St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-18
Lieut.. Greedy and Seven Others
AL That are Left of the Orig
inal Party.
Sergt. Ellison, One of the Rescued,
Being Badly Frozen, Dies on the
Way Home.
Description of Their Wanderings, Hard
ships and Perils---RepOrt Of Com. j.
S. Schley.
For the First Time in Three Centuries
England Yields the Honor of Getting
Farthest North.

re that the Greedy party has been found. II is
id that nine are alive and twelve dead
WASHINGTON, July 17.-The acting secretary
Of the navy has just received a telegram from St.
Johns stating that the Greedy relief expedition
had found the survivors of Greely's party, eight
men in al. The survivors Of the Greedy party
numbered seven instead of eight, as previously
reported. Their names are Lieut.. Greedy, Sergt.
Brainard, Sergt. Fredericks, Sergt. Long. Sergt.
Ellison, Hospital Steward Beiderback and Private
Cornell. They were found by the relief ships
Thetis and Bear, five miles off the Cape Sabine in
Smith Sound. Sergt. Ellison was very badly
frost bitten and died at Godhaven, July 6, after
undergoing a surgical operation. The relief
ships Thetis and Bear, with the survivors, are
now at st. Johns, y F. The following telegram
ras received at the navy department this morn
JOHNS, Y. F., ga M July Ito the
N Mm. E. Chandler, Secretary of the Navy,
ashington, d. c.
he Thetis, Bear and Lockgarry arrived here
lay from West Greenland. All well. Separa-
from the Alert one hundred and fifty miles
tn, during gale. At 9 p. m. June 22d, five
es off Cape Sabine, in Smiths Sound, the
etis and Bear rescued alive Lieut.. A. W.
.eey, Sergeant Brainard Sergeant Fredericks,
.rgeant Long, Hospital Steward Beiderbeck,
ate Cornell and Sergeant Ellison, the only
Fors of the Lady Franklin Bay expedition.
81 rseaLt Ellison had lost both hands and feet by
frost-bite and died July 9Th at Godhaven, three
days after amputation, which become imperative
Seventeen Of the twenty-five persons composing
the expedition
Persisted BY STARVATION.
at the point where found. One was drowned
while sealing to procure food. Twelve bodies
80 the dead were rescued and are
a on board the Thetis and Bear. One
liz 10 Turvevik, was buried at village
~ Disco, in accordance with the desire Of
O. pector Of Western Greenland. Five, as
..s: Sergeant Cross, January /, 1884 ;
ek Eskimo April5; Sergeant Linn, April
leut. Lockwood, April Q; Sergeant Jewell
I12; Private Ellis May 10; Sergeant Ralston,
May %. The bodies buried in the ice fort near
the camp were swept away to sea by winds and
CLs,ents before my arrival, and could not be re-
co , ID, with the date Of death. Private Henry,
Tm Private Schneider, June Is, The names
Of "a lead buried in the ice fort with date Of
deaf bose bodies were not recovered,
follow. Sergeant Salem, June 3; Private Will
lam Bender, June g; Assistant Surgeon Pavy,
June 8 Sergeant Gardner, June II; drowned by
breaking through the newly formed ice while
sealing; Sens Edward, Eskimo April "a. I would
urgently request that tie bodies now on board
be placed in metallic cases here for safer and
better transportation in seaway. This ap-
pears to me imperative. Greedy abandoned
Fort Congcr August s, 1883, and reached Baird
etySeptember 30, following, with the entire
party.well He abandoned all his boats and was
adrift.
THIRTY DAYS ON AN ICE FLoE
In Smiths sound. His permanent camp was
established October II, 1888, at the point where
he was found. During nine months his party
had to live on u scant allowance of food brought
from Fort Conger that was cached at Payer
HarbOr and Cape Isabella by Sir George Mares in
1875, but found il to be much damaged by the
lapse Of time, and that cached by Beebe at
Cape sabine in 1882, small amount saved from
the wreck of the Proteus in 1883, and landed by
Lieuts. Darlington and Cowell on the beach near
where Greelys party was found.
