The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13
NIL LAM IA OXxA0s
Heart-Sickening Story About
the Greedy Party.
The Survivors Charged with
Murder and Cannibalism.
Mormon Elders Shot and
Killed in Tennessee.
Massachusetts Republicans
Banquet Blaine.
Horrible Tale of Blood from
Illinois.

aOrTlUl0 1dl6 VI OlOUu 11O4
Illinois.
Horrible Story,
WASHINGTON, August II. -
horrible story 's published In the
New York Times. The starving
survivors Of the Greedy party crazed
by starvation and having fed upon
the dead bodies of their comrades
and that written documents IN the
possession of the navy department
substantiate it. The terrible nara
tive created a great sensation here
Admiral Nichols. acting Secretary
of the navy will shortly be searched
by newspaper men. anxious to OBJ
tain something official concerning
the publication, says there 10 abso-
lutely nothing in the navy DEPART
ment confirming the story and he
| doubts Its truth. 1t Is possible, how
| ever, a report of this kind may have
gone direct to Secretary Chandler
in New Hampshire as numerous
| documents are forwarded to him
without examination here. Some
persons express the opinion quietly
that there is something In
the story and it Ia be-
| ginning to be known the Greedy party
was not as harmonious as has been
| generally supposed and that there is
a story relating to the expedition
which it was intended to conceal but
1t must come out in the same way the
history of the Jeannette's unf0rtu-
nate cruise came 10 be known to the
public
The Times story was shown Gen>
eral Hazen who was ut first very nom
committal, but finally with decided
emphasis, he said: "There are GER
tain facts connected with the matter
l am not ut liberty to mention. 1t is
very probable, though I do not say so
officially, they will be made the sub
iect of Congressional investigation
next winter. The story contains
some inaccuracy, notably that in
which reference to devouring the
annotated limbs of those who
suffered the loss of legs and arms IN
order to preserve their lives" Cen
eral Hazen was asked what truth
there was in the statement that young
Henry had been shot n his body
being eaten. "That is a subject" he
replied, "upon which I must decline
to be interviewed.
LINCOLN, Neb., August 12.-Start-
ling interest is excited here by the
story OF Henry being killed and eaten
ty the Greedy party. Henry's real
name Was Book. He has q g ster and
otr,er friends in this city who will
push the investigation.
rs the report that Captain Schley
called you and Secretary Chandler
into the vessels cabin and informed
you that the survivors had eaten
their associates false?" was asked.
THAT story is untrue"
"There is no truth, then, In the re-
maiDder of the published stories, that
the bodies were ~eaten?"
II will not say they r not true. I
have but casually glanced at the pub
lished story, other than at those por-
tons which I deny"
"Did you hear any rumors while
a. Z VI CSlu''uLA kAdt OCdO ulSA uaO
been eaten::'
"There were rumOrs of that kind
afloat. My official position would not
permit me to give the facts in the
case.n
"There are facts, then?"
II can't apsW err that. / had q long
interview with Lieutenant Greeley,
but the subject of eating bodies was
not referred to. I can imagine a case
where cannibalism would be justifia-
ble and it would be the case where
men are starving"
do you excuse cannibalism in
Greeley's ca-e??"
Under the circumstances it would
be e~xcusable."
elias Secretary Chandler received
any report relative to this suhjecl?"
mot that I know of. / have re-
ceived none."
us the report that Private Hepry
was shot aud afterward eaten false ?"
There were rullors at Portsmouth
he had been killed and the survivors
had eaten his body, but / decline to
give any facts in the case that l
might know"
Twill the shooting be a subject for
investigation by the war depart
ment ?"
mot necessarily. Men are shot
every day IN mutinies and no inves-
tjgation made. Under some circum-
stances it might be proper"
"Will there be any Investigation of
n reported eating of bodies ~
IAN investigation could not be
made either 10y the war or navy de-
partment. That is a matter Congress
will have to look into. Then all the
facts will be presented and until then
nothing will be given out"
General Hszen says Lieutenant
Greely's report on the entire expedi-
ton will probably be forwarded him
within a month. While it was gen.
orally conceded that there were no
records in Washington that would
substantiate the story, both army and
navy officers among themselves did
not view 1t as an improbability.
by any mean" said a navy afhcer
standing in the corridor of the navy
department. Though there is no
reason / know of for believing the
the fact that there are no
reasons to substantiate it does not
disprove it at all. Look at 1t as true. |
Is there anything impossible a,out
1t? You and l standing here with
all comforts about US view such |
things with dread and horror, but !
you must remember these men were
reduced to such a conditi n that !
their moral faculties were Hunted. |
They should not be considered rs re.
sponsible agents. Self preservation |
was their only thaught, and thew
could not be expected to moralize up |
on it.n
COnclave OF Drutds. J
81. LOUIS. August 12.-The Grand
Cove Druids of the United States
met in 18th annual cOnclava THE