Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04
THE ARCTIC EXPLORERS.
How the Distinguished Party Spent the
sabbath-The Sight seers.
Greedy Daily Improving Preparations For
TO-Day's Demonstration.
New Facts Regarding the Expedition
Furnished by One Of the Grew.

NEWCASTLE, n. H., Aug. 81
nights rest in over three years.
said Maj. Greedy to Lieut.. Powell Of
the signal service corps and Gen.
Hazen' aide, as the latter greeted the
explorer in front of Admiral Luce's
residence this morning ut makes
me feel so strong and hearty that /
could almost
FORGET MY WEAKNEss.o
At about 10 o'clock this morning
Major and Mrs. Greedy and Admiral
and Mrs. Welles drove through the
navy yards and around Kittery point
through the city of POI tsmouth TO look
at the decorations which everywhere
abounded. Greedy was looking better
than he has at any time since his res
cue. The distinguished party was rec
ognized by hut few persons on the
streets and the carriage returned soon
to the navy yards without stopping
anywhere. One old fellow who stood
on the Kittery bridge when the carri-
age went over recognized Greedy. ana
taking of his rough cap gave three
hearty cheers, which no one beard eX-
cept the distinguished party them
.sslressc freely In recognition politely
lifted his hat. The day was generally
spent very quietly here. A great
many people visited the navy-yard,
and about everybody tried 10 get
u glimpse of Greedy but no one got
nearer than the picket railing which
incloses the ground around the adj
miral's residence. The Enclosure,
however, was constantly surrounded
with people who seemed content with
gazing AT the Arctic hero as he sat on
the lawn under the trees with his
family and close friends around him.
Ever since early morning all
sorts of water crafts have piled
between the navy and harbor
laden with visitors to the war vessels
at anchor. The interest, of course, WINS
conferred in the Arctic fleet, and 1t is
estimated that eight or nine thousand
persons inspected the Bear, Thetis and
Alert today. The other survivors
walked about the navy yard In the
cool of the morning, and during most
of the day louDged idly about the dock
have decided TO permit Greedy and his
| lltbiC party ~ lRAkaNAltatO ~ to-AAoi
rows demonstration. They will leave
the adniIral's residence at 10 o'clock a.
m, and be taken TO Portsmouth under
the conduct Of l.. G. Powell. At thu
Portsmouth wharf Gen. Hazen and
the surgeons will meet them with o
large tally no coach. They will then
be driven to the large speakers stand
which has been erected in the public
square, where they will remain seated
during the parade. The surgeons will
be constantly In attendance, and II
| the faintcst signs OF weakness are OBJ
served among the survivors the
party will be conducted Immediately
to the navy yard. To night the entire
party is apparently well and In the
best OF spirits. The city is absolutely
packed with strangers. The hotels
have more applications for rooms than
they can possibly I'LL. Nearly all the
buildings are handsomely dec
GRATED and 1t Ia expected that
to-morrow's display will be the most
magnificent in the history OF PORTS
mouth. All the relics Of the expedi-
ton were exhibited on the deck Of the
Thetis to-day and were viewed by
hundreds Of visitors. At the stern OF
the Thetis was . wooden pole OF the
thickness OF an oar on which were
nailed three pieces OF cloth. one cot.
ton handkerchief, another piece Of
calico, and the other o rem
pant Of wooden shirt
This was the distress signal
OF the rescued men. Their sledge Wa
also shown. II was composed OF two
rough pieces Of plank, shod with
rough pieces Of Iron resembling hoop
iron, and Joined by clumsy croea
bands. Another object viewed With
great interest was bug OF reindeer