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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION - . ATLANTA. GA., TUESDAY AUGUST 19 1884. TWELVE PAGES.
THE ARCTIC HORROR
Xleuf <rant Orccly Admin That One Kan Was Shot
ryHia Written CfdtrTltaAterriag Viotlia
Guilty of Sie llDg More Than Hit Bharo
of Tood???Probable Cout^ Martlal. *
Washington, August 12.???Tfie rumor wa*
afloat here laat week that the record* of the
navy department showed that tho rescued
members .of Lieutenant Greely???s party had
partially sustained life upon the flesh of their
dead comrades,'and was'at that time emphat
ically denied by Roar Admiral Nichols, acting
secretory of tho navy. A circumstantial ac-
count of this alleged chnuibalism was publish'
cd in Ihp New York Times this i;rooming. It
was shown to Admiral Nichols to-day, and his
com mcnt'was that there are no records at the
I naVy'department which would give a shadow
of foundation for such a story. He added that
ho did hot believe there was any truth in it.
Secretary Chandler has been absent from the
??? * -??ty'for several weeks, but has, of course, been
. ??.T.????ru>ty In communication with tho depart
ment, and a great, many important official
documents have been sent to ??? him,
bo that Admiral * 'Nichols's statement
that there are no documents bearing upon tho
matter at tho department is not necessarily
conclusive as to their, non-existence. The
story Ib,however, wholly disregarded at tho
navy department, while at the same time tho
army and navy officers concede the possibility
that tho facts may be stated.
A PARTIAL DENIAL.
Commandor Walker, chief of tho bureau of
navigation, was of tho decided opinion that
tho story was made out of the whole cloth.
Tho dispatch of Commander Schloy that it
was imperative to place the bodies in 'metalic
caskets, he expluined ns follows: Cammandor
Schley was anxious to bring the bodios back
in as good a state of preservation as possible.
They were kept In alcohol until they reached
St. Johns. Such a method of transportation
was only proper, ns long os ucccasary. In
theso tanks of alcohol the bodies would bo
knocked about by the motion of tho vessel at
sen, and would \>e damaged, llenco it was
nccersary to place them in metalie caskets at
the earliest opportunity. Besides that, ho
said tho bodies which were frozen whon found,
would, you know, decompose rapidly, as soon
as they reached n warmer climate, and it was
Advisable to enro for them bofore decomposi
tion should take place.
. WHAT COMMANDER SCHLEY HAS TO BAY.
A reporter to-day showed Commandor
Schley, chief officer of the Greely relief expe
dition, tho published story of Greely and his
comrndo???s cannibalism. Commander Schley
said immediately ami with great indignation.
There is not a word of truth in that story. You
need not show It to me, for I have rend it. It has
been manufactured out of the whole cloth, and li
I were Lieutenant Greely, I should take legal
steps against the paper that published such an
outrageous statement. Now, regarding somo of
the specific charges, it Is true that 1 did suggest to
Secfttaiy Chandler that tho bodies should bo
placed fn metallic cases. This I did becauso I
thought that they would bo better prot
this way. These caskets were not all bol
Tivctcd, but they were simply closed in tho usual
wav. It has been stated that tho bodies were
placed in metallic cases so the friends of the dead
could not get at them, and that with tho excep
tion of a few men who assisted in removing tho
bodies, no one on tho relief ships saw them. This
Is false. The bodies lay on tho deek of the Thetis
several days, and there was hardly a sailor on the
ships who did not see and touch them, for we
were obliged to keep Ice on them all the time. It
is said that I communicated to Secretary Chand
ler and General llaxen at Fertsmouth, August???J,
facts leading to the conclusion that these m
had eaten up their companions. This I deny. _
made no such communication to either.of theso
gentlemen. I do not think thero wav any canni
balism practiced by Greely or his men. I know
nothing about this business, nor did I order an
??? investigation.
A oeamak???ndrrap. or henry's fate.
Mr. Ames, surgeou of the Bear, corroborated
all that Commander Schloy iaia and added,
regarding the story about tho Gorman who is
reported, when the sailors, lifted him up, to
have said, "Must I bo killed and eaten, as
Henry was?" I say I questioned theso mou,
and tnoy positively denied that ho mode any
??? such remark. I attended that man aflorwaru.
He was delirious and did uot know what ho
said, but ho never, while I was near him, said
anything about lienry or any ouo oln ??? w
eaten., I do not think there is a word of truth
in tho story. Dr. Grccu and inysolf laid all
tho bodies out. They wero nothing but skin
and bone, hut with the exception of one of tho
men, whose bark was broken, they were all
. right; that is, they did not look as if they had
been mutilated, or as if flesh had boon eaton
off of them.
lieutenant caldwell???h statement.
