New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-13
THE RELIEF OF LIEUTENANT GREEDY.
IMPORTANT ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCED BRITISH
EXPLORERS.


IMPORTANT ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCED BRITISH
EXPLORERS.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The letter from
Captain G. s. Mares, Captain A. II. Markham, OF the
ROYAL Navy and Major II. W. Fielder, OF the BRUSH
Army containing suggestions for the Greedy rehe etPe
dton has been received by the Secretary OF the Navy
The writers say that the expedition should ne uhoer
direct auspices and supervision Of the Government anu
should have object than the relief OF The CREEPY
party. The main relief party should have TWO shp'
for search, the other for carrying supplies tne
ing ship was destroyed the men couid fe'ui" -
their quest by OF sledges' lhe 49,. -,
should be sufficient to last two years ana 'Io' "a
complete sledging equipments lncludlhs P. '..o,,
other provisions used by sedgng parties AS a
Greedy and his have prooapiy lei. w - as
one Of the relief ships should be dspa'cneu % -
Nov 1874 IN Godhaven in Greenland, to push OH d.
evil, "a rossi,e 10 Upernavtk as TO meet Lieutenant
Cron,v sho,ld he have found his way 10 the Dn''" "
claimants Failing there the region between cape ioA
rd ieboat Cove should be searched eaIyn the sc"Sn
For this purpose special Government Vessei 'su' O
sont or whaling vessels might be asked TO cooperate
these sbond in any case asked to keep sharp iooR
ont for the party journcying south in boats
The next place TO be searched would be the Car!
Islands and the coast line 10 the north"au'
with the aid of the EsquimauX, who
will certainly have tdngs of the party The reief vGs
and from there should proceed n0rthWarn ID o9fdns
The writers say that Lieutenant Greeys letter uaeu
Fort COnger August II. 1881 shows that he expected
depot at Grnne would be placed as far n0rlh as o@e
Hawks Inv the fall of 1892 and that he would act on e
sunDostion that he should find depot at Cape HAWKS
cache of provisions at Cape Sabine; ana Una. ieei %
~ would last winter have reached lenCa' nace5
there has been no depot or provisions Pinocu rjd
where north Of Cape Sabine since Grecly aIIINeS t
at Discovery Bay In ISL and me Only C"n from
Fort C0nger animals killed on retreat ana inc oleS Is
by the British in ls75-76 In latitude - north ~ taP
Hawks and Cape Sabine Ihese suppnr,s , S ~ ,be
about 900 ratOns, and the writer's MINK tI d. ~ "a
time Lieutenant Greelv probably left Discovery Bay Lazy
Franklin Bay Kennedy Channel were coInpaTatNeB
easy traverse. II the party arrived az pId nnt
reason why the winter Ol Iooo-Of NV
II on the other hand Lieutenant Greedy decided to re-
main at Discovery Bay the position ~ouo ,,e mT.
he hopeless. In contrast with the eApeHH[ eur
tons In search OF Sir John Franklin, me
present search will he in region which en-
Is 10 some extent known. There is definite point 10 ne
he obtained from first to last II Lieutenant cree! Is ~.
found between Cape York and LttleOn Island thcn ue
search must proceed to Cape Sabine If the oSI par
are not there they either AZ Discovery pay
somewhere on the wav southwark to Cape SABINE IN
this the depot ship should move INTO PhSer
and the searching vessels. Keeping TO We I"un
should push nOrhward. The east side or Snl,h oOuu
should he examined and advantage taken OF Inc huuln
west and west winds TO reach CrInneil Land' DcFooS
of provisions should be placed al cape IeSCoIV anu '
points north for fear OF accident 49,, ,..
The letter urges the OF helOgranhv IT the advance
ship fails reach Discovery Bay IN eS1 or 10 Ilnu
tenant Greoys party in Grinnel Land me GeP1, SUI
would then find winter quarters near Ihycr hhIpui'
which would enable her TO send SledRng parties cary III
the sprnc of 1855 ana those rom the advance 5 ~
completing the search Other good ~lnterlhg PilScs
would he Port FOulRe or Pandora HalDN. HituAH-
from the east side Smith Sound would he very unct
tain Detached boat relief expdtons siouu nOI DC q,
tempted except in the extreme case OF tie , p
heur Sabed early In 15S4 because no BOAT party can
carry the needed provisions Tie Cape YORK ESgunTA
shod be induced to assist the search 10y timely presents