Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-07-24
REscUE OF THE GREELY PARTY.

In the whirl of events no news came more un-
expectedly to the American people, and we may
say more welcome to them and the inhabitants
of the civilized world than the intelligence flash
ed from St. Johns, New Foundland, last Thurs
dav that three of the Greely relief vesselsThetiS,
Bear, and Lord Garry, had arrived at st. Johns,
having on board the Arctic explorer, Lieutenant
Greely and the remnant of his party that had
survived the five years of isolation and impris-
onment in the barren polar region. Lieutenant
Schley, commander Of the expedition, tele-
graphs modestly to the Secretary OF the Navy,
that at 9 P. NJ, on June 22nd, five miles off Cape
Sabine, in Smiths Sound, the 7hetis and Bear
rescued alive Lieut.. A. w. Greedy, Sergt Brai-
nerd, Sergt. Fredericks, Sergt. Long, Hospital
Steward Beiderback Private Connell and Sergt.
Ellison, the only survivors Of the Lady Franklin
Bay (Greely) Expedition. Sergt Ellison had
lost both hands and feet by frost bite, and died
July g. at Godhaven, three days after amputation,
which had become imperative. Seventeen of the
twenty-five persons composing this expedition
perished by starvation at the point where they
were found. One was drowned while sealing to
procure food Twelve bodies of the dead were
rescued and are now on board tie Thetis and Bear.
One Esquimau, Turnevik, was buried at Disco
in accordance with the desire Of the inspector OF
49, VAN
ice fort near the camp were swept to sea by the
winds and currents before his arrival and could
not be recovered.
A list Of those who perished in the Greely eX-
petition is given, and the names of twelve Of the
dead whose bodies were rescued and brought to
st. Johns to be placed in metallic cases. Lieut..
Schley's report which is short, briefly narrates
Greely's adventures after abandoning Fort Con-
| of Anu on6 establishing
his permanent camp, October 2lst on an ice foe
in Smiths Sound, where he was found. They
were adrift for thirty days on an ice foe in
Smiths Sound and for nine long and weary
months they had to live on scanty allowance OF
damaged food. After that they had to live on
boiled seaskin strips from their clothing, lichens
and shrimps, when their weakness enabled them
to procure them in quantities enough to be OF
service. At the time the rescue was made four
of the Greely party were so exhausted that they
could not have lived twenty-four hours. All
Greelv's records and all the instruments brought
bv him from Fort Conger are recovered and are
on board.
A dispatch of last Saturday says that Lieut.
Greely and his men were progressing favorably,
Greely less so, perhaps, than the others. On
Friday he exhibited symptoms of great fatigue
and weakness, caused by talking too much. He
is the guest of the city of st. Johns and besides
himself each member of the party forms the CEN
tire of listening admirng groups, and goes over
and over the recital of the terrible past.
Caskets were prepared for the dead and me-
| mortal services were held on Sunday in all the
churches Of the city, and commemorative SER
mons preached.
| Lieut.. Schley has received orders from Wash
ington to remain at st. Johns only so long as
may be necessary and then to proceed with his
three vessels, with tho survivors and dead, tc
Portsmouth, n. f., where he will await further
orders. and where the members Of the Greely
party and relief expedition can become acclima'
ted before proceeding further south. The re-
turning vessels will sail from st. Johns to-day