The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-03

(WHICH VIII NC A"ntSu W participate III
he ceremonies, has been completed
ITbe naval divisions of the parade will
consist of six subdivisions, comprisinp
( naval cadets, naval apprentices. marines
and brigade from the North Atlantic
1eet. Besides these divisions, the parade
wll comprise military and civic organi
4 cations fire companies, municipal Gov
ernments of Portsmouth and Newburv-
bort and State authorities. Monday
evening congratulatory meeting will
he held in Music hall, at which Secre-
larry Chandler is expected to preside.
addresses will be made by Secretary
Chandler, Samuel j. Randall, Senator
Hale and perhaps Commander Schlev
@The programme for Mondays cere.
ponies is not yet completed by the
municipal authorities.
The survivors Turned Over.
PORTSMOUTH, Aug. Early this
morning Mrs. Greedy came over to the
IT, from Admiral Wells residence and
[Ook her two little daughters, who had
|fmained during the night with then
Grandfather at the Rockingham House.
. yer to the Admiral's to Sc,
@heir father. Maj. Greedy was over
.pme with emotion ut the sight of
4 bis little ones. At noon Surgeons
|Gunner and Head visited the Constitu.
. ion to examine into the physical cOndi
ion of the survivors of the Greedy expe-
|itiOn. Gen. HaZen ACCOMPANIED fhc
Surgeons, and at the conclusion of the
Examination the surgeons decided thai
.lhe survivors are well enough TO he
|nnsferred to the War Department to be
Ebared for ashore.
Secretary Chandler directed the men
10 be turned over to HaZen. who, on the
.adyice of the surgeons, directed that tho
Survivors be kept ut the Navy Yard hos
|ptal for treatment ten days or fort
|night.
II The survivors generally protested
against this, saying: They were en-
tirely able to care for themselves, but
General Ha2enfirmly persisted, saving:
What the department was doing was
for their own good. The surgeons
and General Hazen then went to Ad-
miral Wells residence where Mai.
freely was questioned as to his condi-
tcn. He replied he was well in every
kway except he was weak. The surgeons
gave 1t rs their opinion that Greedy
would require great care. his
condition being unlaVOrablc. Hr has
gained flesh at the rate of two on three
pounds daily, but it is soft and dab. V
and contains no muscular strength
The other survivors also gained flesh
|. too rapidly. although not i'm so marked
degree Us in the case of Mai. Greeley.
Maj. Greedy asked the Surgeon to per
INIT him To take quarters Mt the Rocking
nam House with his family and Il con
Sullation took place rs To its adviSahility.
II i likely however that the Surgeons
VIII yield to Maj. Gr0cly's wishes, but
Surgeons Head, Ames, or some other
surgeon from the fleet be assigned TO
me duty Of watching over him while he
SIN portsmouth, or until other arrange
ments are made by Gen. IIa2en. The
employees of the navy yard and cadets
we're drawn out In a limo before
ADMIRAL Wells residence at the navy
yard this morning and were permitted
TO catch glimpseS of Mai. Greedy
as he walked from the house to scttee
under the trees ON the lawn. Mai
freely is not permitted to talk with
visitors, aud reporters are not allowed to
Interview him. He is so weak every
ming must be done to avert taxing his
Nrcngth and he is now being dieted on
malt food. The object of retaining the
survivors, rs long under military sur
'tillancc and medical care is that they
may gradually have their muscles
Awlened and their strength made
Tnuino instead of fictitious rs surgeons
hink il is at present.
freely sat under the trees on the
AVN for an hour with his wife, mother
and children around him, while he con
'erSed with ten. HaZen. He was gazed
NJ with great interest nv n
y st crowd around the house. TC
reporter Mr.. Grocly stated he was
leeing better than at any time since
the rescue. and" said he, 81 am lust
as a. happy rs any man could be- possibly.
me only drawback being memory OF
the seventeen who are not here to enjoy
we FRUITS of their courage and dcvo-
Sers' Braiuard, in conversation
VIII reoortcr, said: The party did nol
IuIor much on the journey down from
Iiady Franklin Bay, there having been
niLue ihronveni from cold. 1t was
H "ncn we began the journey up that We
rEa, 10 suffer. When the reporter
%Io s nm IL the Grcely party could
~ zone still further north than they
u' Sergl, Brainard replied il would
nave been very difficult. "a shin he
r'u' certainly could not have gone
lnrther north. The ice would open and
cloSe so rapidly that the vcSs,
would surely have been nippcd and
G,uShed' had the passage been attempted
rliier north. The same ice conditions
Noulu prevent sledging northward, be-
nSuse where the Ice was opening ~
Wteu II would have been OF
great danger to life. When asked as t.
~ opinion whether future Arctic eNpe,
ultloilS would succeed i'm finding the
uorth pole, he said he did not believe
this would bc accomplished. "Nor do
Rilovc," he said, "that any explorer
Mlll ever reach q higher latitude than
'ne freely expedition did"
Sergt. Brainard Also said the crew
wore comfortably situated whiles al
lady Franklin Bay. There was plenty
VI provisions. coat and everything else
iig1ere that was needed. When asked
nave reached homo safely Il
provisions had been landed at Cane
sabine by one of the former
rescuing expeditions. He replied,
smilingly, "Well. IL men who died
hau had enough to eat they would not
iaNe starved to death. The greatest
wwss 70 expedition was when the
rSquimaux died. He was able
20 get game food for us that we had no
strength or knowledge to get for our
M,slVeS'" When the reporter asked
w 'ne survivors IL they bel eyed
1n,ner expeditions would he sent to the
1iI'lc, one and all replied yesand we are
wi wi ready To go with them aud could
mart tomorrow ii necessary. All of
uni" M, look strong and hearty.
,, ne remains OF Sergt. Jewell, now
|nong others In the tanks OF the
a ~ear, VIII be taken out Friday, when
will he made for
,aer delivery to the brother of the de-
hsseu' They viii he treated with mill
NJ honors. The remains of the other
nm, ~. ~ VIII ho conveyed to New York.