The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-23

known as the Signal Service, and is fully
competent TO carry out all of the details of
the service. His promotion to fill the Office
made vacant by the death of General Hazen
was no surprise. In fact, it was generally
expected.
He is best known to fame as commander
of the Greedy polar expedition, the sur
vivors of which were rescued in the summer
Of 1884. In that capacity his explorations
extended over three degrees of latitude, and
nearly forty degrees of longitude He viz
tually ascertained the true outline of Grin
nell Land; crossed from east to west and
on the northern coast of Greenland, and
went one degree of latitude and ten degrees
Of longitude beyond the furthest point
reached by Lieutenant Beaumont OF the
Mares expedition. The records of the mass
OF scientific knowledge gathered by the
party during their two years at Lady Frank
lin Bay were saved and are of great value.
Both abroad and at home, General GreelV's
achievements in the dreary north have been
hOnored with the recognition CT learned
bodies as we'll as rewarded with popular
admiration.
Adophus W. Greedy was born at New
buryport, Mass, in 1874. During the war
he entered the army as a private soldier.
He was made Second Lieutenant March IS,
1868, and First Lieutenant in April, 1864;
became Captain of the Eighty COlored
Infantry April f. 1865, ana in March, 1861
organization in 1869 he was assigned to the
Fifth Cavalry, and became First Lieutenant
in 1873. He became one of its officers when
the Signal Service Bureau was formed. This
distinguished public servant is a married
man, and wife and two children welcomed
him to domestic felicity after his long and
dangerous absence in this polar regions.
In person the Chief of the Signal Service
is tall and slender, apparently hardly
the man TO outlive his hardy COM
and hunger which he survived, but
which killed most of them. His CONVERSE
ton with reference 10 that trying time is OF
the utmost interest, and one regrets the time
allotted in an interview is OF such brief
duration as to leave much unsaid that is
interesting. He does not think the cOntem-
plated exploration by Nansen will meet with
the success its protector anticipates and cites
the fate of the Jeanette in sustaining his
theory. That unfortunate vessel, after
drifting In the Polar Ice nearly 1000 miles,
gave up the ghost and went to the bottom of
the sea. The General believes there is an
open Polar sea, but does not believe it will
ever be reached by pursuing the course laid
down by Nansen, who, he says, is an am
bilious young man with but little expert
enre.
He says that language is too weak to con-
vey an adequate idea Of the power of an leo
nip, and that if vessel was of solid iron
and could be made through some continuance
to float, it would not be able to withstand
the forces that would be brought to bear by
the pressure of the ice foes Referring to
his recent terrible experience, he said that
from the time he started until he reached
the highest point and had made all of his
observations and completed his work, and
returned to the place where he was TO have
met his ship, there was not an accident of
any kind or a days sickness. The awful
experience through whicHsthey passed was
all occasioned by the acknowledgment of the
captain of the vessel sent to their relief.
General GTeely's visit TO this Coast is
purely one of observation. He comes to
make personal examination of the signal
stations established, to see what if any
thing. is needed, and to remedy any evils
that may exist So far, he has found every
thing in perfect working order. He will leave
here by Sunday, at the latest. and proceed
to Cape Flattery, Spokane, Port Angeles,
Portland, and other points along the Coast
The Puget Sound line will be rebuilt. This
will include the land line from Port An
geles TO Neah Bay, and thence a cable to
Cape Fiattery. This is as far north as he
will 60 at this time. The posts inspected,
the lines placed in working order, and the
system made complete along the Coast, he
will return to Washington