quarters at the RE. pr
ham House with his family, and \ Guy
tation took place as to the adyisoh;r;1,s,U
permitting him to do so. It's likelv
ever, that the surgeons will Weld ~ ;.,,,
Greely's wishes but Surgeons Heal ''', ..i
Ames, or some other surgeons fron, . T
feet, will be assigned the duty of watsb; aus
over him while he is in Portsmouth ~ ,',,
til other arrangements are made hy Ea,,
Hazen. WV"
The employees of the Navy Ys,d .nl
the cadets were drawn up in line b.i G"1
Admiral Wells residence at the N.rv
Yard this morning, and were permit,ej !,
catch glimpse OF Lieut.. Greedy as bs
walked from the. house to a settee under tho
trees on the lawn. Lieut. Greedy il NO.,
permitted to talk with visitors and renor,,
ers are not allowed to interview him n,
is so weak that everything must he dom,
to avert taxing his strength, and he /, raw
being dieted on malt food
The object of retaining the survivor. 6,
long under military Surveillance and maj
zeal care is that they may gradually b,y,
their muscles hardened and their sirepc,b
made genuine instead of fictitious as bc
surgeons think it is at present.
The remains of Sargp,pt I,,,u
among others in the tanks Of the Bear WiII
be taken out on Friday, when arrangement,
will be made for their delivery to n brotbsr
OF the deceased. They will be treated with
military honors. The remains Of the other
victims will be conveyed to New York.
By courtesy of Secretary Chandler the
Alert, Thetis and Bear were thrown omen
to inspection, and thousands of curiou.
sight-seers inspected the ships.
Early this morning Mrs. Greely came
over to the city from Admiral Wells resi-.
dence and then took her two little daupb.
tiers, who had remained during the night
with their grandmother at Rockingham
House, over to the Admiral's to see their
father. Lieut.. Greedy was overcome with
emotion at the sight of his little ones.
PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 3.-The surgeons
have decided to permit Lieut.. Greedy and
his little party to participate. in to.mor.
rows demonstration. They will leave the
Admiral's residence at 10 A. NJ, and will
be taken to Portsmouth under conduct Of
Lieut.. Powell. At the Portsmouth wharf
Gen. Hazen and the surgeons will meet
them with large tally-ho coach. They
will then be driven to the large speakers
stand that has been erected in the public
square, where they will remain seated dur
ing the parade. Surgeons will be constant
ly in tendance, and if the faintcst signs
of WEAKNESS are observed among the sur
vivors, the party will be conducted imme-
diately back to the navy yard.
Tonight the entire party are apparent
ly well and in the best Of spirits. The
city is absolutely packed with strangers
The hotels have more applications ioT
rooms than they can possibly fill. Nearly
all buildings are handsomely decorated,
and It is expected that to-morrow's display
will be the most magnificent in the history
OF Portsmouth.
All relics of the expedition were ex-
hlbited on the deck of the Thctis to-day
and were viewed by hundreds OF visitors.
~ thO sgcEH Ol the 1netlS was WuOutn
pole, of the thickness of an oar, on which
were nailed three pieces of cloth, one
eolored handkerchief, another a piece Of
calico, and the other a remnant Of wooden
shirt. This was the distress signal OF the
rescued men. Their sledge was also shown.
It was composed of two rough pieces Of
plank, shod with rough pieces OF iron,
resembling hoop iron, and Joined by
clumsy cross bars. Another object viewed
With great interest was bag Of reindeer
'klns used by one of the party to sleep in,
Lieut.. Greedy was on deck for two hours
his morning, and was introduced to 500
'lsltors. lie appeared weak and hesitated
little in his speech as if frem weariness.
During the forenoon the fore-hatch Of the
Ihetis was raised and the metal sarco-
'hagi for the dead were revealed. On
ach, about in the middle, is a place for
he name of the deceased, and near the
op beautiful Attic scene on a plate Of
silver. In the tank OF the Bear
re the bodies of the dead heroes, but no
ne is allowed to view the remains.