Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-08-28

away with some sharp instrument.
That remaining on the feet, hands and
face showed no signs of decomposition.
In an interview w. H. Kislingbury,
brother of the deceased Lieutenant,
outlined the condition of things which
would lead to the belief that the
Greely expedition was divided into
no parties or factions, and that one
perished because the other had gain
ed possession by force of the food sup
ply. In this ostracized party were
Lieut.. Kislingbury and Dr.. Pavy.
The condition of Lieut.. Kinlingbury's
body shows that he had died of star
vation at time when the others had
some food supply. There was abso-
lutely nothing in the stomach, and in
the intensities was lump of inligest-
ible material There were no indica-
tions of rupture, and the story that he
injured himself is discredited. w. III.
Kislingbury opposed the exhuming of
the remains up TO Wednesday night,
in the belief that his brother could
not have been preyed upon by the
survivors, because of the report that
he had helped to kill the polar bear
three days before he died. The party
was rescued three weeks after his bro
theirs death, and Kislinbury held
that the bear would furnish the nee
cessary food for the few survivors for
that length of time if fairly distribut-
ed and husbanded, but the indications
are that Lieut.. Kislingbury partook
of the bear, and the fact that the heshy
parts of the Lieutenant's body had
been cut off In careful and scientific
manner shows the bear story to be
myth invented by some one to conceal
cannibalism. Instead of eating bear
the survivors subsisted on the bodies
of their dead companions. In the
opinion of Kislingbury, DR.. Pavy saw
the advance and the outcome of a des
perate struggle for substance, and
ended his life, or else fell victim to
the desperation of the immediate ad-
herents of Greely. In other words,
it was case in which those not in fa
vor with the commander were COM
PEELED to die that the others might
live. There is suspicion that one of
the doomed party, Private Henry, WAS
shot while trying to get share of TIE
food. Henry's death is not sufficient
ly explained. Mr. Kislingbury takes
this gloomy view, that there was a
struggle among the starving and des-
perate men, and that the strongest, by
virtue of authority and the possession
of the little food they had on hand,
survived. Lieut.. Kislingbury, it
scenes, was under the ban of Greely's
displeasure from the beginning. This
is the statement made by w. III. kis-
lingbury to the Times representive.
CHIcAGo, August 14.--William
Helms, who wrote to Secretary Uhan-
dler demanding an investigation into
the death of Private Henry, is dis
tant relative of Henry by marriage.
Henry's father and mother live in
Germany, and his sister lives in Lin
coin, Neb. Her name is Dora Buck.
Henry's proper name was Charles
Henry Buck. He changed his name
on entering the regular army. Mr..
Helms said that if Henry did steal
the provisions Lieut.. Greely was justi-
fed in ordering his death. In view OF
the other circumstances surrounding
the case, however, Mr.. Helms said he
felt justified in asking an Investigate
ion.
Gone of the survivors told me"
said a seamon of the relief expedition
yesterday, "that when Henry was shot
he had no chance to defend himself
He was killed quietly, and hardly any
of the men knew it. But they were
all very glad of it, because he was
much the strongest of the whole lot,
and they were afraid that when their
strength gave out he would turn
around and live on them until some
body came. They all agreed that
Henry stole rations, but each one
knew of at least three others who did
the same thing, only it seems, Henry
was the sharpest and they were all
afraid of him. None of the survivors
ever spoke about cannibalism except
in regard to Henry, and though we all
guessed it, We never questioned. The
only thing that would have surprised
US would have been to have fosnc
they had not eaten each other"
| The New York Health officers were
much surprised yesterday to learr
that Henry had really been shot, ano
that the burial permit which they hae
issued, giving starvation as the cause
of death, was incorrect.
1t was said that the death certifi
cate under the which they ISSUED
= permit was signed by Col. Suther
land, Medical Director of the Depart
ment of the East. 1t was not usua
to make any examination when, as il
this case, death had taken place out
side the State, the body being brough
in for burial. No steps will be tax el
in the matter, except to amend the re
, cord, SO that the true cause of deatl
may appear on the books of the de
partment.
The Coroners said yesterday tina
az matters stood they would do moth
ing. Coroner Robinson Of Long Il
land City said that ne should do notk
ing in any case unless a complain
: were made by some person legally in
: 'terested in determinging the cause o
Henry's death and the state of his RI
, mains. Coroner Levy said he Nigh
: possibly have the remains disinterre
!. if he were to have irrefutable evidene
( presented to him that Henry had bee
: buried under false pretences. II
e did not think that such evidence ha
: been produced as yet, in spite I
IL Lieut.. Grecly's report,