Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13
RUMoR
That the Survivors Of the Greedy Party
Fed on the Bodies Of their Comrades.
An Ugly Story Connected with the Expo
dition, which Is Bound TO Come Out.
A HoRRtprs RuMoR.

of the Greedy party, crazed by starva-
ton and cold fed on the dead bodies
Of their comrades, and that written
documents were in possession of the
navy department 10 substantiate the
terrible narrative, created great
sensation here, and Admiral
Nichols, the acting secretary OF
the navy, WAS shortly besiegcd
By newspaper men, anxious To
ascertain something official concerning
the publication. The admiral said
positively that there was nothing In
the navy department confirming the
story, and he doubted its truth. 1t IL
possible, however, that n report of this
nature may have gone direct TO Secre-
tary Chandler In New Hamp-
are forwarded 10 him without
the opinion quietly that there Ia some.
thing In the story, and say that II IL
beginning TO be known that the Gree
~ party was not ~ harmonious rs has
been generally supposed, and that
there IL u story connected with the eN-
petition which II was intended To con-
ceal but must now come out In the same
way that the history of the Jeannette's
unfortunate cruise came TO the knowl-
edge of the public.
The acting secretary OF the navy in
structed the commandment Of the navy
yard at New York to re-
ceive from Commander Schley
the relics of the Greedy expedition
recovered when the party was rescued
aud turn them over TO Lieut.. Bucking.
ham by whom they Will be transferred
to the Louisville exposition.
The Times story WAS shown to Gen.
Huzen, who Mt hist was very nom
conmiitsi, but finally, with emphasis,
he said: "lhere are certain facts con-
nected with the matter am
not at liberty TO- mention.
IL Is very probable, though
do not say 80 officially, that they
will be made the subject OF con-
gressional investigation next winter"
The story contains some inaccuracies,
notably that In which reference Ii
made to devouring the amputated limbs
of those who suffered the loss
of legs and arms In order to preserve
their lives. Gen. Hazen WAS asked
what truth there was In the statement
that young Henry had been shot and
his body eaten. THAT In q subject
he replied, upon which j must
decline to be interviewed"
! lis the report that Capt. Schley
called you and Secretary Chandler IN
the vessels cabin and Informed you
that the survivors had eatsn. their nv.
socIates false?p was asked. "ThAt
story Is untrue.n "There Is truth
then Ia the remainder of the pub.
lIshed stories that the bodies
were eaten ~ IL will not say they
are not true. have but casunlly
glanced at the published story other
than ut those portions which / deny"
Ibid you hear any iumors while nj
Portsmouth that the dead men had
been eaten ?"
There were rumors Of that kind
afloat, My official position would not
permit mo to give the fncts In the
case.n There are facts, them" ~
can't answer that. had long In
terview with Lieut.. Greedy, but the
subject of eating the bodies WAS NOT
referred TO. l can Imagine o ease when
cannibalism would be just fable and
Il would be case where men are
starving"
DO sou excuse cannibalism In the
Greedy case?p
ba eXciIsable."
Has Secretary Chandler rcceivedany
report relative t6 this subject?p
''Not that ! know Of. have received
none.p
us the report that Private Henry
was shot and after ward eaten fals.?r
There were rumors at Portsmouth
that he had been killed aud that the
survivors had eaten his body
but decline to give any
facts IN his case that ] might know
"Will the shooting be the subject OF
investigation by the war depart
mentW
Not necessarily. Men are shot
every day In mutinies and nc
Investigation made. Under the same
circumstances II might be proper. ),
VIII there be any investil alton Of
! the reported eating Of the bodies ~
An investigation could not be
made either by the war or navy de-
partment That II q matter congress
! will have TO look into. Then all the
} facts will he presented. and until then
nothing will be given.u Gen. Hazon
says that Lieut.. Greely's report on the
entire expedition will probably be for.
warded 70 him within . month. While
| ~ Wus BSnciobI cDuICAcH thcIc WoIe
J no records In Washington that would
substantjate the story, both the army
and navy officers, among themselves,
did not view II " an impossibility by
any means.
THE STORY FROM THE NEW YORK
Il TIMES.
New YORK, Aug. 12.-The Times
to-day says ethat documents now In
the hands OF the navy department at
J Washington add TO the record Of mis-.
J cradle human suffering published
In connection with the finding Of the
Greedy relief expedition. These are
the most shocking stories OF inhuinAn-
ity and cAnnibaIlsm. All the facts
have been In the possession OF Secretary
Chandler for nearly three weekr, but
J 50 closely Lave they been guarded aud
20 strictly have the naval ON.
GERS and sailors maintained
the silence imposed on them
that not even an inkling Of the true
and horrible condition OF affairs has
yet reached the public ear. The suf-
ferings and privations Of the
men IN their Canvas hut
during the long bitter winter
OF 1858 have not half been told.
1t has been pubiIabed that after
the game gavs out s.yly in
| al sssjifins. lIehsns aud shIlmp;:
| A. : maft1e-o( Let th1y we're kept
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