The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-07-26
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Special tc the CARBON ADVOCATE.
WASHINGTON, July 10. 1884

hAohlNoIONi Ouif AOt Aoots
The Navy Department was informed yes.
terday by kilograms from Commander
schley, at St. Johns, N. F., that Lieut.. A.
W. Greely, with six others Of his party, had
been rescued on the ice Ave miles from
Cape Sabine, In the Arctic regions, BY the
relief ships Thetis and Bear.
or the twenty five brave men who went
to Lady Franklin Bay to establish the first
Of line Of posts by which the secrets Of
the North Pole were 10 be captured by
siege operations, six Lying skeletons, poor
wrecks of humanity, are now on their way
home, seventeen haye died Of absolute
starvation. one was drowned while search
ing for food aud another has died since the
rescue, after his frozen limbs had been am.
putated.
This is the story Of the twenty. Eve gallant
men who, three years ago, volunteered for
the i'll starred Lady Franklin Bay expedi-
ton. They went forth full Of courage and
hope, believing that they were pioneers In
plan of Arctic exploration that was to in.
augurate new era--the era Of success in
polar research. Words cannot depict tho
suffering they have endured, and even the
most vivid picture that Imagination
can sketch must fall short of the hnr-
rors Of their situation during the past few
months while slowly starving to jSath.
AS to the officers and men Of tho last Greely
relief expedition, they are TO be heartily
congratulated on the success that has go
promptly crowned their efforts Their
position is an enviable one. II is given To
but few men to experience the generous
joy which must have thrilled their hearts
when they found that they had arrived at
Greely's camp in time to save him and the
remnant Of his comrades
Owing TO the Presidents residing in
Washington longer than usual this sum
mer, the customary overhaulng Of the
White House has been delayed somewhat
In view of his early departure however, the
work is being rapidly pushed to compile
ton. All the carpets have been taken W
aud cleaned, the lambrequius and heavy
curtains removed, and the furniture drapeC
in linen covers. Large rolls Of mating nov
upon the floor OF the East room. Workmer
were to day busily engaged in taking apar
two Of the three monster crystal chandel
iers OF the East room. Each Of these chan
| L. II.
rounded by fYe thousand pendant crystal
and it is no small work to dismember then
and restore them correctly. Heretofore i
hes been the custom to take them apar
every year or SO, and thoroughly clean tn
; glass. This year, however, it is intende,
to take down the nickled framework an,
t send it to Philadelphia to be replated
This has never been done since the cha ndel
iers were put up, in the third year of Presi
= dent Grants first term. Only two chandel
iers are to be removed at present, the mort
ard south ones. The crystals as they ar
removed are carefully packed in sawdu'
in large wooden boxes. They will renal
e there until the framework is returned fror
= Philadelphia, where the glass pieces wi
= : he removed, carefully cleaned, and restore
# to their proper places. The central char
It deier will remain while the others al
!. gone, to illuminate the room in case of nj
q cessity, and to serve as model for recor
h structing the others. 1t will then be take
e down and put through the same course I
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