New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-18


! from sa1ifrace and arctic willow. An occasional
! aux would be killed, but very few were scculeu
when killed in the water. unless they were drlI'eu
| in by the tide or wind, as they had Oeeh oo"Sru
| TO burn their boat It being theH on'y
fuel The wood Of the boat was careful Y We'sneu
to make it last. The failure to secure the g"u,e
after it was shot only added to their misery. II
almost made them insane TO sse many seal Walrs
duck and gulls sporting IN the sea before 'noN
while they were starving.
The body of the last man who died at the camp
Private Schneider was found just outside the rent
The party was TOO weak to bury him. ana ne WA
covered only with his sleeping bag.
For some days after their rescue the men
were in precarious condition. The Fr'a'
joy at their rescue was followed by depression bot
mental and physical. All Of their minds were weak
and their speech like their movements. was very
feeble and slow The case of Corporal Joseph Elli-
son was the most serious His hands ana feel were
gone aud his greatly weakened condition couo ho'
Withstand tie shock. He became insane lew
davs after his rescue and died seventeen days after
! on July T. of mental and physical exhaustion
A BRAVE TrFoRr TO SECURE Provisions.
His historv Is remarkable. On November he
was detailed with three others 70 attempt the re-
covorv of tho English beef cached by Mares ~
Cape Isabella m 1s7o. The weather At the time
was terrible but tho threatened starvation made u
obsolutov necessary to obtain the food II possible
sctaesnts Rice mud Lam. Priyates Frederick aud
fliaon started with daily ration Of -four ounces
Of meat. eight ounces of bread little tea and dve
ounces of alcohol for cooking purposes with fhe
tampafatuta % below trta. tho wiud strong. tha
snow surt aud the ioe hunnoohv, they had -iftY
miles g. march 60 the meat aud fsiuth, Ia Tour
days they had reached tho cached meat
aud vere on thsif rrturn journey on
the morning ot November q, They had left
their ratious and sleeping bags abont two miles
from Cape Isabella, where they had encamp-d on
the ice. and started with only a cup Of lea intend
ing 10 finish thor meal after reaching the meat and
20 save the extra gLt of sleeping bags, pro-
visions and cooking goar. They intended to use
the wooden barrels for fuel, and thus save their
alcohol and return TO the ice camp for their din
ner. On their return.Ellison suffered with thirst
and began 10 cot snow against the order and advice
Of the others His hands and mits became wet,
and as northwest gale was blowing
his hands were soon frozen. The snow had also
caused his mouth and tongue to blister and he
rapidly became weak. The men hurried into camp,
and then discovered that Elson'hsd also frozen his
feet. They cut his boots of and put him into hlS
sleeplng-bag and restored the circulation IN his
hands and feet by friction and By placing the
frozen limbs next 20 the bare skin. After terrible
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the temperature 2jo below zero. Ellison
was unable 10 help haul the load
which had been increased BY their sleeping
bags and camp gear. His hands and feet were soon
| frozen. and Frederick was obliged 10 help him
| along Rice and Linn struggled msnfully with the
/ sled but tho whole party was soon forced by eI-
] haustioa 10 e. INTO camp Tie men passed another
horrible night They had no tent and their sleep
iug-bags were frozen so stiff that Il required an
hours work 20 unrou thom. The men gradually
worked Themselves into their bags as the heat Of
/ their bodies tlawed them ont. strong wind,
! drifting snow and their exhaustion prevented them
from restoring the circulation in their frozen
paui0n. Words cannot describe the horrors Of that
night
SACRIFICING TIE MEAT TO SAVE THEIR FROZEN
CoMRADE
When they broke camp they vere obliged 10
abandon the meat or their companion, and they
chose tie former. Ellison, noble follow, begged
them TO leave bim to die and save the meat and As
starving com,.uions Tley left the meat cached
on the ice and also a udo As mail, and pushed
ahead 20 EsAim, Point where they couId secure
gheltcr 1 their old camp. After reaching The camp
! tlov WORKED from In the evening until I'm the
morning and partially restored tho circulation
/ in Eileol's ha.ds aud feet. Iler dried hs
/ c'o,lc, and made him sone varm ,o'. fh" only
warm food tboy had been able to secure, The wind
/ preventing them from lighting fires Early tho
/ next day Ellison was 4l'o 20 walk ll. Hls sent
ahead vhlie the others packed and hauled the
]od. Th soon overlook Lllison who had t.raYcd
/ lou the road. Hb la .ds and feet oe.o frozen
md be wa, scarcely able 10 see. ll' check aud
uc,o wore also frozen. The mon took TURNS ~ lead
/ ing aud helping linn, while two woa'd haul tho
/ sl.d At lu.t t required all tlr9o NJ th-
back Of tho sled md hauled hlm In that way. His
legs were stG and le would fall and bo dragged
several yards before his crIss would be hoard Linn
began TO fail and 30 was decided that Rec should
push ahead while Ircjoucks renamed with Ellison
and Linn Rice, with little fIozon beef. started
/ for assistance. Tho other men remained Iu th'iI
seopinr-bags tweuty-tour hours, when Sergeant
| Hranard reached thom and gave them some hot ten
! and soup and started back 10 hurry up the
relief party. whioh arrived ton hours
| later Lisutcu7ut lockwood and Doctor Pavy
hauled Ellison into CAM Frederick, aud Linn wax
| iuC. Elsous foot wcro frozen beyond cure. and
all his fingers and thumbs worc lost Linn move.
did recover fully from tho exposure. Rice wa,
uuab b. move for a day. aad Fredcricks was pros
/ u4icd Tor two days Ellison was carefully c1rcd
| for and lived through tho whole winter receiving
q O best Of ratIons and more than the Others aud
only died on July :. Ills JOY ~ his rescus and IA Il
terrible suffering was moIe than his weakened con
-titutiol could stand.
! RICE FALrs INTO 4 COLD AND EVERLASTING SLEEP
Last Aprl second attempt was made 20 recover
the beef by Sergeant Rice aud F.lyate Fredercks.
They started with their sleeping bags and sled and
reached the vicinity 1f the cache in three days. At
this time terrible storm began and they failed TO
find the cache Aodoubt il had dnftcd cf as the
Ice continually shIftA While searching for it, Rice
desired to rest, saying he little tired but
would soon be all right. Frsdelcks ried to prevent
him from resting and Oh ieAvorud 10 haul him Iuto
camp, but he could not. Rice sat down npder
the lee Of an iceberg and quietly fell into; a
cold and everlasting sleep. Hesrthroken and