The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-19
GALLANT GREELEY
AND HIS GALLANT LITTLE BAND.
Stories of the Survivors Literally
Snatched From the Jaws of Death
All Now Doing Wen An
Ovation Awaiting Him
Stories of the Survivors.
SERGT. IO\G

stories of the Survivors.
sERGr. LONG.
ST. JOINS, n. f., July 1S.-Sergt.
Long, of the Greeley party, who was
the first to respond to the welcome tone
of the steam whistle. says he and Sergt.
Brainerd were the first to hear
the sound and they helped
each other, to crawl out,
but when Long got clear of the entan-
clement OF the tent, which had been
swept to the ground, he rose to his feet
with great difficulty and succeeded in
f that gave TIP the to most extensive SsfE
view in that neighborhood. Brainerd
went back to tent, but Long remained
looking searchlngly in every direction
for some strange object. At length he
saw the unwonted sight of large, black
object about mile distant, which at
first looked like rock, but he
knew tie was no rock in
that line. Suddenly the approach
ing steam lunch changed its
course and Long recognized the APP
proach, Of rescuers, He came down
from the rock, went toward the camp
| raised the flag pole and FLAG,
which had been blown down dur
ing the gale, and held it for about two
minutes until his strength gave out and
IL was blown once more to the ground
he then advanced, totteringly in the
| direction of the little steamer, and in a
few minutes the warm hand of Capt.
Ash had grasped his in greeting.
MAURICE CoNNELL,
VINO is still excessively weak, stated in
an interview that for some DAYS after
his rescue he had no recollection of
anything that TRANSFERRED. He did
not hear the awakening scream of the
whistle. When his comrades shook him
up from his PROSTATE position in camp
ana told him of succOr he wildly eX-
claimed: "For Gods sake let me die
IN peaceW A teaspoOnful of
brandy put to his lips called
back the fleeting life spark, for Connell
coulu not have survived more than u
few hours. He was by far the weakcs,
OF the seven survivors, and the strongest
must have succumbed within forty
eight hours. The story told
by Council from his recollection
OF tholr string experience is simply
heartrendtng-how they burned the hair
of their seaiskin coats, cut them into
strings, boiled them into a stew and
ate voraciOusly of them till the
stomach rebelled and nausea and weak
ness ensued. In several cases nature
gave no call for twelve, fif-
teen and even eighteen DAYS,
and then a bloody hemorrhage
and consequent weakness ensued, pros
trating the victims for days. The diff
Guilty OF keeping breath in the body was
very great. Tho rule of the camp
was to permit no one to sleep
longer than two hours. lie was then
awakened roughly and called up to
. IN t,NGnlf sl,I n Il /
his feet and restore circulation. This
was found absolutely necessary to pre-
vent torpor anu possibly death, the
usual accompaniment of intense cold.
THE SURVIVORS, DOING WE'LL.
Commander Schley has received in
structions from the Secretary of the
Navy to remain at st. Johns until there
arc twelve iron Baskets con-
structed to receive the bodies of
the deceased explorers. The survivors
are all doing well, but still weak and
suffering from nervous prostration.
Lieut.; Greeley has improved from 100
pounds weight on the 22d of June to 1859
pounds to-day. Sergeant Brainord and
others are pulling up proportionately
The wenther here is delightful, and all
that could be desired for the survivors;
the mercury is between Is and 70 de-
grees. Great sympathy is evinced
BY all classes here alike for
the survivors and the dead, and every
token of respect is manifested for them.
The Thetis and Bear, as they ride
quietly ut anchor in the harbor
Of st. Johns, wear sombre
appearance with the flag Of the United
States at halt-mast. The United States
war ship Abort arrived here at s p. m.
ller detention was caused by a fog and
search for other ships of
the squadron All on board are WELL
Serst. Julius Il. Frederick relates
a mournIully tragic story of
covered ground Of George Rice. the
artist Of the expedition. April
9Th Rice and Frederick yolun-
tecred to leave the camp to proceed
distance OF twenty-five miles for some
meat that was cached near Cape Isa-
bella. They had a sled, rifle and
hatchet and provisions for five DAYS. They
travelled for three days, but failed 10 find
the cache. On the way towards their
camp R!ce became weak and finally
gave up, He. was attacked
by a bloody flax that
gradual ~ wore him down. lie sue
cumOed and was inferred in an ice grave
by his companions. Frederick
,"'fNN 'ut Nllut ulSnl unucr
the fragment OF boat and
next day visited his companion TO nav
the last tribute to his remains.
Frederick retained sufficient strength
to drag back the sled with the Ratchet,
roe and cooking utensils TO camp,
whtN he encountered more woe i'm
the, form Of the death OF Lieut.. Lockwood
ana an9iher Of the party. The cached
inca, ihu. f:g'cr.a.; g..
IN search of, was brought by
them on April 9Th from Cape
Isabella and abandoned next
day in order 10 drag Ellison,
one OF their party, who had been
frozen, into camp. Rico was the
life of the Greeley party, full of hope,
ouoyancy and energy, and his death
was a terrible blow to them. He died
in brave struggle 70 prolong their ex.
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