The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-07-24
THE WEEK
In the United States and the
cold World.
FOUND AT LAST.


SIX survivors OF tho Greeley Expedition
Rescued by the Thetis and Hear.
The steamers Thetis and Bear, which sailed
intothe Arctic region in search OF tho party
under command of Lieutenant Greeley, have
returned having boon successful. The men of
the Greeley party wero found on an ice island,
but eighteen had already succumbed to the
mrdships to which they hud been subjected,
Seven wGre rescued alive, but in u very ex-
iausteS. condition,
Sergeant Ellison was very much Frustrated
md badly ffostbitten when found, AID died at
Godhayn, July 6, alter undergoing surgical
operation.
ton left Lady Franklin bay to come south in
steam launch, three boats and q dingy. In
September they got upon loose ice foe, and
driited about Tor thirty days, nearly getting
into the terrible Melville bay, and deei ding to
abandon the lounoh and two boats us too
heavy to carry, they succeeded in landing
at the end of that time, and about October Is
went into winter quarters at Cooked Hat cove,
Just rouh OF Cape Sabine. These winter
quarters consisted of hut of stone covered by
one toat and sail Up to this time all hands
We're well, but now starvation stared them in
the face, and they were put ON the sho test
possible allowance. At Lady Franklin Bay
plenty of food had been left because it was too
heavy to carry, and they expected to find
plenty ut Cape Sabine, They found, however,
only two barrels OF bread in the cache made by
the Protens crew after her loss, damaged
cac lett by the British and a few rations left
b. tho relief expedition of 1882. In the au-
,umr a follom hope started to reach some
dr.ed meat cached by Mares, but Ellison's feet
and hands were rozen, and they were forced
to abandon tlta M at and return. In the
spring a tent was erected, but the party were
too weak TO fistcn il strongly, and u few hours
before the res ne it blew down and remained
upon the Survivors, In 4 bruary the first
man, Cross, d.ed. Tho next was n native. In
April, Rice and Fredericks volunteered to find
the abandoned meat, Rice died on the TRIP, and
Fredericks returned to camp in terribly ex-
nausteu condition. Two men, Lockwood and
Jewell, died in camp while Frcdericks was
away, and on the LIST of June Lieutenant Kis-
ngbury died. Alter this little oil moment, ex-
cept constantly recurring deaths, occurred
until on June % the faint sound of n steam
whistle was heard by Long, He and Brainard
got out OF their sleeping bags and went to
point, but seeing nothing they started to re-
turn Long was unable to do so, and sat down
in despair beside some rocks, Soon he saw a
steam launch, to which he shouted and raised
flag. Soon after they it landed
The story OF the rescuing party, as told by
Captain Ash, ice pilot OF the Bear, is rs fol-
lows:
Sailed from St. Johns, May 4; reached
Upenavik on Goth; Duck Island, June g.
Cape York, june is, and Payer Harbor on the
22d. AT p. m. we had both ships fast to
large heavy Doe in Payer harbor and some of
the officer; and men left the ships for the shore
III dueirent directions An officer from the
IPttis f und the record on Brevoort Island,
stating that Greeley and party We're all well,
and that they let Fort Conger on August 9,
and landed at Baird Inlet ON the goth of Sep
TENDER, after driving about on the ice nearly
three weeks in the vicinity OF Cape Sabine.
The record also told where TO fint, his winter
camp, Our steam launch being out and ready,
we We're Immediately sent away for the camp,
which was about three miles to the northwest
of Cape Sabine. In the meantime the
1hetis blew her whistle to recall some of her
men, and they heard it at the camp, and as we
neared it, we saw one man make his appear
ance where he could look down toward the
cape He saw the boat and came down to
where we going to land. On jumping ashore
the hrst question was how they all were. His
answer was, "Ihere are seven Of us left vet"
Sad news and a sudden reverse to our cheerful
spirits OF quarter Of an hour ago. But it was
no tune to reflect; we must try to save the
living. What sight to look at. Six men Law
Pointing to one, they said he was dying, but
he rallied, and is doing well now. We cut
mole IN the canvass to give us room, and com.
menced to Iced them, serving them all round
gradually, and not letting them have as much as
they wanted. Captain Emory and DIR. Ames
and crew came on shore, and the sufferers
were attended to by DR.. Ames with plenty of
warm milk and other suitable nourishment. In
the meantime Commander Schley began to
superintend the removal of the party to the
ships. Stretcheis had been brought on shore,
and tho men were carried to the boats by the
blue jackets. Two men only were able to
walk, or were strong enough to be led down by
two men, one on each side of them, to the
boats.
We proceeded with good crew from each
Snip to unearth the dead bodies and wrap tn IN
in blankets over their clothes, and secure them
and take them oil, part to each ship. Ten
were buried on ridge OF level ground, side by
side, about 800 yards from the camp with a
very high mountain Just On the back Two
others were lying little distance below tho
camp, the survivors not having had strength
enough to bury them with the rest, maxi, o
twelve bodie taken on board the ships Four
others were buried on the ice from the winter
house, but the ice had broken off and taken
them with It, Edwards, an Esquimaux was
drowned while out hunting. There were $50
rations left there by Beebe in 1882. Total
number Of deaths eighteen since the party
reached Cape Sabine last fall, and another man,
D. Eilison, who was one the party, trying to
get these aforementioned rations got badly
irost-bitten, Daring the winter both
ms ieet dropped oil at the anales and
an ms ringers dried up hard. l saw the
uoctor take them off on board the Bear, all
oi ooti: hands' lie also lost the top of his nose.
Alter he was on board ship few DAYS he seem
ed to be ppttinU finally 4
lis, but in little while he took another change
ana went wrong in the head, fin lily dying,
leaving now SIX survivors of the TWENTY-FIVE
tiat started out. The researches of the expe-
aition We're every way successful Latitade
o. deg. "A min. was reached, and a second
party crossed the Western ocean. The party
which went north travelled east to the twenty.
fourth degree longitude.
Lieutenant Greeley assured your correspond.
eht iLat he had clear proof that an open polar
sea exists, one oil his parties drifting into i,
many miles, but being blown back safely He
says he agrees in this with Nordeniesfold A
valley running from near Lady Franklin bay tc
the Western ocean, about sixty miles wide, was
discovered. 1t is bounded north and south by
continuous glaciers, ice 500 feet IN height and
has no apparent breaks. In the valley vege
tation was abundant and the climate much
milder than usual that latitude This he
styles the Eden OF the North. Greeley saws
that II 900 pounds of meat had been left by Gar.
l.ngton his party would have been saved. Lii.
teton Island, upon which there were some pro.
visions, could not be reached in winter, the
Sound twenty-five miles wide, being open, aud
in the spring the party were too weak to go
The survivors are yet very weak, but recover.
ing rapidly. Greeley is extremely weak His
expedition, he says, would have been the mos,
successful on record if food had been left upor
Cape Sabine where it should have been.
The following is list of the saved by the
TCetis and Bear:
Lieutenant a. W. Greeley.
Sergeant Brainard.
Sergeant Fredericks.
Sergeant Long.
Hospital Steward Beiderback
Private Council.
Sergeant Ellison.
These are the only survivors of the Lady
Franklin bay expedition. Sergeant Ellison
had lost both hands and feet by irost-bite, and
died July 6. Seventeen of the twenty-five
persons composing this expedition persisted Ivy
starvation at the point where found One Es
quimau, Turnevik, was buried at Disco, il
accordance with the desiie of the inspector O.
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