Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1884-07-18
Sad Details of the Starving and Freez-
ing to Death Of the Remainder
/. of the Expedition.
Boiled Sealskin Clothes, Lichens and
Shrimps the Only Articles
of Food.
Lieut.. Kislingbury Among the Dead
HerOism of Greeley C0mpli-
mented by Hazen.
round at Last +.

WARRINGTON, July 41.-Ane dctAny eeCIeeoAy y
Of the avy has just received telegram from
st. Johns stating that the Greeley relief expedi-
ton has been found. The survivors of the
Greely party number seven instead Of eight, as
previously reported. Their names are Lewis,
Greeley, Sergeant Barnard, Sergeant Frederick,
Sergeant Long; Sergeant Ellison, Hospital
Stewart Beibeaok and Private Cornell. They
were found by the relief ships Thetis and Bear
five miles off Cape Sabine, in Smiths sound.
Sergeant Ellison was very badly f-ostbitten and
died at Godhaven, July6, after undergoing q
surgical operation. The relief ships Thetis and
Bear, with the survivors. are now at st. Johne.
FULLER PARTICULARS.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE following tele-
gram was received at the navy department this
morning: s-...-, = =. .-........
st. Johns, N. B., July IT,, q. m.-To Hon.
William E. Chandler, Secretary of the Navy,
Washington: The Thetis, Bear and Lookgarry
arrived here today from West Greenland, all
we'll. They separated from the Alert $50 miles
north during gale at 9p.m July %, five
miles off Cape Sabine, in Smiths Sound. TIE
Thetis and Bear rescued alive Lieutenant Gree
ley, Sergeant Brainerd, Sergeant Fredericks, Ser
geant Long, Hospital Steward Beidebacb,
Private Cornell and Sergeant Ellison.
The only survivors Of tho Lady Franklin Bay
expedition. Sergeant Ellison had Lost both
hands and feet by frost bite and died July 9Th
at Godbaven, three days after the amputation
which had become imperative. Seventeen of
the twenty five persons composing the expedi-
dition persisted by starvation ut the point
where found. One was drowned while seeking
to procure food. Twelve bodies of the dead
we're recovered and are row on board the
Thetis and Bear. Eskimo Turvevik was buried
at Disceo in accordance, with the desire of the
inspector of Western Greenland. Five a. fol-
lows: Sergeant Cross, January IL, 1884;
Weduck Eskimo, April s; Sergeant Linn, April
5; Lieutenant Lockwood, April 8; Sergeant
Jewell, April 81; Private Ellis, May 10: Ser
Reant Ralston, May 20. The bodies we're bur
led in the ice fort near the camp and were
swept away to sea by the wind and currents
before my arrival and could not be recovered.
With date of death: Private Sherry, June 6;
Private Schneider, June 18, are the names. of
the dead buried in the ice fort with date of
deaths. The bodies not recovered were as fol-
lows: Sergeant Rice, April 8, 1884;
Corporal sslen, June 8; Pri-
yate Broder, June 6; Assistant Surgeon
Pavey, June 9th; Sergeant Gardner, June 26th;
drowned by breaking through newly formed
ice while sealing, John Edwards, Eskimo, April
Gath. would urgently suggest that the bodies
now on board be placed in metallic cases here
for safer and better transportation in q seaway.
This appears to me to be imperative. Greeley
abandoned Fort Conger August 9th, 1883, aud
reached Baird Inlet September 29th following
with the entire party we'll. He abandoned all
his boats and was thirty days on an ice foe in
Smiths sound. The permanent camp was es-
tablished on October 12th, 1883, at the point
where he was found. During mime months his
party had to live upon scant allowance Of food
brought from Fort Conger; that cached at Payer
harbor and Cape Isabelle by the steamer Geo.
Mares in 1875, but found much damaged by the
lapse of time; that cached by Beebe at Cape
Sabine in 1882; small amount saved from the
wreck of the Proteus in 1883 and landed by
Lieuts. Darlington and Uolwell on the beach
near where Greeleys party was foand. When
their provisions were consumed the
party was forced to live upon
boiled seal skin stripped from seal skin
clothes and lichen and shrlmps caught in good
weather when they were strong enough to make
the exertions. As it took $50 shrimps to fill q
gallon measure the labor was too exhausting
to depend on them and sustain life en-
tirely, The channel between Cape Sabine and
Littleton's island did not close on account Of
violent o.]ea ali winter, 60 that the $40 rations
at the latter point could not be reached.
All Of Greeley's records and all of his in
strumen,s bought BY him from Fort Conger
are recovered and are on board. From Hare