Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-24

| hssE AumIEsi NICHOLS Acting score
tary Of the navy, who Immediately
! communicated Its contents TO Lieutenant
General Sheridan, acting secretary Of
war. They proceeded TO the White
House and showed the telegram TO the
President, who has taken deep interest
, In the expedition and expressed great
concern at the sad death Of
so many OF the party. A copy
Of the telegram WAS telegraphei to
Secretary Chandler at West Point, N. Y,
and to Secretary Lincoln at New York;
The families Of Lieutenant Greedy,
Lieutenant Commander Schiey and
Lieutenant Kmery were also informed Of
the rescue.
THE RELIEF PARTY CONGRATULATED.
Rear Admiral Nichols to day tele-
graphed to Commander 6chley at st.
John as follows; "Use your discretion
about care aud transpe rtation Of bodies.
Report by wire when ready to sail for
New York. Department sends most
hearty congratulations to yourself, officers
| WASHINGTON, July 17.-Geueral Hazsn
this afternoon received the following
telegram from Lieutenant Greedy;
'ST JOHNS, N. F., July 17-Chisf Sic.
nal Officer, Warrington. Brainard, Bieder-
bick, connell, Freidericks, Long, myself,
sole survivors, arrived to-day, having
been rescued at point of death from star
Walton by relief ships Thetis and Bear,
June 22d, at Camp Clay, northwest Of
Cape Sabine. All now in good health,
but weak. Sergeant Ellison, rescued,
died July Sth Cross died last January /:
Christiansen, Linn, Rice, Lockwood,
Jewell, Biwards in April; Ellis, Ralston,
Whistler, Israel in May Kisling bury,
SAILOR, Henry, Bender, Parry, Gardiner,
Schneider in June. Abandoned Fort
| Conger August 9th. Frozen in pack off
Victoria Head August 29th. Abandoned
steam launch September 11th, IL miles
northeast Of Cooled Hat Island. When
on point Of lauding, were three times
driven by southwest storms into Ksne's |
sea. Finally landed September 29th in
Baird Inlet. Learning by scouting par
ties OF Proteus disaster and that no pro.
visions had been left for US from Cape |
Isabella to Sabine, moved and established |
winter quarters at Camp Clay, half way
between Sabine and Cooked Hat. In. |
yentory. showed that, by daily ration,
four and one-third ounces bread, seven
bread and dog biscuits, four ounces mis-
full rations left for crossing Smith Sound |
to Littleton's Island March 1st. Un.
fortunately Smith Sound remained open
entire winter, rendering crossing i'm.
probable. Game failed, despite daily
hunting frem early February. Before
sun returned only 500 pounds of meat
obtained. This year minute shrimps, sea.
weed ,sassRfras, rock lichens and sealskin
were resorted to for food, with results as
shown by number OF survivors. Last
regular food issued May 18th. Only l50
pounds Of meat left by Darlington SOM
pelled me TO send, in November, four men
10 obtain IA pounds English meat at
Isabella. During the trip Ellison froze
solid both hands and feet and lost them
all, surviving, through our terrible win
Ter spring until July 9th. Survivors owe
their Lives to indomitable energy Of Cap
tain Bohley and Lieutenant Emory, who,
preceded by three and accompanied by
i've whalers, forced their vessels from
Upernsvik through Melville bay into
North water NJ Cape York with
the foremost whaler. They gaint d
. yard whenever possible and always
held II. Smith sound was
crossed and party rescued during one of
the most violent gales have ever known.
Boats handled only at imminent risk of
waIk anS oonid not bsra a,.rI..1 io "
oeeding "a hours. Every care and atten-
tion given us. Saved and bring back
copies OF meteorological, tidal, astronom-
ioai, magnetic, pendulum and other
observations /; also pendulum, Yale and
standard thermometers, As Photographic
negatives, collection Of blanks and photo
th,pas ,,paosss.,,r @ hg .hnnS .eiioH an ano osnef
,..at,.s tse ne9y aa apsnuoneu' ipeus re-
-e-' A'' "sys PiopaUy'
nan..., u. hhhi' ovnmsnoer.
raoa;nad .ha fo,,,, atso .nis aitsrnoon
Ijon.a. ~ Gs .elekism from
eIans NJ IA, q, ~, W. "feeiy' oAtso St. John,
~ - sy
~. sae nss Hne N tniee centuries
l.l yie,us sne nohgf ol tne Iartnest
Sn. t p', hoenWooo ana
1eikeans DrAihsra, may aotn, reached
SS "Uou nv isianu ,iatltuoe y @ 90 As,iongitude
- l9ey raw'ifom 1,oov ieel eievahon,
Nv tAa hv,sn VI nortnwest, put 10
uoehisnu, Cspe hopeIt
= i, -on, iaItuue 90 oo' iongituoe 90
,eos nooAWooo was turned pAok
~ 1000 " opsn water on noith
uleenianu sncre, party pareiy escaping
9s 1oas in1 roiar ocean. Df. fary, In
zoo, ioiownB Mafknamfs route, was
SuIit Ci pne oay IN roias ooean, north OF
ospe sosepn henry, ana escaped 10 land,
apanoontng hesriy everything
~ ZOO mAoe spring, ana iater,
9um"e5 sIiP nlo 'ne ln'erlor OF urihneaI
Lsna, discovering Lake aszen, some go
Dy ~ miles IN extent, which, fed by the
zoe Gap Oh North arinneii Land, drains
nusg,es river ana Weypreoht nora INTO
oohy peAre pAy ana aIcher nora. from
tne SUNNI. Oh mt. artnut, o,ooo fees, the
contour OF tne lana west OF the Coneer
mountains convinced me thst drnneli
lana tenos oireotiy souon IRON Lieut.,
Aidfioh's Iuftnest IN 1870; IN 1893
lieutenant LOCKWOOD and sergeant
pfainero snoceeoed IN orossinR Srinneii
Lana, ana w miles from bea'rIx nsy, the
mead OF Archef's nora, struck the head
OF nora from the Western sea temporarily
named by LOCKWOOD dreely hord: From
me eensre ea oo IN sne moro, 10 lattude oo. 3V
saw the northern shore termipation rome
20 miles west, the southern shore extend
ing some 90 miles, with Cape Lockwood
some 20 miles distant, apparently q sspa-
rate land from Grinnell's Land. Have
named the new land Arthur Land
Lieutenant Lockwood followed, going and
returning on ice cap averaging about $50
feet perpendicular face. Il follows that
the Grinnell Land interior is ice capped,
with belt OF country some go miles wide
b6tWeen the northern and BOutheru ioe