When their provisions were consumed the
party forced to live upon boiled sealskns
stripped from sealskin clothes and lichens and
shrmps caught In good weather, when they were
strong enough to make exertions. Az it took
1900 shrimps % fill gallon measure the labor
was too exhaustive To depend upon them to sus-
tain life entirely. The channel between Cape
Sabine and Gileton island did not close on ac-
count OF violent gales all winter, so that the
2lO ratious ut the latter point could not be
reached
All Of Greeley's records and all instruments
brought by him from Fort Conger are recovered
and are on board. From Hare Island to Smith
Sound had Il constant and furious struggle with
ice in impossible Hoes. Solid barriers were
overcome by watchfuness and patience. No
opportunity to advance mile escaped me, and
for several hundred miles the ships were forced
10 rum their way from lead to lead through ice
varying In thickness from three to six feet, and
when RATED much thicker. The Bear reached
Cape York June Is, after a passage of twenty
one days in Melville bay, with two advance ships
of the Dundee whaling 1eet and continued tC
Cape sabine.
Returning seven days later we fell in with
seven others Of this heet of Wosteuhom island
and announced Greedy rescue, that they nigh
not be DELAY ell from their fishing grounds nor b,
tempted into the dangers OF Smiths sound II
view OF the reward OF So, 900 offered by congress
Returning across Melville Bay we fell in with th,
Alert and Lockcarry OF Devils Thumb, strug
Cling through heavy ice. Commander CotiiI
did admirably 10 get along 80 far with
transport so early in the season
before an opening had occurred
IT. EMERY,
with the Bear, has supported me Throughout
with great sSillfulness and uuAnching readiness
in accomplishing the great duty OF relieving
Greedy, The Greedy party are very much im
proved since their rescue, but were critical Il
the extreme when found, and for several days
after Furty-eight hours delay in reaching then
would have been fatal to all those now living.
Tee season north is late and the coolest for years
smith sound was not open when il left Cape
Sabine. The winter about Melville Bay tbs
most severe for twenty years. This great re
sut Is entirely due to the unwearied energy OF
yourself and the secretary of war in dtting GU
this expedition for the work it has had the honol
10 accomplish. Signed
j. 5. SoHLEY. Commander.
PERSONNEL cF THE EXPEDITION
New York, July 1.-THE Greedy expedition
was composed Of the following persons
Adalphus W Greedy, first lieutenant fifth cav
airy. acting signal officer and assistant; his wife
Is al present a resident OF san Diego. Cal.
IN ~fnrry second EnutenaD
lltb cavalry. acting signal officer; widower witt
two children.
James B Lockwood. first leutent sd infantry,
acting signal officer Washington, d. C., unmar
ried is a son OF Gen. Lockwood (retredl l.
: A.
DR. Octave Pavey. medical officer, married.
wife's address, Maryville, Nodaway county, Mo
Edward A. Reiso, sergeant signal corps haia
mazoo, Mich; unmarried, born 1t Kalamazoo
Mich.
Winfield $ Jewell, sergeant signal corps, IN
married, born at Lisbon, y. II.
George W. Rice, sergeant signal corps, Wash
in-tou, d. G.. unmarried, born At Sidney, Now
Scotia.
David C. Ralstou. sergeant signal corps; IN
married; born az Bloomfield, Ohio.
Hampton :. Gardner. sargent signal corps
Philadelphia. Pa. unmarried; born at Phliadel
pnia.
VIM. Il. Cross. sergeant general service, Wash
ingtqo, ID. c.; married; born 1t Washington
DC
David L. Braiusri, sergeant, Company I, q
cavalry enlisted IT New York city; born in os
wego county, Ny.
David Lynn, sergeant Company c, I'd cavalry
enlisted * Philadelphia born az Philadelphia
Nicnolas Major, corporal. company Il, Secou'
cavalry enlisted az Cincinnati. o.; unmarried
born az Luxembourg, Germany
Joseph Eiisen, corporal. company E, Tent
infantry; enlisted II Fort Wayne. Mich born Il
Germany.
Charles B. Henry, private, company E, Fifrl
cavalry enlisted At CINCINNATI, .. born in Han
over Germany
Maurice Council, private, company B. Thin