Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-28
LOG OF THE LOCH GARRY.
THE STORY OF THE TRIP IN THE
ICE TOLD IN DETAIL.

Through Fields Which were Almost
Oined by the WhaIers
Learning OF Lieut.. GreeIy's Rescue
The Trip Back Home.
NEW YORK, July 27.-The following de-
tails from the log Of the steamship Loeb
Garry, Of the Greedy relief expedition.
were furnished to-day by Ensign W. r.
Chambers, OF the United States navy. who
was in command Of the vessel during its
cruise in the Polar regions: On our first
day out from st. John a heavy fog set in
around US, and we encountered large
iceberg. In steering out Of the way Of
the latter we lost sight OF the Thetis and
and could only resume our position by the
sound OF her whistles. On May Is, when
we were on Cape Farewell, we met the
first great quantity of ice, and were
obliged to 20 ahead slowly. On Nav D
we sighted Disco, but had much difficulty
in finding the harbOr. The island was
covered with ice and snow. and the land
marks were invisible. We left God
havn May p, and steamed through
along the coast to a point about ten miles
below Hare Island. Here we found
the ice so thick that we were
compelled to lay to. Lieut.. Sehley sig
nailed for me to 90 back to GOdhavn
and wait for a favorable opportunity with
X.
We left Godhavn the second time MAY
p, and encountered more ice, through
which we pushed our way, and found the
Thetis lying TO at Hare Island, having
been unable to blast her passage through.
Next morning the whalers Arctic and
Wolf joined us, and we started ahead.
SLOW WORK OF THE FLEET.
The ice was heavy and very hummocky,
and we experienced great difficulty in
making progress, and several times mar
rowly escaped collision with the Wolf.
We finally succeeded in jamming ahead,
and the Wolf followed in the opening
we made. The Thetis was now out Of
sight, and we set our course for 0Omer-
rack ford. Here we sighted the Thetis
ten miles ahead. We overhauled the The
tis on May %. Capt. Schley hailed us
and said: go to Upernavik, calling at
Proven. If you meet the Bear coal her
with dispatch" During a fog which
came on we got into a false lead, and
while returning to open water to try
another we met the Thetis and pro-
ceeded together in the midst of a binding
snow storm, which lasted all night, to
Upernavik. On our arrival there, MAY
%, we found the Bear and eoaled her.
The vessels remained in the vicinity for
nearly week, when the Thetis and Bear
proceeded nOrthward, while we waited
for the Alert, which arrived June IA. The
Governor of UpernaYik told US that there
was no hope Of getting through Melville |
Bay as the season was unusually close.
We left with the Alert July Il and reached
Berry Island June %.
NIPPED IN THE ICE.
We went ahead, pushing through ice
all the way, and on June % reached |
Horses Head. Here the Alert got nipped |
IN the ice, and in trying to get her out we |
Lost q n1nQh fimp fhaf 10 baI 10
come impenetrable. We lay jammed in |
the ice off Duck Island till June 29. We |
worked all night on the 2Sth, blasting and |
saving ice, and finally got away into open |
water. On June 80 we were off Wilcox |
Head, where we had more hard pushing |
TO get to the open water beyond |
DEVILS Thumb. While busy here /
we sighted the Thetis and Bear coming |
toward us, and knew at once from the /
signaling that the Greely explorers had |
been traced and that the survivors, if |
any, were on board, for Capt. SchIey |
would never have come back without |
having accomplished his work. We re-
turned to open water and thick fog set
in. so that it was some time before L could |
90 on board the Thetis and learn the
news of the rescue.
FASTENING HoNIEwARD.
We then pushed south with all haste
possible and arrived at Upernavik July 2.
Capt. Schley then dispatched the Alert |
and Lock Garry to GOdhavn, while the |
Thetis and Bear put into Upernavik, the |
former to shift her broken rudder and |
the latter to get coal. At Godhavn the |
Alert's machinery was repaired and we |
buried the one Esquimaux of Lieut.. |
Greely's party. We left Godhavn with |
the Alert in tow. OFF the coast of New
fOundland we encountered gale and the |
steel hawser parted three times. The /
Alert was finally cast adrift July 10. We /
dropped anchor at st. John at O'Clock in |
the morning on July II.
PoRTsMoUTH's PLANS.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., July 27.-The fol-
lowing general plan for the ceremonies /
here upon the return of the Greely relief |
expedition has been determined upon. |
Upon the arrival of the vessels on the |
morning of Saturday, Aug. 2, a naval re-
ceptiOn will be held in the outer harbor in
which the ships of war now lying here
will participate, including the training
squadron and practice ships from An
napOlis and the North Atlantic squadron.
On Monday, Aug. 4, a reception will be
given on shore to the officers and men of |
the relief expedition by the city
of Portsmouth and the State
authorities of New Hampshire,
the officers and men of all the naval
vessels taking part in a parade. In the
afternoon public meeting will be held,
at which addresses Of welcome will be de-
livered. No special invitations to the
ceremonies will be sent outside the State,
but all who desire to come will be made
welcome. Lieut.. Greelv, having by the
advice of his surgeon declined any public
reception on account of his physical /
weakness, will be taken to Newburyport
at such a time and in such
way as he may prefer,
or the Secretary of War may direct. The
remains of the deceased will be retained
on board the vessels and landed at Gov
ernor's Island, n. Y, if so directed by
Secretary Lincoln; in which case the
relief ships will leave Portsmouth Mon
day night for New York, where they may
be expected to arrive on the morning of
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