The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17

they were nnally compelled, about a.
m. Of the 7th. to camp.
Twenty-Five Hours in Sleeping Beg.
THE high wind and binding snow rem
dered the lighting Of the lamp for TEL
impossible. and so. without drink Of any
/ kind, they stretched their sleeping bag
Oh the ice, and. taking a few ounces OF
frozen pemmican. crawled into It for
rest They were confined to the bag FOR
twenty-five hours by a violent storm,
which buried them completely with
snow. About 6 a. N. Of the Sth. they
got out Of their bag. but were too cold
to cook until they had travelled an hour.
A warm meal. with tea. refreshed them
very much. as they had been nearly thir-
ty-six hours without drink.
About : D. m that evening dark and
clustering weather drove them 20 camp.
J Their sledge was drawn up between a
| large iceberg and the face OF Alfred
Newton glacier The morning Of April 9
broke calm and clear. and an hours trav-
/ el brought them to our old camp al Es-
/ lIimo Point. Being within six miles Of
/ the place where the meat had been
| cached, they decided to drop their sleep
/ ing bag and a portion Of their rations.
expecting. with their llghtened sledge. TO
reach the meat and return in one march
| Frequently open pools Of water around
! the grounded iceberg caused long detOurs-
| At times the tidal overflow wet their
| feet, and their footgear froze solid the
/ instant they touched dry ice To add 10
| their misfortunes, about II a. m strong
northwest gale sprung up with drifting
snow, which tended to chill and exhaust
them. In a short time they were unable
10 see any considerable distance. Strug-
Cling on, by p. m. they had reached
the place where the meat had been aban-
doned but Notwithstanding very care
/ full and extended search, they were IN
able TO find any traces Of it, No signs
Of their old sledge tracks could be seen.
and from the appearance of the place
they inclined TO the conclusion that the
fee and broken up and moved out since
their last trip the proceeding autumn.
Rice's Collapse I'm Storm.
Frederick at this juncture proposed
that they return to their sleeping bag,
and resume the search on the morrow.
Rice favored remaining. hoping it would
soon clear. and that the meat would be
found. About p. m Frederick noticed
indications OF weakness in Rice. and re-
minded him of their mutual agreement
TO give timely warning OF approaching
exhaustion, so as to avert disaster Rice
said that II they Travelled a little slowly.
he would soon be rested. but In a short
time he showed such signs OF exhaustion
that Frederick called a halt. and gave
him A quantity OF spirits OF ammonia
In rum until some tea could be cooked
Z TH~- Ill.
vain urged him 10 start to avoid freez-
ing. His condition had now become alarm
Ing. He was too weak to stand up, and
his mind continually reverted to home
relatives, and friends, and 10 the pleas
ures Of the table with which he intended
TO indulge on his return AT the sam,
time he appeared TO realize his critica
condition. and gave detailed instruction.
regarding his manuscripts and persona
effects.
In the meantime. Frederick did al
possible for him. Although a drivina
storm OF wind and snow, with a tempera.
ture Of degrees, as shown by our cam
records. prevailed. he stripped himself Of
his temiak Jumper in which 20 wraJ
poor Rice's feet In his shirt sleeves, sit
ting on the sledge. he held his dyine
comrade in his arms until 4 quarter Il
eight, when Rice passed away. Save tn,
last half hour, this time was enlivened
as FAR as II could be. by cheerful jOcose
ness and lively remarks. in which Ric,
and Frederick had always INDUCED.
must not be thought a mockery, fo1
death had been looked so long in tn,
face that he had no terror for most Of
the party. and killing the present by dis
tracing the mind had become a seconC
nature TO many OF us"
Frederick returned 70 camp with mar
velous endurance. Meantime Lieut. Lock
wood died. and on the 18th Jewell fol
lowed him. A bear and a seal wer,
killed. but the meat soon gave out Or
the 18th Lieut.. Kislingbury began tC
show signs OF mental arrangement
Brainard, all the while, proved tower
OF strength, and his indefatigable search
after shrfnps contributed as much a.
any other one thing 10 keep the meT
going at all But even Brainard woulC
fgrow so exhausted sometimes that hi
seemed about to collapse Israel, SAILOR
Bierderbick. Gardiner. ConneIl. and Wits
Ter were all practically incapicated, a,
well as Kislingbury.
Trouble with the Doctor.
Troubles between Greedy and DR.. Pavy
which had been fermenting for a Ions
time. grew acute. Pavy refused to renew
his contract. That was one Of the many
incidents showing the regard 10 military
exactness at a time when it appeared
probable that nobody IN the group would
live to make a military report to his
superiors. But PAWS conduct. dying
though the men were. was noticed and
evidently was having a bad effect, and
Greedy adopted an uncompromising atti
tude Of keeping the surgeon in subjec-
ton. although by no means dispensing
with his medical services. On April /!
Long accused the doctor Of drinking q
part OF Schneider's rum. Another time
he was charged with stealing a dyins
soldiers rations. Once Greedy said tC
him: IF you were not the doctor, ]
would kill you"
The sick men began 10 abhor the
shrimps Brainard caught, and begged
for increased allowances out of the scant
remaining supplies. Greely, who was
himself III and felt that he was dying
refused to extend the quota On the
same day he gave Bvainard instructions
as to succeeding to the command or the
camp. since Kislingbury's mental state
rendered him unfit TO take charge IN
case OF the leaders death. Then Greel!
improved. An extract from his dairy OF
April % contains the following:
This evening Schneider broke down
morally. If I may use the word and re-
fused 10 obey my orders 10 prepare sup
per. The doctor reported him well. yet
Schneider said he could not do il; in con-
sequence Of his refusal, I left my bag
and took his place as cook Tor the other
mess. despite the entreaties and remon-
strances OF the enlisted men OF the party.
I said, however, that when affairs had
come to such a state that the command
ing officer Of military party could not
enforce his orders, IL became incumbent
upon him to perform the neglected duties
himself and not allow his inability to
compel obedience to interfere 70 the det-