The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-06

Pays a Visit to Mrs. Garfield-Incl-
dents Of His Trip With the Remains
Of belong and Companions.

Lieut.. Giles B. Harder. tine naval
officer who secured and brought
home the remains OF Lieut.. DeLoDp
and his unfortunate companions
spent Wednesday in Cleveland as the
gasst OF Mrs. Garfield, 10 Prospect
street. The Lieutenant left fol
Washington last evening to presen'
his official report of the expedition
and await orders. -,
"As to whether the porth pole will
ever be reached and of what use il
will be to mankind when it is, said
Lieut.. Harder. in conversation
Yesterday afternoon. "sre questions
about which [ have worried myself
very little. The object OF my trip to
that portion OF the world was speci-
fcslly stated in my instructions, and
I had comparatively little opportunity
to Judge of polar difficulties from a
scientific standpoint. Probably the
most satisfactory method yet proposed
is that of Captain Howgate, ~ho
advocates the establishment OF q
gradually lengthening chain OF posts.
If it were possible TO keep the men
healthy the object of reaching the
pole would be eventually. accom-
plished.
sCURvY Is THE GREAT sCOUE GE
To Che people there. Even where the
supplies of meat are fresh, as the
Russian meteorological stations, it is
found impossible to keep the men
free from this disease.
81 was absent" continued the
Lieutenant, EXACTLY two years, two
wet ks, anil two days. from the time
l lsit Nsw York Hsrbor until / re-
enterel it again. The summer and
part of the winter was spent in search
OF traces of possible survivors. We
covered about 1000 miles in boats
and sleds drawn by dogs snd deer
while on this search. The tomb of
DeIong and nine companions was q
box shaped affair. situated on the top
OF high rock. 1! was about twenty
feet long, and nine feet wide. built Of
plank and covered with stone, and
Dad the general shape OF triangular
pyramid on its side. There was 8
large cross in it's center. The bodies
were OF course beyond recognition so
far as features were concerned. We
had no difficulty III recognizing the
different ones. however, from the
general description that had besn
Us. We had
THREE MODES OF RECOGNIZING THEM,
First by the positions in which they
sy, which had been accurately de-
second by the clothing and
third by the position of the arms and
egs. The bodies occupied precisely
he same attitudes they had occupied
when the final death struggle was
over. Some had their legs drawn up
others lay with their arms
stretched at right angles to their
bodies, while all showed more or less
,videncs of contortion. The ten
bodies were transported in sleds $50
niles to Yakats, where the limbs
we're composed and the caskets pro-
vided."
THE SPEED OF REINDEER.
considering the facilities" said
Lieut.. barber in answer to a question,
travelling lie done pretty rapidly 10
hat portion of the world. When q
Governor visits there he can cover
about 200 miles with his special re-
avs of deer. Ordinarily two deer will
lrsw 8 sled ssventy miles in single
ley, and average thirty-6ve or forty
niles day for many days. The deer
IRE used to draw sleds in the mount
.inous regions, and az they feed upon
moss they are more readily taken
,are OF than dogs. whose supply of
God must be carried along. The dogs
are used in the level country. Twelve
are attached TO each sled. Ona thou
Jand pounds, besides the driver, is
considered a load for them. They
ire hitched in pairsi and they are
guided ia any direction by peculiar
,ries from the driver. In the bes.
outfits of the kind there is one trained
log running loose in from: of the
others. To this animal the peculiar
,alls OF the driver are directed, and
he dogs hitcbed to the sled always
AXE the same dire otion as the leader.
The animals will cover over forty
nilee in 8 day. They are of about
he same sizs as 81. Bernard dog,
but have the appearance of wolves"
cleveland Leader.