National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-14
LIEUT.. GREELY,s RETURN.
The Arctic Hero Gives n Chapter Of Experience
nj Deaths Door,

Lieut.. Adolphus W. Greedy, 9th United States
cavalry, the commander of the Lady franklin
bay expedition, reported in person yesterday
to Brig. Gen Hazen, chief signal officer, hay
ing arrived here, with Mrs. Greedy, Wednesday
night, and later paid an official visit to Secre.
tary Lincoln. After leaving the Office of the
secretary of war he was Joined by Gen. George
d. Rnggles assistant adIutant general, whose
guest he is, with Mrs, Greedy, at No. 1858 Mas
sAChusetts avenue, and the two officers went to
the bureau of equipment and recruiting of tho
navy TO call on Commodore Winfield Scott
SChlGy, the commander OF the relief cXpGdl-
tion. The greeting between the rescued and
tho rcscning officers was very hearty, and tho
ensuing talk was of decided interest to those
who were fortunate enough to be present.
Last night reporter of the REPUBLICAN,
found Lieutenant and Mrs. Grcely seated with
General and Mrs. Ruggles in the latter's home,
where two army iutimatCs Of the Arctic hero
were calling. The reporter heard part of the
story of exposure and hunger that has yet
been more than half untold.
81 was not quite 50 far gone" said Mr..
Grcely "as has been generally understood but
! know was very weak. It has been told
that had been so i'll and weak that had
been unable to leave my sleeping-bag in the
tent for u number of days before the rescue,
but that is nn error. / was out sixty hours
before, and gathered aud ate some llchcns.
When the southeast gale came up II blew over
our tent, and held, us in place. The
tent was placed almost due east and
west, facing the eastward, and as
there was no earth in which to drive
the tent pins, the guys were secured firmly by
placing them along the surface rock with
heavy stones laid on them. The tent was II
wall one, and rs there was no scrviceablc
| fly front extension was constructed by sew
ing blankets together both tho tent and the
extension being fitted on the usual poles. My
sleeping bag lay near the front of the interior
shelter, my head toward the north, and Long
| and Brainnrd lay In the extension, most of the
| other survivors being near me In the tent,
| The gale finally blew over the extension, and
| the poles and cover fell on and around the
men, while at the same time 1t released the
| support of the front pole Of my tent and that
gave way, letting the ridge pole and the can.
| vns down, fastening me closely but leaving a
| partially clear place In the rear, where Con-
| nell and Others lay
"rhc gale was so high and We were all so
weak that we did not care to venture out
| until on the day Of the rescue, suddenly
| heard very distinctly u steam whistle. ! at
| once told Long and Brainard, who were the
! strongest MS well ms the nearest the 'front.' and
| could get out best to try and see about IT,
| They got out, but their movements were nee
| cssarily slow, so much so that some of the
mon In their impatient anxiety and excite
mont began to ErOwl, cllciting the retort from
| one Of the two that were not giants The
| men gOt out and looked up and down the
ward Cain point, but could sec nothing, aud
| came back disappointed rs were the rest. aud
! reported that II must have been the gale
whistling around some hcadland, or may be n
walrus, But | was not satisfied,
and amer thinking minute M
| lay there told the men TO 90 out again to the
other side, over toward Sabine; they did, and
| there they sighted the launch Cub, aud Long
| half stumbled and half rolled down the steep
cliff he reached the boat, and wouldn't
I leave It again,
"Thcn the rest came, about MS II has been
! told to you all In thcpapers, Norman reached
me the first, and ! remember recognizing hl'
| voice, but | don't remember what ! said Il
! him, / am growing better steadily, but very
/ slowly, and stlll weigh much more than my
! proper weight, and you can see for yourself by
| my hands how my iesn Is puiled.'
| GLOW did pass my time IN those last dread
| ll duys2 What did ! think of? Well,
! didn't allow myselftO think much of anything
| except the care and preservation of my men.
| Mrs. Greedy asked me when ! got back If
| thought of her much I'm those days, and told
her no; that didn't dare let myself think O
| her or tho children. Just forced myself Il
| think OF anything but them, / kept feeling
| that must keep myself up 10 bring my mer
through and that could not afford 10 lot my
! self think of my own belongings"
lie said that he still felt weak and was very
easily tired and his pose, as his tall figure re-
clinGd In u handsome loungng chair, showed
! the truth of what he said. Mrs Greedy sa
close by her longabsent husband and, WhilC
| her speaking face told Of the happiness shI
feels at being again with him, She seemed un
! able to keep her eyes away from him, as If shI
was yet unable to believe that he had beer
called back to her from the doors of death.