The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-24


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Greeley, ~, Juuua, Ma
our dispatches are most satisfactory,
aud show Your expedition Ia nave been
lu tho highest dtgrrr suuCusSi ll In every
particular. Iil- fact b not affected hS
ia" disaster later,
~lguod W. H. llAfHN'
WEST PotNr, y. y, July H.. rhc iol-
lowing dispatch was forwarded by Sec
com,;,n,.Irr Srhlry. ~. Johns, NJ,
Receive my congratulations ana
thanks for yuurscl'Hnd your whole conf
muul .ur YOUR perseverance aud courage
In reaching cur dead and dying COIN
trymrn. The hearts OF the American
people 20 oUt with great nl'er,,
ton "a Lieutenant Greeley ana
the few survivors of his deadly peru;
Care for them Unremittingly and bid
them be cheerful and hopeful on account
OF what life has We: In store for them.
P.raarvc tcndcrly the remains of the
heroic dead. Prepare them according To
your Judgment and bring them homo.
Signed ". T.. cHANrLEE,
Secretary of the Navy.
T!IEl" DEATHS pIE TO oFficiAA lNuoA-
PETES''N.
Ny, George KEENAN,, of this city, the
well known Arctic traveller, who has
taken AN active interest in the recent NJ,
tempt ia relieve the Greeley party ana
vino wen. before the Arctic Relief board
last spring To urge the Offering OF
such u reward MS would secure
corporation ot whalcrs in the search,
was asked 10y an Associated Press ropnr-
Ter Tonight what he thought ofthc news
received from -. Johns. lie replied:
"it is the story OF rCmarkable anu
heroic achievement in Held rioudcd by
disaster, due To Incompetence III WASH
inglon. II Lieutenant Greedy and ms
party had all returned in SAFETY To the
United States, rs they might have
done, had thcy been properly SUP
ported, their Arctic> record IN the point
OF skilful managchent ana success,
would have been unparalleled. No
other ArctIc expedition has ever spent
Two consecutive winters ANA part of a
third ia such high ATTITUDES and achieved
such results without II casualty or single
rnse of serious sickness. II Licut"uar'
Greeley had found ut the mouth OF
Smiths Sound the shelter and food
which h had the right TO expect there,
he would probably nave brought his en-
tire party back to the United States in
perfect health, after three winters in the
highest Northern latitude that have
ever been reached, and after series OF
slCdging campaigns which, for bJlu
ness and skillful execution, haE rarely,
il ever, been surpassed.
VALUE OF MS WORK.
GLOW important are the discoveries
made by Lieutenant Greeley:
From The point of view OF an Artlc
gcographer they are ofttirst- class imp"r-
lance. Lieutenant Grccly has not only
taken away froln Commander Mark
ham, Of the British Navy, the blue rln
bon of Attic discovery for highest lati-
tudc ever attained in any part OF
the world. but he has greatly
extended the limit Of Mares eNp!ora-
tons both in Greenland and Grinncll
Land, and has given severe blow TO
Capt. NarcS' palae0cryslic ice and the
theories which the latter founded upon
it. The fact that two of Grcc!ey's Sledgc
parties were stopped by open water III
the polar basin and that both were ut
times adriit in strong currents
which threatened to carry them help
lessly away northward it would seem to
show the polar basin is not the solid sea
of ancient immovable ice which Mares
described ane which he declared was
never navigable. Lieut.. Greelcy's ex--
ploration extended over three degrees of
latitude and near forty degrees OF
longitude. lie has virtually ascertaincd
the true outline of Grinnell Land, and
has crossed it from east ~ west and the
northern coast ofGreonland. He has conc
one degree of latitude and ten degrees OF
longitude beyond the farthcst poin;
reached by Capt. Nares' accomplished
sledging officer Lieut.. Beaumont: These
achievements alone reflect the highest
credit upon Lieut.. Greeley and his men,
but to Them must of course he added I.
great mass of scientific know
ledge gathered by the party during
their two years at Lady Franklin
Bay, the records Of which have fortu-
naielv been saved. When these OBJ
servations shall have been collected ami
put il order, they will, think, he found
not second in Importance - amy FUR
nishcd by the circles OF national polar
stations.