Lieutenant Caldwell, first officer of tho Bear,
sahl:
I wrapped the bodies of tho dead up aud then
tho sailors removed them to tho launch. I did
not notice any sign of mutilation about them."
Lieutenant Caldwell did, however, say that
he had heard rumors about tho Greely survi
vors having eaten the bodies oftheir comrades.
Ho would not stole whore he hoard it or what
he theught of them. Among the sailors of tho
Bear and tho Thetis there is an air of mystery,
and all sorts of stories are afloat, but their
statements aro conflicting and it is hard to
know what they know or what they thiuk.
thb max who duo the bodies up.
George Gavel, captain of tho "Top of the
Thetis" is the most intelligent young seaman,
and ho tolls a very straightforward Btory. He
Boys:
???*I dug ten of tho dead bodies up. They were
only covered with a thin layer nr sand. I saw
nothing about them thut suggested cannibalism.
Thero was somcjlttle flesh on them. Thor were
not frozen hard when we fouud them, and their
flesh and skin was soft. The bodies lay on tho
deck ten days and wo all saw them. Tho German
who ft reported to have said: "must I bo.kllled and
eaten as llcnry was???? did not tuako any such re
mark when he saw us coming to him. ffo said "I
knew the yankecs would come mid find us,"
btobiks which may yet be told.
One or two sailors said if thoy were dis
charged they would have a story to tell, but
they did not care to say anything now.
Sergeant Brainard, one of the survivors, is
reported to ???have kept a diary, and in it to
have stated that one of tho party had to bo
sacrificed to deep the rest alive.
Seaman Gaylor, who becamo quite intimate
vrlth Brainard ou the voyage home, said that
Brainard referred to a dog and not to a man
when he wrote tho above eutry.
sazbx admits that thirk are home facto.
General Ilszen, chief signal officer, was in
terviewed by an associated press reporter to
day on the subject of the alleged cannibalism
of the Greely party. He was at first inclined
to deny tntirely that there was any founda
tion of fact for tne stories, but submitted good-
naturedly to a searching cross-examination,
In the course of which the following conversa
tion occurred:
Reporter???"Did you hear any rumors, while
at Portsmouth, that the dead men had been
eaten?" tn . . .
H??zen***"There were rumor* of that kind
afloat. My official position would not permit
me to give the facts in the case."
"There are facts then?"
"I can't answer that. I had a long inter -
view with Lieutenant Greely, but the subjec
of eating the bodies woe uot referred to. I can
imagine a case when cannibalism would bo
justifiable, and it would be the case where men
fl, "Do Vou^axcuse cannibalism in the Greely
caie????
"Under the circumstances it would be ex
cusable."
"Has Secretary Chandler received any re
port relative to this subject?"
"Not that I know of. I have received
Hone."
"Is the report that Private Henry wgs shot
and afterwards eaten, false?"
"There were rumors at Portsmouth that he
Bad been killed, and that the survivors had
eaten his body, but I decline to give any (acta
In his case that I might know."
"Will the shooting be a subject of investiga
tion by the war department???? 1
"Not necessarily. Men are shot every day
in mutinies, and no investigation is made.
Under somo circumstances it might bo
proper."
COX0RE8S ONLY CAN REACH THE FACTS.
"Will there be.any investigation of the
reported eating of the bodies?"
"An investigation could not bo mado either
by tho war or navy departments. That is a
matter that congress will have to look into. It
is probable that a congressional investigation
will be made next winter, then, all the
fiicts iu the case will, be presented, and until
then .nothing will be given out."
"Why was it necessary to ploco the remains
In ???' metal coffins 'thoroughly bolted, and then
telegraph that they should uot be opened
under any circumstances???????
"While the bodies were frozen they would
not decompose. It was thought best to placo
them in metallic caskets, s6 that the gas es
caping from them would not burst the coffins,
and then it was thought the friends would uot
want to look at the retrains, and the order was
given not to'opon the caskets."
Ifnzen says that Lieutenant Greely???s report
on the entire expedition will probably be for
warded to hiifl in one xnopth.
THE INDIGNATION OF HKNBV???fl FRIENDS.
Lincoln, Neb., August 12.???The story that
Charles B. Henry, a member of the Greely
expedition, wns shot for stealing rations, and
that his body was eaten by his comrades, has
caused considerable excitement here. Hehry???s
real name was Back. Ills sister and frieqds
iu this city will push the investigation.
