The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-05
GALA DAY IN ~oRTsuourH.
Ahe frucesSi0n la n Onur Of the ReturI
2 ed A roiic Brnven.

The frucesstOn la II unur Of the Beturn.
ed Aroiic Braves.
PORTSMOUTH. N. H., August THE city
Is thronged aud public and private build.
ings are decorated to welcome our Arctic
neroe1. The harbor is filled with craft
laden with people, At ll::O amid much
enthusiasm Commander schley, Lieut.,
Emory aud Commander Coffin disembark.
ed. Following them were the other officers
otthe Greedy expedition and aailors Of the
Thetis, Bear and the Alert. They
were enthusiastically greeted as they
landed rs the crowd pAesed forward 10
shake hands. A roar of welcome ysnt m
when al ll:S0 O'Clock Gesely WIS discover
ed with Als comrades coming towards the
l-ndiDg IN the Admiral's barge. Greely
was clothed in white, with q slouch ha.
and wearing spsctacles. As he and his
companions alixhted, all crowded to vel.
come him. Greely leaned upon the arm
Of Lieutenant Powell and laneuidly liiled
bis hat. His every movement indicated
weakness. His comrades received much
attention. All were placed in coaches
Immediately and driven to the Rocking.
ham House, !. having been decided ,hey
should not appear in the procession. lS
At the hotel crowds ga.nered 10 catch
glimpse Of them. Lieutenant Gfeely said
10 an Associated Press Representative HAT
he felt very we'll thia morning, and he
locked IT, He expressed himself as much
moved by the cordially Of his reception.
Mia Greedy Joined her. husband st the
hotel = ; II Se.FE - "A
%.Atll:20 the procession began the march.
The ;streetH were packed, and applsus
greeted the sailors Of the relief squadron.
The ovation continued through the entire
route. Commander Schley, Lieutenant
Morey and Commander Ccffin ware r. csiv.
I'd with tremendous applause. So were
Secretary Chandler, General HsEsn, Com
modore Wells and Acting Admiral Luce.
As the head Of the proceei IN ne Jared the
Rockingham House, where Lieut.. Greely
and the survivors were iu waiting, to
review the procession, the crowd became
90 great that the column was DELAYED sew.
eral minutes. Lieut. Greedy and his com.
rades we're seated upon a balcony, Cheer
after cheer greeted him. As the crswa Of
the Thetis, Bsar and Alert passed Grssly
bowed very low and seemed to looh his
gratitude to the men who 80 recently res
cued him from an Arctic grave. The scene
wfl affecting and many brushed tears
from their eyes. Greedy ives kep. busy
bowipg bis acknowledgements. h.
As the procession pasaed, Comm ,nders
schley and Cottiu and Lieutenant Emory
raised their hs,s a. they pissed the nero.
Alter the proce: 1ion Greely and bis party
were driven to the grand stand, where
they again reviewed the procession and r.
ceived the plaudits OF the multitude,
Among the prominent men on the sand
were Secretary Chandler, General H.z,n,
Governor Hsle, the Mayor Ct Nswbuly.
polr, samuelJ Randall. Congressman R ..
iuson Of Nav YORK, tH :ers Of tie relief
expedition and the North Atlantic squ.d-
ron and members Of the city governments
Of many New England citita. 81 =,
The procet son was dismis.ed at 2 clock,
Shortly after the invited guests yere enter.
.ainsd at dinner by tho cly OF Portsmouth