The Opelousas courier., 1884-08-23
Dr. Pavy's Death.
A Horrible Story OF the Greedy Expedi-
tion

The New York World gives the fol-
lowing terrible story, told By an officer
of the Greedy Relief Expedition, OF
the death of DR.. Payy and the disposi-
tion of his remains,
'Poor Dir, Pavy cannot rid my
sely OF his image" began the young
sailor, bringing his chair still closer.
He is getting to be Il nightmare with
me, and if he comes to me in such a
manner, how must it be with those
mad wretches who fell upon him and
~devoured him You may think the
shooting of Henry was sad enough, but
infinitely more pathetic was the death
of this poor fellow To lie there OH his
couch and see the hungry eyes of his
stronger comrades gloating over his
wasted form and praying for his death
was enough to drive a well man mad.
And so it drove this poor sick doctor
to his death. He died by his own hands
that the starving devils about him
might have one more meal.
"The very day that Henry was con-
demned to die Surgeon Pavy took his
own life. The desparing little com
pany had split up into two factions,
both clamoring for the death of some
one that the others might live. With
all his strength of character, Lieut.
Greedy was forced to yield TO the de-
mands of these mad wretches, and
with IL heavy heart issued the order
that took Henry from his living com
rades and placed his flesh at the mercy
of tie men who Il few minutes before
had called him brother This faction
took the body of the dead man and
kept guard over itin the gfaAeyyrd on
the hill. They had meat for several
Jealous watchfulness their graveyard
dining room The other faction down
by the sea were without even II hand
full Of shrimps. They knew the grave.
yard on the hill contained corpse, and
with loud murmurs of discomfort de-
clared that some one of their party
must suffer for the rest. DR.. Pavy
was the weakest of them all. About
his dying couch they clustered and sat
for hours unmoved, watching each
breath aud hoping that his death
might not be long delayed. The mute
appeal of those wild, hungry eyes,
pleading for an early death was too
mpch for him, and with last despair
s3ifng effort he rushed down to the sea
and was picked up dead. Almost be-
fore the heart had ceased to beat, be-
fore the corpse was cold, those mad men
for they were mad-rpshed upon the
body and with their sailors sheath
knives dug into the warm flesh. They
stripped long shreds of flesh and skin
from off the bones while yet the mus
cles quivered with the life that had
just gone out. These CHASTITY, dripping
morsels they carried to the little fire,
and hardly waiting till the chunks OF
meat turned brown, tore them with
their teethn-and with q weary sigh
the officer dived down into his cabin.
The records show that the bodylof
Surgeon Pavy was washed away
He died on June6. Three days before
Seaman Coop had died, on June IL,
Sergeant Gardiner was missed and four
DAYS later Private Bender is recorded as
dead. All these bodies were reported
s.washed away by the sea- The fact
that these men died within convenient
market days of each other and the re,
ported finding of headless trunk
other than that of Henry explain toe
clearly the awful meaning hidden in
I the mysterious explanation, washed
away.