The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-22

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Tho New York Times Of Tuesday morning
says: Written documents now in the posses
sion Of tho navy department q Warrington
add to the record Of miserable human suffer-
ings already published In connection with tho
finding Of the Grcoly relief expedition, tho
most shocking stories Of inhumanity and cam
nibalism. All the facts have been in the pos
session Of Secretary Chandler for nearly three
weeks, but 50 closely have they been guarded,
and SO strictly have the naval officers land
sailors maintained the silence imposed upon
them, that not even an inkling of the true aud
horrible condition of affairs has yet reached the
public car Tho sufYorings and privations Of
the mon in their canvas hut during the long,
bitter winter of 1884, have not half been told
1t has been published that after game gave out
carly in February they lived principally on
seal skins, lichens and shrimps.
As . matter Of fact they were kept alive on
human flesh When the rescuing party dis.
duty was to look to tho men who were inscn-
sible from cold and privation even to the point
of death One Of thcm, German, was wild.
In his lclirum he shrieked, "Oh!" o. the sail
ors took hold Of him to lift him tenderly,
"Don't let them shoot mo ~ they did poor
was! Don't let them do ii, DON'T Tho sailors
were mortified, but at once reported tho mans
words to Commander Schlcy.
When the horrible reality was brought out
before Nh investigating committee, Commander
Scllcy intrustcd two or three gentlemen,
among whom was DIR. Amos, the surgeon Of
the Bear, to make q careful examination, and
put their conclusions in writing. This was
done, and tho reports are now in the hands Of
the navy department. Lieut.. Greeley was do
cidedly averso to having the bodies Of the
buried dead disturbed, butthe bodies were dug
contained nothing but heaps Of white bones,
many of them picked clean. by inquiries
Commander Schlcy discovered many Of the
seventeen men who arc said to have persisted
from starvation had been eaton by their fam
fishing comrades. 1t was the one last resort
It is reported that the only men who escaped
the knife were three or four who died Of scurvy.
Tho amputated limbs Of men who aftcrward
persisted, were eagerly devoured as food.
Whether the four bodies which were swept out
to sea and never recovered would have added
further evidence to this story Of horrible
, , .s cannot be learned now
Of s'1S IN nsyy pdsss give III Ss
particulars az told by the survivors.
Charles p Hcnry's death was particularly
tragic. Driven to despair by his frightful hun
ger, Henry saw an opportunity TO steal . little
moro than his share of rations, and he made
the attempt He was found and shot for his
crime. lii the published official report the
death of this man is set down as having oc-
Cured Juno5 When the body was found his
hands and face, though slrunken, were intact
and recognizable; hut nearly everywhere else
the skin had lecn stripped from him and the
flesh picked from the homes. Even his heart and
hOd
was in this condition when it was inferred last
saturday The letter from his friend Robert
$. Oberfclder, of Sidney, Ncb., which is daily
looked for, will probably never como to light