The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-08
HIS HATRED FOR HENRY.
GREEDY AS SEEN INA DIARY.
A Bad State of Afiairs Between Him and
His Arctic Voyagers - Did En-
nifty Really Lead to
Henry's Execution?

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE journal of
Private Henry, shot for stealing pro-
visions, by order of Lieut.. Greeley, in
the Arctic regions, covering the period
between October, 1888, and June, 1884,
has been made public. He writes under
date of May 3: He (Whistler) who was
loudest in the denunciation of the un-
fortunate who was tempted to purloiu
scrap of meat was to-day caught in the
commissary, having broken open the
door, and was found with about a pound
Of bacon in his pocket.
The entry on May IL is: "Cowardly
action in Greedy wanting to shoot DR..
7. Also drew rifle on Bender, Calls
Washington liar and apologies to en-
listed men,"
Four days later is the following:
yesterday Biederbeck and Whistler
had row out doors and someone stole
Ellison's bacon, which was under
charge Lieut.. Greedy. Terrible strup-
Cling. Death by starvation actually had
no terror for us. We looked on with
stolid indifference our coming fate. A
few hours before death, instead Of cray-
ing for food they kept calling for water
and could hardly be controlled
or satisfied. All, with one exception,
were unconscious for hours before dy
ing. Poor Lockwood came out of his
bag to stand in an alleyway while a
moonshine dlstillery was going on and
was the last to receive his poJation. Ere
the rest OF us had their share he re.
quested repetition of the dose from the
officiating steward and on being repri-
manded by the officers for such a thing.
from the steward he turned
round to the doctor and said
| will go to the fountain head, and he
repeated his demand. Upon being alb
solutely denied, he dropped TO the floor,
and hardly ever opened his mouth
again to utter another word"
Map q, after noting that Whistler
is dying, Henry says 81 called in at
the tent and was informed that Ave
men had made sworn statement
that Pavy stole Ellison's rations
and that the official record concern
ing 1t had been tempered with. A. w.
Il. II ne does die,dies the death of a mis-
cradle coward"
On the 18th is the following entry
"Poor Kisslengburg is sinking rapidly
and the doctor has given him sp. Las
night DIR. r. and LIT, &. had another
squabble over the medicine. The ma
lorlty OF us, fourteen, have given up 81
hopes OF seeing our friends again, but 4
few still hope that there is chance a
the conclusion Of this terribls tragedy
to be welcomed with universe
exclamation, as worthy frontiersmer
of Uncle Sam and as men who hay,
made themselves immortal by spen
did victory and innumerabie suffer
ings, hitherto Incompatible in the an
nails OF Arctic explorations and agalns
all lows Of nature.
The notes of the first four days o
June are brief memorandum Of tn,
rapidly sinking condition of those left
These were made Just prior t
his being shot. Extracts iron
the other diaries show deplor
able state of affairs. lnsubordinstiO
prevailed to a considerable extent, an
quarrelling, sometimes leading to blows
was not an uncommon occurrence.
Sergeant Brainards diary is in hi
personal possession and not obtainablt
and Sergeant Cornell declines [
allow his diary TO be inspected, stain
thatit was written with the express M
Outstanding that no one but Gen. Haze
should read it.