The Washington times., 1915-05-07
.ESK|MOS IN REVENGE
KILLED EXPLORER
Death Of Henry v. Radford and
Companion Described in Pro-
batting will.

NEW YORK. May 7-Conclusive evi-
dence that Henry Vincent Radford. the
Arctic explorer, and his companion, T.
George Street, were murdered by the
Eskimos Of Bathurst Inlet. In tne
Northwest Territory OF Canadaa, Citaan On accom. ce
panying Mr.. Radfords WILL which mas
been admitted to probate by Surrogate
Cohalan. ,,
terfield Inlet, in his correspondence Wi.m
Theall & Bean. attorneys Of 4b-47 Wah
street, who represent Joseph b. 20
wards OF Is ,,sIsr R,yers,de il prbse tbs matter Of
probatinR the will. supplied most or .ne
proof upon which the testament was
admitted to probate: .. -.
Radford started for the Nofrry' Tohrrsry
1909, and Fanny B. Leland. his aunt.
received s letters from him during 1910.
s and 1s' wr,.a II st sttsr ss. oasH isoo Of
esms'r ehIsf Almaek. nsi; w Head Of seSult. Lake.
Lower Thelon River. Northwsst Ter
ritories. Canada" he says: These In
land Eskimos doubtless are tne mos ~.
mote from the coast Of LAM any IT'D tr,oe on hiah ins
tribute to his companion. Street. In
| deed" he writes. Street Is really
! hero-as brave as the bravest couiu be,
as loyal as the most loyal very YER asntles serfhs
| manly and cultured. " In another letter
to his aunt. dated March 25, 1872. which
! she received eighteen months after ne
had written 4. he said: MT i.or Street
and we leave tomorrow for the Areuc
! coast. which we hope to reach IN about
six weeks. at the head OF the Rathurst
Inlet That part OF the coast was neSet
visited by white men but once-that
was by Franklin, ninety-one years ago;
/ He then went on to say that he could
/ only get together party OK five 10
| make the trip. as the Eskimos did not
| know the Arctic coast.
His Ereat-uncle. Mr.. Edwards. re-
ceived a letter from him which he wrote
the morning Of the day he was mur-
dered. It was from Camp Grey, Bath
part:
"Mr. Street and I reached the Arctic
coast near the head Of Bathurst Inlet
after a seven weeks overland march.
sledges. Zone carrying our canoe, The
| HopeD and twenty-five dogs. We had
plenty OF adventures on the way but
no serious mis- haps. Several valuable
| additions have been made to our scien-
tifc collections during the journey and
we explored and mapped much new
territory. found a very primitive tribe
OF Of Eskimos nos LIVING In Bathurst Inlet and
along the Arctic coast. l hope to
reach Dawson early next year. Mr..
8. and ! are in perfect health. Much
The two "primitive" Eskimos men
toned are the ones that were leaders
In the murders.
The report Of II. II. Hall. manager Of
IN" Division Of the Hudson Bay Com.
pany. with headquarters at Churchill
Manitoba is the one that givest he
J first circumstantial account of the kill.
Ing. 1t was sent to @. r. Ray, officer
IN charge OF the Nelson river district
iyaa IL
sent from Chesterfield Inlet under date
Of June II. 1913 The report says:
The Eskimo Akulack. who took the
Radford party from Schultz Lake tc
Bathurst Inlet. arrived today and re-
ported that both Mr.. Radford and Mr.
street were murdered by Bathurst Inlet
Eskimos. Mr.. Fords Eskimo trader a.
schultz e. Lake was the first to brinl
down the news. but as I generally take
little stock in Indian yarns. I place.
very little confidence in it until saw
Akulack myself.
e Both Mr., Ford and myself questioned
, him twice today. and his version of tn.
a story was practically the same as tina
Of Ford's trader. Akulack left Mr. Rad
ford about June ), and spent the sum
mer little south of the Eskimos, bu
, wife from them some time after tn,
murder, paying for her with a rife
When Akulack left Mr.. Radford. 1t ap
pears that everything was in goot
oToer ne nao MS men engaged ana al
. preparations We're completed for his de
parture. The two men engaged wer,
3 supposed to guide him to a whaler tina
! was wintering some sixty miles of
l Point Barrow. and with whom tn
; Bathurst Eskimos traded.
Mr.. Radford was about to make
start: in fact. the man supposed to g.
ahead had started. when the other back
ed out and would not go. Mr.. Radford
to enforce obedience. struck him will
= the handle of a whip a fight ensuet
and Mr.. Radford was speared In tn
back by another native. Mr.. Street mad
a run for the sleigh but was murdered
before he had time to put up any kim
I Of fight
: According to the story told to Aku
4 lack by one of the natives who was sup
:. posed to have witnessed the nght, (Ne
Ve-lie) and also by the father of his new
wife, Mr.. Radford fought hard befor