The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-08-06

druwned. his kyak being pisrced hr s,zno ueulv
formed iee April lIih. th1s eeti;., "A Al hora 81
gettinS any slpPly q seal meat ic- ths stnrrirc
and devoted followers and helpers
lae1tensnt Grsely SAYS Eltsrr vas recoed ard
safely hrc1ght On hoara the sicar,<hir Ilr vrks-s
ee did teE days Subsequently. This Is an s1.
tracr1lnary instance q human Pusl,-aree Whgs.
away some ten miles FROM his hat re winter ~
tenperaflrs S1ddenly feli 10 Is below rcro. HIS
hands and feet we're trunen 10 The ve-v hs,,s ,r,s
be vas drsSed By his comrades II an almost siI,k
t1G oonhticc 10 his hut His feet aua han.7s vs-,
literally anputAted BY the excssSive fross- .rS \,
this terrible state he lived throech TIE diSrusI
Eonihs that interve1ed between that tine and ne
rpScca.
The bodies Of twelve Of the victims have heen
brccCht W By the steamers Bear ard Ihgsis er,,
hdlnsd N tanks hlied With alcohol The survives
are all doing vel and rapidly gaining fcsh and
and strength lAeutenant Gresly. who VAS in An
eIceedneiy critical condition when tranSfsrrsi ~
the fhetts, - nov able 70 move about This rso-,
nc e drove c1t for Al hours rie to et gbe es1u-
t-y air, and came back quite resnsei.ate,i
: he rescue took place On the ID Of June under
circumstances Of great difkculty The ThstiS ana
Bear lay o. from the shore about 800 var,iS Ibgrs
vas terrible gale blowing from the southwest
heavy ga was running ard a Formidable 10, mir,
vas apparently inevitable. Lieutenant Greely and
IL other 81 Survivors had 10 be Transferred fr,Y,
Their camp 10 4 steam la1aeh and vhaleboat IL,
their Sleeping haS, and while stearninr from TIE
land TO the ships, the destruction % the whole
party az one tims seemed certain The SEA swept
furiooSly over hsm. and the fury Of the wind
Threatened to capsirs thea At lenyth they we're
safely placed 90 board the rescuirg sqnadron.
where every possible preparation was made 10 in
surv them recovery and comfort.
LIST OF rHE ExrEDrrIoxAsr FoErr As ORIsrS,rrr
DEr1uEp.
MAsHISSrOS, July 1.-The tollouin- Is a is,
Of the otneerS As originally detailed 10 compose
the eIPedition1ry force TO Lady franklin Bly:
First Lieatenans 4. W. Gresly. Fifth Cavalry.
acting signal Officer and assistant
SecOrd Lieutenant Frsderick =. Kislin-bqrv.
Eleventh Infantry, acting signal officer
Second Lieutenant Jas 3. lockwood. Twenty
thru Infantry, setting signal oficer.
Sergeant Edwards Israel Sicral C,,rrS limited
States Army.
Sesgsani Winfield S, Jewell, Sisual Corps. Uai-
ted States Army.
SerSeAnt GeorSs W. Rice, Signal Corps, Uai,ed
Sessvaat David C. Ralstto. Signal Corps. Uni
ted states Army.
seEEssnt Hlapdsn $ Gardiner, Signal Corps.
Sc ssESssat William W. crOss. general service,
SsrgsAni David L Bsainard. Compaay L. Sec
Good Cavalry.
Sergeant David Linn. CoDplay c, Sseoad Cav.
Corporal Daniel c. Starr. Conp,ny F, Sseoaa
Corporal Nicholas sailor, Company H. Second
cavalry.
Corporal Joseph Ellison, oopp,uy E. rsa,h In
, Private Charles b Henry, Company (. Fifth.
Private Maurice Council. Company r. Third
Cavalry.
PriTai, Jacob Bender, oorapany =. Ninth Iufaa.
Try.
Private Francis Long. Company F, Ninth In.
Private william whistler. Company F. Ninth In,
PlTa.s Henry Bierisrbick, Company C. seven
tenth Infantry.
Private Julius Fredericks. Company l. Second
Cavalry.
Private James Ryan, Company H. Second Cav
Private William A. Ellis, Company c, Second
Cavalry.
In aceordSncs with special instructions froun the
Secretary of Wax, Lieutenant Greely contracted Al
DISCO, Greenland. with Octave Paw. NJ D.. who
thereafter remained on duty as acting Assistant
SurReon, United States Army. with the expedition
1rT force. He Was Arctic explorer Of exper-
fence, and his services must have been Of value
to the expedition.
The selection Of officers and men for the expedi
ton were made from volunteers of the army. and
no one Was taken who did not bring sure guaran-
tses OF being useful member Of the party. Lieu
tenants hlsllnSburY and Lockwood were Young
neu Of long and varIsd service on the frontier ae
custouled to the exposure and hardships incident
to such life There was scarcely a man Of tbs
party WnO was NOT hunter, q nrst class shot and
fond Of an outdoor life.
The dietary list which has in the main served IS
guide 20 Lieutenant Greedy in his choice Of pro-
visions was that of Professor Nordenskiold franz
ed for the crew of the Vega, supplemented by
advice from DR.. Juhn Rae. Professor NorIisn-
SKIOLD twenty -hve years experience as an Arctic
explorer rendered his opinions on that point most
valuable, aud the sixteen months In the Arctic
circle produced among the crew Of the Vega no
single symptom Of scurvy. In selecting stores for
the eIpeiittuu especfai Mains were IA Ken IN sa-,r
the best of everything Under orders from the
Secretary of War and General Macfeely the stores
were selected after much elaboration and careful
examination. Canned meats formed but a small
portion Of the supplies Lieutenant Greely DEPEND
ing rather on selected mess pork the latest that
could be obtained The supply of anti. scorbutics
was very large, consisting of cranberry and other
sauees, dried fruits of all kinds. dam son and other
preserves, sauce, beans, lime juice, onion and
cucumber pickles, etc Onions, potstoes carrots,
bets and smash v-a-s "a Esr, -,nr.J