Daily Republican., 1884-07-19
THE GREELEY SUFFERERS.
TERRIBLE EXPOSURES A n d
HARDsHIPS OF THE
DREW.

ST. JOINS, N. E., July 18.-Serge-
ant Long, Of the Greely party, who
was the first to respond to the welcome
tone Of the steam whistle, says that he
and Sergeant Brainard were the 6rst
to hear the sound, and they helped
each other to crawl out OF the tent.
When Long got clear Of the eutangle-
mont Of the tent, which had been swept
to the ground, he rose to his feet with
great difficulty and succeeded in clam.
bering up to q rock that gave the most
extensive view in that neighborhood.
Brainard went back to the tent, but
ly in every direction for some strange
object.
At length he saw an unwonted sight,
q large, black object, about mile dis
tant, which at first looked like a rock,
but he knew there was no rock in that
line. Suddenly the approaching steam
launch changed its course and Long
recognized the approach of rescuers.
He came down from the rock, went
towards the camp, raised the hag.pole
and hag, which had been blown down
during the gale, and held 1t for about
two minutes, until his strength gave
out, and it was blown once more to the
ground. He then advanced totteringly
in the direction of the little steamer,
and in few minutes the warm hand
Of Captain Ash had grasped his in
greeting.
Maurice Connell, who is still excess.
lively weak, stated in an interview that
for some days after his rescue he had
no recollection of anything that trans
pired. He did not hear the awakening
scream of the whistle. When his com.
rades shook him up from his PROSTATE
position In camp and told him Of succor
at hand he wildly exclaimed {: For
Gods sake let me die in peace" A
teaspoonful Of brandy applied to his
lips called back the fleeting life-spark,
for Connell could not have survived
more than few hours. He was by far
the weakest of the seven survivors and
the strongest must have succumbed
within 48 hours.
The story told by Connell from his
recollection of their starving experience
is simply heartrending ;how they burn
ed the hair off their sealskin boots and
coats, cut them into strips, boiled them
into stew and ate vOraciously of them
till the stomach rebelled and nausea
and weakness ensued in several cases
nature gave no call for twelve, fifteen
and even eighteen days, and then
| bloody hemorrhages and consequent
weakness ensued, prostrating the VIC
Tins for several days.
The difficulty of keeping heat in the
body was very great. The rule of the
camp was to permit no one to sleep
longer than two hours. He was awak-.
ened roughly and called upon to shake
himself, beat his hands and pound his
feet and restore circulation. This was
found absolutely necessary to prevent
torpor and possible death, the usual
Accompaniment of intense cold.
Sergeant Julius r. Frederick relates
mournfully tragic story of the
sad death on the Recovered
ground Of George Rice, the artist
Of the expedition, on April 9Th. Rice
the camp to proceed distance of twen-
ty.five miles for some meat that was
cached near Cape Isabella. They had o
sled, rife and hatchet, and provisions
for five days. They travelled three days,
but failed to find the cache.
On the way towards their camp Rice.
became weak and finally gave up. He
was attacked by a blood fux that
gradually wore him down. He sue
cumbed, and was inferred in an ice
grave by his companion. Frederick
camped out that night under frag-
ment OF a boat, and next day revisited
his companion to pay last tribute to
his remains. Frederick retained suffi-
cient strength to drag back the sled,.
| with the hatchet, rifle apd cooking
utensils, to the camp, where he en-
countered more woe in the form of the
death of Lieut.. Lockwood and another
of the party.