The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-24
A narrowing Tale of Suffering Fsom
Cold and Starvation.
rHE eEEELY ExPRDIrIoN.
The Survivors Found by the Relic
Shfns Theta ana Baar

49, 1A1 NAFSEo EOo40 QY the lkOltGf
Ships Thet1s and Bear.
WAsHINeToN, July 1.-THE acting
secretary OF the navy has just received 3
telegram from st. John, stating that the
Greedy relief expedition has been found.
The survivors of the Greedy party num-
bered seven, Instead Of eight as previous
II reported. Their names are Lieuten-
ant Greedy, Sergeant Brainard, Sergeant
Fredsricks, Sergeant Long, Sergeant
Ellison, Hospital Steward Beiber.
back and Private Cornell. They
were found by the relief ships
Thetis and Bear i've miles off cape Sa-
bine, In Smiths sound.
Sergeant Ellis was very badly frost
bitten and died at God Haven, July 9th,
after undergoing surgical operation.
The relief ships, Thetis and Bear,
with the survivors are now at st. John,
New Foundiand.
The following telegram was received
at the navy department this morning:
ST.. JOINS. N. F.. 8 q. m. July II.
To Hon. VIM. E. Chandler. Secretary Of the
Navy, Washington, D. c.:
The "Thetis," "Bear" and aI.ock
Garry" arrived here TO day from West
Greenland all we'll. They separated
from the "Alert" $50 miles north during
gale at p. m, June 70. Five miles of
Cape Sabine, in Smiths Sound, the
'sThetis" and "Bear" rescued alive Lieut..
A. W. Greedy Sergeant BraInard, Sergeant
Fredericks, Sergeant Long. Hospital
Connel, and Sergeant Ellison,
the only survivors OF the Lady
Franklin Bay expedition. Sergeant
Ellison had lost both hands and feet by
frost bite and died July 9th st God
Haven, three days after the amputation
which had become imperative. Seven
teen of the twenty-five persons compos
| ing the expedition persisted by starYa-
tion at the point where found. One was
drowned while sealing to procure food.
Twelve bodies of dead survivors were
rescued and are now on board the The
| It's and Bear. One Eskimo, Turvevik,
the desire of the inspector of western
Greenland, and five as follows !:
Sergeant Cross, January LIST, "a; We'd
euck, Eskimo, April 5th Sergeant Linn,
April Sth; Lieutenant Lockwood, April
9th; Sergeant jewell. April 18th private
| Ellis, May 10Th; Sergeant Ralston, May
23rd. The bodies were buried in an Ice
| fort near the camp, but were swept away
| to sea by the winds and currents before
my arrival, and could not be recovered.
The dates Of death were: Private Hen
ry, June 9th; Private Schneider, June
18th. The names of the
fort with the dates of death whose
bodies were not recovered were as fol.
lows: Sergeant Rice, April 9th, 1884;
Corporal Salem. June 3rd; Private Ben
/ der, June 9th: Assistant Surgeon
Pavey, June 9Th; Sergent Gardner
June 10; drowned by breaking through
newly formed ice while sealing, Jenf
Edwards, EsquimO, June Gath.
would urgently suggest that the
bodies now on bofrd be placed in me
tallic cases here for safer and better
transportation. In eeaway this ap.
pears to me imperative. Greedy aban
doned Fort Conger August 9, 1888, and
reached Baird Inlet September % fol
lowing, with the entire party. He aban
dOned ali his boats, and was adrift thir
ty days on an ice foe in Smiths sound
His permanent camp was estab
lished October 81, 1888, at a point wher'
he was found.
During nine months his party had t.
live upon Q scant allowance of fOO(
brought from Ft. COnger that was each
ed at Prayer Harbor and Cape Isabeili
by Sir George Mares, in 1875, but it wa
found to be much damaged by the laps
of time, as was that cached by Beeb
at Cape Sabine in 1882. A small
amount was saved from the wreck
OF the "Proteus" in 1883 and landed b
Lieut.. Darlington and Calweu on tn
beach near where GreelY's party wa
found. When these provisions Wer
consumed the party was forced to liv
| upon boiled seal skin stripped from thei
seal skin clothing and lichens an
shrimps caught in good weather whel
they were strong enough to make tn
exertion. AS 1t took 1900 shrimps Il
; ill a gallon measure the labor wa
too exhsusting to depend upol
} them to sustain life entirely
| The channel between Cape Sabine an
| LittIeton's Island did not close on &C
count of the violent gales all winter, 8
that $40 rations at the latter point coul
! not be reached. All of Greely's record
and all his instruments were brought b.
