The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-12-30
A sEAMEN,s STORY.
How the Greedy rar,y was For

How the Greedy Party Was Pound.
Quartermasters Burke and Clark and Sea-
man J.. q. Smith, who belonged TO tho United
States steamer Bear, OF the Greedy Relief Ex
petition, arrived In the city last evening.
They brought with them the costumes they
wore in that region OF perpetual ice and
"Dime," the Esquimaux sledge dog, the COM
panion OF their voyage.
I'VE sailed from New York April "a, 1884,"
said Seaman Smith, "the Thetis following on
The let OF May and the Alert on the 10th. AT
Disco we shipped twenty-nlne Esquimaux
dogs and two drivers, and at Uppernavik, the
extreme northern Danish settlement, met the
Thetis. The ice delayed us a month going
through Melville Bay. on the way to Cape
whalers, who were looking for Greedy In the
hope OF getting the reward OF $4,000. No
trace OF the party was found Of Cape York aud
wo started for the Carry Islands. Here we
found no trace Of Greedy, but records OF the
voyage OF Captain Mares and q barrel OF excel
lent rum. This was sampled by tho boats
fact, they all got full as goats aud slid down
the glaciers ON their backs at the risk OF thoir
necke.
"At Littieton leland, the entrance of smith's
Sound, we were nlpped In the Ice three days.
The Bear and Thetis sailed from there to Oapo
Sabine. on the extreme point OF which records
OF the Greedy party were found by an ensign
OF the Thets. The Bear started at once for
Cooked Hat Cove, where Greedy was, as In
Dictated by the messages. The steam launch
under Lieutenant Colwell made the landing.
figure was seen advancing over the ice.
"'who are you? said Chief Engineer Low.
81 am Sergeant Long said the emaciated
wretch.
"Ts dreely aiivea' was the next question.
"Yes, but starving. For Gods sake, give
me something to eat.'
1--WE took the man on board the Bear Mt
once. Commander schley and DR.. Ames landed
as soon as possible with medical supplies.
The party was found In O dilapidated tent,
lying in their sleeping bags, unable to stand
upon their feet, which were useless. They
were 80 weak and emacfated that they were
literally nothing but human skeletons
wrapped In skin. Greedy was reading from a
prayer.book to Private Cornell, who was sup
II was an American expedition that had res
cued him Greedy said: Il am glad to SEQ you.
DR.. Ames took charge OF the party and allowed
1othing TO be given them but small teaspoon
rll brandy punch at Intervals, and at last
osa quantities OF food. The living and the
drHf. were removed aboard the vessels as soon
possible. All but ak bodies were recov-
0vered with alcohol in tanks. We stayed at
Oapc Sabine only eleven hours and returned
through Melville Bay as fast as the ice would
allow.
"one OF our Esquimaux went crazy here,
and, jumping on the ice, ran OF as fast as his
tailed to follow and bring him back. Such
running you never saw. When they captured
him he thrned up his toes like turtle, OK.
pecting to DO carried. But the tars didn't
look at 1t that way. They punched him with
their boarding pixies until he was glad to trot
back to the ship. We arrived at st. Johns, N.
F., July II, where the iron conins were re.
shall be at Forepaugh's Dino Museum during
the coming week."-iHiiddeipttd Times.