Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-24
DIR. PAWS DEATH.
The Subject of Anxious Inquiry b.
His Wife.
TRIALS AND sELF-SAORIFICES OF
MISSOURrS AROTIU EXPLORER.

TRIALS AND SELF-SACRIFICES OF |
MISSOURI'S AROTIU EXPLORER.
SERGTS. BIlAINARD AND
FREDEkICKs TALK OF
THE GREELY En-
PEDlTION.
Dying in New York
Hospital From SABINE
Horrors.
Facts Which the Private Journals of
DR.. Pavy Will Develop.
From the St. Louis Republican, October IA.
Mrs. DR.. Octave Pavy, widow of the
Arctic explorer, arrived III the city
Saturday for the purpose of putting
the finishing touches upon the memoirs
of her husband, which she will shortly
have published in book form. In her
search after the circumstantial truths
of the Greely expedition she has inter-
viewed nearly all the survivors of that
fatal trip, acquiring an amount OF in
which possibly neither press
nor public has been able to obtain. A
Republican reporter, who called upon
her yesterday, was given the benefit of
a deal of the Information she has thus
collected. She mas just returned from
a visit to the home of her brother, DR..
Robert Stone, of Omaha, whittier she
went to see Sergt. Brainard, who was
visiting his brothers III Nebraska. she
went on to Fremont, Neb.. where she
met the sergeant. While she was there
Sergt. Brainard was called to New
York by q telegram announcing that
Bierderbeck, ,one of the survivors of the
ill-fated Arctic expedition, was dying
in the hospital. Mrs. Pavy's visit to
Brainard was for the purpose of getting
accurate information concerning the
fate of her husband and his comrades.
She had previously visited indianapolis
to see survivor Fredericks. Beside
the facts they gave her, she has letters
from others of the survivors, and eX-
pressed willingness to give the intor-
nation thus obtained to the public
through the Republican.
els it true that the Greely expedition
was not we'll equipped, both as to pro-
visions and clothing?" she was asked
"Certainly. DR.. Pavy wrote to me
via Proteus, 1881, that the expedition
was
HORRIBLY FITTED OUT;
that he had to unwillingly deprive me
of portion of his future income by
making purchases of clothing for him
self and two men that were likely to
III IJn oIc n
assured that l will return next year,
and 60 out with some well-planned
and properly equipped expedition in
Europe, if not in America. l never
spoke of this because it was utterly
useless to do so. But l followed DR..
Pavy's wishes in asking for SURGEON
to take his place the next season SO that
he might return on the Neptune. A
surgeon was sent at my request. The
following year, when the PrOteus went
up, the entire party were ordered
home."
PROVISIONS OF THE PARTY.
"Of the $25 900 appropriated for the
expedition, $4,000 went in lump to
get the party North and only $4,000
was left 10 provide for the wants OF
twenty-five men in the Arctic zone.
An investigation into the conduct OF
officers connected with this Arctic mat
ter from 1881 would discover many
problems, for the explanation of which
| these officers are responsible to con-
gress. DR.. Pavy testities to the waste
| of provisions, to needless extravaganza
and the probability that the good com
ing at first through indiscretion, would
bring the evil at the last when weaken
ed constitutions could not so we'll bear
the drop down in nourishment. As a
physician he gave earnest remOnstrance
again and again, by official letter.
"Is it the opinion of the survivors
| that DR.. Pavy and other officers ex-
plored as much as they desired?"
"They tell me that by no means did
they travel as much as would have
been profitable or desirable. To DR..
Pavy this was great grief. For
twelve years before going, his study OF
Arctic history and his taking
part in expeditions in France
and America-the former as
associate commander, and the
latter as originator and commander
of the expedition known rs 'The Pavy
Expedition via Behring Straits,' had
fired and increased his enthusiasm
| every succeeding year, and the four
years OF actual presence in the Arctic
regions did not serve to diminish his
| ardor. He makes allusion, however,
in his journal to all his travels, and
they were evidence that he passed no
idle moments when he was permitted
to explore"
"Will you kindly tell me how far he
| went, what route he took, and it he
made any discoveries"
DIR. PAWS DISCOVERIES.
"Lieut. Greely gives account in the
| Appleton Encyclopedia of trip OF
DR.. Paws with Lockwood to the
North as far as SO deg. and % min
and states that they encountered a
DRIFT of thin Northern polar pack
This experience of Pavy and lockwood,
he says with other conclusive evidence,
| gives proof of the existence of an open
polar sea-in which Lieutenant Greely
now believes and DR.. Pavy believed
for many years previous to the last
| Journey"
"Did he not take the Markham
route?"
"He did. sir. The official letters
show that DR.. Pavy, Rice and Eskimo
Jens went to SO degrees, which was
north of Cape Joseph Henry, and
were adrift in the open sea. DR.. Pavy
with Brainard went to Daily Peninsus
and DR.. Pavy discovered large and
imposing valley, its river, etc. This
and many other trips are recorded il
| his journal"