The Portland daily press., 1884-08-09
THE GREELY PARTY.
Arrivals of the Thetls and Bear at
New York.
LIEUT.. GREELY's RECEPTION AT
NEWBURYPORT.

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-The Arctic relief
steamers Thetis and Bear arrived at midnight.
This morning they were met by the steam
barge Catalpa In command of Commodore
Fillebrown OF the Brooklyn navy yard, and by
four steam launches. Upon their arrival q
salute OF twenty-one guns was fred from
Castle William.
At a quarter before eleven this morning q
reverberations sounded from old Castle Will
liam ON Governors Island as a salute to
Secretary Lincoln and General Sheridan who
had gone over to the Island where they were
to participate in the ceremonies of receiving
the bodies of the dead heroes of the Greedy
expedition.
The Catalpa was over an hour bringing the
bodies from the Thetis to the island. AT 40
p. m. guns sounded again to announce that
the Catalpa had gotten under way, and at
once the escort began to form and march down
to the East Dock. Gen. Hancock walked with
Secretary Lincoln, who was in citizens Dress
General Sheridan was also present. The
escort formed at the wharf, and the column of
caissons short distance from the dock. The
escort consisted of Light Battery f, Fifth Ar
tillery, a battalion of four-foot batteries of
that regiment, and mounted men of Bat
terry B, 4th Artillery. The salute was con-
tinued while the Catalpa was making the
island. A single casket was placed on each Of
the caissons. The band played a dirge az thew
were landed and borne to the caissons. Then
the band took the lead of the procession, which
proceeded 10 Gn6 hospital. Inc OOQleS were
followed by relatives and friends of the de-
ceased Az the column moved the band
played the Dead March in Saul. Commanders
Kane and Watson, from the Brooklyn navy
yard, were in the line. As each body was
landed it was carried by eight artillerymen up
the wharf, while the band struck up Its dirge,
the escort presenting arms, and guns keeping
up their booming. Directly behind the bodies
the relatives and friends formed, and at Ito
p. m. the procession moved toward the hos
pital. After the mourners came Secretary
Lincoln and his little SOD. Then came GEN
erals Sheridan and Hancock, Commander
Schley and other officers of the relief expedi-
ton, Gen. Hazen of the Signal Service, and
Commodore Fillebrown, with a number Of
navy and army officers, and two lieutenants of
the Signal Service brought up the rear. The
crowd of spectators, which had incre ased to
about 2500, lined both sides Of the avenue
leading to the garrison. When the first truck
bearing the bodies res ched the last door of the
hospital, the procession halted, the escort was
formed to the left and again presented arms as
the dead heroes were carried in. After the
bodies had been deposited in the hospital the
escort returned to their quarters.
Beside the dead mentioned above the bodies
OF Private Charles B. Henry of Troop e, 9th
Cavalry and Private ROderick r. Schneider,
were also brought to the Island These have
not been claimed by any friends and will be
buried with honors in the national cemetery
on Cypress Hills. The Hospital was appro-
priately decorated.
Later in the afternoon the Thets and Bear
proceeded to the navy yard
About four o'clock this afternoon the Baskets
containing the bodies OF all except Henry and
Schneider were replaced in wooden cases and
conveyed to the barge office, whence they will
be taken to the railroads which will bear them
to their final resting places. Private Henry
will be buried tomorrow morning at Cypress
Hill, in the G. A. r. plat; Private Schneiders
body will remain at the Island for few days,
as it is thought his relatives in Germany will
claim it.
NEwBURYPoRr, Mass, Aug. S.-Arrange-
ments for the reception to Lieutenant Greedy
on his arrival home Thursday next are rapid
~ progressing and the celebration of the
event will be of the most extensive ever seen
in this city. On his arrival Lieut.. Greedy will
be received by Newburyport Commandery.
knights Templar as body guard. The pro-
cesson will consist of the 9Th regiment In
fantry, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, the
Grand Army pest of Newburyport, Amesbury,
West Newbury, Merrimacs Georgetown and
ties, and invited guests in carriages, and the
fire department OF the city with visiting COM
panies Col Charles L. Ayers will act as chief
marshal.
In the evening there will be general illu-
mination, parade of flambeaux battalion and
display of fireworks. Residences along the
route of procession will be generally decorated
as will also public buildings. Four triumphal
arches will be erected. Among the dsLin-
guished citizens invited are Gov. Robinson
and staff, Secretaries Chandler and Lincoln,
Commanders Schley and Coffin, Lieut.. Emory
and Greely's surviving comrades.