Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-24

away to the sea by winds and current,
| before my arrival and could not be recov
I cred.
NAMES OF THE DEAD.
ssThe names of the dead recovered
with the dates of death, are as follows
Sergeant Cross, January /, 1884.
Turnevik (Esquimaux) April 5.
Sergeant Linn, April 8.
Lieutenant Lockwood, April 8.
Sergeant Jewell, April II.
Private Ellis, May 10.
Sergeant Ralston, May %.
Private Whistler, May "a.
Sergeant Israel, May 27.
Lieutenant kingsbury, June !.
Private Henry, June 6.
Private Schneider, June Is.
The names of the dead buried In the
ice, with the date of death, where the
bodies were not recovered, are:
Sergeant Rice, April 8, 1884.
Corporal Salem, June 3.
Private Bender, June 6.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Pavy, June 6
Sergeant Gardner, June II, drowned
by breaking through newly formed ice
while sealing.
Jeno Edwards (Esguimaux), April I.
CARING FOR THE DEAD.
tT would urgently suggest that the
bodies now on board be placed in metal.
lie cases here for safer and better trans
me imperative. Greedy abandoned Fort
Conger August, 8, 1888, and reached
Baird Inlet on September 29th following
with the entire party.
HOW THEY LIVED.
"He abandoned all his boats and was
adrift thirty days on the ice foe in Smith
IS h.
tished October 81, 1888, at the point
where he was found. During nine months
the party lived upon a scant allowance of
food brought from Fort Conger. That
cached at Payer Harbor and Cape Isa-
bella by Sir George Mares in 1875, was
found but much damaged by the lapse of
time. That cached by Beebe at Cape
Sabine in 1882, and a small amount saved
from the wreck of the Proteus in 1883,
and landed by Lieutenants Darlington
and Cowell on the beach where Greedy s
party was found camped We're also
found.
LIVING ON SEAL SKIN.
"When these provisions were consumed
the party was forced to live upon boiled
seaiSkin strips from their sealskin cloth
ing. Lichens and shrimps were procured
in good weather when they were strong
shrimps were required to make gallon
measure, the labor was too exhausting to
depend upon them to sustain life entirely.
The channel between Cape Sabine and
Littleton Island did not close on account
of violent gales all winter, so that 24O RAJ
tons at the latter point could not be
reached.
PERuoUs VOYAGE.
"All of Greeley's records and all the
instruments brought by him from Fort
Conger are recovered and are on board.
From Hare Island 60 Smiths Sound I
had q constant furious struggle with Ice.
Impassable foes and solid barriers of ice
were only overcome by watchfulness and
patience. No opportunity to advance
mile escaped me, and for several hundred
miles the ships were forced to ram their
way from lead to lead through ice vary
ing In thickness from three to six feet,
and when rifted much greater.
THE REsCuING PARTY.
"The Thetis and Bear reached Cape
York June 18th, after passage of TWEEN
ty-one days in Melville Bay, with two adj
vance ships of the Dundee whaling fleet,
and continued to Cape SABINE. Return
ing seven days later they fell in with
seven others of the fleet, on Wostenholme
Island, and announced Greeiey's res
cue to them, that they might not be- de-
layed from their fishing grounds nor be
tempted into the dangers of Smiths
Sound in view of reward of SO, goo of
fered by Congress.
LIEUTENANT EMERY's CONDUCT.
s'Returning across Melville Bay they
fell in with the Alert and Lock Garry, off
DEVILS Thumb, struggling through heavy
ice Commander Coffin did admirably to
get along so far with the transport SO
early In the season, before the opening
had occurred. Lieutenant Emery, with
the Bear, had supported me throughout
with great skillfulness and uniagging
readiness in accomplishing the'great duty
of relieving Greedy.
ALMOST TOO LATE.
tI would like to ask instructions about
che Lock Garry, as the charter party held
by her master differs in several respects
from mine.o
Greedy and party are much improved
I'm health since rescued, but their condi-
ton was critical In the extreme when
found, and for some days after. Forty
eight hours delay In reaching them
would have been fatal to all now living.
CLOSE WINTER.
ssThis season North is late and the
closest for years. Smiths Sound was
net open when left Cape Sabine. The
winter about NASHVILLE Bay was the most
severe for twenty ye2rs. This great re-
suit Is entirely due TO the prompt action
and unwearied energy of yourself and the
Secretary of War in fitting this expedi-
ton for the work It has had the honor to
accomplish
lSignedl
"W. s. ScHLEY, Commander"