Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-03
LIEUT.. GREELY'S ARCTIC DIS.
COVEREES.
His Paper Read Before the British As.
AOclatlOn - The Explorer Warmly
Praised by the English Scientists.

MONTREAL, september 3.-In the British asSocia-
ton yesterday Sir Henry LEROY. in calling on
Lieut. Greely, said, amid Wibounded enthusiasm,
that the British association felt honored in being
able to honor Lieut. Greeiy, as the brave explorer
who had surpassed the brilliant achievements OF a
glorious line OF predecessors. and had beeE success
1u in the honorable desire to plant his national flag
nearest TO the north pole, thus exceeding the
nobleSt efforts ever made Referring TO the persist
ence or purpose shown by Lieut.. Greely'S party in
bringing back the pendulum apparatus, he re-
marked that there was nothing nobler In the an
naiS OF scientific herosm than the determination OF
these hungry men TO drag the cumbersome box
along their weary way.
II was fully two minutes after rising before
Lieut.. Greely could speak, so great was the out
burst or enthusiasm which greeted him. In intro
duclng his paper he remarked that he was sur
prlSed 10 learn that the ground did not thaw lower
at Lieut. Rays station which was ten degrees fur
ther south, than at his own, where the ground
thawed TO much greater depth, namely, % TO 30
from Lieut. Ray. He did not believe there was a
naVigaDle sea at the pole, but he OF the opln-
ion that there was open water somewhere about
LIEUT.. GREELYS PAPER.
which was entitled "Recent Discoveries in North
ern Greenland and In Grinnell Land was as fol-
lows The geographical work or the Lady Frank
lin bay expedition covers nearly three degrees OF lat
1tude and over forty degrees OF longitude Starting
from latitude 81 degrees "a minutes and longitude ~
degrees IS minutes cut Lockwood reached May
1Sth, 1882, on the north coast OF Greenland lati-
tude S3 degrees "a minutes and longitude 40 degrees
reached TO the southwest in May, 1885, Greely ford
an Inlet OF the western Polar ocean, latitude so
degrees 4S minutes and longitude as degrees 20
minutes.
This journey to the northward resulted In the
addition TO our charts OF a coast line or nearly
one hundred miles beyond the fartheSt point seen
Dy Lieut. Beaumont, X \. Ii also carried Green
land over four hundred miles northward, giving
that continent much greater extension IN that
direction than 1t had generally been credited with
The vegetation resembled closely that OF Grinnel
Land. Among the specimens brought back the
arctic poppy and several saAirages were Identified.
About The SD parallel traces Of the polar bear
lOmm1ng and arctic fox were seen and a hare and
ptarmigan were killed
Lieut.. Lockwood and myself Journeyed across
Grinnell Land and examined into its physical con-
dition, discovering, what may have been hitherto
unsuspected. that between the heads OF Archer and
Greely nOrdS, distance OF some seventy miles,
stretches the perpendicular front OF an immense
ice cap, which follows closely, from east TO west
the s1st parallel The average height was not less
tnan one hundred and nifty feet The unduatiOns
OF the surface OF the ice conformed closely To the
confguration OF the country that the variations
In the thickness OF the ice cap We're inconsiderabe
In about sixty miles but two places were found
where the slope and space were so modified as 10
render an ascent OF the ice possible. This Ice cap
extending southwark, covers Grinnell Land almost
entirely from the S1St parallel Hayes sound and
from Kennedy channel westward TO the Greely ford
In the Polar ocean In connection with the line OF
perpetual snow, may say that on Mount Arthur
1t was not rar from $50 feet above the sea From
barometrcal measurements IL appeared that the
coast OF Grinnen Land was OF about $500 feet ele-
walton in front OF the southern ice cap and 3OCO
feet near Mount Arthur. Your Indulgence is asked
for my imperIeetions in these notes My strength
has TAILED for their elaboration and my memory
has necessarily served Inc In their preparation as
all the records and journals file In Washing
ton"
LIEUT.. aREELY WAS FREQUENTLY APpLAuprp
and sat down midst expressions OF the Hvelest
satisfaction. He spoke very plainly and the only
elect OF his recent exposure visible was the ner-
vOuSneSS noticeable by a flush on his face.
Admiral Sir Erasmus Ommanney, R.N delivered
an address, and expressed his belief that Lieut.
Greely's searches Will be productive OF very i'm
Capt: bedford. RN. also made brief address.
un hn Shndf fnl llav
that among the officers OF the royal navy who
have been engaged In arctic explorations there ex.
listed no Jealousy at the success OF the American
explorers.
WARN TIDE FROM THE NORTH POLE.
Lieut. Greely, rising TO reply, remarked that he
was extremely nattered at his reception and at an
1ndOrSatlOn from such eminent men as had spoken
He took occasion to say that a fact had surprised
him. 1t was discovery that when the tide was
flowing from the north pole, 1t was found by his
observations that the water was warmer than
when flowing In the opposite direction. He took
observations showing this wonderful phenomenon,
which would eventually be published. TO him
hoped that the observations would be studied by
his hearers and some explanation found In regard
to the thermometr1c observations or the expedition
year OF the hourly observations was nve degrees
below zero, which justified him in saying his sta
uon was the coldest point OF earth ever reached.
The Voting at Bellows Fails.
,his anS S4 % sep emSer S sRep1rs from
is being poled, hardly any but straight republican
or democratic votes being cast The democrats are
peddnng few state tickets received from Brattle-
bOro with the names OF the Independent candi-
dates for governor and lieutenant governor The
indications In this vicinity are that there Will be
more than the average straight republican votes
The Dread Disease.
RAPID SPREAD OF THE CHOLERA IN NAPLES AND
ALICANTE.
ROME, September a-Between sunset Monday
and sunrise this morning. 120 cases OF cholera have
occurred at Naples The epidemic Is spreading TO
the adjacent districts At La Spezta there were
fresh cases and thirteen deaths yesIer.
day.
KING ALFONSO DILAYs HIS CRUISE
MADRID, September a-In consequence OF the ap-
pearance OF cholera In Spain King Alfonso has sus-
pended his contemplated cruise 70 Bilboa and re-
turned TO the capital Since the outbreak OF chol-
era In the province Of Alicante, there have been
fory-two deaths at Novelda, six cases and two
deaths at Eche (n0t Elda, as 1lrst reported) and
nve deaths at Alicante. There are now under
treatment at Novelda twenty cases and at Alicante
two. 1
THE CHOLERA NEAR ToyL0N.
TouLoN, September a-There were three deaths /
om cholera here last night and three at Solues Le
Pont, village not Ear from here.
Au0TRIAN PR1CAuT10N&
vIRNNA, September a-The minister Of the tn |
terror has decreed that q medical Inspection OF |
travellers 70 and from Italy shall be made &C vari-
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