The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-01

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sn,.SApoIIs, Ind. Nov. 2o.-Arter a
.,enoe that has been unbroken for eigb-
,een wears, Sergt. Julius X. Frederick,
ons OF the six survivors Of the Inflated
Craely expedition sent out in 1881 In search
~ the North Pole. has at last spoken def
,r,.lv of the details Of he unfortunate
.,tempt 20 penetrate the far North.
When Schley, now Rear Admiral, made
hs vay in command Of the rescue ship
a. the iceaoe on which Greedy and his
Acc arriving comrades were awaiting
,hs end. Sergt. Frederick, together
18th the others Of tho expedition, was
carried aboard the bark and nursed back
% life. Whether n promise was made
=, that time 70 guard faithfully all the
.rtI facts Of the end Of the attempt 10
reach the pole will never he known, but
rban the six men reached this country
again their lips were sealed. II has been
animated that the Government, In order
~ protect itself from censure for delay
in organizing and equipping the relief
e,peditions, exacted the promise Of secrecy.
charges have been made repeatedly that
Greedy and his five companions, in order
N survive. found il necessary TO feed on
tho flesh of their fellows, Even in the
hea, Of such charges the six men re-
manned silent,
seret. Frederick preserved his strength
much longer than the rest and. when prac-
tioally all hope was abandoned. together
with a comrade who persisted in the effort,
made an attempt TO bring from a distant
most a small supply of provisions cached
there. IL was the success of this lonely,
perilous expedition that made 1t possible
Tor those who remained behind to exist
until the rescue party reached them.
When they were found they had already
sunk into the slumbcr that would have
ended in death: at best, the estimates OF
the surgeons put it that they could have
existed only forty hours longer.
Twenty-Five men left happy and pros
perous homes said Sergt. Frederick.
and sailed for the land of the midnight
sun 10 procure for their country the
enyied place in the world OF knowledge
for which others had striven and lost.
Six haggard, ravenous beasts returned.
Nineteen men found graves in the North.
The suferings and heroism OF the mem
hers Of the expedition have been set forth.
but the truth annot all be told-words
are inadequate.
Even yet | nave a perfect mental pict-
ure that | cannot blot from my mind
see myself with twenty-four comrades
huddled together in the bleak shelter OF
a pile Of stones, Before US rises a great
hillock Of ice round which the wind
shrieks in fury, never abating. At our
backs, and sheltered from our view by
the little barrier OF stones. Is the roaring
ocean. ~loe-dotted and foam-crested We
are wet TO the skin. Needless Of posture,
we huddle together trying to warm our
numbed bodies. The thermometer reg
isters so degrees below zero.
MY poor comrsde Long can endure
the cold and hunger no more. In his de-
Iirium he begs for a tiny match or a crust
Of bread. A chorus Of means greets his
plea. One by one, we rise TO our feet and
test and belabor zach other to keep alive
he circulation OF the blood through
our half frozen veins. One hunger -smitten
dog remains. He attracts our attention
and we fall upon him with one accord
and, in the twinkling Of an W rend
him limb from limb.
And then I see myself and Rice starting
out on our long tramp after the cached
provisions. Mile after mile over the ice
dune, and through the snow fields we push
On our way. The horror Of the perpetual
darkness that hemmed us In on every side
l. sull a terror that hAunt me day ano
night Race succumbs and | leave hlin
shal,owly buried on the trail and make
my way back to m fellows.
Eighteen men lio frozen and dead by
the little shelter Of stones. Five Other-
are almost beyond the reach Of human
aid st down with them to de and re-
main there hour by hour. duly conscious
that the wind Is increasing In velocity
aud that the snow IL covering US with d
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