Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-19

fyc miller. but on the north the ice-
mcks extended a. far ~ could be seen with
1 rlass, with his supply Of provisions THE
failure Of which had caused his return the
year beiore) Lockwood was confident tha,
he could have reached $50 north " this
omen channel had not barred his wav. No
fossil rcmasus werr discovered on this trip.
and the only ones found were the trunkso!
trees on the southwest coast OF Grlnnen
Land. The only sea-animals seen by Lock-
wood Of $50 2y were the walrus ana ses''
and. strange 10 say, the walrus Is mol 20 pe
found at Lady Franklin bay. AT SS' 70
the detection OF the magnetic needle was
1879 west--morc than one quarter OF CIT
Gle. As far a. Lockwood went the north.
eastern end Of the Greenland coast SIN
continued. The maps OF the new regions
he discovered are In the possession OF
Lieutenant Greely, aud are very careIu'iy
made. All through the two wears al Lazy
Franklin bay the magnetic needle was never
quiet, except during storms. IN feprua-
nv, 1853. preparations for the retreat were
made by establishing depot at Cape Baird,
twelve miles 10 the south. Day after day
The anxious men looked of over Lady
Franklin bay, expecting the Ice to open, so
they might commence their Journey to-
wards home. At last, on August 10, 1883,
the welcome news that the Ice was open
waI brought. All had been made ready.
and that very day the party embarked In
the little steam-lsunch. Behind them they
left their dogs. as they could not be taken.
-Four barrels OF pork and some seal oil
were left for the animals. Lady Franklin
bay was crossed TO Cape Baird. q distance OF
thirteen miles. and then the western coast OF
"A ell rn1 f,v
as Cape Hawkes.. Large quantities OF heavy
ice were met, and extreme was the danger
that every moment the little laInch would
be crushed. Several times oil the boats
were nearly lost. The suffering OF the
men was great. They were now within
fifty miles OF Cape Sabine. Striking from
Cape Hawkes. direct for Bites's Island. the
party was caught in the ice-pack and
frozen In ten miles south OF Cape Hawkes..
In thirteen days they drifted south twenty
five miles on the foes, suffering horribly
from cold. So they drif;ed 20 within
eleven miles OF Cape Sabine. aud were
obliged TO abandon the steam-launch on
September 10Th.
DRIFTING on THE IcE-FLOEs.
The pack now remained motionless for
three DAYS, and several times the party got
within two or three miles OF Cape Sabine.
only 10 be drifted back by southwest gales.
Five seals were killed and eaten while the
party were drifting about. Eventually
heavy northwest gale drove them by Cape
Sabine within a mile OF Breyoort Island.
but they could not land. On September
ODD there arose the most terrific gale they
had vet seen on H.. Arctic ocean. Their
ice.floe was driven hither and thither by
the tempest, and the waves washed over
them again and again, the spray freezing
10 them. and causing them intense suffer-
ing. Night came on-one OF inky black
ness. The wind threw the heavy foes TO-
gether. and crash after crash Of ice, break
ing from their own foe, warned the men
that death was near 10 them. No man
knew at what minute the foe might break
up and engulf them. The first faint light
of dawn showed them that little remained
Of the foe upOn which they were. The sea
washed another close to them. Closer it
came, and at last, at the word, the men
succeeded in getting upon II. The storm
slowly subsided. and the men gained land
at Eskimo Point, near Baird's Inlet. on
September 29tb. Here winter quarters
were built, and scouts were sent to Cape
Isabella and Cape Sabine. In few days
they returned. Their report sent q thrill
Of horror to every heart. AtCapc Isabella
and Cape Sabine were found only l,S00
ratiOns, and from Garlington's records
they learned the fate Of the Proteus. Every
one knew that death must come TO nearly
all of the party long before the ship OF res
cue could force its way into Melville bay.
Efforts were made 10 sustain the spirits OF
the men by lectures and light reading. On
Ln to am
Sabine. On January 18th Cross died 81
scuryy. In April the rati0ns issued daily
bad dwindled 10 four ounces OF meat and
six ounces of bread. Man after man died,
and all hope had fled, when, on that
stormy day, the blast Of the Thetis's whis-
tie reused the survivors from the Ie,hargy
Of approaching death.
Lieutenant Greedy, when asked az 10 his
ideas upon the probable results OF Arctic
explorations, said: ~ do not think the
North Pole can be reached unless every
circumstance hitherto found to be uniwor-
able should prove favorable to the party
attemp ing to reach the Pole. II il is 10 be
done at all, 1t will be done by way OK Franz
Josef Land. Ii could never have been
reached by the Jeannette's route. There is
an open Polar sea, am wellnigh certain.
This is proved by the ice drifting out OF
Mussel bay and Spitzbergen in midwinter,
aud the northern drift Of the Polar pack
by Pavy and Lockwood in $50
and So. Men can stand two winters very
well at Lady Franklin bay, but physical
strength rapidly deterioratcs. II We had
had every supply and necessary OF food, we
could have lived perhaps eight or ten years
lt Lady Franklin bay"
TBy telegraph 10 the DisnatchJ
yhc Survivors Of the Greedy Party.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., August 1S.-The
OF the Greedy party are in the
,ity to-day unattended, but refuse TO say
Of interest. They expect to de-
,arl for their homes some time this week.
sergeant Bralnerd is announced TO de-
liver lecture at Kittery tonight.