The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-26

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Ihrtls tuuHd iAa record on HfeyDof ls.
land, stating that tfeeli and pifty wtfd
all well aud that ihuy leii iur cunecf an,
gust and landed M lilifd lulet ON iho
f1lh " September after driving about On
The lrr nearly three Wceks IN tho vicinity
Oi Cape stblnr The record also
tod whore ~ nnd bis win.
tor camp our steam launch
being out and READY wo we're immediate.
~ sent away for The camp, which was
about three miles northwest ui Cape
Sabine In the meantime The Thetli
blew her whistle 10 recall some Of tholf
men. AS wo
NEAKrD tnE clMr
we saw one man make his appearance
where he could look down tho cape. Ito
saw the boat aud came down to where We
were going 10 land, Seeing but one man
and the way he staggered over the snow wr
thought II q had omen. Oniumplng ashore
the first question was how they all wcre
His answer was 'thcro are seven Of IA
WV thh hNhe hHh ~ nhhh'H liNhA ~ W
our cheerful spirits of quarter OF nn
hour ago But II was no time TO reflect
we must try TO save the living. jumped
into the launch and at once passed some
food that we were prepared with and we
at once started for the camp. II was
blowing gale, the tent was blown down,
except u stout prop under one end. The
poor fellows had not strength TO put II
up.
ak MEN LAY STARVING
and unable to help themselves. Pointing
to one, they said he was dying, but he
rallied ana is doing well now. We cut u
hole in the canvass to give us room and
commenced TO feed them, serving them
all round gradually, and not letting them
have as much az they wanted. The launch
was sent off to the Bear, which
was coming The 1hotis was also
close by. fire was made, the suffer
ers were attended to by Dr. Ames aud
given plenty OF warm milk. Some Of
them were soon able to stand aud staggcr
about. Strctchcrs had bccH brought and
the men were carried to the boat. Two
men only were strong enough, TO bo led
down by men on each side ol tlldm TO the
boats. They were taken off, some on
board each ship.
II was near midnight, the sun shining
and wind blowing gale, fortunately off
shore, which kept the Ice from coming on
u.s. We proceeded with good crew to
unearth the dead bodies and wrap them
| In blankets, part were taken 10 each
ship. Ten were buried on ridge side
| by side, 800 yards from the camp,
with very high mountain Just
back. Two others were lying little dis.
tance below the camp, the Survivors not
having strength enough 10 bury them
with the rest, making twelve bodies taken
on board the ships. Four others were
buried on the Ice from the winter house,
but the Ice had broken aud taken them
with 1t.
Edwards, an Esqulmaux, was drowned
while hunting. Total deaths since the
party reached Cape Sabine last fall,
eighteen j. Ellison, who was trying to
get the 2J0 rations left by the licebe In
1882, got badly irostbitten. During the
winter both his feet dropped Of at the
ankles and his fingers dried up hard. lie
also lost the top OF his nose. For few
days he got along finely, but In little
while he took another change, went wrong
In the head, and finally went to his long
home on the sth OF June.
The researches of the expedition were
every way successful. Latitude 1924
was reached aud second party crossed
the Western OcAn. The party which
went north travelled East 10 the 2ith de.
gree OF longitude.
A valley running from near Lady Frank.
lin Bay 10 the Western Ocean about sixty
miles wide was discovered. II bounded
North and South by continuous glaciers
and has no apparent breaks. In tile valley
vegetation was HUundant ard the climate
much mihlcr than usual. This be states
Is the Eden Of the North.
Greedy says that II 900 pounds Of meat
had been left by Darlington, his party
would have been saved. Llttleion Island
could not be reached In winter, the Sound,
twenty-five miles Wide, being open, and
In spring the pasty wers too weak 10 go.
The survivors are very weak, but rccUy.
cring rapidly. Grecly Is extremely weak.
Ills expedition, he says, would have been
the most successful on record II food
had been left on Cape Sabine, where II
should have been.
The ships had been roughly used, as
supcrhuman exertlons were made to ei.
feet rescue. Tho party left Fort Conger
August 9TH In n steam launch, three
boats aud dlugey. Alter their thirty
days float ON the Ice foe they decided ~
abandon the launch and two boats as too
heavy 10 carry
Tne winter quarters consisted Of hut
of stone. covered hy one boat aud a sail.
AZ Lady Franklin Bay plenty of food
had been left, bst rs IL was too heavy "
carp aud they expected to lind plenty al
Cape Sabine, Ii was lett behind. Thcy
found Only two barrels OF bread left III
tho cache made by the protcus' crew aitel
her loss, damaged cache bit by th,
British and few ratlons left by the relicI
expedition Of iss2.
In tile Autumn a forlorn hope started
TO reach some dried meat cached b,
Mares, but BllIson's feet and hands wer,
frozen, aud they were forced 10 abandon
the meat and return. IN the spring tent
was erected but the party were too weak
to iasten Il strongly. In April Rice an,
frederieks volunteered 90 End the atan
doncd meat. Rice died on the way aus
Frederick. returned In terribly cx
hausted condition. Two men, Lockwood
and Jewell died la camp while frcderlcki
was away, aud on the lst Of June Kings
bury died.
After this, little Of moment, except
constantly recurring deaths, occurred
until June ~, when tie iaIut sound of
steam whistle was heard by Long. n,
and Braincrd got out u their sleeping
bag aud went to point, bat seeing moth
log they started 10 return. Long VA
unable - DO so. and sat dOwn IN dssnaii
beside some rocks. soon he saw steam
launch 10 which he shouted, aud In I
little while the rcscuers landed.
THE EXPEDITION.
NorE.-The third relief party for th
rescue Of Lieutenant Greely and bis mel
left ST. John, New Foundland, March 10
lss5, In two vessels built az Dundee
Scotland, the Bear aud the Thstls. aud
steamer, the Alert, presented by England
An immense store Of food Of ever
variety was taken, making lT5 tons Il
all. The Greeley expedition starse'
from BrooklJn June, lssi, Lleutsnan
Greeley In command. With him wcn
four sergeants, Winfield y. Jewell, Geo
w. Rice, David G. Ralston and Hampton
$. Gardiner. Ths rest were privates an
eorpofals from the army.-ED.