Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-18

thermometers. Forty-etgnt Photographic mega
Eskimo relics, and other things were necessarily
abandoned The Thetis remains here nve days
probably"
Stories Of the Survivors,.
From Lieut. Greedy and other survivors OF the eX-
petition the following interesting facts were OBJ
tanned at ST. Johns:
After passing two winters at Fort Conger in scien-
ttfc research, Lieut. Greey, with his whole party
IN tact, broke up their encampment and CON-
menced southwark descent This was accom-
pllshed amid great perils from gales or winds ice
rips, ana other casualties. Cape Sabine having been
reached, a temporary house was erected, built OF
stone, and covered by the boats and sails brought
along by the party. On the 29th Of September wn
ter quarters were established at Cape Sabine. The
commlsSariat had become very meager and the
cache OF provisions left by the ProteuS last year
put poorly Supplementedit it The steam launch had
become fast In the ice a few week previous, and
had TO be abandoned For six weeks previous 10 the
rescue regular provisions ceased to be given out.
Seaweed, ShrimpS, SealSkinS saXefrage, and every
variety OF shrub were greedily devoured.
DROPPING OFF ONE By ONE
Death made its first havoc in the ranks early in
January. One OF the men dropped or with scurvy
On the 9Th Of April. Lieut. Lockwood and Mr.. Rice,
the photographer. Succumbed after a heroic at
tempt TO secure for their starving comrades about
two hundred pounds OF meat supposed TO be cached
at place named Bad Creek distant about fifteen
miles from the encsmpment. All OF the victims
died tranquil, painless death Ellison, the man
who died after being rescued, gave
AN EXTRAORDINARY INSTANCE OF HUMAN ENDUR-
ANCE
While away some ten miles from his hut, last
winter the temperature suddenly fell 4S degrees
below zero. His hands and feet were frozen to the
very bone, and he was dragged by his comrades, in
an almost dying condition, to his hut. His feet and
hands were literally amputated by the incisive
frost and in this terrible state he lived through the
dismal months that intervened between that time
and the rescue.
The bodies OF twelve of the victims have been
brought up by the steamers Bear and Tbets, EN-
M oa.ui.u , IA tahks Eileu WIN alcoho Inc surNsots
are all doing well, and are rapidly gaining flesh
and strength. Lieut. Greely, who was in an X
ceedingly critical condition when transferred to
the lhetls. is now able to move about. Yesterday
he drove out for an hours ride to get the country
air. and came back quite fnvigorated.
PERILs ENCOUNTERED BY THE REsCUINa PARTY.
The rescue took place on the 22d OF june under
circumstances OF great din1culty. The Thetis and
Bear lay on from the shore about 800 yards There
was terrific gale blowing from the southwest,
heaVy sea was running, and formidable ice nip
was apparently inevitable. Lieut. Greely and the
other six survivors had be transferred from their
camp to the steam launch and whale boat in their
sleeping bags, and while steaming from the land
TO the ship the destruction OF the whole party at
one time seemed certain. The sea swept furiously
over them. and the fury OF the wind threatened
at every instant to capsize them. AT length they
were safely placed on board the reScuing squadron
RESULTS OF THE EXPEDITION.
Lieut. Greely last winter discovered that Cape
Sabine Is part OF an island instead OF the main
land, and named the creek which separates it
from the mainland Rice's strait, in memory Of the
dead photographer. The winter OF 1881 was the
severest OF the three passed In the arctic regions
the mean OF the thermometer during February
being 4S degrees below zero. About $500 miles
observations made. The new land discovered was
named Arthur land.
Value of Greely's Researches.
HIS DISCOVERIES MATERIALLY ALTER THE GEO
GRAPHY OF THE ARCTIC REGIONS.
DR.. Bessels, chief OF the scientific staf1 OF the
Dole rf0
reporter what he thought Of the work Greedy had
done, said:
"Lteut Lockwood and Sergt Brainard reached
latitude So deg. "a min north, getting about four
miles north ol the highest point reached by Capt
George Mares, on the 18th OF May, 1876. The
highest point reached by the International station
named after Lieut. Lockwood. From an elevation
OF 600 feet they saw 70 land to the NORTH which
proves that Greenland actually does not extend
beyond the S4th parallel, as have proved myself
several years ago on theorelc grounds by means OF
tidal wave observations. Another point OF geo.
supposes 1t actually sighted the west coast OF Grin
nell Land. running almost due south from the far
!hest point reached by Lieut. Aldrich In May. 1876.
Lake HaZen, Ruegles river, Weyprecht Ford Con-
ger mountains and Mount Arthur are newly dis
covered and newly named places The discoveries
make Grant Land a peninsula, connected with
geographical value is what they say about the
western extension OF Hayes sound, which increases
the distance OF the latter from its mouth by twenty
miles. When the Poaris expedition, after having
been shipwrecked, wjnIered near Etah, an Esqui-
mau settlement, they were informed by the natives
that Hayes sound was not land-ocked but that it
connected with the western sea, thus making Grim
neil Land an island The English expedition under
sir George Mares, judging from the suggishness OF
the tide, considered II bay OF no great extent"
Views OF Lieut.. Danenhower.
GREELY ORDERED TOO HIGH Up.
Lieut.. Danenhower, who was interviewed In New
York, said: "In September last Prof. Joseph Lock-
wood, OF the navy, advocated the plan OF sending
fororn hope expedition twas deemed impracttcable