The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-01

here to-day from West Greenland, al
well. They were separated from the
Alert $50 miles north of here during 6
gale, at p. M, June %, five miles of
from Cape Sabine, in Smiths Sound
The Thetis and Bear rescued alive
Lieut.. A. w. Greedy, Sergeant Brain
ard, Sergeant Fredericks, Sergean
Long, Hospital Steward Bierberbick
Private Cornell, and Sergeant Ellison
the only survivors of the Lady Frank
lin Bay expedition. Sergeant Ellison
had lost both hands and feet by frost
bite, and died July 8, at Godhaven
three days after amputation, which hat
become imperative. ....----...--..-
Seventeen of the twenty-five person!
composing the expedition persisted b.
starvation at the point found. One wa
drowned while scaling to procure food
Twelve bodies of the dead were rescued
and are now on board the Thetis ant
Bear. One. the Esquimau Turvevik
was buried ut Disco, in accordance will
the desire of the Inspector OF Western
Greenland. Five bodies buried in the
ice near the camp were swept away to
sea by the winds and current before my
arrival, and could not be recovered.
GREELY's MOVEMENTS.
Lieut.. Greedy abandoned Fort Con-
gar Aug. 8, 1883, and reached Baird In
let Sept. 20 following, with the entire
party well. He abandoned all his boats
and was adrift thirty days on an ice-fioe
in Smiths Sound. His permanent
camp was established Oct. q, 1883, at
the point where he was found. During
nine months his party had to live on q
scant allowance OF food brought from
Fort Cougar and that cached at Payer
n nd Co hu In
Mares in 1875, which was found much
damaged by the lapse of time; that
cached by Bebee at Cape Sabine in 1882
and a small amount saved from the
wreck of the Proteus in 1888, and land
ed by Lieutenants Darlington and Col
well on the beach near where Greely'S
party was found. When these provis-
ions were consumed the party was
forced to live upon boiled seal, strips
from the sealskin clothing, and lichens,
and shrimpS caught i'll good weather,
when they were strong enough to make
exertions. AS it took 1900 shrimps to
fill a gallon measure, the labor was too
exhausting to depend upon them to
sustain life entirely.
'.The channel between Cape Sabine
and Littleton Island did not close on
account Of violent gales all winter, so
that 24O rations at the latter point
could not be reached. All Greely's
records and all the instruments brought
by him from Fort Conger are recovered
and are ON board.
A STRUGGLE WITH ICE.
From Hare Island to Smiths
Sound had constant and furious
struggle with ice in impossible foes,
but the solid barriers were overcome
by watchfulness and patience. No OPP
pOrtunity to advance mile escaped
me, and for several hundred miles the
ships were forced to ram their way
from lead to lead through ice varying
in thickness from three to six feet and
when RATED much greater.
1.-THE Thetis and Bear reached Cape
York June Is, after passage of 81
days in Melville Bay, with the two adj
vance ships of the Dundee whaling
fleet, and continued to Cape Sabine.
Returning seven days later, they fell
Wostenholm Island and announced
Greely's rescue to them, that they
might not be delayed from their fishing
grounds nor be tempted into the
dangers of Smiths Sound in view of
the reward of $4,000 offered by
Congress. Returning across Melville
Bay we fell in with the Alert and Lock
Gary off Devils Thumb, struggling
through heavy ice. Commander Coffin
did admirably to get along SO far with
the transport so early in the season be-
fore the opening had occurred.
Lieut.. Emory, with the Bear, has
supported me throughout with great
skillfulness and unflinching readiness
in accomplishing the great duty of re-
lieving Greedy.
A LUCKY RESCUE.
1.-THE Greedy party are very much i'm
proved since their rescue, but were
critical in the extreme when found
and. for several days after. Forty
eight hours delay in reaching them
1.-THE season North is late and the
closest for years. Smith Sound was
not open when left Cape Sabine. The
winter about Melville Bay was the
most severe for twenty years. This
great result is entirely due to the un-
wearied energy of yourself and the
Secretary of War in fitting out this ex-
petition for the work it has had the
honor to accomplish.
"W. w. SCHLEY, Commander"
NEW York, July 20.--The steamer
collier Loeb Garry, which accompa-
MED the Greedy relief expedition, will
start tomorrow on her return to New
York. The Thetis, Bear and Alert
will proceed to Portsmouth, N. H., du-
ring the latter part of the week, in obe-
dience to Geographic orders from the
Secretaryof the Navy. tl.
Memorial services were held in the
st. John churches to-day for the dead
of the Greedy party. The bodies are
preserved on board the Thetis and the
Bear awaiting the completion of the
Theoretically sealed baskets which are
being made on shore for them.
Every casket will be fitted with bur-
nished steel handles and have on its
face silver plate with the name, regi-
ment and company engraved upon IL.
When completed it will weigh about
$50 pounds. The bodies viii be re-
moved from the alcohol casket to the
the hermetically scaled casket, which
will be bolted and sealed. They will
be transported on the cargo deck OF
each vessel. -
At the present the bodies of Lieut..
Lockwood, w. A. Ellis, II. r.. Snyder,
w. +. Jewell, David Ralston and Ed
-'--I T.~oal ora IN hoard the Thptig.