St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-19
Recounted by the Fortunate Sur
viyors Of the Greedy Elk
petition.
Sealskin Boots Boiled into Stew,
Their only Food for Number
of Days.
For Gods Sake Let Ne Die in Peace" the
Cry of the Discouraged Maurice,
Cornell.
The Survivors Doing Well, and VIII Soon
Leave st, Johns for New York and
Home.

ST. JOINS, N. F., July 1s.-sergeant Long Of
/ the Greedy party, who the first to respond to
the welcome tone of the steam whistle, says he
and Sergeant Blanchard were first to hear the
sound, and they helped each other to crawl out
of the tent. When Long got clear of entangle-
ment of the tent, which had been swept to the
ground, he rose to his feet with great difficulty
and succeeded in clambering up to a rock that
gave the most extensive view in that neighbor-
hood. Brainard went to the tent, but Long re-
manned looking out searchingly in every direc-
ton for some strange object. At length he saw
the unwonted sight Of large black object about
a mile distant, which at first looked like a rock,
but he knew there was rock in that line.
Suddenly the approaching steam launch
changed its course and Lon8 recog-
nized the approach of the rescuers
lie came from the rock, went toward the
camp, raised the flag pole and flag which had
been blown down during the gale, and held it for
abont 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 excessively weak
stated in an interview, that for some days after
his rescue he had no recollection of anything
that TRANSFERRED. He did not hear the awakening
scream of the whistle. When his comrades
shook him up from his PROSTATE position in
camp, and told him of the 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 teeting life spark, for Con
nell could not have survived more than few
hours He was by far the weakest of the sur
vivors, and the strongest must have succumbed
within forty Eight hours.
The story told by Cornell from his reccol-
lection of their starving experience is simply
heart-rending. How they burned hair off their
sealskin boots and coats, cut them into strips,
boiled them into stew and ate voraciously Of
them TIL their stomachs rebelled and nausea
and weakness ensued. In several cases nature
gave call for twelve, fifteen and eighteen days,
and then bloody hemorrhage, and consequent
weakness ensued, prostrating the victims for
several days. The difficulty in 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 awakened roughly and called
upon to shake himself, heat his hands and pound
his feet and restore circulation. This was found
absolutely necessary to prevent torpor and pos
sible death, the usual accompaniment of intense
cold.
Commander Schley has received Instructions
from the secretary of navy to remain at st. Johns
until there are twelve iron caskets constructed
to receive the bodies Of the deceased explorers.
The survivors all doing well, but still weak
and suffering from nervous prostratioI. Lieut..
| Greedy has improved from 1870 pounds weight
| 22nd of June, to 1863 pounds to-day. Sergeant
Brainerd and others are pulling up proportion
ately.
The weather here is delightful, and all that
could be desired for the sufferers, the mercury
ranging between sixty-five and seyenty-fve de-
| grees.
Great sympathy is evinced by both classes
here alike for the survivors and the dead, and
every token of respect is manifested for them.
| The Thetis and Bear, us they ride quietly at
anchor in the harbor Of st. Johns, wear sombre
| and mournful appearance with the flag of the
| nited States at half mast.
United States war ship Alert arrived here at
p. m. Her detention was caused yby9tfog and
search OF other ships of the squadron. All on
board are WELL Sergeant julius II. Frederick
relates wonderfully tragic story of the sad
death, the ice covered ground, of George
! Rice the artist of the expedition. On April
! Rice and Frederick volunteered to leave camp to
proceed distance of twenty five miles for some
meat that was cached near Cape Isabella. They
! had Sled rifle and Ratchet and provisions for
! five days. They travelled for three days but
| failed to find the cache. On the way toward
their camp Rice became weak and finally gave up.
| He was attacked by bloody fuX, that
gradually wore him down. He succumbed,
and was inferred in an ice grave
| by his companion. Frederick camped out
that night under fragment of boat and the
next day revisited his companion to pay the last
tribute TO his remains, Frederick retained su1l-
! cient strength to drag back the sled with the
Ratchet, rifle and cooking utensils to camp, where
| he encountered more in the form of the
death OF Lieutenant Lockwood and another Of
the party.
| The cached meat that Frederick and Rice were
| in search of was brought by them April 9th from
| Cape Isabella and abandoned the next day in or.
! der to drag Ellison, one Of their party who had
been frozen, into camp. Rice was the life of the
Greedy party, full Of hope, buoyancy and energy,
and his death was terrible blow to them. He
died in q brave struggle to prolong their exist
| ence.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The following tele-
gram from Commander schey was received at
the navy department this afternoon:
ST. JoHws, July 19.-IIon. VIM. Il, Chandler,
| Secretary OF the Navy The iron Baskets for the
dead will be delivered July 25th. As soon as the
| remains are transferred to them, ] will sail for
! New York, advising you when ready. week Of
rest for the officers and men after the incessant
labor and peril of the past sixty days is most
! grateful to them, Your Telegram, and that OF
! acting secretary, Admiral Nichols gave us great
/ satisfaction. Please accept our thanks for them.
In respect to the memory OF the dead on board
the ships flag will fly ut half mast during m
stay here. (Signed,) W. s. ScHLEY,
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