Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1884-07-18
EASTERN.
Farther About the Finding OF the
Greeley Pnrty-List or the Dead
BRIEF Details OF the Expedi-
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WASHINGTON, d. c., July 1.-THE
following telegram was received at the
Navy Department this morning:
ST. JOHNS, N. F.,9 M, July II.
10 Hon. Wm. Chandler, Secretary Of the
Mary, Washington, ID. c.:
The Thetis, Bear and Lockgarry ar
rived here to day from West Greenland.
All well. They separated from the Alert
l50 miles north during gale at 8 P. M,
June 22d, i've miles off Cape Sabine, in
smiths Sound. The Thetis and Bear
rescued alive Lieut.. A. w. Greeley,
Sergeant Brainard, Sergeant Fredericks,
Sergeant Long, Hospital Steward Bieber-
back, Private Connell and Sergeant ELI
son. the only Survivors of the Lady
Franklin Bay expedition. Sergeant Ell
llson had lost both hands and feet by
frost bite and died July 9th, at Good
haven, three days after amputation,
which had become imperative. Seven
teen of the twenty-five persons compos-
ing the expedition perishcd by starvation
at the point where found. One was
drowned while sealing to procure food.
4 WtlNt DOuitS vi tuC dcdu mttt ltCoN
cred and are now on board the Thetis
and b ,ar, One, Eskimo Turverik, was
buried at DISC. in accordance with the
desire of the Inspector of Western
Greenland. Five bodies. as follows: Ser
geant Cross, January /, 1884; Weduck
Eskimo, April 9th; Sergeant Linn,
April 9th; Lieutenant Lockwood,
April 9th; Sergeant Jewell, April 18th;
private Ellis, May 10Th; Sergeant Rails
ton, May 23d, were buried in the ice
at Fort Lear. The camp was swept
away to sea by the winds and currents
before my arrival and could not be re-
covered, with the dates of their deaths,
private Henry, June 9th; private Schni-
der, June 18th. The names of the dead
buried in the ice at the Fort, with the
date OF death of those whose
bodies were not recovered are
as follows: Sergeant Rice, April
9th, 1884; Corporal Salem, June Sd;
private Binder, June 9th; Assistant Sur
geon Pavy, June 9th; Sergeant Gardner,
June 18th. Drowned by breaking
through newly formed ice while sealing,
Jensen Edwards, Eskimo, April oath. |
would urgently suggest that the bodies
now on board be placed in metallic cases
here for safer and better transportation
In a seaway this appears to me impera-
tive.
Greeley abandoned Fort Congcr Aug.
ust 9, 1883, and reached Baird Inlet
September Goth following, with the en-.
tire party well. He abandoned all his
boats and was adrift 30 days on an ice
foe in Smiths Sound. HIS permanent
camp was established October 81, 1883,
at the point where he was found. All
Greeleys records and all the instru-
ments brought by him from Fort Conger
are recovered and are on board. The
Thetis and Bear reached Cape York
June 18th, after passage of 81 days
in Melville Bay, withs two advance
ships of the Dundee whaling fleet. and
continued to Cape Sublime. Returning
seven days later, they fell in with seven
others Of this fleet off Wostenholm Is
land and announced Greeley's rescue to
them, that they might not be delayed
from their fishing grounds nor be tempt
ed into the dangers of Smiths Sound, in
view of the reward of So, 600 offered by
Congress. Returning across Melville
Bay. they fell in with the "Alert" and
Lock Garry off Devils Thumb, strug.
Cling through heavy ice. Commander
Coffin did admirably to get along so far
with the transport so early in the season
before the opening had occurred.
Lieut.. Emory, with the Bear, has sup
ported me throughout with great skill
fulness and unAinching readiness in ac-
complishing the great duty of relieving
Greeley. The Greeley party are very
much improved since their rescue, but
were critical in the extreme when found
and for several days after Sixty eight
hours delay in reaching them would
have been fatal to all now living. This
great result Is entirely due to the un.