WHAT SECRETARY CHANDLER BAYS.
Portsmouth, N. n., August 12.???Secretary
(^handler returned hero to-day. To-uigbt at
associated press agent visited him on the Tal
Inpoosa, to inquire concerning tho truth of the
article in to-day???s New York Times. The sec
retary appeared to bo considerably agitatod.
He said:
"You may say that I have seen tho New
York Times, and that tho navy department
has received no such reports of the shooting
of Henry, and cannibalism, as tho Time*
gives. Of course you naturally next ask mo
is the story true. I say that I decline to* say.
I refuse to say anything further about the
matter."
Portsmouth, N. II., August 13.???Early this
morning Colonel Kent obtained an interview
with Lieutenant Greely, who ndmits that
Private Henry lmd a military execu
tion on tho 6th of June. As early w
Match it wnssusnccted that Henry was stoat
ing the limited rood which was apportioned
out to the survivors for their sustenance, and
this fact being finally and positively ascertain
ed Licutcnt Greely had, thcroafer, liard worjc
to pretect the man???s life. It became
nccestary, in order to keen up discipline, to
inform Henry that he would do shot if tho
prnctieo continued, and that a similar fate
would be meted out to any other member of
(he party who should be detected in liko
crime. If Henry had been permited to con
tinue his stealing unmolested, the balance of
the party would have surely starved to death,
and Henry alone survived. After, and in
spito of theso warnings. Henry wns again de
tected stealing provisions, among tuo food
taken being two pounds of bacon, tho eating
of so much or which mado him sick.
Search wns then instituted whon
it was found that Henry had, among other ar
ticles, stolen and secreted a pair of sealskin
boots, which had belonged to the hunter of
the party. Lieutonant Greely was, therefore,
forced in order to maintain military discipline
and to protect tho lives of his other comrades,
to issuo a written order that Henry be shot,
which order wns carried into effect on Juno
6. As to the alleged cannibalism Lieutenant
Greely says that if thero was anything of tho
kind it must have been on individual act aud
not general. Nothing of tho kind, however,
came under Lieutenant Greely???s personal ob
servation.
Sergeant Brainard, who is in the hospital
nt the navy yard, confirms LieutenantGreely???i
statements.
More than a week ago Lieutonant Greely
forwarded to tho secretary of war a detailed
report of the Henry execution. Upon proper
representations to Secretary Lincoln a court of
inquiry will be ordered.
THE DISPOSITION OF THE GRERLY VESSELS.
Tho chief signal officer of tho army to-day
received a telegram from , tho surgeons, iu
charge pi* Greely And party, at Portsmouth,
N. If., saying that in their opinion tho sur
vivors wjll bo sufficiently acclimated by Sat
urday next to proceed to their respective
homes.
Orders have been issued from tho navy de
partment for tho vessels of tho Greely rolief
expedition to Innd their surplus stores nt tho
navy yard, New York, and to remain in com
mission nt that port until further orders.
These orders were issued upon telegraphic
advices from Secretary Chandler
at Portsmouth. It is not known
when tho officers and crow will
bo dctuched, but it is supposed that thoy will
remain with their vessels until tho latter are
put cut of commission, and tho men dis-
chorged, which is not likely to occur for somo
time yet. No action has been token with re
gard to the final disposition of any of the threo
vessels composing the fleet. Tho propriety of
returning tho supply-ship Alert to the British
government, by whom it was presented to tho
United States, wholly and unconditionally, is
quistioncd by somo of tho officers. The law
provides that tho vessels 'purchased for this
expedition shall be sold after their return, aud
the proceeds covered into tho treasury. An
effort will bo made* at tho next session of con
gress to allow their retention in tho navy.
Portsmouth, N. II., August 14.???Lieutenant
Greely wns seen by an associated press report
er, and on being asked wbat truth there was
in the article published in the Now York
Times, he gave an account of tho various
events of tne latter part of the retreat south
ward from Fort Conger. About November
first the party began to bo served with one-
quarter rations, and debilitated hoalth soon
showed the eficct of this insufficient food. The
men were not, before this, in as good condition
to withstand the arctic weather as they had
been the year before. About November first
provisions were missed from the stores, and it
was concluded that they must have been stolen
threats against the thief were loud. On Jan
unry 24 tno party was near perishing from
asphyxia, and several of its members woro
unconscious. ???
FR1VATE IIENBV???s CRIME.
