The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-08-07
RECEPTION,
Maj. freely and Ills co.Snr,l,or, Ia
Participate.
NE SLEPT WELL LAST NIGHT
u lie did not lie Wight Have Lots "i
Tam Urlic- uf thr Expedition
The Ilag uf Distrrss- The
>icdgr-Othrr licms'


NEW CNsrLE, y. H., Aug. .. have
not had So sound aud refreshing nights
rest for over three years, said Maj, Gree
lev 10 Lieut.. Powell of the Signal Ser
vice corps and zen. llaacn said, rs the
latter greeted the explorer In front OF
Admiral I.ucc's residence this morning
"It makes me feel 81 strong ANA hearty
that could almost forget my weak
moss
At about 10 o'clock this morning Maj
and Mrs, Greeley and Admiral ANA Mrs
Wells drove through the Navy yard
and around Kittcry point, through, III,
| CItv Of Portsmouth to took NJ the deco
rations with which every place
uhuuHdcd.
Greedy was looking better than ut any
| time since the rescue.
THE ISL % i~UEp PARTY
were recognized by but few persons on
| the streets and the carriage returned
soon TO the navy yard without stopping
anywhere. one old fellow who stood on
Kijtrry bridge when the carriage went
over, RECOGNIZED GrcClN, and taking OH
ms ruuIh cap. glvc three hearty cheers,
which no one heard, except the diSIm-
. uuishcd party themselves. Greedy IN
rrruguitiOn politely liitcd his hat. In
lay was generally spent 10y the navy
Quietly here. \ great many people Wis
| red the navy yard, and about every
/ uudy tried To get "A glimpse OF 'retlN'
| but no one got nearer than the picket
/ railing which cmcloseS he Sromn"
/ around the Admiral's residence. The
/ enclosure, however, was constantly sur
rounded with people, who seemed con-
I tent with gaping
An I'M. ARCTIC HrRO ~
he sat on the lawn under the trees with
his family and close friends around
him. Ever since early this morning all
sorts of water craft have piled between
the city and the harbOr laden with Wis
iors to the war vessels ut anchor. In
tcrcst. of course, conferred in the Arctic
ilcet, and il is estimated that 5000 or
1850 persons Inspected the Bear, the
fhctiS aud the Nlcrt to-day.
The other survivors walked about the
Navy yard in the cool of the morning,
and during most of the day lounged
idly about the deck of the old Constitu-
ton.
The surgeons have decided to permit
Greedy and his little party TO participate
in to morrOw's demonstration. They will
he at the Admiral'S residence ut 10 Il. m.
and will bc taken to Portsmouth under
the conduct of l.. c. Powell, ut the
Portsmouth wharf.
Gen. Hazcn and the surgeons will
meet them with Il
LARGE TALLY no CoNCH.
They will then be driven to the large
Speakers stand that has been erected in
he public square, where they Will re-
main seated during the parade.
surgeons will be constantly. in
attendance, and if the iaintest
signs of weakness are observed among
die survivors, the party will be con-
Quoted Immediately back to the navy
var,. Tonight the entire party are APP
parently well and in the best spirits.
The city is absolutely packed with stran-
LrrS. The hotels have more applications
for rooms than can possibly he filled,
nearly all the buildings are handsomely
decorated, and it is expected that to-
morrow's iii .play will he the most mag
miiicent in the history of Portsmouth.
All the relics of the expedition We're
exhibited on the deck OF the Thetis to
lav and were viewed by hundreds Of
visitors. At stern of the Thctis was
A WOODEN POLE,
the thickness of an oar on which
we're nailed three pieces of cloth, one II
rOlored handkerchief, another piece OF
calico and the other a remnant of Il
WOODEN shirt. This was the distress
signal of the rescued men. Their sledg"
was shown; it was composed OF two
rough pieces of plank shod with rough
pieces of iron, resembling hoop
strap. joined by clumsy cross bars.
Another object viewed with great inter
est was a bag made Of reindeer skin
used by ono Of the party to sleep in.
Greciy was on deck for two hours this
morning and was introduced to five
hundred visitors.
lie appeared weak, and hesitated in
his speech as if from wearincss.
During the forenoon the forehatch of
the Thetis was raised and the
MET IL $ RCOruAGuS FOR TUE DEAD
was revealed. About the middle is a
place where the names OF the deceased
are engraved, and near the top is Il
beautiful Arctic scene on a plate of
FURNISHED silver. In the tank of the
Gear are the bodies of the dead
heroes, but no one is allowed
10 view the remains. From one of
the crew of the Thetis was learned few
details of the expedition. He said they
encountered the first ice between Disco
and Littleton Island, but that the
thicllest was found in Melville Bay,
where it averaged ten feet. AT Nell
vile Bay the first real difficulty was
experienced and here use was made OF
torpedOes and dynamite. Neither were
found to work well, and ramming the
ice produced the best results. Backing
the 'Thetis good distance and putting
on full head of steam, she would crash
into the ice, the shock shaking her from
stem to stern and rocking her masts
| like tree boughs. Sometimes it seemed
as if the masts would come out. When
all other means failed, huge ice
saws eighteen feet long with teeth three
| inches long We're used. 1t was rugged
| TO a winch forward and driven by steam
making three feet Roadway per hour.
The ice at Melville Bay was mainly
broken by ramming, after checking
their advance for ten days. High at
the main of each vessel is a
"CROw'S NEST"
where the lookout was kept. Com
mandor Scheily probably, occupied that
ON the Thetis longer than any other
man, his meals being often served to him
there. Nauman, the ice pilot, was also a
frequent occupant. Two hours in the
nest was watch. AT the great
altitude above the deck, it
was sometimes terribly cold in
the sentry box. After entering
the regions where it was supposed
freely might be the heavy bass whis-
ties were continually blown, and in the
clear Arctic air the thunderous sound
was very weird. On the night OF
the rescue n terrific gale swept
the Arctic Ocean, and the Thetis
though near land keeled over again and
again hefOrn the TEMPEST,