Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-15


was found a silver caronooraoh ab4n-
doned by me At Fort Congsr aud stolen
by him. Ia his bag was fsuad a latzs
quantity OF seaIskin and pair OF sal
SKIN boots stolen few DAYS before
from the hunter. SuspectiaQ completely
on the part OF several, ordered his ex-
ecation by the three most reliable men.
AFTER MS death the order was read to
the entire purity and concurred in by
every member as being not only lust
out essential TO our safety. To avoid
public scandal / ordered that no man
should speak of this matter until an
ofnciai report was made Of the facts
have the honor to req nest that a court
OF inquiry be ordered or a court martial
convened, should the honorable Score
tary Of War deem either advisable. In
tbls case, have thought II best not 20
ask written statements from the sur
wing members of the party for appeal
dIxes to this report, les. might seem TO
bs tamPerIng with them. I have not
asked since our rescue on June 22d
whether their opinions concerning nv
action have changed or not. leaving sucn
questions to your action il deemed re-
qulsite. l naturally regret that circum-
stances imposed such a terrible respsn
neility upon me; but | am conscious
that should have failed in my duty to
the rest of my party had NOS acted
promptly and summary.
A. w. GREELY.
THE NAN WHO WROTE TO CHANDLER.
CHICAGO, Aug. H.-Mr. Helms. who
wrote to Secretary Chandler. demand.
ing an investigation into the death of
private Henry says his only relationship
to the deceased IL by marriage, and that
only distantly. Henry is described by
Helms AS persoH of good education
and well brought mp. As 70 Henry mer-
ting death, Helms said: IF Henry did
steal the provisions as Lieut.. Greely
claims he did, the latter was justified in
ordering his death" Ia view of the
other circumstances surrounding the
case, however. Mr.. Helms said he felt
justified in asking for an investigation.
THE TALE OF CORPSE.
ROCHESTER,, Aug. 1.-THE most heart
rending disclosures were made in this
city this morning in regard to the re-
mains of Lisut. Kislingburv, of the Arc
tic expedition, who died among the Arc.
tic snow last winter. 1t established be-
yond all doubt that cannibalism was re-
sorted to by the starving men of the
Greedy expedition, and shows that the
lives OF those saved were preserved ouly
by eating the dead bodies Of their com
panlons. Lieut.. KislinRbury's relatives
hero we're filed with horrible doubts
as soon as they learned that
disclosures had been made in New
York regarding oannibslism among
the members of the expedition. and
they determined to learn the truth b , |
exhuming the remains, and having them |
examined ty oompetent physicians |
The services of l.. A. Jeffry, undertaken, |
were required, and this IN ,rning with |
the assistance Of five men be accom-
plished the work of taking up the iron |
casket from its resting place. The |
oasket WAS opened in the presence of |
Frank Kislingbury and John p. Kis |
lingbury, bothers of the deceased, and |
Chas. b. Ackley, DIR. N. A. Vaudeville. |
Superintendent Stittson, Assistant So |
perintendent Vaudeville, and two re-
portsrs Of the Post Express. The work |
Of openisg the heavy iron re-
ceptacis was found comparatively |
easy. All there was to dc was 10 |
unscrew the bolts which held down the |
lid. The noiseless ease With which the
latter was pried from its bed showed |
casket. 1t WAS feared that there might |
be- no body in the casket at all. Feel |
ing his way into the mass of cotton
waste which filed the coffin to the top,
the undertaken soon exclaimed: He
il there" A strong odor of al.
cohoi, bnt no very pronounced sug-
gestions OF decay, emauated from the
casket, and DIR. Buckley, who had put
on a pair of black leather GLOW 8, un-
covered the lower part OF the body, and
then IL appeared as II one of the legs,
the right one, was missing but when
the waste WAS all removed. IL became
apparent that the limb WAS hidden IN
der the left one. The casket WAS next
placed upon the floor and she enshroud-
cd form ttken from il aud placed on a
table. The undertaken and physician
now began to cut the stitches and un-
wind the white shestinR which formed
the first covering. The sheet was taken
away, and tarred rope entwining a
blanket cut. The work of taking of
this last covering began slowly. The
blanket was removed, the blaokened,
Aeshless face, showing marks of Arctic
soil, bore no semblanoe to the dead
man. The skin was dried to the skull
and the sightless sockets and half
opsned mouth gave the dead man look
OF mute agony. The remains were com.
pletelv identified as those of Lieuten-
ant Kislingburs. The phvsician made
thorough examination and the re-
mains were then placed back in the
caskes and again lowered into the grave.
Returning TO the city, the physicians
made affidavit. in which they say
The body in weight Appropriated, in
our opinion, about so pounds. Ga ex
animation of the head. no signs of
wounds or Injuries were visible. The
skin was net broken, the ears aud nose
we're intact, and the skin and muscles
of the interior portion of the face ana
neck we're intact. From the upper por
ton of the steerune and clavicis to the
lower portion of the fifth rib on the lets
side the skin aud muscle had all been
removed down 60 the ribs. On the right
side the skin aud muscles down to the
lower border of the last rib were gone,
aud there were two openings between
the fourth aud fifth inieroestal spaces
into the thoracio cavity. The skin
and the muscles on the interior
portion OF the abdomen were intact TO
| the crest of the illium or pelvic bones.
| The muscles and skin of the left leg
were removed % within three inches OF
the ankle joint. On the right leg the
| skin aud muscles we're removed Co
within 6ve inches Of the ankle joint.
Both feet were Intact and the
toes were all present. There
was no vesti9s of integiment
/ or muscles on either arm including the
muscles Of the shoulder. from the blades
to the wrist joints, except that on the
right forearm, the interosseus mem
brane was remaining. The flesh and
musaies OF both hands were intact. The
examination of the posterior portion
OF the body showed that both
the skin and muscles at the back
from the seventh servicle vertebre had
been dissected or cut completely away
down 90 the bones. With the exception
of some pieces OF skin from two to
three inches square
Mtufan Aaaeku.