Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-04
ONARRELS OF GREELy PARTT.
Diaries That Reveal Worse state OF Affair,
Than which Has Been Reported.

A Washington telegram says: All the
diaries kept by the members Of the Greey
expedition arc In the custody Of Lieulcn-
ant Ray, and no other army officer is sup
posed TO have read them. Something OF
their contents has, however, been learned by
various officers. and Il Is asserted that when
the whole is revealed by 4 congressional in
ycstigation The expedition will be proved TO
have been unfortunate in more than one
sense OF the term. Army officers who claim 10
know say that almost from the start the
Greely expedition was marked by lack Of
discipline. serious errors Of Judgment. and
chickering's and contentious that ought 20
have been avoided. While nothing Is said
against Lieutenant Greedy personally, criil-
CisIns Of bis ability rs commander are
head more and more frequently. The
diaries, cay these military critics, show
that Grcely was unable 70 control his
men; that quarrcls were frequent be-
tween the commander and his officers
and rpen, and that us result the party
became split into Two factions. each OF
which looked out for itself. Lieutenant
Grcely was the nominal head OF one party,
but its real head was Sergeant Braincrd,
who watched over Lieutenant Greedy when
the latter became too weak, physically and
mentally. 10 command. At the head OF
the Other faction was Lieutenant Lockwood.
II is believed here that p diaries show
that Lieutenant Grcely waWhiSlaken IN re-
porting in effect tina. Private Henry
was the only one accused OF stealing
Tations, while The fact is that others en-
gagged in the same sort OF thieving. The
diaries also. IL is asserted. accuse Surgeon
Pavy Of having secured more than his
fighlful allowance Of food, and that Or.
Paws body was not found by tie rescung
party. because there was nothing left OF it
10 be found. WITH all these things openly
talked about in military and naval circles,
il Is not surprising that the opinion is
growing that Lieutenant Greedy was a bet
ter student Of science than q com handing
being promoted as reward for his SER
vice.
A Cleveland telegram says Sergeants
Long, BraineTd, and Maurice Council, sur
viyors OF the Greedy party, arrived here to-
day and appeared in public to-nigb; at
place Of amusement. They were shown the
Associated Press story Of to-day from
Washington, stating that the diaries Of the
mGmlcrs Of the PARTY revealed more seri-
Gus condition Of affairs than the
survivors will admit, and that there
were disputes which led to divi-
sion in the party, one branch be-
ing led 10y Sergeant Long and one by
Brainerd. 10th Long and Brainerd denied
the story. They said there were petty dis
putes, but no serious quarrelS among them.
As to the stealing OF ralions, they admitted
that this was TO some extent carried on, but
they refused 10 say by whom or to impli-
cate DR.. Payy. When asked about the
cannibal story all three of them stated posi-
lively that they knew nothing OF it. They
appear TO be in perfect health. but are quite
weak. Sergeant Brainerd expresses him.
elf as anxious TO join any new expedition
o the Arctic region that may be lifted out.