The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-25

listed ct Fort Columbus, New Ysfk Harbor,
born at Chemnitz, Germany. Francis Long,
Private Company F, Ninth Infantry, en-
listed at Omaha Barricks, Neh, born in
Wurtemburg, Germany.
1 THE FARTHEsr NORTH.
General Hazen Chief Signal Officer, re-
ceived the following telegram:
| ST.. JOHNS, N. F., July 15.-For the first time
| in three centuries England yields the honor of
wood and Sergeant Brainerd May 10 reached
| Lockwood Island. latitude 50 degrees, "a sec
onds; longitude A degrees, seconds. They
| to the northwest but to the northeast Green
land yet extended, lost to view in Cape Robert
Lincoln. latitude 50 degrees, IS seconds; longi,
tude 80 degress. Lieutenant Lockwood
water ON :ke North Greenland shore,
the party barely escaping drifting
lowing the Markham route, was adrift one
| day in the Polar Ocean north of Joseph Henry
and escaped TO land, abandoning nearly
later summer trip into the interior of Grin
/ nell land, discovering Lake Hazen, some six
| ty by ten miles in extent, which is fed by ice.
| giles River and Weyprecht ford into Cony
| Bears Bay and Archer ford. From the sum
init of Mount Arthur 500 feet the contour
WINGED me that Grinnell land tends directly
south from Lieutenant Aldrich's farthest trip
| in 1875. In 1888 Lieutenant LOCKWOOD and
Grinnell land, and ninety miles from Beautax
| Bay the head of Archer's ford struck tho
head of a ford from the Western Sea. tenn
| pOrariy named by Lockwood, Greedy hord.
| From the center of the ford, in latitude 50
| degrees - minutes, longitude % degrees 30
minutes Lieutenant Lockwood saw the north
| west the southern shore extending some fifty
| miles with Cape lockwood some seventy miles
| distant, apparently separate land from Grim
Land Lieutenant Lockwood followed
going ana returning an ice cape averaging
about one hundred and fifty feet perpendicu-
interior is ice capped with a belt of country
some sixty miles wide between the northern
and southern ice capes. In March, 1884, Ser
northwest side Of Mount Carey to Hayes
coast sSree capes westward Of
isss. The sound extends some twenty miles
| farther west than shown by the English chart,
but is possibly shut in by the land which
showed up across G the western end Il, The two
| tons and the retreat to Cape Sabine were &C.
| complished without loss of life, disease, Sc
rions accident OF even severe frost bites; M, No
| one death occurred from it last winter.
| LSignedl GREEDY, Commanding.
| GREELEY INTERVIEWED.
ST. JOHNS, n. F., July 1s.-On arrival at
the anchorage of the relief squadron yester-
day an Associated Press correspondent in
terviewed Lieutenant Greedy and other sur
vivOrs of the Arctic colony. The following
facts were disclosed: After passing two
winters at Fort COnger in scientific re-
searches, Lieutenant Greedy, with his
Ghole party intact, broke up their encamp-
ment and commenced a southwest descent.
This was accomplished amid great
perils from gales of wind, ice nips
and other casualties. Cape Sabine hav-
ing been reached temporary home was
erected, built of stone and covered by the
boats sails brought along by the party. On
the goth of September, winter quarters were
established at Cape Sabine. The commits
sariat had become very meager, ard the
cache of provisions left by the Proteus last
year but poorly supplemented it, The steam
launch had become fast on the ice few
weeks previous, and had to be abandoned
during the whole winter. The first havoc
in the ranks was early in January,
when one of the men dropped of
with scurvy. On the 9th of April Lieu
tenant Lockwood and Mr.. Rice, the
photographer, succumbed, after heroic at
tempt to secure for their starving comrades
about two hundred pounds of meat sup
posed to be cached at a place named Red
Creek. distant about fifteen miles from the
encampment. Israel, the astronomer. per-
ished May 27; l.. Kislingbury died June l.,
and DIR. Pavy the naturalist, slept in death
June 6. Not one of the victims realized
that death was so near. They all died
tranquil, painless death. Two Esqui-
maux also persisted; one of starva-
ton, the other drowned, his kayak be-
Sn,, hx-o ,aI inaA
II, thus cutting off all prospecting for a
supply of seal meat for the starving ex-
plOrers. The Esquimo were most faithful
and devoted followers and helpers of
Lieutenant Greedy. Ellis was rescued and
safely brought on board the steamship
Bear, where he died a few days
subsequently. His is an extraOrdi-
nary instance of human endurance.
While away some ten miles from
his hut last winter the temperature
suddenly dropped forty-eight degrees below
zero. His hands and feet were frozen to
the very bone, and he was dragged by his
comrades in an almost dying condition to
his hut. His feet and hands were literally
amputated by the incisive frost, and in this
terrible state he lived through the dismal
/ months that interviewed between that time
and the rescue.
| FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The bodies of twelve of the victims
have been brought up by the
steamers Bear and Thetis, en-
balmed i'm tanks filled with alcohol. The
survivors are all doing well and rapidly
gaining flesh and strength. Lieutenant
Greedy, who was in an exceedingly crit
ical condition when transferred to
the Thetis is now able to move
about. This morning he drove
out for an hours ride to get the country air
and came back quite recuperated. The res
cue took place on the 22d of June under cir
cumstances of great difficulty. The Thetis
and Bear lay off from shore about three hun
dred yards. There was terrific gale blow
ing from the southwest, heavy sea was
running, and formidable ice nip was
apparently inevitable. Lieutenant Greedy
and the other six survivors had to be trans
ferred from their camp to the steam launch
and whale boat in their sleeping bags, and
while steaming from land to the ships the
destruction of the whole party at one time
seemed certain. The sea swept furiously
over them, and the fury of the wind threat
ened at every instant to capsize them.
At length they were safely placed on board
the rescuing squadron, where every posi-
bic preparation had been made TO secure
their recovery. The Greedy party reached
the highest latitude ever yet reached by
polar explorers, namely, SO degrees, 25 $40
minutes. The coast of Greenland was car.
ried up to IS degrees, 35 minutes, by OBJ
servation, and named Cape Lincoln.
The steamship Alert parted company with
the squadron yesterday off Turk island
and has not yet reached port. 1t was dis
I MT Nv ion