St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-15
A SAD ARCTIC RECORD.
The Diaries of the Greeiy Party-fccn'na-
Ofiated Proofs Bad Feeling -lDaon1
the Explorers.

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the Explorers.
! The diaries and records of the members of
the Greedy expedition, which have just been
made public, furnish more detailed evidence
of the bad feeling, pickering and occasional
INSTRUMENTATION which were manifested dur
ing the last year of the party's Arctic expert
ence.
UNPLEASANT DISCLOSURES FROM GREELY's
DIARY.
Lieut.. Greedy in his diary refers repeatedly
to the increasing discomfort which exists
among some of the party, particularly DIR.
Pavy, Lieuts. Lockwood and Klslingbury,
Privates Bender and Henry. Under date of
March Z, he wrote as follows:
Unpleasant talk this evening over ar
raugement of stews and bread. 1 have tried
! TO please all. but now shall give it up. Lieut..
| Lockwood made some unpleasant remarks
on me, rejecting on my fairness and actions.
but is in an unhealthy state of mind. L un-
fortunately could not refrain from answer
ing him very sharply, as he was so unfair
and unjust. Bender and Henry
are grumbling a good deal lately, and par
ticularly to-day. Henry in very blasphe-
nous language said we would all be dead in
five weeks. The reports of thefts in the
camp continue. Sergeant Isracls tobacco is
found in Private Ellis thermometer box, and
Dr. Pavy is accused of stealing the bacon
of Ellison, his sick patient. 'No food has
reached Ellison in all these months without
paying toll to DR.. Pavy."
On April 10 he writes: "Private Bleder-
bick privately reports that DR.. Pavy has
taken Corp. Elison's bread and has also
eaten four cans extract of beef. DIR. Pavy
denies ever having had the cans of beef. L
make no open charges yet, his medical ser
vices being necessary to us. He has no sus-
picions that / know of his conduct"
The next day is this record: 'Blederbick,
while DR.. Pavy was out, found three empty
extract of beef cans behind the DOCTORS bag,
confirming Blederbick's statement of yester
day, that DR.. Payy has eaten up four cans
of beef extract except spoonful used for
Corp. Elison.''
On April % Ellison told Greedy that the
previous evening be caught DIR. Pavy steal
ing his bacon while feeding him.
Further extracts from the diary are as fol-
lows:
April 24-"Gaye Brainerd instructions in
case of nv death. Schneider. though pro-
nounced well by the doctor. refused to get
dinner, and l divided his ratiOns myself
against protests of entire party, saying that
when the commanding officer could not en-
force his orders the penalty should fall upon
himself"
MAY 4-Whisler detected with bacon and
pemmican. He swears before God that he
has never taken anything before, but
couldn't resist being so ravenous and seeing
the food before him.
May CDR. PaYy made serious trouble by
making false statements to the men regard
ing his reports made daily to me in French
To avoid violent discussion, ordered him
four times to drop the matter; told him were
he not the medical director | should have
killed him for this and other matters. Private
Bender interfered, and 1 would have killed
Bender, he refusing to obey my orders,
could have GOT Longs gun. Things have
come to such pass that my orders by these
two men are considered binding or not at
their pleasure. fear for the future.
May 12.-Fearing for future, and to avoid
coup d'ctat, divided last remaining rations,
when will last till noon of 18TH. Lieut.. ks
lingbury and Dr. Paw both in ssted on com
plimcntary orders for themselves. Yielded
to DR.. P.'s request, speaking of him medi-
cally alone, to avoid violent hostility. Lieut.
K very urgent and violent. ! called him a
liar, later apOlogized to him and men for
my intemperate language.
May 29.-AIl talk of decoration day three
years ago. Dr. Pavy and Corporal Saler
crowded Sergeant Brainard out Of his bag on
bis return half frozen from getting shrimps,
and Sergeant b. had to sleep outside in VIC
lent storm. Shameful
Lieutenant Greely's diary tells of the
shooting of Henry substantially as hereto
fore published, and describes the last sad
days at Camp Clay, recording the deaths
as they occurred. Ills last record was made
June 21 the day before the rescue.
LIEUT.. LocKwooD's STORY OF THE TROUBLES
AT CAMP CLAY.
Lieut.. Lockwood's diary, which was
written in shorthand has been translated by
young lady in Philadelphia, and occupies
800 pages OF type written letter paper. 1t
gives an insight into the troubles of the
camp. Cruss being referred to as drunk on
the launch aud as being suspected of stealing.
EXAMINATIONS and recriminations are spoken
Of passing on one occasion between Greely
and PAW. after which the latter left the tent
suddenly. In another place he says he heard
Greely call Kislinghury to account for criti-
cising Greely's actions, and say that such
corduct was but one step from mutiny.
From this diary it appears that during the
latter part Of December, and all through Jan
uary. 1854, plans were talked Of for an at
tempt 10 cross Smiths sound to Lttleton
island, to find help, or at least food; and on
the morning Of February 2 Sergeant Rice
AT Jams, one of the IDnuit hunters, started
on the Journey. On the afternoon of the 7th
both returned, Jaus greatly exhausted. Rice
reported that they had reached distance
over the moving ice of about ten miles from
shore. At that point space Of open water
was found stretching from north to sogth,
and on the opposite side the ice presented
the same appearance as that on the west
side, and was drifting north. This settled
the question Of getting across, for the swift
southerly current and the tides constantly
ground and crushed the ice on the west side,
so that it was physically impossible TO drag
boats across, and almost so for human be
iugs 10 struggle across.