Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-08
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This morning the dry OF rff's''
H.uyx i made pablie. IL fsis'ts 10
broken war the horrible s1aeFirgs and
b ,rdshic@ of the Gresly party N the
ma yutt,s before the rssene, and several
obscure resnarks are made rejecting
upon Lieutenant Gfseiy. The narrative
does pos add anything 10 the public
store Of information 90 the susiset, ana
appears 20 be she rambling though
fra0men.s Of q man half ssapeasc ars
half crszsd with starvation and e'e>p-",
y.thsr than a narrative Of the events Of
thss. DAYS 81 horror. IL ID sbiitiso 70
,..uec, ooiy laeaaiss HENRY is one Of
she dead Of the expedition and t~ca'ise
his death j. involved IN soa1e 0nseafl'S'
Tss survivors ante 10 saying that heE-
~ vas tha most troublesoIns Of the 81
tire party. aud that he, to greater 81
.sut than any of others. Welded TO the
pettishnsss watch tine situation perhaps
rendered sIcusabls.
n IL doubtfal Ehetksr any great
weisht should be- gwen to bis vaRse asd
fsysrishly disiointsd attacks on Gfesly'
Il has not been denied that Henry Was
under q ban daring great portion oi
the time; that Greedy feund u necessary
an several occasions 10 reprimand him
severely, and that il was finally neees--
s.rv 10 shoot him in order 10 preserve
Discipline In the canap. II Is no' TO b.
supposed shat bis feelings toward the
oonmandsr during the weeks Just prior
% his death were Of the most pleas ant
nature. He probably brooded over what
hs considered TO be iIis wrongs. urtil his
feelings fouad vent In the broken entries
In his dfAry. And the entries are jasi
such as ons would expect from hall
fsEnished, half-eFAzsd and hopeless n an.
He hated Greedy and In his iDsRininea
olstsed him with all kinds Of tetrors
aad attribuied 70 him actions which had
taken place nowhere but in the wsaried
brain Of poor Henry. These deIiriou'
thoughts were transferred from Henry's
mind 10 his diary. Henry died and the
diary remained to carry bis dslirium
back 10 civilization. back 10 bis home
back 10 the ears of his people TO spread
II broadcast over the ear'h. writing u
la every newspaper TO sound 70 on
through the future, increasing and
rolling iuto a black cloud. obscurina
the fame Of the leadsr Of the most
successful, ~ 1t was the most horrible
Arctic expedition in history.
IL there any public good TO he de-
rived from the publication of these dia'
ries I The public has heard enough Of
the saiferinRs Of that band Of northern
pioneers. The official records contain
enough horror. enough that ID dreadful
20 satisfy the most morbid sentiment
Can accuFaey be expeetes Ia the raw
ings Of fever patient 7 No. Can any
greater aooarssy be expected when by
"a EFFORT such rawlings are expressed 10
writing and remain after both the fever
and the patiant have passed away Ger
tsinly not. Why, then, should Henry
frenzisd uttsranoes be considered, to
the detriment Of Greedy, when the sur
visoa Of tho expedition unite in at
tribu ting ~ bin hrmness, patience
skill and bravery Lieutenant Greel,
has gained vastly In public estimation
since his return from the jaws Of death
de has shown himself 10 be modes
and unassuning. ~ be is brave anC
skilful IL is seldom enough thai til
people ind hero whom they can hnno
fer more than day. when real hero
IL found. let Us have the satisfaction OF
contemplating him directly and clearly
not through the bleared eyes Of iuar
In the last stages Of starvation.