Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-07-31
No one Allowed to Sleep More thar
Two Hours at a time.
Sad Death of George Rice, Artist of
of the Expedition.

Long OF the Greely party, who was
the first to respond to the welcome
tone of the steam whistle, says he and
Sergt. Brainald we're first to hear the
sound and they helped each other to
crawl out of the tent. When Long
got clear of the ENHANCEMENT of the
tent, which hal been swept to the
ground, he rose to his feet with great
difficulty and succeeded in clambering
up to the rock that gave the most ex-
tensive view of the neighborhood.
Brainard went back to the tent. but
Long remained looking out searching
ly in every direction for some strange
object. At length he saw
AN UNwoNTED SIGHT
"A large black object about mile
distant which at first looked like a
rock in that line. Suddenly approach
ing, the steam launch changed its
course and Long recognized the
APPROACH OF THE REsCUERs.
He came down from the rock, went
towards the camp, raised the flag pole
and flag, which had been blown down
during gale, and held it for about
two minutes, until his strength gave
out, and it was once more blown to the
ground. He then advanced tottering-
" in the direction of the little steamer
and IN few minutes the warm hand
Of Capt Ash had
GRAsPED HIS IN GREETING.
Maurice Connell, who is still ex.
ceedingly weak, stated in an interview
that for some days after his rescue he
had no recollection of anything that
transpired He did not hear the
awakening scream of the whistle.
When his comrades shook him up
from his PROSTATE position in camp
and told him of succor at hand, he
wildly exclaimed: For Gods sake
LET ME DIE IN PBACE!"
A teaspoonful of brandy applied to
his lips called back the fleeting life
spark, for Conneil could not have sur
vived more than few hours. He
was by far the weakest of the seven
survivors, and the strongest must have
succumbed within forty-eight hours.
The story told by Connell from his
recollection of their starving expert
ence is simply heartrending, how they
burned the hair off their seal skin boots
and coats, cut them into strips, boiled
them into stew and ate voraciously of
them till the stomach rebelled and
nausea and weakness ensued in several
cases; nature gave no call for twelve,
fifteen and even eighteen days and
then bloody hemorrhage and conse-
quent weakness ensued, ,prostrating the
victims for several days. The Difficult.
ty of keeping heat in the body was
very great. The rule of the camp was
to
PERMIT NO ONE TO SLEEP LONGER THAN
TWO HOURS.
He was awakened roughly and
called upon to shake himself, beat his
hands and pound his feet and restore
circulation. This was found absolute
ly necessary to prevent torpor and
possible death, the usual accompain.
ments of intense cold.
JNsTRcTIoN TO COMMANDER sCHLEY.
Commander Schley has received in
seructions from the Secretary of the
Navy to remain at St. Johns until
there are twelve iron caskets con-
structed to receive the bodies of de-
ceased explorers.
THE SURVIVORS, DOING WELL.
The survivors are all doing we'll, but
are still weak and suffering from
nervous prostration. Lieut. Greely
has improved from 100 pounds weight,
June %, to l69 pounds to-day. Ser
geant Brainard and others are pulling
up proportionately. The weather here
is delightful and all that could be de.
sired for the sufferers, the mercury
ranging between slxty-fve and seven
ty-ive degrees. Great sympathy is
evlnced by all classes here, alike for
the survivors and the dead, and ev-
cry token of respect is manifested for
them. The Thetis and Bear as they
ride quietly at anchor in the harbor
Of st. Johns wear somber and mour-
full appearance with the flags of the
United States at half-mast. The
United States war ship Alert arrived
at 8 p. m. Her detention was caused
by fog and search for the other ships
Of the squadron. All on board are
we'll.
RICE'S SAD DEATH.
Sergt. Julius R. Frederick relates
mournfully the tragic story of the sad
death on the ice-covered ground, of
George Rice, the artist of the expedi-
tion, April 6. Rice and Frederick
volunteered to leave camp to proceed
distance of twenty-five miles for
some meat that was cached near Cape
Isabella. They had a sled, rife and
hatchet and provisions for five days.
They travelled for three days, but
>feiled to find the cache. On the way
towards their camp Rice became weak
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