National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-31

Each new detail that becomes known
to tho public relating to the terrible pri-
vations and sufferings Of the Greedy party
increases tho interest and sympathy
therein.
y Two weeks ago this day THE REPUB-
I1cAN told tho story of Sergeant Julius
r, Fredericks of tho march to Cape |
Isabella after the meat in the Mares |
cache, and Of how the party was |
obliged to abandon their prize on the |
glacier to try and save poor Eli
sons life. In this sketch Sergeant Fred |
erioks tells of the effort made by Sergeant
George w. Rice and himself to recover in
April last the meat abandoned during
the previous November, and W Ill DO read
with great interest here, whore Rice
lived and was widely and afectionately
known.
about the middle Of March
RICE AND MYSELF VOLUNTEERED
10 Maj. Greedy for trip to the place whore
we were forced Co abandon the English
meat the November before. He saw tho
extreme danger and peril of such q
Journey and would not at first consent,
but as we kept on talking about II every
day, and all Of us thought it would add
so largely to our chances OF life, tho
major at last, about tho LIST Of April,
gave his consent and accepted our SCR
vices.
I'm Justice to our heroic comrades,
living and dead, must tell you that
Rice and were not the only ones who
volunteered, for every one else who was
able to walk made the same offer How
ever, as Rice and 1 had been Of the party
that was forced to abandon the meat on
the ice the fall before and as we were in .
as good II not better health and strength
than the others, IL was thought that our
chances Of success would be tho best, and
we were selected to 90.
Rice and myself left Camp Clay at
10 p. M, April 6, our whole outfit being
as follows: One small sledge, one two
man sleeping bag, one Remington rifle,
with ammunition, one Ak, and an alcohol
lamp and pot for cooking with alcohol
for fuel.
OUR ALLOWANCE OF RAT1oNs
was six ounces of pemmican and six
ounces of bread daily, and we carried
also small quantity of brandy, some
pills, and small phial Of aromatic spirits
Of ammonia as medical stores.
Lieut.. Kislingbury. Sergt. Brainard,
Ellis, and Whistler had during tho day
pulled our sledge and outfit over to the
brow of the island, about four miles. from
which trip they returned. When we left,
the good wishes and prayers Of the whole
party for our success went with us, an d
as We went through the door or entrance
of the hut they gave us three as hearty
cheors as tho weak condition Of the poor
fellows permitted.
"a very fresh wind was blowing, which
increased to furious gale by the time we
reached tho sledgc. We went on down
the hill very fast, and had good many
tumbles before we reached the bay.
eve were forced to stop travelling about
8 o'clock the next morning on account Of
the
HIGH WIND AND DRIFTING SNOW,
and after partakiug of q piece of frozen
pemmican we unrolled our sleeping bag
on the ice and crawled into it. There we
were forced to remain for twenty two
hours during raging snow storm.
about o'clock the morning of April
Swe dug our way out of the bag through
tho heavy snowdrift that had formed
around us and started at once on our
journey, for we were too cold to stop and
cook. After IN hours travel we found
ourselves warmed up enough, and halted
and got some warm food, which revived
us very much. The travelling was very
good, except that it was blowing fresh
breeze and light snow was falling, and
that made IL hard for us on account OF
our weak COnultlOu. ABOUT p. m. III
became so dark and clustering that we
hauled up our sledge between large ice
berg and the foot of glacier near Es-
kimo Point for shelter for the night.
april we broke out about o. IN. and
reached Eskimo Point in about an hour.
The morning was calm and the sky clear
while the travelling was very good. Here
We
ABANDONED OUR SLEEPING BAG,
A.
back to this point by night, and we could
travel so much faster with the lightened
sledge. The day before We had looked
closely after passing into Ellison bay fol
the tracks we made the fall before, bu
did not discover them. We found thai
in places where the ice had been smooth
the fall before 1t was now very rough, aut
again we found the rough places smooth
evident signs that 1t had been broken III
since our last journey. At times We fount
large pools of water between grounded
icebergs, which we had to go around
throwing us out of our course as much al
o mile. We got our feet wet, ant
as soon as we got on dry ice or snow
they froze. To add to our misfortunes
high wind came up from the northwes
about IL o'clock, with q thick, driftin,
snow storm, so that we were unable Il
see any distance. At 3 o'clock we though
we were at the spot where the meat hat
been abandoned, but, Notwithstanding OIL
extended and very careful and thorough
search, we failed to lnd the least trace o
the food we went for. Can you, or an,
one, imagine our deep sorrow and bite
disappointment?
IT IS FEARFUL EVEN NOW
to think of how felt at that time. w
couldn't find any tracks to guide us to tn
spot where we had stuck up the Spring
6alI riflA ha aaf hat ,;rh
oil our comrades lives. At this juncturt
i proposed that we should up-end tn
sledge for O landmark, so that we coul,
find II again and go back to our sleeping
bag for the night, and then resume gu
search the next morning, for we did no
intend to give it upso soon. Rice though
moment or two, and as he had an ide
that the weather would clear up o
moderate, suggested that 1t would be tn
best chance of success to remain wher
we were.
II discovered about p. IN. that Rice wa
weakening, ana therefore reminded hin
of an agreement that we made befor
leaving Camp Clay. This was to the effeC
that If either one of us should show sign
of exhaustion his comrade should to-
him of 1t, 80 that necessary steps might b
taken to prevent disaster. then agai
urged upon Rice the absolute necessity {
returning to the sleeping bag for rest an
shelter but he said that was mistaken
that he was only a little tired, and woul
soon recover by travelling little slow.
I'm o very short time, however, cOul
see plainly that
HE WAS WEAKENING RAPIDLY.
but noticing an iceberg about a thousan
yards away, to the west of u.s. | urge
him to reach it in order to obtain at ea.
partial shelter from tho storm, and TO
tunately wa ACCOMPLISHED this Ry In