The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-11
MORE ARCTIC REVELATIONS.
The Diary of Private Heory Has Been
Pubiished-It Contains Some Sem
sattonal statements.

WAsHISGIoN, Feb. Tine journal OF Private
henry, shot for stealing provisions by order of
Lieutenant Greedy in the Arctic regions covering
toe period between October, 1883. and June 1854,
has been made public. He write, under date of
May 8: HE CWhistler) who was loudest in his
denunciation of the unfortunate who was tempted
TO purloin scrap Of meat, was to-day caught in
The commissary, having broken open the door.
and wes found with about pound Of bacon n
his pocket"
The entry OF May IL is "The cowsrdly action
r IN SIeey I St % wanting RanS 10 % saHot pr r. ana also
and apologies to enlisted men,
-Four days later is the foll0Sing: Yesterday
Biederbeck and Whistler bee row out of doors
and some one stole Enison's bacon. which was
under the cnarge of Lieutenant Greely. A terrible
terror for us: we looked on with stolid indiffer-
euce upon our coming fate few hours before
death instead OF craving for food, they kept call
ing for water, aud could hadly be controlled or
satisfied. All. with one excs ption, were uncon.
scious for hours before dying. Poor Lockwood
came out, bis bag TO stand in the alley way while
the moonshine distllery was going on, aud wss
the last to receive his potation. Ere the
rest Of us had their rations he requested
repetition OF the dose from the steward, and upon
teng reprimanded by the officer for asking for sneh
thing from the steward, ne turned round to the
bead,' and he repeater his demand Upon being
absolutely denied, he dropped to the floor, and
hardly ever opened his mouth again 10 utter an
May %, after noting that Whistler is dying
Henry says: Called in the tent and was Informed
| that five men bad mace sworn statement that
Pavey stole Ellison's rstions and that the official
record concerning ii bad been tampered with. A.
W. G ifihe does die. dies the death of miserable
coward"
On May rs is the following entry: Poor Kis.
| lnteIry is sinking rapidly and the doctor has
| given him up. Lust night Dr. p. aud Lieuten-
/ ant q. had another sQuabble over the medicine.
| The ms jority of fourteen have given up all
hopes OF seeing our friends again. but a few have
still q chance, ct the conclusion OF this terrible
| tragedy TO be welcomed with universal acclama
| ton as worthy frontiersmen of Uncle sam, and as
| men who have made themselves immortal by a
| splendid victory and innumerable sufferings
hitherto incompatible in the annals OF Arctic ex-
ploration, and against all laws Of nature"
The notes OF the first four days in June q
bIief memoranda of the rapidly sinking condition
OF those left. These were made just prior to his
being shot.
Extracts from other diaries show a deplora ble
state of affairs. characterization prevailed to a
| considerable extent. and quarreling, sometimes
! leading TO blows was not an uncommon occur
| renee
Sergeant Brainards dia'y is in his personal pos
session and not obtainable. and Sergeant Connell
declines to allow his diary to be inspected stating
that ii was written with the express understand
ing that no one but General Hazen should read IL.