New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
FOR GREELY'S RELIEF.
PLANNING A NEW ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Captain George K.
Tyson, OF Hall Arctic Expedition fame was before tho
Board consider expedition 10 be sent for the relief
OF Lieutenant Greey to-day and his opinion OF the
which should be adopted for the rescie Of Leu-
tenant Greedy and his party. He would secure steamer
OF 300 tons and sail early enough in June 70 arrive in the
Arctics by July 1. reach Cape York. and NOS
finding the missing men there push on 10 Ltteton
Island, hunting along the coast far the water
would permit Not finding Greely at Littleton Island,
he would to the II he found trace OK
Greedy there he would have two whaeboats fitted out
and proceed nOrthward from the point where the ice
encountered He would not In any allow the ship
10 enter the ice. He would proceed by boats the
land water" which can nearly always be found along
the coast of Smiths Sound. No reliance should be
placed sledges, nor should Esquimau guides be EN-
poyed.
The ship would be likely to reach Cape Isabella In any
event and perhaps might get considerably further north
The boats should make the trip Lady Franklin Bay and
in about fifteen days. Leaving the vessel about
July B. the boats should reach her their return about
August 10 10. Fifteen twenty days provisions
should be carried in each boat The boats should be
strongly built with a three inch keel provided with
they could be hauled the ice il the were
suddenly called upon jump on the foe. The boats
should be manned by about six men each They you'd
in case necessity be able to bring away Greey and his
men; but in all probability Greey's boats wodld be
available to bring the party down
Captain Tyson expressed the opinion that Lieutenant
Greely and party well they would be found at Lit
Teton Island They probably have suffered some, M
doubt but would hardly compare with tine hardships OF
the nineteen persons who floating six months and
half the ice There is abundance Of game during the
winter at Lttleton Island. Even without fuel, il they
can get plenty animal food they will not suffer seri'
ousy from cold Captain Tyson could sec no good reason
for sending naval tender with the relief ship
APAPER BY LIEUTENANT HUNT.
Lieutenant II. l. Hunt, L. & n, one OF the officers Of
Rodgers her expedition in search OF the Jcannette
was before the Board and read paper in part fol-
lows: The organization the proposed expedition be-
longs properly to the Navy Department The officer to
command IL should be naval officer OF Arctic experience
selected by the Department and ordered without regard
volunteering. The officers Of the expedition should be
selected by the commander Of the expedition from all
available officers of the Navy junior 10 himself The
crew should consist entirely OF able selected by
the commander of the expedition from men who have
served the Navy The ship should be either the prop
erty the United States Government or she should be
an American ship chartered by the Government without
officers crew. She should be selected by the officer
who command her. all available vessels and be
purchased if a foreign ship.
The boats should be of the type known as the New
Bedford whaeboat they being specially adapted both
by their model and construction for navigating through
ice and being at the same probably the best OPEN
sea boats use One two lighter built boats should
be furnished for use quick scdge journeys the ice,
should such journeys be required In these lighter boats
particular attention should be paid to the fasonings as
with good astcnngs almost any injury may be repaired
The ship houd be provided to take Of herself and
the party she is to slccor of two years. No
better guide can be followed than that adopted by tho
Jeanette Relief Board OF which the late Admiral John
time TO reach Upernay at earliest possible moment
il the Greey party not found at that place and there s
no information there To warrant another COURSE tao ship
should proceed with the utmost dispatch TO Ltueton
Island from which point the entire conduct OF the e1-
peditiOn should be left to the commanding Oilcer"
GARIINGTONS Project.
Lieutenant +. A. Gmlington submitted project pre-
pared by Lieutenant Cowe and himself for the relief Of
the Grcey party. It's chief features follows: The
expedition to commanded by Lieutenant Darlington,
the relief ship by Lieutenant COlwe TO leave NewYork
not later than May 10. The relief ship to be not more
than 500 less than 300 TONS and to be accompanied
by conveying ship Of larger size Supplies for fifteen
months should be carried. The Danish Government
should be requested at TO send orders to the IN
specor North Greenland to furnish dogs, drivers, dog
H rir % t m ca a. far north as Cane sabine but might
remain Uperuayk until the middle OF june ne Ice
ton island the Cape York EsqumaGx would probably be-
aware ofit If they were there sedse parties should
started for their relief employing the natives Tor
the purpose AZ far ~ possible Ihl9 party should a"as
! the vessel at Pandora IIarbOr.
II no tdings OF the Grecly party received It would
coast in which the relief ship should go north
opportunity offered, communicating with the natives at
Northumberland Island and saunders Island II the lco
not favorable to progress north OF cape sabine Dy
TO each, loaded Win as many silneS as tiey coul con
vcy, should proceed north When junction Is made
rapidly as possible. the meantime the ship should
proceed north served taking advantage OF
lings OF the Greely party lie said that he thought
Lieutenant Greedy would be found on the coast Of Green
land unless his party weakened that he could not
make the sprung siedse journey He did not think the
party left Lady Franklin Bay last fall The sedge jour
ney in the fall imprdctcabc aud the ice not in
condition, he believed. 70 make the Journey IN boats
49,. ~ ~. ,,,tirtuiurj IIn would however make tho
journey in the spring without doubt
VIEWS OF LIEUTENANT RAY.
Lieutenant z. II. Ray who had charge OF the Point
Barrow Alaska Signal station for years, stated the
result or his observations far had bearing upon
Ia. subject in hand. He thought only course was
practicable. lie would send strong ship to get TO the
ice-brer at the earliest possible date ana make her
early in September Mr.. Grocy had not been reached
party with house ana supplies should be landed for tho
winter, when the vessel should come south the winter
party should send expeditions north 10 nd Greey ana
relieve him. lie should be brought south IN the spring
to some point to be agreed upon before the snip de.
parted lieutenant Ray recommended the employ ment
Morrill, as being experts with doys and otherwise quail
fled fOT the work Of the relief expedition
A LETTER FROM sCnwATKA.
A letter from Lieutenant schwatlia was read He
favors the purchase Of two strong vessels
for the expedition both to be prepared for ice work,
number one to make dash for Greey's position lightly
loaded and attempt to bring Grccy and party with
their records and valuable instruments away This
vessel will take every risk and IN case OF loss tue second
vessel will attempt To effect the purpose by more eau
tious methods Lieutenant Schwatla recommends the
most experienced masters To be found, with picked crews
OF tNpcrieuccd men. Tine lee masters should receive
success, contingent however upon the recon-
mcndaton OF the commander OF the expedition The pay
OF all concerned except the commander should 10
doubled the day they reached the Arctic Circle.
Many letters OF advice aud others rendering the service
OF their writers have been received by TIC Board
letter has been received from General Miles rtcopmend-
Ing that Lieutenant ScuWatha DE placed IA command or
the relief expedition Among the papers Id before ho
Board is letter nom Lieutenant Comniaml"r John r.
Chcync, OF the British Navy, written IN August sctnS
forth plan be carried out conformity JN tie Canadian
and United Governments Tor reaching the Pole by
balloons from IT. Pat"lCk'S Bay near Glcr(S station
MI Chcy has had cNpcicHce ia three Blush Polar eN-
petitions.
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