St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-18

cavalry enlisted in camp on Goose Creek, Wye.
born in Kerry, Ireland.
Jacob Bender, private company F, Ninth in
fantry; enlisted at Omaha barracks, Neb.; born
in Friedburg, Germany.
VIM. Whistler, private, company F, Ninth in
fantry; enlisted at Omaha barracks, Neb.; born
in Carol county, Ind. Fathers address, Men
ona, Ind.
Henry Bierderbick, private company G. Seven
teenth infantry: enlisted at Cincinnati, o.; born
in Waldock, Germany.
julius Fredericks, private, company I, Second
cavalry; enlisted at Cleveland, o.. unmarried;
born in Dayton, o.
VIM. K. Ellis, pivate, company G, second cav
airy enlisted in New York city; born at Seneca
Falls.
R. R. Schneider, private, company A, First ar
tilery; enlisted at Fort Columbus New York
harbor; born in Chemnitz, Germany.
Francis Long, private, company E, Ninth IN
fantry; enlisted at Omaha barricks, Neb,; born
IN Wurtemburg. Germany.
AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, July 17.-The news of the rescue
Of Lieut.. Greedy and several of his party created
much excitement in this city. A telegram from
Commander Schley was received by Rear Admi-
raj Nichols, acting secretary Of the navy, who
Immediately communicated its contents to Lieut..
Gen. Sheridan, acting secretary Of war. They
proceeded to the White house, and showed the
telegram to the president, who has taken deep
interest in the expedition, and expresses great
concern at the sad death Of many of the par
ty. A copy of the telegram was telegraphed to
Secretary Chandler at West Point, and to Secre-
tary Lincoln at New York The families of
Lieut.. Greedy, Lieut.. Commander Schley and
Lieut. Emory were also Informed of the rescue.
Rear Admiral Nichols to-day telegraphed Com
mander Schley at ST. Johns as follows:
Use your discretion about the care and trans
! portation of the bodies. Report by wire when
| ready to sail for New Yort The department.
sends most hearty congratulations TO yourself
! and men,
IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, Mich, July 17-Thiscity and state
have melancholy interest in the final outcome
Of the Greedy expedition The sons of Lieut..
Kislingbury, second in command, live in this
city, while Sergt. Edward Israels friends live in
| Kalamazoo
| FROM LIEUT.. GREELY.
| General Hazen, chief signal officer received
the following telegram:
ST. JOHNS, Y. F., July 17.-For the first time
in three centuries England yields the honor Of
getting farthest north, Lieutenant Lockwood and
Sergeant Brainerd on May 18th reaching Lock
wood island, latitude 80 minutes, "a seconds,
| longitude Al minutes, seconds. They saw
| from a 1000 feet elevation no land north or
| northwest, but to the northeast Greenland yet
| extended and was lost to view in Cape Robert
Lincoln, latitude SO minutes, 35 seconds, longi-
| tude 80 minutes Lieut.. Lockwood was turned
back in 1883 by open water on the north Green
land shore, barely escaping drifts into the Polar
ocean. DR.. Pavy, in 1892, following the Mark
! ham route was adrift one day in the Polar ocean
north of Cape Joseph Henry, and escaped to land,
abandoning nearly everything. In 1882 made
! in the spring and later part OF sum-
/ q trim iutO- tha interior of Greenland
discovering Lake Hazen, some sixty by ten miles
| in extent, which is fed by the ice cape of north
! Grinnel Land, and drains Ruggles river and
Weyprecht Fiord into Conybeare bay and Archer
Fiord. From the summit of Mount Arthur,
/ 5000 feet the contour Of the land west of the
| Conger mountains convinced me that Grinnen
Land tends directly south from Lieut. Aldrichs
! farthest in 1875 In 1888 Lieutenant Lockwood
and Sergeant Brainerd succeeded in crossing
! GrinnelPLand, and ninety miles from Beauteux
bay, head Of Archers Fiord, struck the head of
! ford from the Western sea, temporarily named
! by Lockwood Greedy Fiord. From the center Of
the ford in latitude so minutes 80 seconds,
! longitude 7S minutes 30 seconds, Lieutenant
| Lockwood saw the northern shore termination
some twenty miles west, and the southern shore
extending some fifty miles, with Cape Lockwood
! some seventy miles distant, apparently separate
land from Grinnel Land have named the new
| land Arthur Land. Lieutenant Lockwood fol-
| lowing and going and returning on the ice, cape
averaging about $50 feet of perpendicular face.
