The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-08
IN ARCTIC Rf1sCG T..


The Finding OF tic Survivors OF the
Gr,ely Expedition
IN Ills story Of the Rescue 81 the
remnants &C the Inflated Greeiy ex-
sedtt'on at Cape Sabine III 1854 Frank
b. Copley In tho American Magazine
gives "a dramatic description OF the
actual finding Of the starving sur
Viyora
ON Juno II furious gale blew
down the tent. which the dcspairins
mou had not rhe strength to raise
gain. TN tho twenty the gallo
continued. and tho men felt that tho
end ui their long struggle had come.
In the evening. all thu men were
IN their bags. waiting for death.
Greedy, Frederick. BIederick Ellison
and Council were under the fallen
canvas Of the tent Brainard and
Long were under the fallen canvas
ri. s4a eI3<,,zs>ss4 aas!1sg. la n.t4sss4igaa
light OF course. the sun at this season
being continuously above the horizon
Connect passed into the unconscious
state which was the prelude of death,
The other six men. supremacy indlf-
ftrenf to everything, lay idly doing.
But the evening stiI1 WAS young
when, seeming from al distance, there
came a sound that forced itself upon
their attention. once came the sound
4=sses s7e8sl.4- tsss> aa,if4si Isfttss tI7nese
came tho sound. Each time il Was a
long. insistent screech,
Al first II was annoying. as any
sound Is that gradually forces one TO
lea&.s, .oaess pleasant dreams and
awake. But with the second repeti-
ton OF the sCreeCh EraiDArd and Long
sat up and looked al each other.
From under the canvas IT the tent
came the complaining voice Ut Greedy.
Brainard, ala YOU hear IL
Yes. sir
What WIS it?''
4 think am pretty sure~--that Il
was the whistle OF a steamer"
There Was something at "a stir under
the fallen canvas OF the tent Bieder-
t.iek hnd aroused himself and seized
the lag containing their last Lit Of
brandy Two spoonfuis were left.
IIederhiok forced one down the
throat Of the dying Connell. II they
actually were going TO be rescued
Council should have a chance 10 live.
The other spoonful Of brandy Bieder-
lieS offered to his commander. When
Greedy declined il Ri~derhiek sent 1t
~ follow the other spoonful down
the throat Of Council -.
Greriy now asked 1}raiu and
Long IL they could get ont from under
their canvas and report it anything
AS 10 be seen. They said they felt
able To, climb to the high rocky point
IN the ridge where Braiuard had set
81 nal flag
DO your hest said Greedy.
Slowly and painfully Bralnard and
Long crawled w the narrow path IN
tire Snow 10 tire point wfsiri, com
mauded broad view of the sea.
There was much open water, hut moth
iti4Fg -h-4--s+--A4+- the
Old monoton0us Hoes and hergs.
Long said they must have been
mistaken in tbs nature Of the sound
they had heard Krainard agreed.
After few minutes Israinard, chilled
through, said ne would go back ard
report To Greedy Long. who was
stay 10 there 4 While longer.
When Breinard In reporting To
S'J'fifret;SY'. agafr 'gxpressef N y opinion
ttlgt they had been deceived the opin-
lion seemed to be accepted hy all the
men under the tent Brafndrd crawl
ed hack into HIS bag. fully believing
that he never would leave It again
and fully resigned 10 the prospect
Presently Biedeerhicit began TO ar
que that the fact that no ship was 10
te seen from the point above them
Sid Rat necessarily indicate tHut they
had heen deceived In believing that
the sohnas they liegrd Mere those OF
q ships whistle, He suggested that
the ship might be In Payer harbor.
which could not be seen fran their
ridge
GfcelN aroused himself sufficiently
- say that he did not CONSIDER this
probable. b,edorbick, however. went
on arguing III his persistent German
way that help was near. Al length
Greedy, whose nerves ware wreck