Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-12

HOW THE STORY OF A FORMAL yIvfsIoS INTO
TWO HAkTIE oRIGINATEp.

HOW THE STORY OF A FORMAL rIvfsioN INTO
TWO 1AkTIEs ORIGINATED.
Lieut. Purssell, OF the signal eervice, has had
charge Of the diaries OF the members OF the
Greedy expedition aimee their return. He read
and re-read them all when IL was necessasy 10
make copies Of them and Is probably better &c
euainted with all their contents than anyone
else. In conversing with STAR reporter the
other day, he said: There is nothing 20 show
that there was any division In the Greedy party
beyond the chickering's and petty quarrels which
ere to be expected. The true explanation Of the
story Is this The party all lived together dur
ing the winter In q house under a blun. When
spsing came the melting snow almost inundated
1t, and ii became necessary to find other quar-
tiers, so steps were taken TO erect o house on a
hill, few hundred yards distant. They all
n worhs ta with will, sleeping IN the ola house
anord some shelter. The weakest ones would
then sleep In the new house and the stronger
tiers. As the accommodations OF the new quar-
tsrs were enlarged others OF the party occupied
Them. In this way the story Of division In the
There were two camps, but only because OF ne
cessity.n Lieut. Grseiy, who was present dur.
Ing the latter part of the conversation, confirmed
the above explanation.
Talk with Some OF the Survivors.
Some OF the living members OF the Greedy sx.
petition have objected TO their diaries being
made public, and their objections have been re-
spected, as the order directing the men 10 keep
Journals gave them to understand that they
would be regarded as private and would be re
viewed only by the chief signal officer.
Sergt Rrainard bad prepared an official Jour
he was willing to have published, but the latter
be regarded as bis private property. These notes
were bis private thoughts at the time, and al
though there IL nothing in them which would
throw light on disputed points, he is unwilling
porter talked with Brafnard, Fredsricks, Long
and Connell on the subject, end they were ali OF
the same opinion as regards their diaries, except
Long, who said his diary could be pub
lished, but 1t would throw no light
on the inside workings Of the expedition.
All Of the others, while expressing an
Hnwiinngness to have their diaries pub
were known they would throw no light upon
s9psaition. TSe subject Of csnSibal.m w sn
not mentioned bY any OF them because they
knew nothing Oft While the mutilation oi
the bodies proved the existence Of canpibalisnl,
knew nothing Of it. and had consequently made
no reference to it They also stated that theii
diaries would show no more dissensons in the
party than might be expected among men cast
awHy from civilization and In a starving condi
ton. There were grumblings and complain.
ings, bpt only two Instances Of open hostility
when Greedy threatened TO shoot Bender and
outside the tent, but were 50 weak they could
not have hurt each other had they not been
separated. As regards the first instance, LONG
remarked: "Lieut. Greedy could not have go1
the gun, for / had hold of IL, and there was
nothing In 1t to shoot any way" In regard t6
the reported stealing OF others besides Henry
the mep said they had heard of it, but did moi
know IL postiyelY