Private Henry, during this terrible expe
rience, was seen by one of the Esquimaux to
steal some of the bacon from tho stores. He
soon afterwords was taken ill from overloading
his stomach, and vomited up the bacon undi
gested. An investigation was had, and Henry???
was proved guilty, not only of this, but of
several previous thefts. It was a terrible state
of affairs. Henry???s indignant comrades de
manded bis death over and over agaiu.
Henry promised to reform, but this
did not still the clamor for his life,
Lieutenant Greely remonstrated with his
men, and all was quieted. Taking Henry in
hand, Lieutenant Greely represented to him
the enormity of his offense, and pointed out
to him tho necessity for concerted action in
the party if all would bo saved. Henry was
pieced under guard for several weeks, until
i he increasing feebleness of the other mem-
Lera of the porty rendered it necessary for
them to avail themselves of Henry???s personal
services. Shortly afterwards he stole liquor
ft c m the stores, and became intoxicated. Again
his ermrades clamored for his life and again
Lieutenant Greely restrained bis men. On
June 6, he aguin stole and carried away some
of the provisions. Lieutenant Greely spoke
firmly to Henry,and told him it would Go policy
for him to stop. Said the lieutenant:
"Fcr God???s sake, Henry, as you seem to have
no moral sense, remember that our lives de
pend upon our holding together."
With great earnestness Henry promised not
to be guilty of theft again.
HENRY MARLED FOlJoEATH.
Lieutenant Greely felt that he could not
trust Henry. After revolving in hie mind their
circumstances, the lieutenant, on bis own re
sponsibility, issued a written order, now in
poftetssion of one of the survivors, command
ing that Henry be shot on sight of the com-
min-i^n of any more thefts of food. At this
time the party bad left, as a last resort, the
last piece of seal skin and such shrimps as
they could procure. About Juno 6
Henry went to the old winter
quarters at Camp Clay, near Cape Sabine,
and stole some of the last seal skin which was
the only food left He also took the last pair
of boots in the stores. On being closely qi
tinned bv Lieutenant Greely lie admitted his
S uilt. Ho was again ready with promises '
o better. His fate was upon him. How
alone in the afternoon of that day, a littlo dis
tance at the rear of the summer quarters. Tho
written order for his execution wus committed
to three of tho party. They woro ordered
shoot him, encountering os littlo dangor
themselves os possible, as Henry was tho
strongest of tho party.
THS FATAL IIIOT.
Badly the men departed on their
terriblo errand. Their comrades loft
in the camp, turned their
eyes to tho ocean. In a few. rainutos the
breeze bore to their ears the sound of two
'quick pistol shots. All were silent. Slowly,
after a short interval, tho men returned. Tne
written ordctrwaa handed to Lioulenant Groq.
ly, and the horrible but necessary execution
was over. Henry was never seen again by
his comrade*, and his body was understood to
be interred nt the foot of the northwest ice
floe. The prdcr for the execution of Henry
was thqt afternoon read to tho survivors, and
all concurred in tho justice' and necessity of
the act. No report of the manner of hi*
death has ever been mado to Lieutenant
Greely, and the survivors Unfitly Ignored the
tetriblo remembrance. *???
- THE CANNIBAL BT0RV.
As far a* the reports of cannibaliim are-eon^
corned,Lieutenant Graely says they are false. Oi
his own knowledge ho knows of nothing of
tha kind,, and the survivors all indignantly
deny it. If any cauuibalisra took place,
Lieutonant Greely emphatically says?it was in
secret and not indulged in by the party. But
to the best of his knowledge there was none.
"Why said Greely, "why did wo not allow
Ellison to die if we were so past the line be
tween humans and savages? Why did we
share our food with him to tho last drop?"
Indeed Lieutenant Greely???s logic wasun .???
werable. Lieutenant Greelyjrayt he has never
seen the bodies since they wore disinterred,
and dole not know what their condition
is. As to the statement that he did not wish
the bodies disinterred, Lieutenant Greely said
often, in talking over what seemed to be in
evitably our fate, tho men expressed the wish
bo buried on tho verge or the great polar
seo, by whoZo shores they had mot tholr
death. "Out of deference to tho solemn wishes
of tho dead," said Greely, "I spoke against
disinterring tho bodies, and for no other rea
son. Had I died I should havo wished agravi
in tho north. All through tho retreat, disci
pline, with tho exception of Henry???s thefts,
wns well maintained, aud ail yielded im
plicit obedience, even to the last dread day ou
Capo Sabine." '
ORERLT???B WRITTEN REPORT.
