Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-21

an official report was made Of the facts.
have the honor to request that court
Of inquiry be ordered OF court martial
convened, should the honorable secre-
tary Of war deem either advisable. In
this case have thought 1t best not to
ask the written statement Of tie
surviving members Of the party for
appendices to this report, lest / might
Seem to be tsmpering with them. have
not asked since our rescue, June 22d,
whether opinions concurring in my ac-
tion have changed or not, leaving such
questions 10 your action II deemed re-
quisite. necessarily regret that ciroum-
stances imposed suoh terrible RESPONSE
bility upon me, but am conscious that
should have failed in my duty to the rest
of my party had l not acted promptly
and summarily. am respectfully yours,
A. W. GRgELY,
First Lieutenant Fifth Cavalry, A. s. o.,
Righth Assistant Commander Of L. F. B.
Expedition."
ROCHESTER,, N. l., Aug. 14.-Ever
since the funeral Of Lieutenant Kisling-
bury, in this city, last Sunday, there
have been grave doubts as to whether the
remains Of the Artic hero were actually
buried or whether 1t was not merely
mock ceremony. The dead offioer's father,
brothers and sisters are people of limited
means, and could not we'll afford the ex.
penses OF an investigation on their own
account. After the publication Of the
facts about Greely's camp in the New
York Tines the relatives Of Lieutenant
Kislingbury were asked whether, In case
the coroner could not institute an inquiry
at the public expense, they would
consent to a private investigation
and have the remains exhumed. This
| iey consented to-. and the services Of
Mr.. l.. a. JeHIoyp, an unaestalnOr, wSrs
secured, and this morning with the as
| sistanos of five men he accomplished the
work OF taking up the casket from its
resting place in Mount Hope cemetery.
1t was done in the presence Of Assistant
| Superintendent Vaudeville Of the oeme-
| try, and the iron coffin was carried to the
chapel near the main entrance of the
| cemetry. There, at s O'Clock, the oasket
was opened by Mr.. Jeffreys and Samuel
R. Carter In the presence OF Frank W.
RisliDgbury and John P. Kislingbury,
brothers of the dead hero DIR. Charles
Buckley, DR.. +. A. Vaudeville, Supsrin-
tendsnt Stilson, and Assistant Superin-
tendent Vaudeville.
| |; Drs. Buckley and Vaudeville conducted
| the pcst-mortem and at the close thereof
made sworn report, Of which the
following Ia an extract: The akin and
muscles of the interior portion of the face
and neck were intact. From the upper
portion OF the sternum and elavicle to the
lower border OF the fifth rib on the left
side the skin and muscles had all been
removed down to the ribs on the right
side. The skin and muscles down to the
lower border of the last RIB were gone.
There were two openings between
the fourth and fifth interoostal
spaces into the. thoraotic cavity.
The skin and muscles on the anterior
portion Of the abdomen were intact to the
crest of ilium or pelvic bones muscles
and skin of anterior and posterior Of the
thighs were entirely removed, except the
skin on the anterior portion of the knee
Joints muscles and skin Of left leg re-
moved to within three inches of ankle
Joint. On right leg skin and muscles re-
moved to within Eve inches of ankle joint.
Both feet were intact, toes all present.
There was no vestige of integument or
muscles on either arm, including the
muscles Of the shoulder blades to the
wrist j,ints, except on the right
forearm, the interosseus membrane
remaining. Flesh and muscles on
both hands intact. The examination
OF the posterior portion of the body
showed that the skin and muscles of the
back from the seventh oervical vertebra
had been disseoted or out completely
away down TO the bones, with the ex-
osption OF pieces Of skin from two to three
inches square on each side of the upper
portion OF the sacrum. The pelvic bones
were completely denuded. ALI the ex-
tremitiss were attached to the body by
lissment only. No fractures Of the body
were discovered. We found all the
organs of the thorax and abdomen pre-
sent. There was evidence OF recent in
fiammation of the stomach and bowels.
HINTS OF OTHER HORRORS.
New York Times.
In interviews with Lieutenant Greedy
published Thursday he was reported as
saying that Private Henry was shot for
stealing; that he was never seen again
by his comrades, and II was understood
that his body was intererd at the foot Of
the northwest ice floe, and presumably
|
found near the camp, and which the
officers OF the Bear patched up with the
aid OF pieces Of wood into package
resembling human body, were at first
reported as those OF Surgeon Pavy. The
crews Of the vessels, and several officers
as we'll, did not know that Henry's
remains were brought back until
they saw published Commander Schley'a
. report to Secretary Chandler. All
thought that the body of the man exc
J cuteo was lost and that OF the surgeon
} saved. This point has given rise to
! comment. Some Of the sailors sailors say
that the bones Of more than one body
J were found about the camp, and were
, put in the box with the bones Of Henry,
! 1t Is also intimatsd that when the officers
Of the expedition sgreed on ap attempt
to keep from the public the revolving fac /
, all the bones found about the camp were
! put together as those of one man, and II
, was then decided to report the remains al
those of Henry. He was known to be ar
almost friendleas sailor. DR.. Pavy 90
! oupied higher rank.
) That five bodies were washed away
after having been buried in an ice foe Ii
point In Commander Schlsy's repor
: that is generally discredited. Tn,
, summer tent where the survivors wer,
J found was on small mesa nearly hun
dred yards from the sea and behind ,
i, ridge of rocks, so that the tent was no
. Visible from the shore. The winter camp
/. where the ice foe was situated, Ant
!, where the FIVE bodies were reported 81
!. buried, was over the ridge Of .ock a hun
y dred yards from the tent, at nearly
i right angle to the direct approach
8 from the sea, and on a small bay
4 The burial plaos, where 10 bodice
g were reported found, was in the rear o
y the summer tent, and distant only 80 o
40 yards. Four Of the Eve men who's
l. bodies were reported rs washed ava,
n died in June, as follows: Corp. Sailor
!, June Sd Surgeon Pavy, June 9th; Sergt
a Gardner, June 18th; Private Bender
/. June 10th. These deaths occurred at
II time when the survivors were miserabl,
10 weak-the last only four days bsfor
n rescue came. Yet, If the report forwarde
y to Secretary Chandler is to be believed
Is the survivors, instead Of carrying thei
10 dead comrades to the little burial plac
n close behind the the tent, took them
y despite the weak condition the
II were in, to the ioe flo
I, undrsd yards away. The bodies c
m the three others who died in June-Lier
Ig tenant Kislingbury, Private Henry an
ss Private Schnaider-were recovered Th
ID bodies OF Kislingbury and Schneider weI
g not buried II was admitted. Lieutenar
n- Kislingbury died on June LIST, before an
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