The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-02-03

miles of coast were diligently coyere
by small boats from the ship, whic
entered every arm and inlet of the sea
looking for the crew whose ship ha
been crushed in the ice. and who ha
been forced to escape south on foot
One day White saw what he though
at first to be a native climbing an ic
hummock on the mainland; the figur'
began to wig-wag in the naval code
''Proteus crew; help" and the search
was over. White reported to May(
and the answer, Message received,
was transmitted. The rescued party
proved to be detachment of the Pro
| teus crew, who were volunteers and
had made over 800 miles on foot in
hope of obtaining relief for the main
body
The Yantic eventually picked up all
of the survivors and returned to the
United States. When the Proteus
crew were found it was late in the
year. more than IL months having
been taken up in the cruise, and ice
in the vicinity of Littleton island,
where the rescue was effected, was
very dangerous. Capt. Wiles, of the
Yantic, feared that his ship and the
Joint crews of the Yantic and the Pro-
teus, might be lost if he delayed his
departure for the south SO the re-
turn was made to st. Johns without
any news of the Greedy expedition.
However successful the Yantic crew
had been in rescuing the wrecked sea-
men of the Proteus, Greedy and his
party were left suffering an unknown
fate. The cold breath of the mysteri-
GUS north had settled over another
tragedy, and public opinion the world
over clamored for the relief of the
daring men who were apparently aban-
doned. Queen Victoria equipped the
Alert to assist in the search, and in
1883 Greedy and party, reduced to
seven by hardships and starvation,
we're rescued by an American expedi-
ton on the That's, under command of
Captain Schly, who afterwards at
aimed fame in the battle of Santiago.
Much has been written and said re-
sarding Greelys experiences, and the |
alleged Encouragement on his part,
Ind the part of the government, relat-
ng to the expedition. His experiences
we're beyond the power of language to
express; the survivors had lived on
I'D boots and dried skins for some
ime before the rescue; Henry was
hot by orders of Greedy for stealing
ONE of such food from his compan-
ons. The relief was just in time
eckoned by hours, perhaps minutes.
hort extracts from Greelys' diary are
Two Of us, Ellison and myself, are
nable to do anything We are living
My on few linchens and shrimps
ow. The sleeping bag cover roasted
nd boiled to suit each one. Last of
lie skin divided today"
"The party is now eating oil tanned
kin. All are weaker and much dis
outraged. Whether scurvey is increas-
lg or not | cannot say"
I'VE had resigned ourselves to de-
pair, when suddenly strange voices
ere calling me; and in a frenzy of
ceiling as vehement as our enfeebled
ondltlons would permit, we realized
lat our country had not failed us and
lat our long agony was over and the
of the expedition saved"
This tells the interesting story of
hites experience as a youthful sea-
an, which occurred so long ago and
hlch was talked over by himself and =
ago. There is, however, another :
orlous chapter to the conquest of
e north, which rebounds to the high
edit OF America. Greedy had made
farthest north, nearly "a degrees.
t it remained for the renowned |
airy to discover the pole, which he
complished in 1909. In his reports
airy gives credit to those who had
lzed the trail to the pole through
lturles OF effort; he used the for.
r experiences of himself and others
his guide, and by perfect organiza-
q and orderly approach planted the
lrs and Stripes at the long-sought. T
goal America was victor in the
at game the adventures and scien-
s had played for ages. President
'sevelt said to Commander Peary
presenting him with a congressional
lal, Commander Peary has made
jewellers in the civilized world his
tors"
olncident with the news flashed
n the north of Peary's success,
le the message from Norway that
Or. Cook had returned from the
tic circle with instruments and rec =
showing that he had discovered r
POLE 1t was claimed by Pearv .