The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-24

al vessels from upper Navick, through
1; Melville bay into the north water a
u Cape York. With the foremos
whaler they gained yard wheneve
|; possible, and always held it. Smith
Sound was crossed and the party res
i cued during
> ONE OF THE MOST VIOLENT GALES
! that have ever been known. The
boats were handled only at the immi.
> nent risk OF swapping four of us, then
unable to walk. and could not have
, survived exceeding "a hours. Every
care was given us. the saved, and We
Drlng back copies OF meteorological.
TIDAL, astronomical, magnetic, pendu-
lum and other observations; also pen
dulum and standard thermometer:
forty-eight Photographic negatives; a
collection of blanks, and Photographic
proofs, Esquimaux relics and other
Things were necessarily abandoned.
The Thetis remains here five DAYS
probably.
(SlgneO A. W. GREEDY,
Commander.
DISPATCHES TO GREEDY.
The following dispatches were sent
Lieut.. Greedy to-day:
SIGNAL SERVICE,
| Washington. ID. G. July II, 1884.
Lieut.. A. w. Greedy, st. Johns.
Our hearts are OVERLOOKING with |
gladness and thanks to God for your
safety, and in sadness for those who,
| without fault of yours, are dead. |
Your family are well and in San
Diego.
(SlgneG W. B. HAzEN.
WASHINGTON, July Ito Lieu
tenant Greely-ST. JOHNS, N. F.: |
Your dispatches are most satisfactory,
and show your expedition to have
been, in the highest degree, successful
affected by the disaster later.
(Signed) w. B. HAzEN.
CHANDLER TO soHLEY.
WEST POINT, N. Y, July 1.-THE
following dispatch was forwarded by
Secretary Chandler to Commander
w. S. Schley, at st. Johns, N. F.:
Receive my congratulations and
thanks for yourself and your
whole command for your persever-
ance and courage in reaching our
dead and dying countrymen. The
hearts of the American people go out
with great affection to Lieut.. Greedy,
and the few survivors of his deadly
peril. Care for them unremittingly,
and bid them be cheerful and hopeful
on account of what life has yet in
store for them. Preserve tenderly the !
remains of the heroic dead. Prepare r
them according to your Judgment. 5
AN ARCTIC TRAVELLERS OPINION. t
WASHINGTON, July 17.-George
of this city, the well known
Arctic traveller, who has taken an ac- q
tive interest in the recent attempt to !,
relieve the Greedy party, and who y
went before the Arctic relief board "
asst spring and urged the offering of ii
such reward as would secure a CO. r,
operation of whalers in the search,
" IS asked by an associated press re-
porter, tonight, what he thought of :.
he news received from st. Johns. ID
He replied: 1t is Il story of remark VI
Lble and heroic achievement in field Ut
10 dded by disaster due to incompe- a
ence in Washington. If Lieut.. Gree
ey and his party had all returned in II
afety to the United States, as they n
night have done had they been prop W
rly supported, their arctic record, in pt
'oint OF skillful management and
uccess, would have been unparallel-
d. No other arctic expedition has n,
yer spent two consecutive winters "
nd part of a third in such
HIGH LATITUDES.
nd achieved such results, without ~
asuality, or single case of serious L,
ickness. If Lieut.. Greeley had found, p
t the mouth of Smiths sound, shell u'
er and food which he had a right to 81 81
xpect there, he would have probably sc S7
rought his entire party back to the W
United States in perfect health. At
er three winters in the highest north
m ATTITUDES that has ever been st
cached, and after a series OF tn
Lodging campaigns, which for bold r
less and skillfnl execution, have M
arely, if ever, been surpassed, how W
are the discoveries made
" Lieutenant Greedy. From the
oint of view of all Arctic geograph- T,
IS, they are of first-class importance. fo
lieutenant Greedy has not only taken a
way from Commander Markham, Fl,
f the British navy, the blue ribbon or
f Arctic discovery for the highest Dc
altitude ever attained, in any part of ia
he world, but he has greatly extended ca
be limit of Mares explorations, both of
1 OI6Cll1dllu ouu OIlllIlCl1 1d1l, duu | Gil
as given severe blow to Capt. sT
lareS'
PALAROCRYPTIC ICE,
nd theories which the latter founded
pom it. The fact that two of Greeley's pt
led parties were stopped by open W
'ater in the polar basin, and thai 10
9th were at times adritt in strong
urrents, which threatened to
AIRY them helplessly away m
orthward, would seem to 90
how the polar basin is solid
ga of ancient, immcvable, ice
rhich Mares described and which he D
eclared was never navigable. Lieut.. We
rreely's explorations extended over In
lree degrees of latitude, and near bf
orty degrees of longitude. He has ia
ascertained the true st
OUTLINE OF GRINNELL LAND; pl
as crossed it from east to west; and
be northern coast of Greenland has
aimed one degree of latitude and ten ri
egrees in longitude beyond OF
he farthest point reached II
y Captain Mares accomplished M
Lodging officer, Lieut.. Beaumont. 81
,hese achievements alone reflect the M
ighest redit upon Lieut.. Greeley al
nd his men but, to them must, of fr
curse, be added the great mass of cr
cientifc knowledge gathered by them is
uring their two years at Lady Frank II
in bay, the records of which have, NJ
been saved. When these f
shall have been collected
nd put in order, they will, think,
,e found not second in Importance to
nv furnished nv the circle of national