The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-23
OF the Grenly EzpctiItlon-!Thcl IIerois,n o
/. Comrades in DiAtrrs.-A Vivid lDescrip,
tion Of tho Condition Of tho Unlostu.
w. nato Explorers Whom Rescued.

follows: There was m impress
sive scene inside Greely's tent
Lieutenant Grecly was found in his sleep
ing bag, his body inclined forward ant
head resting upon his left hand. .,1cI,t
book Of common prayer was open aht
held in his right hand. s;He appeared Il
be reading the prayers TO Private Connell
whose condition was most; desperate ant
critical. lie was cold TO the waist. AL
sensation Of hunger was gone and lit, wa.
speechless and almost breathless: Eli!
eyes were fixed and CLASSY, indeed hi
weakness was such that it was with diff
cult he swallowed the stimuIauts riyel
him by Doctors Green and Ames, Iii!
jaws lad dropped, his heart was barel,
pulsating and his bod : temperature ver!
low. - ~ = ~ - A.
"A TENDER SCENE. -
This tender scene Of the helpless almost
famished officer consoling a dying com
panion was in itself one that brought tears
to the eyes Of the strongest and stoutest o.
those who stood about them on the mer.
ciful errand OF relief. +.
:. .iserst,.nts Braincrd and Fredericks and
hospital steward, Briederback, we're cx.
tremely weak and hardly able to stand.
awoy frnm tba;r Sana ao.. tOayentusS; T
nor % 70 % nro,ars @ Snr S..p 10 seek !: !ooT "
ho;,od sod, 0 slt;n NV W. ~ slnp'e aiet y
Nv Iu ~ Sn.a oa.ai, S' hul ~ co!'ecI !!ehens.
,,oi @ ~ ~ onona "on ..uaPs ~ tpoh wa.cnN .he!
H. Gr' ~ TsNG ~ sie.is eAeehi e9 sustain
n"n,,,.. n.o. a'e's .Iees hl!us ana nmDs we1e
"S ,,"t %a ~ r,oo;.a ou M cA1s. h s!ia1 .ney cona
ts" ~ III. W .e.os..AGa s... u la!s llulcAled 'hai
THo t;to snes ,tai'y .'au put snoit tease o.
!ns, piopao's noI uioao tnan lofty-elght
aou,s y. tne niost. Inns TACT was recoe.
n'zeu ny th'ni all alu had come 10
them IRON Their experience during that
'ons Ahu aesolate winter III watching ihelf
usans aa soll,l,ainoas Us one Mter another
p'lsseu sway 'fo'a among shem forever. I I
,,'..s HANDS AND FEET FROZEN OFF. :. I.
Poor Sergeant Ellison was found in his
ss,een;no ,,,o p,,a,o ho b.s ~, ,aT2I,a,s
,"e 80 -, Aau .''n he'p'e;'
aau hopeless lor months with MS hands
and feet frozen OF. Strapped to one Of
s.t,mps was found a spoon which come
COMPANION had strappcd there to enable
him to feed himself. His physical coudi-
tion otherwi, ,e apnpored to hs thN bast NJ
any OF the survivors, and this NAV he
attributed 10 tho ioct thot "aoh =; b;s ia
companions had doled ont to him from
their small allowance Of food something 10
help him on account Of his complete help.
!essness to add anything to his own by
hunting ;'l u, about @ rocks iSr lichens Or catch,
stren"th by cxert;"n a iro;,,eut en- wdssu ,1areto u
This care Of Ellison was such as only
brave aud generous men suffering with
o.nes unuyr nn ,he most desperate CIR
Sc .seaht Lone was 'yerv n,rch rodncad
tho Ugh in somewhat better condition than
some OF the Others His Office Of hunter
lor mo starving party bad made it nee
ess ry 10 increase slightly his pittance
OF 1901 TO maintain hls strength that be
might continue his battle for iood and life
Tor the helpless, In his case, however,
nc effect OF his continued effort had told
us story IN ms wasted iorm. Shorter and
shorter journeys were made in good
weather, While in frequent bad weather
i,nn,;roa tl,,+ ~ :, .I,o.fIa .
,'p"i,Gu ,o.,a .',a. a when LIE )oylui signal or
lne WHSLE WIS hearu ne mo only strength
e,.oIsi e.ossn,. iea' ~ staescf out 10 the rocks
~ ta 1ne Walei 70 see II the signal
1ie nearl ~ laa p,oceeaeu from the ships IN
asmt. il.s nrSs vise was bitter disat'-
us ne saw nothing: e rs
ROLLED DowS. THE CLIFF.
/. A second visit Is minutes later brought
him within 5ovordsofthe Roar,s staom r,,t
-. " w. - '''e Dea. s'e''''' tu'
'er ahaln view Of the relief ships coming
around Cape Sabine. When the steam
cutter ran into the beach where ,onr was
.oon hc ro,,cd down tho ;.o oo,,......l .,;g
sS, - -. ~ w.. 'o ~ 'eo so'cfcu '.'A
ana was sakeh INTO the cutter. he IN
formed Lieutenant Colwcll that the loca-
.l1u ~ =. .nc e'n'p was Just over NE chll. ~
medical orcrs Waro frnn 'sTn .Ta srs ;ns
that lis chances Of lie Were , yery VS. small .
that as soon as healthiul food was availa.
d ole ana a,:, the aisest,ye functions should be
re-eslaolsaeo iul,y, ana q healthiul
round OF !, blood circulation would
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