Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-15
The rIe-n Nearly All Gone.

Afterwards DOJtOrs Charles buckley
and +. A. Vaudeville made a Joint ath &.
davtt, 10 which they rocOunted the facts
OF the eIhunl.iOp and examination OF the
remains and said that the body, in their
opinion, weighed about fifty pounds. On
examination of the head no signs of
wounds or injuries were visible. The skin
was not broken. The ears and nose were
intact. The eyes R1re isif-af,.kep aud wasted
The haic was thick and from Gve TO Elk
inches long The skin aud muscles nf the
interior portion OF the face and neck were
intaCs, From the upper portion OF tho stern.
um and clAviole 10 the lover border
OF the filth rib on the left side the skin
and muscles had all been removed down
the ribs on th" right side. The skin and
muscles down TO the lower border of tue
last rib were gone. There were two open
inEs between the fourth and tfth inter-
COstal spaces into the thoTiciC cavity. The
muscles aud skin OF the anterior and pos
terror Of tho thighs were entirely removed
except the skin on The anterior portion of
the knee joints muscles and skin o: left
leg removed to within three inches of
ankle joint. Ga right leg skin aud muscles
removed to within five inches OF ankle
joint. Both feet were intact There
was no Yestige of integument or mus
Cles on either arm, including the
muscles Of the shoulder blades to the
wrist joints, except on ths right forearm,
the iuteroSseus membrane remaining
The examination of the poSteri0r
portion of the body showed that
the skin and the muscles of the back,
f.on the seventh oervIcLl vertebra, had
been disse3ted or cut completely away
down To the bones, with tho exception of
pieces OF skin from two to three inches
square on each side of the upper portion
of the sacrum, The fi3sh removed was
cut away with sharp instrument. That
remaining on the feet, hands aud face
showed no signs of decomposition.
W. II. KisingbuTy, the brother of the
dead explorer, says no believes that in
stead Of eating n bear the survivors sub.
sisted oa the bodies OF their dead com
panions. Ia the opinion of Klsingbury,
DR.. Payy saw tho advance and out come
Of a desperate struggle for subsistence
and ended his life or else fell a victim tC
the desperation of the Immediate ad
herents of Greedy. La other words, il
was case in which those not IN favor
with tho commander were compelled &
die that the others nj ight live.
Lieutenant GreeIy's Royal Welcome.
Fifteen thousands strangers were 10
Newburyport, Mass, Thursday, to witness
the reception Of Lieutenant Greedy, of the
Arctic expedition, at his old homo. The
city was handsomely decorated in honor o
ths event. Lieutenant Greedy was escorted
from his mothers residence by tho New
buryport oommaudery of Knights Templar
accompanied by platoon of police, anC
took his place il the procession in car
riage drawn by four white horses. Ths car
riage containing the returned explorer auC
three companions was surrounded by sil
knights, and the line of march was taker
up through the principal streets for the
city hall, where Mayor johnson aud DR.
James +. Young were introduced TO Lieu
tenant Greedy by Sir Knight DAVE, who
also also presented the mayor with the
dag made by the lieutenant's wife, which hC
said had been farther north than any Other
flag. Throughout tho procession Lieu
tenant Greely was the recipient OF
applause aud cheers. At the city hall hs
made a speech, in which he expressed hit
gratidcatiou at being able to meet with
old friends. Governor Robinson welcomed
Greedy in the name of Massachusetts,.