New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-02
GREETING THE EXPLORERS.
,rcr,c SURVIVORS AT PORTSMOUTH, N H.
.crxrs IN THE nARBoR - ARRIVAL o' ""'
cprrIy-INCiDENIs OF The I'ur'
INV 1r,rcRApH ~ TRE rRlnuSn.l

at,ly all was preparation wv" 'N, -, lit, |
rbrrc flags were diving To tue ','''V, q, '', ',,,
"n''' we ,,,so. ll,ssomcd out in all manner ot
w" I'D d,c,rntions The Alliance Wh!'n n"u
w., a., h,rl,or AT daybrcak to interrupt ,"o NV,
1 ,,n thrm not t. como IN unth '"'"'""'' "'
,,,,,d ,hcm al anohor at lioone lsi"," W. Wv ~ -,
.,ioyns some fine fishing Inc A''"",' ''''',, ',,1
l i,n.lled the news 10 the admial WI" ss"""'"
:, ,o tnc Secretary at the Navy lord' "uno"
,as sent out to tell them TO come III ~ oVoV" W
o,,lcr of the Secretary 80 AT oclooh 'i'o N''"m''
anil tbe relief fleet were sighted in the oumg' Inc
Alliance led the way into the harbor' then came Ile
I,.rs Alert and Bear, IN the order named. Iho
TaIi,,ooso with the Secretary of the Navy on
,o.,d had dropped down TO the fleet. which ex-
,,n3el in two lines down the lower harbor MIS-
creelv had gone down to the Tennessee III iauhch
and was waiting in the captains cabin uhth INC rc
def ships should arrive.
, The vessels of the fleet had the American ensign
avino at foreman ana mizzcn. The decks OF tno
aIi Tennessee were so brilliant that one
lonrcd for "a piece of smoked glass as ne loohcu az
,bcn for there were collected the captains OF inc
1qet and their officers, brilliant in gold lace WIN
cooked hats and clankng swords. Ihe snip o"nu
,ul the marines were drawn upon the port sde' ana
,s each high official arrived he was greeted win
r,llirg drums the blare of trumpets, prtsehleu
arms and bursts of music. Officers IN ihll uhoini
stood AT the gangway to receive the VISITORS many
of whom were ladies and ali the prlde pohP anu
circumstance that naval etiquette has eNoNeu
since the DAYS of blind old Dandolo were Drought
into play The day perfection. Ihe slloie WIS
as green and the water as blue as Inauguration ever
conceived them On the shore and on the rulhed
u,rts of the old fort at the entrance of the har-
Lor were thousands of people watching the lhcohl-
mo ships which appeared sailing along the horizon
for a while aud then turning the point maue loi
,he harbor steam launches, barges pulled ny luS'y
sailors fishing dorcs, from the shore ana po"'s
from the fleet of yachts anchored III PePpeTti CoN''
covered the water The black hulls OF the rcIel
.hins reminded the fort and steamed up between the
iwo long lines of men-Of-war. \ signal TO man ulc
-reng was given from the flagship, and lmmcdi'
,tely the blue jackets spIang aloit. Oeheral
Hazcn. who arrived aboard the flagship late ana
,be Secretary OF the Navy and Admiral Luce stood
nm the noon of the Tennessee surrounded by glitter
INC officers watching the display. Near them was
Rcheleu Robinson.
sAUTING TIE RELIEF SHIPS.
The relief ship steamed up between the two lines
NJ mcnof-war the sailors in the rigging gave thIec
cheers. with will, the bands played ana hah''her-
chiefs and hats were waved on the shore, and ON
the water. Thus from the frozen realms ol tle zee
Greedy returned TO hs native land. Little black
launches were lowered from the Arctic ships. aud
the officers of the relief expedition were soon on
hoord the Tennessee. A. they came over the side
the admiral and his stan received them ana the
band PLAYED Home Again From Foreign shore
Before the officers of the Arctic fleet got aboard
however, q ten-oarcd barge conveying Mrs OItcF
mt OH from the Tennessee, and made Tor the
rhtis When Mrs Greev arrived on board the
Th.ti. size and Greely's brother, who accompanied
L,r. went into the cabin where GIccly aWailc" 'hcm
olonc The meeting there was too sacred Tor the
general eye
I'm the cabin of the Tennessee Secretary Chandler
and General Ilazcu received the officers of the l'l'
expedition. A, they came over the SIDE Idcu'H'u
Robinson came down from the poop say ing
1Whcrc is ENSIGN Reynolds want to s'' hun'.
Mr., Luce, who was standing near. said' l"u
ought to hc willing to decorate him NOW. Mr. ROBIN
pom" "Iwll vote to mako hun an admiral u' U-
pl,d. All tine officer, oi the relief vessels were
loohu i'm better health than when they went out
As Lieutenant Emory came ou board little XII ran
up to hmm. and presented him with bouquet oi
flowers. The Lieutenant took tie upN'IS am"
b,udmg over kissed the child. The progress "i the
officers of the relief fleet from the WutWaN I" inc
cabin was one of continual haudonHkhH VII" 'I'"
brother officers. who Welcomed them nome aEa'h'
Onotup which was stcamng around the flagship,
The people were singing; Home From Inc fI""h
Seas" u piece of music Dedicated 10 Lieutenant
Grccly. which ha, been popular IN Portsmouth
recently II was nearly o'clock when the Secle-
tary of the Navy and General llazcn, accompanied
by Captain Schey ANA his officers went about tne
relief ships and inspected them. Admiral wells
came from the Navy Yard in a launch ana took
Lieutenant and Mrs. Grccly to ms house, "he''
they will remain for week as hs guest Inc
otber rescued Arctic explorers were taken 10 the
Yard also and quartered on the receiving snip th're
They were carefully excluded from the general pup
Er heading the arrival OF Surgeon Head OF the
Army who will pronounce on their physical condi-
ton.
HOW LIEUTENANT GRFELY looks.
On his way mp to tie Navy Yard, Lieutenant
Greclv stopped al the IaiIapooSa lie looks III
good flesh and was bronzcd by exposure TO the
weather. but was exceedingly weak and not able to
walk without assistance When former acqualnt-
sn,c erected him. he said 81" know YOU. but have
FORGOTTEN your name Our life in the Arctic was
not calculated to keep ones memory clear
"You are looking pretty WELL" said his friend
"Wcn.r replied the explorer, " am not feeling as
vel as look. still am more weak than sick
When he returned to the launch he was assisted
down the steps backward not trusting himself to
walk otherwise down the steep stairway. After
GTeely left the vessel the Iallapoosa with bugier
or the forward deck playing "Nankee Doodle
weighed anchor and steamed up to the Navy Yard
From officers of the relieving squadron the iOl-
lowing facts were learned. The Greely party were
found exactly where Lieutenant Colwen landed
The provisions saved from the wreck OF the froteuS,
Tie caches of Bebcc and Mares in the nelgbDorhood
had been collected and brought to the place IL
was not a good site for camp the WIND moving
down gorge in the hills with terrific Violence
while only short distance away 1t was conpara-
lively calm. The tent which had blown down on
them was propped up at one end with stick''ahd
nnaer II they lay awaiting death. The first slgh'
'nat was caught Of the party was man standing
Oil point Of rocks holding a flag which he was too
weak to wave then it was known that something
was wrong. AS the lauI ch of the Bear came up To
The shore the man holding the flag came tumbllng