Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-28
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
srScAl DISPATCHES 10 THE nroonD.unOs.
DOMESTIC.
The Greedy Survivors = Interesting De-
tails of the Expedition for Their Re-

| The Greedy Survivors Interesting De
tails of the Expedition for Their Re.
lief.
| details, from the log of the steamship
Lochgarry, of the Greedy relief expedition
are provided by Ensign w. r. Chambers
who was III command of the vessel during
It's cruise 10 the Polar regions: On ouI
! nrst day out from St Johns a heavy foe
set III, and We encountered large iceberg,
In steering out of its way we lost sight OF
the Ihetls, and could only resume our DO
sition by the sound of her whistle. NAV
| 18th, when we were off Cape Farewell, we
met the first great quantity of ice. and
were obliged TO go ahead slowly. Nav
I'd we sighted Disco, but had much diff
Guilty III finding the harbor The island
| was covered with ice and snow. and the
landmarks were invisible. We left Cod
haven May 18th, at 10 A. NJ. and steamed
| through ice along the coast 10 the point
| about ten miles below Hare Island. Here
we found the ice so thick that we were
compelled to lay to. Lieutenant Schley
signaled for me 10 go back to
Godhaven and wait for a favorable
opportunity, with an east wind. 10
proceed 10 Upernavik We left God
haven the second time May 9th, and en-
countered more ice, through which we
pushed our way, and found the Thctis living
TO at Hare Island having been unable to
beat passage through The next
morning the whalerS Arctic and
Wolf joined us, and one started
ahead. The ice was heavy and very hum
mocky, and we experienced great difficulty
IN making progress. We several times
narrowly escaped collision with the Wolf
We finally succeeded in getting ahead, and
the Wolf followed in the opening we made.
The ThetS was now out of sight, and we
set our course for Oomeuack Fiord. Here
we sighted the Thetis. ten miles ahead. We
overhauled the Thetis May 2Sth. Captain
Schley hailed us and said: Go to Uperna-
ylk, calling at Proven. If you meet the
Bear, coal her with dispatch" During the
log which came on we got into q false lead,
ana While returning To open water to trv
another, met the Thetis, and proceeded
together, in the midst of a binding snow
storm, which lasted all night. 10 Upcrna-
vlk. On our arrival there, Nav 10Th, we
found the Bear, and coaled her The vessels
remained in the vicinity for nearly
week, when the Thetis and Bear proceeded
northward, while we waited for the Alert,
which arrived June 14tb. The Governor
OF Upernavik told us there was no hope of
was unusually close. We left with the
Alert June 2lst, and reached Berry Island
June 24th. We went ahead, pushing
through the ice all the way, and Jane 25th
reached HorSehead. Here the Alert got
nipped in the ice, and in trying to get her
out we lost so much time that the neck had
become impenetrable We Law iammed i'm
the ice off Duck Island till June 10Th. We
worked all night on the 2Sth, blasting
and saving the ice, and finally got
away into the open water. June 30th
we were off Wilcox Head where we had
more hard pushing To get TO open water |
beyond Devils Thumb. While busy here, |
we sighted the Thetis and Bear coming |
toward US, and knew at once from their |
that the Greedy explorers had |
been traced, and that the survivors, if any, |
were on board. We returned to the open |
water, when thick fog set in, and it was |
some time before | could go on board the |
Thetis and learn the news of the rescue. |
We then pushed south with all haste pos |
sible, and arrived i'll Upernavik July I'd. |
Captain Schley then dispatched the Alert |
and Lochgarry to Godhaven, while the |
Thetis and Bear put into Upernayik, the |
former TO shift her broken rudder, and the |
latter to get coal. At Godhaven the latter's |
was repaired, and we buried |
there one Of the Esquimaux of Lieutenant |
Greely's party. We left Godhaven with |
the Alert in tow. OFF the coast of New |
foundland we encountered a gale, and the |
steel barrier parted three times The Alert |
was finally cast adrift July 18th. We |
dropped anchor at st. Johns at 8 A. NJ. on |
July 18th.