Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-05

PRAY ct dlu 4. lolLpNc ~ bN HaNuE treat Nl
Portsmouth. who read an address in which
he extended the hospraliiies of the city tC
Greely and his little band
Rev. Mr.. Mckinley then announced that s
committee of citizens had secured Hon. W.
E. Chambers consent 10 act as permanent
chairman Of the meeting.
When Mr.. Chandler came forward 70 ad-
dress the meeting he was very warmly ap-
plauded. When he referred TO the efforts OF
/. Hon. 5. J. Randall in the House of Repre-
sentatives and Of Senator Hale in the Senate
in behalf Of the Greedy relief bills, as well as
TO the noble work Of Commanders Seh!ey,
Coffin and Emory, the audience became al
most wild with enthusiasm.
Secretary Chandler detailed the establish
meut and ends of the various relief expedi-
tions and said With the exception that il
left few raiions and som44 clothing at Cape
Sabine the expedition of ISs3 as well as that
of lsS2, was 4 failure. No attempt was made
BY either Lieut.. Darlington or Commander
Wildes TO establish relief party at Littleton
Island for which point Lieut.. Greedy was
under orders 10 start not later than Sept. lst.
The army court of inquiry. under date of
Jan. 18th, 1854, reported, 1T may here be
stated roughly that from July, 1882, 10 Aug.
1883 not less than $4,000 rations were taken
in the steamers Neptune, Gantic and Proteus
up to or beyond Llttleton Island, and of that
only about 1000 were left in that vicinity,
the remainder being returned u the United
States OF sunk with the Proteus." The sec
retary then explained the conditions which
led to the relief expedition of lsS4 MENTION
the purchase of the Thetis and Bear and the
thoughtful and generous donation OF the
Alert by the British government, the untir-
ing efforts OF the President, secretary of war
and chiefs of the bureaus of the navy de-
partment, ard as a result he said. the ships
sailed on the appointed day under the com
mand of as efficient and brave naval officers
as any country claim. The details of the
rescue are too fresh in ali minds to need rep
( etition. The three reliet steamers and the
coaling steamer Loeb Garry boldly entered
upon the navigation of Davis straits and
pushed across Melville bay. The command
ers of the Theris and Bear, watching their
opportunity VITA untiring care, coolly and
. cOurageously thrust their ships into the ice
/ and reached Littleton Island on the 22nd OF
/ June, a fortnight earlier than any vessel had
reuched there before. Finding there no
record OF the explorers, on the same day they
pressed over to Cape Sabine. Their haste
was necessary. Lieut.. Greedy and his party
had left Lady Franklin bay on the 9th of
/ August, ten months before, and after pushing
on in boats and drifting on ice foes, vainly
looking for help from the relief party which
should have been at Lttleton Island. keeping
its telescopes on Cape Sabine and the land
TO the northward They had fixed
their winter quarters at the latter
points. The provisions at Cape Sabine and
Cape Isabella lasted them till March when
the hoped to cross to Littleton Island and
obtain the 2j0 rations left them there by the
( Neptune. But during all this time the ice off
the entrance to Smiths sound never closed,
while boats were lost or consumed for fuel,
and meantime starvation aud cold did their
deadly work. One by one the feeble sufferers
died, until only remained and these had
but few hours To live But help was now
near at hanu' ana on .1e !'th OF Juiy the
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At the conclusion OF secretary Chandlers
address he introduced Gov. samuel W. Hale
of New Hampshire VINO was cordially received
and VINO read an address when was OF pc
culIariy memorial characler- lie spoke feel
lngly or the bravery OF those VINO dled Tor
science ana OF the glory achelved Dy the few
who returned TO ENJOY the fruits or their ter
rlole sunerings' ne pald warm tribute to
the efforts OF secretary Chandler IN getting
reiief started so opportunately, "hen GoV:
hale had concluded, the audlehce cheered
/ MN very warmly secretary Chahdler then
introduced non. ,. l.. hahuali OF Fehnsyl-
wanna VINO ne sain han done as much as any
IN efectlng the rescue OF Lieut.. 1reely and