St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-13

there anything improbable about ita You
and | standing here with all the comforts
about us look upon such matter with dread
and horror, but you must remember those
men were reduced to such condition their
moral faculties were blunted. They should,
in fact not be considered responsible
agents. Self preservation was their only
thought and they could not be expected to
moralize upon it."
LETTER FROM SERGT. BRAINARD.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 12.-The Evening Times
will publish the following correspondence
this afternoon: Sergeant Brainard, who with
Lockwood reached the highest northern lati-
tude ever trod by the foot of man, writes as
follows to Henry Clay, of this city:
Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Aug. II, 1854
Mr. Henry Clay, Louisville, Ky.-Dear Sir
In behalf of the few of my comrades now liy-
for life, but had finally to succumb to starva-
tion, I desire most-earnestly to thank you for
the kind letter of May, 1883, written in our in
terest and published in the Courier Journal.
The advice was sound and practical, and, as
it seemed to us then, land as it afterward trans
pired, prophetic. With our own views of
what was required for our safety 1t conceded
perfectly. 1t was found in the Proteu's
wreck cache, landed by Lieut.. Darlington
near Cape Sabine and was read and reread
in the gloom and darkness of the cheerless,
miserable hoyel. In appreciation of your
noble efforts to succor. your former Arctic
comrades the camp in which we were then
located received your name. I remain, very
respectfully, D. L. BRAINARD,
Lady Franklin Bay Expedition.
BURIAL OF LIEUT.. LOCKWOOD.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Aug 12.-The obsequies
of Lieut.. Lockwood were observed here to-.
day with all the ceremonies possible, during
the vacation of the naval academy. The
officers and professors and cadets now at the
academy were present with large congre-
CATION of leading citizens. Rev. s. South
gate read the services for the dead. After
the services the corpse was removed to the
hearse and the procession proceeded to the
naval cemetery, where the remains were de-
posted in the grave between those of Com
modore Edward Terry and Lieut.. Collins.
The religious rites ended, the firing party
gave a soldiers farewell.
BURIAL OF VIM. WHISTLER.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 12.-The re-
mains of William Whistler. late member of
the Greedy artic exploring party, was inter-
red to-day near Delphi, Carroll county. Gov.
Porter and staff were present and number
of local military companies participating in
the exercises. Addresses were delivered by
Gov. Porter, Rev. Loucks, of Logansport,
Judge Gould, Rev. Seawright and G.. W.
Cullen. of Delphi. Whistler was a member
of company F, Ninth infantry and his
term of enlistment would have expired to-
N orroW.
CHANDLER DECLINES TO TALK.
PORTSMOUTH, N. g., Aug. 12.-seeretary
Chandler returned here to day. Tonight an
Associated Press agent visited him on the
Tallapoosa to inquire concerning the truth
of the article in to-day's New York Times.
The secretary appeared to be considerably
agitated. He said: ssYou may say that
have seen the New York
Times and that the navy department has re-
ceived no such reports of the shooting of
Henry, and cannibalsm as the Times gives.
Of course you will naturally next ask me is
the story true. say that decline to say
l refuse to say anything further about the
matter"