The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-22
R0PING FOR GREELEY.
" ILL-STARREO ARCTIC.
,,sIy station Beneath the Midnight
y;tting Dat the Expedition
ITS ,IouIney-The Search For
,ha SurV Vors, Etc.

LIZ Josef Lanu, OrlSlnuleu llle luGd Oh |
EbIishing a series of circumpolar sta
IA for the purpose of making stimuli |
n ADMINISTRATIONS of ocean currents,
kOrigin and progress OF storms, and
II meteorological phenomena. This |
IA only be done by the united action
II Inc civilized nations interested in |
Etime affairs. Capt. II. w. HOwgate |
4 thc chief supporter of Weyprecht's |
Mn this country, but it received the |
1krsement of scientific men through !
Il This country and Europe, who |
teyed that valuable results would be !
Fined by a comparison of scicn- |
observations simultaneously made |
tidprcnt points in the polar basin. As |
Lsnlt of the discussion of Weyprechts |
Eme, an international Polar confer |
w was held in Hamburg in October,
ri nj which France, Holland, Gcl-
Ey, Austria, Russia, Sweden, Norway
EDenmark were represented. A pei
nent Polar commission was formed
DR.. Neumayer as President. At al
Elar conference, held in Berlin in
Russia, Denmark, Norway and
Etra announced that they were ready
once begin work The other Ma
H. we're not ready, and Neumayer re-
he'd in disgust.
Erof Wild, OF st. Petersburg, took his
In. Tie was associated with Capt.
EImpyer, of Copenhagen, and Robert
kcott, the English mcteorolugist, Oh
III Executive committee of the Com
&siOn. In May, 1881, the committee
#nmlccd that eight stations had been
|6ced, OF which two were to be sup
I'M by the United States govern
I'm, one Of these two was to be To-
IN at Point Barrow, in Alaska, the
Lady franklin Bay, in Grinnell
m. Later, others were provided fOr,
f weIyc stations in all were selected,
Nnpundng the pole. The two most
#ely separated were about loo miles
mrt Three only We're south of the
III parallel of latitude, and that al
Ia Franklin Bay was in 81 de
he,s. Il minutes north latitude.
HID United states government selected
len men 70 man tails station:
First LirU-gnant \. W. Greedy, Fifth
lavalry, acting signal officer and as
ish,nI.
second Lieutenant Frederick f. Bis
lngbury, Eleventh Infantry, acting
UgDal onirer
second Lieutenant james b. Lock-
VOW, Twruty-,nlrd Infantry, acting
'gp officer,
&rgcaut Edward Isrcal, Signal Corps,
states Army.
Nrgou, Winfield S. Jewell, Signal
aons United states Army.
y galn; George w. Rice, sigma
cone, United States Army.
&rseut David q. Ruistun, Signal
lVDs, United states Army.
HrscinI HAmGen :. Gardiner, Signal
|pa'' United states Army,
|HrgeWJ William II. Cross, general
|s1ico, United states Army.
|Argcant David l.. Brainard, Company
SECOND Cavalry.
|NTEcant David Linn, Company c, Sec
M Cavalry.
Daniel c. Starr, Company +.
'eond Cavalry.
Paul Grimm, Company IL,
Ievcnth infantry.
Nicholas Sailor, Company II.
Eond Cavalry.
EorpOral Joseph Ellison, Company T.,
MN Infantry.
fIivate Charles i. Henry, Company
L Flfth Cavalry.
knyate Maurice ConnGll, Company Is,
Td Cavalry.
Private Jacob Bender, Company i,
tnlh Infantry.
Erlvate Francis Long, Company +,
kih Infantry.
Hnvate William Whistler, Company
NINTH infantry.
Rnyate Henry Bicrderbick, Company
4 SeNentcenth lnfantry.
.riNate. Julius Fredericksr Company
Nfecond Cavalry.
|frNalr James Ryan, Company H.,
'Eond Cavalry.
FOND Cavalry.
fhe expedition sailed from st. Johns,
rFiOundiand, July ~ ISL, on the
NRmShlp Proteus, viii n was ordered
NFRc them To their DIES nation and re-
urn stores supposed t. ne ample for
wy years were carried. The steamer
~Fned at Godhafen Tor dogs ana SledS.
Nl'isco, Or. Octave Pavy was taken on
hoard and enlisted MS Assistant Ser
sp4hl, JAMS Edward, an rs Iuim1nN,
rhQ Frederick morley ChrlStl0nNch, H
u.n-nreM, were also taken along -,
~ july u tue sAlp reached Up 'rnavik
port four DAYS later, touched at the Cary
,ps,n s, at littloton Island aud Carl
INV Day 10 leave cairns ana records
o, eicl mp Ihey had a remlrkahly
iu~A llasSdge up Slllths SOuni, untll
tn5 me'o Nl'iilh ten hllleS OF III ar ueS'
,hn s w lllscotery llarbor' when
dg were stopped by the Ice; 70 seven
KY lhe rroIeus was innored To the zee
~, 1easol AuSusl Il u lead was opened, und
NV hn NrssIi dropped anchor WITHIN tive
10y, ,i,s' III discovery llarhnr, an lndenln
NY ~ VII the north side OF Lady Franklin
ulv lhe carpenters were erecting
w. NH'lc frame house, - ~ III icet IN size
~, ~, ei'u'l ,.ers Killed fourteen musk oxen
YIN ~nhn uir,e,SSSed an average of 3Oo pounds
srd a. non all the stores were landed
ION I 'nu house 60 upleied, the Pruteu'
va,h T W, uoaru Corporal starr and Prl
INK hH4h, who Wore relieved IRON
~ 1hl hadc GrO',y and his party
"iyNcll August 18th.
htJ'n llW time the civilized worlC
IN, H. ilolhlng. from the station unit
,,ep u,ahutr Schloy arrived with the 70
IT, steamers Th0us aud Bear at ~
,ea New Foundlnnd, yesterday
tx ulllg'
AZ was understood before Greedy sale,
,,S u'er( year steamer would he sen