The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-13
THE 'CANNlBAL STORY
OF THE ARCTIC EXPLORING PARTY
Rsvlvsd With Horrible Dstaiis-Dilvsn 10 pssp,r.
asioa BY Starvation tts Survivors are Said
to Have Eaten ths Flssh Of ihelr Dead
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NEw YoRK, August 12.-The Times to
day repeats with horrible details the de
MED story that csnnibalism was practicet
by The Greedy survivors. The story Is givo1
for what 1t Is worth, and in substance Is a,
follows: w G II, i- 4
! Written documents are In possession O
the Navy Department adding shocking evi
dence Of inhumanity and cannibalism tc
the record Of suffering in the Greedy e1pe,
didon. Out OF regard Tor the feelings Of the
people the facts are being concealed, bu,
must eventually come out The Times goes
on TO state that Commander schley's tele.
graphic request 10 Secretary Chandler 10,
permission to enclose the bodies OF the
dead in metallic caskets at st. Johns for
transportation to- Ncw York, was made in
order to conceal the appearance OF the bod.
les from tho friends Of the victims. In fact
the collins contained only the bones, the
tiesh having been eaten by the survivors
before the bodies were buried. It Isl fur.
thsr stated that the facts came to Schley' g
knowledge through the delicious appeals
OF the deat man not to hesho. and eaten as
Henry was. These rawlings led to An inyes.
,igation, and Henry's body was found to
contain bullet which had shattered one
OF his ribs. The Times AYERS that tho otli.
cisl report Of the investigation made by
scbley shows that the flesh OF all the vic.
Tins, except those who died Of ecrofula or
acur,NY, was eaten to keep the survivors
alive, and that when limbs were amputated
they were eaten before their owners were
dead. Greely was adverse to having the
bodies exhumed, thinking it wise, as they
had been buried 80. long, 10 let them re-.
main in their Arctic graves. But Schley
did not agres with him, and the bodies
were disinterred. They could be identified
only by marks on the blankets. Their
flesh bad been stripped 10 keep life in the
survivors until help came, otherwise ali
must have perished. The Times claims
that the Suppressed report shows that Chae.
3. Hsnry was shot because in the despers.
tion Of hunger he attempted to steal food
in excess Of tho rations allowed him. ST.
lence had been imposed upon the men,
and all we're reluctant 10 speak Of this hor.
rible phase oftheir experience. The relief
shipa steamed up TO the Navy Yard laat
night. Though unexpected they were re-.
ceived by good-szsd crowd with braas
band. Some Of the officers denied that the
bodies were mutilated ;,others said the
mutilation was caused By storms and ice,
and others had not ssan the remains at all.
Commander Schley was aaked what Henry
died Of and replied: starvation OF scurvy,
| belieye, the same as the othe1s.' e e.
"Do you know whether he was shot ?"
III am not prepared to answer that qaea-
tior," said the Commander, hurriedly,
"and, furthermore, I decline TO be inter-
viewed: When an Official inquiry Ia made
into the details Of the trip, anall say what
7 have to say, II anything, and not be-
fore" d ~ i7zz.5 Z y.1 :. 2: ~ !r;l-
The crew were somewhat more commu-
nicative, but their statements were cop tlict-
ing. Eoough was said, however, the Times
says, to confirm some Of the ugly stories
ahoat. Chief Engineer Melville Is aboard
tho Thetis with Commander Schley, The
Times makes the statements referred to
above the suhject OF an editorial denounc.
ing General Hszsn for neglecting to cause
sufficient supplies to be landed at Cape sa.
bipe for Greely, - ? 35s-f y. =,