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it was only to find the stark and froz en remains. half-buried in the snow, of his beloved leader. the ships doctor. and eleven of the crew. De Longs journal. found near his. shows how these poor victims must have suffered before death brought them relief, pre- sumably six months before.
 Boyd and Goetz (seamen) died du- ring the night. Mir. Collins (metero- logist) dying" Is the last entry. But three weeks before this there Is men, tion of Last spoonful of giycerine and hot water: and two days aftarward, 'Breakfast--willow tea and two old boots" The dogs had. of course, all been eaten long before.
 It can safely be predicted that the tortures of poor De Long and his brave comrades will now never be known, but the fact can never be questioned that they died like heroes. The Greedy Expedition.
 Other records which came to light show that throughout that ghastly martyrdom or death and inanition De Long maintained a cheerful demeanor. and was always thinking of others never of himself.
 Tennyson's beautiful epitaph on Franklin's tomb in Westminster Abbey might we'll apply to this intrepid but ill-fated explorer:
 Not here; the White North has thy
 bone: and thou.
 Heroic Sailor-soul,
 Art passing on thine happier voyage
 now
 Toward no earthly Pole"
 ed by Lieutenant (now GeneraD Cree ly met with as tragic a termination as that Of the Jeanette. although this occurred on the other side of the Polar Sea. near Greenland, and one man died under such unusual and tragic conditions that the case is prob- ably unique in the history of explora- ton.
 Lieutenant Greedy and a party of twenty -four officers and men were landed by the sealer Proteus in July 1881. at Discovery Harbor. where win ter quarters were established and the vessel then left them to return to New foundiand. The cold during the first winter was intense, but useful work was done and health maintained by a plentiful diet, exercise and amuse- ments.
 Lieutenant Lockwood and Sergeant Brainard were especially active. and made several daring and important sled trips. their efforts being crowned with success. for in May. 1882. they attained the farthest North then reach ed by man.
 I dined with Colonel (then SerReant) Brainard in New York only recently and the reader may therefore rely on the accuracy of the following brief &C., count of the Greedy expedition and its lamentable termination.
 In the summer of 1882 the entire party reached Fort ConRer Cor a stone 1 aNys were continued north ward, the leader penetrating Crinnell Land. and ascend ig its highest peak. 4.5o0 feet above the sea.
 Thus Greedy. Lieutenant Lockwood and Sergeant Brainard opened up alto gether about 5000 square miles ot new land. and discovered fertile valleys by the way, Commander Peary told me he intended .o utilize as food IT his present dash for the pcle.) Slowly Starved to Death. Btu notwithstanding these satisfact' ory results. Grsely began to feel un' easy. for the relief ship Proteus had not arrived as arranged. and. as subsequently, transpired. for very good reason. having been damned in the ice far away to the southward. Before the return of the sun in 18sa stores were laid down at Cape Balri to enable the expedition to retreat ti the ship again failed them the follow ing spring.
 And what was dreamed came to pass for throughout that summer they watched in vain for the welcome smoke of a steamer. However. on Au gust 20. a landing was effected be- tween Cape Sabine and Isabella. with men in fairly good health. but sheIer- less. and with rapidly failing provis- 1 ions. Then, slowly but surely. appeared the tfo nends that too often beset tn' Arctic explorer-cold and hunger. toI' lowed by the gray bag, despair.
 The long Polar night had alreah! | begun. when. on October 1b' tne laS camping ground was reached. witf clothing In rags. no fuel. and oulH