The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-07-19
LIEUT., GREELY RESCUED.

On Thursday kilograms were received
from st. Johns, n. f., announcing the ar
rival at that place of the steamships Thetis
and Bear, with seven survivors Of the gov
eminent Arctic exploring party sent out
in 1881 under command of Lieut.. Adolphus
W. Greedy. The men were rescued on the
22d Of June, FIVE miles off Cape Sabine, in
Smiths Sound, in desperate state of ex-
haustion from starvation and exposure,
and had the relief party arrived forty-eight
ferers would have been found alive. Lieut..
Greedy is among the saved. His party
originally consisted of twenty five men,,
and the first death among them did not
occur until January last, when one of their
number succumbed to an attack of scuryy.
No further deaths took place until April
when the pangs of starvation began to be
felt, and from shat time until the day OF
the rescue fifteen died from exhaustion and
cold, and one was drowned while hunting
seal. Eight were taken aboard the Thetis
and Bear alive, but Sergeant Ellison, whose
hands and feet were frozen and had to be am
putated, died on the 9Th of July, three days
after the amputation. Twelve bodies are
on board the Thetis and Bear, and the
ships will remain at st. Johns until metal
lie cases for the remains of tho dead ex-
plorers can be made. The United States
war ship Alert, the third vessel of the relief
expedition, arrived at st. Johns last even
ing, having been separated from the other
ships during a storm. $50
Lieut. Greedy and his companions reached
d point further north than had ever before
been trod by mortal man. All the records
Of their explorations and observations were
preserved and were brought away with the
survivors.
BASE BALL.-The visit of the Picards of
Dutchtown to Donaldsonville last Sunday
for the purpose of crossing bats with the
Nolans proved quite as interesting an event
as was anticipated. The weather, though
quite threatening at the outset of the game,
turned out very favorable. much to the graf
iication of the players and the large crowd
that assembled to witness the contest. The
score by innings was rs follows:
P s!5:aRi : . 9 5 5-1s
Ulnpire-Fe1x Fortier of the Fortiers.
Scorer. E. Blum of the Fortiers.
The umpiring was perfectly satisfactory
to both teams, and the game was marked
by the utmost good feeling throughout.
The Picards were warmly applauded for
every good play, and the crowd became ell
Enthusiastically demonstratiye when six runs
were made OFF the Nolans in the last inning
The visitors are & courteous and agreeable
set of young gentlemen, whose department
elected much approving comment. They
expressed themselves highly pleased with
their visit, Notwithstanding their defeat.
and hope to have an early opportunity for
meeting the Noians on the Dutcltown
grounds.
The Berries of Assumption played picked
nine at Paincourtville last Sunday after
noon and defeated them by the jug-handled
score OF 25 to 4. The Berries have strong
battery, including a curve pitcher, and are
anxious to try conclusions with the crack
clubs of ascension and Ibcrville 1 game
between tbs Nolans aud Bertias ca the Fer
nandez green, IN Assumption, for Saturday
evening next. is spoken Of.
The Fortiers and Net.ans Of Donaldson
vile play here to-.no4 row, ard the follow
ing Sunday the Vigdets of Plaluenine will
visit our town and play the team that the
Nolans propose t. take to Shreveport next
month.
The Clarkes CT New Orleans suffered de-
feat at the hands of the Shreveport picked
nine last week, Thursdays game was a
tie, II to Il; Friday resulted in q second
tie, to 7; ana on Saturday the Caddo boys
walked over their metropolitan opponentsb By /
23to3. The Ciarkes stopped at Lecompte, in
Rapides parish, on their way home last
Monday, ands defeated the Crescent CLUB |
# Lecompta easily by % to 4.
Cheap Tonyts Magnificent DoHattea.
60 to Citeaf, Tony before 5ssyisaa elsetuEere !
or bargains in AIS kiite Of blksilaosss oas 7eiH
aet only make fFoHe25 fosf9 per cert. by puT- !