1t follows that the Grinneu land interior is ice
4 capped with belt OF country sixty miles
wide, between the northern ana southern ice
capes. In March, 1884, Serg. Long, while hunt
ing looked from the northwest side Of Mount
Carey to Hayes Sound, seeing on the northern
coast three capes westward of furthest seen by
Nariss in 1876 The sound extends some twenty
miles further west than shown by the English
! chart, but il possibly shut III by land which
| showed nm across wa stern The tWO
years of station duties observations, all explora
tons and retreat 70 Cape Sabine, were accom-
plished without loss of life, disease. serious ac-
cdent severe frost bites. No scurvy was
experienced at Conger, and but one death from
| it occurred last winter
(Signed) GREELY, Commanding.
THE SECOND DISPATCH.
! A second dispatch from Lieut.. Greedy is as
follows:
ST. JOINS, y. F., July 17.-To Chief Signal
officer, Washington: Branerd Bierderbick,
Cornell, Fredericks, Long, and myself. sole sur
vivors, arrived to-day, having been rescued at
the point OF death from starvation by relief ships
Thetis and Bear, June %, at Camp Clay, north
west Of Cape Sabine. All are now in good health,
but weak. Sergeant Ellison, rescued, died July g..
Cross died last January: Christensen, Linn,
Rice, Lockwood, Jewell and Edwards in April
Ellis Ralstou, Whistler and Israel in May; ks
leugburg, Sailor, Henry, Bender Pavy, Gardiner
and Schneider in June. Abandoned Fort Conger
August 49, frozen in pack off Victoria
head August 29th abandoned steam launch
September 18th eleven miles northeast Of
CocSedhat Island, when on point of landing we
were three times driven by southwest storms
into Kane's sea- finally landed September Goth in
Baird Inlet. Learning by scouting parties of the
Proteus disaster, and that no provisions had been
left for Us from Cape Isabella to Sabine, moved
and established winter quarters at Camp Clay,
half way between Sabine and Cockedhat An in
ventory showed that by daily ration Of four and
third ounce of meat seven ounces of bread
and dog biscuits, and four ounces of misceane-
Gus, the party would have ten days full Iations
left for crossing Smith Sound to
Littleton Island. Unfortunately Smith
Sound remained open the entire
Game failed. despite daily hunting. From early
February, before the returned, only 500
pounds of meat were obtained this year. Minute
sea weed, sassafras, rock lichens and sealskln
were resorted to for food with results as show by
the number Of SURVIVORS. The
LAST REGULAR ROOD
Was issued May IA Only $50 pounds of meal
meat was left by Darlington, which compelled
me to send in November four men to obtain IA
pounds of English meat at Isabella. During the
trip Ellison froze solid both hands and feet, and
lost them all surviving, however through our terri
BILE winter and spring until July S. The survivors
owe their lives to the indomitable energy of Capt
Schey and Lieut. Emory, who preceded by three
and accompanied by five whalers, forced Their YES
sells from Upernayik through Melville bay intC
the north water 1t Cape York with the foremost
whaler They gained yard whenever possible
and always held it. Smiths sound was crossed
and our party rescued during one of the most
violent gales we have ever known. Boats were
handled only at imminent risk Of swapping
Four OF Us were then
USABLK TO WALK.
And canld not have survived exceeding twenty
four hours. Every care and attention was giveI
us They saved and bring buck copies of the