Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-04
NEAREST THE NORTH POLE.
Greely's Fla9-That Officers Condition
-Englneef MelYille,s Amhifion A,c

"IeeIy'S El0&-Ih0t OfftCersS Condition
Engineer Melville's Ambition, &C.
An army ofhcer arrived in the city to-day who
recently visited Lieutenant Greely and secured
from him the expedition flag for exhibition In the
museum OF the Military Service Institution OF the
United states at Governors ISlaud In converSa-
tlon with STAR reporter the officer said that the
nag was made by Mrs. A. ". Greely and entrusted
10 Dr. octave Pavy, who took it with him on prl-
vate Arctic expedition in 1880 to Greenland and be-
yond. Dr. Pavy gave 1t to Lieutenant w. Greedy
In July, 1884, at Upernavik. Lieutenant Greely took
tne nag With him to Fort Conger. Lady Franklin
Bay 1t was taken by Lieutenant Lockwood to
LATITUDE SS' "a, longitude 400 4O and there unfured
70 Arctic winds for thirty hours while the lieutenant
was charting the coast lines and determining his
latitude and longitude. The flag was 1oatei four
mes l nearer tie north pole than that OF any other
un1urled IL from the summit OF Mt Chester A.
Arthur 500 feet above tide level 1t was also dis
played nom the Flagstaff OF the launch Lady Greely
during the retreat from Fort Conger to Cape Sabine
In the fall OF 1888.
LIEUT. eREELY's PHYSICAL CONDITION.
"What Is Lieut. Greely's condition now?" asked
the reporter.
He appears to be in prime condition, and to be
very large and robust, but he is very weak In the
loinS and legs, and tires very easily"
he WIN get over that soon won't he?n
wen, 1t's question in my mind. You remem-
per Dr. Kane, When he returned, picked up wonder
fully, but few months later he went ali to pieces
Greey Is tat. but his flesh isn't natural Pinch the
eoa On % MS arm and IT does not spring back like
soo0 neSn, Out stays p1nched for some time"
nes?" 0'''-''' '0''''1'A' wv
- mo. only to emphatically deny that he knew OF
any sucn actions or that he ate human flesh"
MELVILLE CRAZY TO TRY IT AGAIN.
would Greely be willing to go on another expe-
dttion 2" asked the reporter
~ understand that he says he has got enough.
Meiviile though, 1s .razy to go. / heard him say
tnat II ne could reach point as far north as Lieut..
Lockwood saw, he would be willing to die. His
de briefly, Is to cross from Finland with his ships
TO the western coast OF Franz Josef land cacheiig
provisions at various points as he proceeds. The
protected Once well 10 the north on that land he
lS willing that his ships should 90 TO pieces He
claims that he can make sledge journey from the
north OF that land to tue pole, three hundred miles
ana back again, with greater ease and safety than
ne ma SIX hundred miles In searching for the
De DE, Long party. It looks very wen on the maps,
IN accomplishing IL"
AS TO BRA1NERDs DEN1A1s
Probably the best Informed coterie upon inside
matters OF the Greedy expedition, outside of Of
hcial circles, is the Metropolitan club Members Of
the club, who occupy official positions when freed
from the restraints OF the day. are apt to talk
little more freely upon matters there than they
otherWlse would. well-known member OF the
club, upon being met by a STAR reporter to-day,
81 fancy The STAR hit the nan pretty nearly on
the head In that interview about the Greely expe-
dis1, ddis9n and the state Of affairs as shown by the
'That is all right" said the reporter, s'but If you
form the public"
Wei. only know, secondhand, that The STAR
was about right Last evening at the club over
heard signal service officer say: L would like to
know who it was in our Office that gave out that
information about the diareS'
''Ol course there was no truth in II" remarked
by-stander
"Well, don't you be too sure about that" was the
ISpiy; There was more truth than poetry in it."
' lou See. continued the gentleman, "they don't
want these things 10 be made pubic, at least not
at present Promotions are in view. Now know,
from what ! heard on that occasion, that those
diaries 90 snow that there was great lack OF dis
cpnne during the whole expedition; that although
Henry was the only man shot, he was not the only
one .svd1, who stole stole provisions"
maps you can tell me about the denial OF Sergeant
Braneld which is published this morning"
"WeL, bralnerd, I'm afraid, Is not sticking very
close TO the truth There are number OF gentle
men IN this city who know that he was the man
VINO n!St reported cann1balism when rescued That
came from Lieut. Emory himself, and guess that
Is good authority. Brafnerd says he was not on
the Bear, but, II rems mber correctly, the Thetis
was not present at the and all the survivors
sSi3 were taken aboard The Bear, and many OF them
eaten"
why does he deny it now9" asked the reporter.
"Well, as near as can Judge from the way army
omcals talk, he is looking for q promotion TO a
second leutenantcy, and Is endeavOring to keep
quiet any ugly stories which would affect his
chanceS. Besides he is great friend of Greely'S
and wants to stand by him. have heard officers
express great Indignation that Brainerd, Long and
Connel % should be Permitted to hire themselves to
q dine museum. They were granted leave OF
absence, they say, to go to their homes and not
make dlsgraceful exhibition Of themselves, de-
grading to the service. One officer said that Gen.
hazen ought TO order them by telegraph to report
here at once"