Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-19
FINDING TIE PARTT.
Relieving the Victims-Scenes az the Camp
singular Coincidence.

singular Coincidence.
Another dispatch TO the same paper thus
describes how the party was found: In
shout an hour a cheer Yves heard. but in
the high wind that was blowing it was
impossible TO locate the direction from
which il came. Soon after Seaman Yewell
come running toward the ship shouting:
1--WE have foundt the Greedy partyl' Com
ingon board he brought records, which had
been found by Lieutenant Taunt on the top
Of BrevoOrt island. They were dated 0ct0-
Der y, 1893, signed by Lieutenant Grecly,
snd contained the news Of the retreat from
Fort Conger, the arrival OF the party at
Baird inlet all well. the location OF Camp
ClSy, and stated briefly the quantity
OF provisions available. The general re-
call W., hOistpd on board both ships, the
whistles sounded 30 attract attention to it,
end the Bears stesm-launch, which had
been lowered TO assist in the search along
the coat, was Immediately sent, in charge
OF Lieutenant Colwell, to the scene Of the
cnCampment. shortly after this Ensign
Harlow signalled from shore, Il have
found the Greedy record. Send five men,"
He had discovered a record, dated October
23d. signed by Lockwood, and 3 cache which
contained the scientific papers and inStru-
the ship. and. while the TbctiS was waiting
for his party, Commander Schley went on
board the Bear, which steamed around to-
ward Cocked-Ilat Island. The ThetiS soon
followed, and her boats were sent with
men and officers 10 assist those OF the Bear
already ashore. The flags and remnants
which had been presented to the two ships
hy the American Yacht Club to be h0iSted
IN the highest latitude reached were thrown
ont 10 the breeze. 1t was blowing a heavy
gale from the south. fortunately oil shore,
or we would not have been able TO effect a
landing.
BELIEVING THE VICTIMS.
The scene at the camp beggars descrip-
ton. II is sufficient to say that they were
starving, and Int for the timely relief AZ
forGpd some Of them would have died
during the night. Council had been given
up as lost. The gale was killing them, and
Biajor Greely SAYS that he gave himself only
about sixty more hours to live. FTederIckS,
Long, and Brmnard were the strongest OF
the partv. and they were only able with
great difficulty to walk down to the boat. II
is q remarkable coincidence that Mr.. j. W.
Norman. the pilot Of the Thetis. who was
mate Of the PrOteuS in 1881, and the last
person to say goodbye to Greedy at Lady
Franklin Bay. was also the first to greet
him here. having accompanied Lieutenant
Co!Well in the Bears steam-launch, and
being the first to arrive at the camp, he
iumpcd ashore at once. Upon landing,
with his pockets full OF bread, he heard
from Long the melancholy news that there
were but seven left, and, knowing that
Greely was one OF them, he ran up the hill
10 within hailing distance, and called out,
4" You are all right. Greedy; there are two
ships here for you.'
The Major, recognizing the voice, re-
Piled: els that you, Norman? Cut the
tent" The tent had blown down on them
and they were too weak TO set IL up again.
They had not eaten anything warm for
more thon two days, being unable to crawl
out and build fire. Food was given them
with great caution under the direction OF
the surgeons. The work OF getting them
on board the ships and dsinteTTing and
embsrking the remains Of the dead was
attended with great difficulty, a. II was
blowing 50 hard that il was almost impOs-
sihle 10 stand on the hillside, and several OF
the boats came near swapping alongside OF
| the ships before they could be discharged.
| This accomplished the ships returned 10
| Payer Harbcr, where they tied up FOR the
| night. On the next morning the Bear was
| again sent TO Camp ClaytO recover anything
Of value that might have been overlooked
! The day previous. Nothing Of any cOnse-
| qUcuce. however. was found, the Theus
| having taken on board The records and in
struments which had been cached ut Payer
| liarbOr.
THE VOYAGE HONE.
Tie ships then ran across TO Liitleton
Island. The Sound was still open. but two
or three miles TO the northward was seen
drifting toward Us an ominous line OF ice
which would probably have prevented our
advance In that direction, at least for some
time. We left Littleton Island on May
2itb, homeward bound, aud stood down
the coast, taking up en- route the records
left for Commander Coffin, OF the Alert, as
we went north, and substituting for them
others which told OF the result OF the expe-
dition, and directed him TO proceed to Disko.
Just south OF Cape Parry we met seven o..
the Dundee wnalers working their way 10 the
westward, and informed them OF the result
OF our mission. This was the last that we
saw OF the whalers, and the occasion seems
III one 10 say that during our intercourse
with them we found the captains at all
times courteous and obliging, and we
greatly enjoyed their jolly good company.
We babe them God-speed, as they did US.
and may they have fine catch. Renter
ing Melville Bay on June eth we found
that the recent northerly winds bad driven
the pack 10 the southwark, leaving an open
lane Of water, Ike canal. through which,
with only an occasional block, VIC readily