: him from Fort Conger and wer
| recovered and are on board.
fl From Hare Island to Smiths sound
had q constant and furious struggle wit
the ice. The impossible foes and soli
barriers were overcome by watchfulnes
and patience. No opportunity to az
. vance q mile escaped me, and for sewers
hundred miles the ships we're forced
ram their way from lead TO lead throug
ice varying in thickness from three
six feet, and where drifted much create
The "Thetis'' and "Bear" reached Cap
York June 1S,after passage of 81 days
Melville Bay with two advance ships {
the Dundee whaling fleet and continue
to Cape Sabine. Returning seven day
later they fell in with seven others c
this feet off Wsstenholme
land, and announced Greeley
j, / rescue to them, that the
> might not be delayed from their fishin
q grounds, nor be tempted into the daI
: gers of Smiths Sound. In view of Il
reward of $25,O0O offered by col
gress. Returning across Melvil
4 Bay they fell In with the ALERT" an
It Lock garry" off DEVILS Thumb. stru
Q Cling through heavy ice. Command
Coffin did admirably to get along so f
with the transport 50 early in the seasC
d before the opening had occurred.
4. The Greedy expedition was compos'
of the following persons: Adolph
w. Greedy, lieutenant of the5 cavslT
acting signal officer and assistant. 1
Is married and his wife's present adore
10 is at San Diego, California. Fredrit
e Kisslingburg, second lieutenant
e the 18th infantry, acting signal oftict
e He Is a widOweF with two childre
}. James B. Lockwood, First Lieutenant
, the 23d infantry, acting signal officer
Washington, d. G, unmarried and &c
of General lockwood. q retired Unit
Of States Army officer; DIR. Octave Paw
- medical officer, married, wife's addrei
MarYville, NOdawsy county. Mo; E
. ward Israel, sergeant in the signal corr
r Kalamazoo, Michigan, unmarriel
It born at Kalamazoo, Michigan; Winlie
G. Jewell, sergeant in the signal CORP
unmarried, born at Lisbon, New Ham
70 shire; Geo. w. Rice, sergeant in the 81
d nal corps, Washington, d. c., unmarrIe
m born at Sidney, Nova Scotia; Dav
= G. RalviE, sergeant in the signal corr
u unmarried. born at Bloomfield, OhlC
u Hamden 8. Gardiner, sergeant in q
signal corps, Philadelphia, Pennsy
vania, born at PhiladelphIa: VIM.
u Cross, segeant in the general service
3. Washington, d. C., married; David
n Bradered, sergeant OF Co. L. SecoI
n cavalry, enlisted at New York City. DO
in OsWego county, New York DaV
q lynn, sergeant in Co. @, Second cavalr
)f enlisted at PhiladeI phia, bol
at Philadelphia, Pennsylvani
Nicholas Major. corporal in e
u II Second cavalry, ENLISTED at Cinci
Il borg, Germany; Joseph Ellison. corp
). raj In Co. E, Tenth infantry, enlisted
. Fort Wayne, Michigan, born in Germ
u nv; Charles B. Henry, private IN Co.
?. Fifth cavalry, enlisted at CIncinnsi
Ohio, born At Hanover, Germ
ny; Maurice Cornell, priTa
le in Co. B, Third Cavalr
;e enlisted at the camp on Goose cree
" Wyoming, born in Kerry. Ireland: ]
: cob Bender, private In Co. F, Mini
infantry, enlisted at Omaha barrack
q Neb., born in Friedburg, German.
'. VIM. Whistler, private in Co. F, Min
!. infantry, enlisted At Omaha barrack
!, Neb-, born in Carroll county. Ind, fat
= er's address. Monan, Ind: Henry Bic
- derbeck. private IN Co. @, Seventeen
infantry, enlisted 81 Cincinnati, o bol
at Weldreck, Germany; ] uiius Frederic
private in Co. l, second cavalry, enlis
ed a. Cleveland, Ohio; unmarried, boz
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