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nessee, on quarter deck of which the chief

nessee, on quarter deck of which the chief
ceremonies were held. At about 2 o'clock
the Alliance rounded the port point and
come to anchor some distance astern of tue
Tennessee. The Thetis followed in fifteen
minutes later and anchored abreast the Alli-
ance. AS the Thetis' anchors went over
board the guards on all ships in harbor
were manned, flags run to the masthead,
and three rousing cheers were given. The
band struck up ''Home again' and among
the assembled guests few there were whose
eyes were not bedimmed with tears. 1t was
an effecting scene and many sturdy and
bronzed men OF warsmen were seen to brush
the tears away with their coat sleeves. Ten
minutes after the Thetis had anchored the
Bear rounded the point and soon came to
anchor in the wake Of the Thetis. Again the
yards were manned and again the gallant
seamen gave three rousing cheers,
which were repeated when the
Alert steamed slowly around
and dropped anchor abreast of the Bear,
Secretary Chandler was standing on the
quarterback to receive the commanding
officers of the relief squadron, and within
half an hour after coming to anchor the
officers were standing on the deck Of the
flagship.
1t was remarked at this time that not a
single gun had been fired in honor of the
arrival Of the squadron and Lieut.. Greely,
and the quietness Of the demonstration was
much commented upon. To avoid
publicity as much as possible Sec
retary Chandler arranged to receive
the commanders of the relief ships in the
after cabins. Acting Admiral Luce escorted
them to the presence of the secretary OF the
navy. AS Commander Schley stepped into
the cabin he was greeted by Secretary Chan
dler, who casped his hand with fervor and
| passion, one arm around his shoulder said,
in voice almost smothered with emotion ::
81 am glad to welcome you home" Com
mander Coffin, of the Alert, was next intro
duced and in answer to the query of Chan
dler, said; 81 was never in better health
in my life. 1t seems to have
agreed with u.s." Lieut.. Emery, of the Bear,
was next ushered into the secretary's pres
ence and received cordial welcome from
the representatives of the navy department.
After brief and informal conversation be-
tween Commander Schley and Secretary
Chandler, the former looked anxiously
around the cabin and gradually his counte-
nance became overcast with gloom. Sur
geon General Grinnell noting the look OF dis
appointment which overspread the command
er's countenahce, stepped forward saying,
''Your wife is in yonder stateroom, captain. !"
With bound the commander reached the
presence of his wife and daughter. After
half an hour spent in conversation and gen
eral handshaking, the commanding officers
of the relief ship returned to their vessels.
Many were the appeals made by all classes
of people to Chandler to permit them to go
on board the Thetis to catch glimpse Of the
Arctic hero, Greely, but these requests were
invariably refused.
Mrs. Greedy, wife of the explorer, had
reached Portsmouth on an early train this
afternoon, and was at once conveyed to the
flagship reaching there about o'clock.
After the commanding officers had gone
back to their ships Mrs Greedy was put on
board of the secretary's barge The secre-
tarY stepped up to the crew and said:
Ny men, your commander tells me you
have done your duty nobly, and that you
have been credit to the navy and to the
country. desire to tell you both the navy
and the country appreciate your service, and
on behalf of the navy department desire to
| thank you.
After cordially embracing Sergeants Long
and Fredericks and the other survivors Of
the Greely expedition, the secretary was con-
veyed to the Alert, where he paid his re-
spects to Commander Coffin and inspected
the crew He also addressed the crew Of the
Alert In about the same words as the crew
of the Thets. The secretary next went on
board the Bear, where he and Lieut.. Emery
had an indefinite conversation. As Secretary
Chandler stood inspecting the crew
of the Bear who were drawn
up in line before him, dozen
genuine Esquimaux dogs rushed out Of the
cabin, leaping and frolicking around the
seamen. The dogs were brought back by
Lieut. Emery, who desires to see if the breed
cannot be cultivated in this climate. After
addressing the crew of the Bear in a few
words of commendation, the secretary re-
entered his barge and was conveyed to the
Tallanosa, which was crowded with invited
guests. Here lunch was served in the main
saloon, and rest Of the afternoon was spent
in such pleasure as the time and place af-
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