Verbal report was made to General Hszon
by Lieuteuaut Greely shortly after tho arrival
of tho relief expedition at Portsmouth. In re
gard to the execution of Honry, General Haien
said:
"It was not only justifiable, but the noblost
thing In tho expedition. Tho writton roport
uas submitted by Greely to, the war
department a fow days ago fully
covering Henry???s care, and a court martial 1ms
been asked for by Lieutenant Greoly if tho
facts seem to tho war department to warrant
it."
In closing, Greoly said: "I regret that the
responsibility of deciding Henry???s cos* was
thrust upon me, but I felt that I should have
foiled in my duty to tho rest of tho noblo men
of my command, had I not acted rs I did."
Lieutenant Greely went to Newburyport to
day to a reception, His comrades\Ud not ac
company him, ns Private Conn has boon seized
with a slight fever, and the others will not go
unless all can go. Grocly will return boro Fri
day morning. Tho American yacht club of
New York has invited him to be present at
their banquet to tho officers of the rolief expe
dition at Dclmonico???s next Friday. Ho has
declined on tho grouud of ill health.
GRKKLY'S OFFICIAL REPORT.
Washington, August 14.???'Tho following is
Lieutenant Greoly???a official report of tho oxo-
cution of Private Henry at Camp Clay, noar
Capo Sabine
l'circoiouiii, n. ??., august ii, ukh.???uo mo ad
jutant general of tho Unltca States army???through
the chief signal officer of the Unlfod 8tutcs army???
.nigum euvuuy, lurcouwuucu inieviug. mo order
was given In writing, on my In
dividual responsibility, being deemed absolutely
cucntinl for tho safety of the surviving members
lof the exjH-tlltlon. Ten had already died of starv
ation, mid two more lay at tho point of death.
Henry???s complicity therein was
peeled. On March 21th. IHSI, tho party nearly per
ished from asphyxia, while several men woro un
conscious and eiiorts were living made for their ro-
seen l??y tho Esquimaux, June* Edwards, butWM
stomach being overloaded, ho threw up the undl-
go ted bacon. An open Investigation was hold,
and every member of tho purty doclarodhlml
guilty of this slid other thefts. A clamor for his
I He was raised, but was repressed by me. I put
iIm under surveillance until our waning strength
rendered his physical sonrlccs indispensable.
Later ho was found one day, having stolen tho li
quor on hand for general Issue. A aec-
??? ???time his life was demanded, but
^Hagnin spared him. On Juno 6th
thefts of provisions on his part having boen re
ported to me, 11 ad a conversation with him. In
which I appealed to bis practical sense, pointing
out that union was necessary to our preserva
tion. He promised entire reformation, but dl??-
tfmtltijr him, 1 Issued a written order that bo
should be shot if detected stealing. Ou Juno sixth
I lie not only stole part of the shrimps for onr break
fust, but visiting, unauthorized, our wlntercamp,
stole a certain seal akin reserved for food. 1 then
ordered him shot. On hU person was found a sil
ver chronograph, abandoned by mo at Fort Congo,
and stolen by him. In hi* bag was found a largo
quantity of seal skin and a pair of seal skin boots,
fttoUu a few days before from llundcr. Kuspectlng
complicity on the part of several, I ordered hi* ex-1
< cution by three/)! tho most reliable men. After |
and was concurred In by every member
not only Just, but os essential to our
safety. To avoid public scandal, I
ordered that no man should speak
of tbia matter until the official report wm made
of the facts. I have the honor to request that a
'court of Inquiry be ordered, or a court martial
convened, should the honorable secretary of war
deem cither adviiablo In this caso. 1 havo thought
ill best not to ask a written statement of tbs sur-
them. 1 hare not asked slnco our return, June 22,
whether their opinions concurring in my actiou
have changed or not, leaving such questions to
your action, If deemed requisite. I uecisstrily
regret that circumstances imposed such a terriblo
responsibility upon me, but I am conscientious
tbat I should have failed to do ray duty to the
rest of my party had 1 not acted promptly aud
immnrily. 1 am respectfully yours,
A. W. GREELY,
First Id. 6th Car. A. 8.0. L??? F. B. Expedition.
TUB OR RELY SURVIVORS.
Portsmouth, N. II., August 14.???Dr. Chad-
borne, of the United States navy, who is In
charge ol the Arctic survivors, says all the
men will soon be in nerfect health. Surgeon
Head, of the United States army, will bo here
to-morrow to assume medical charge of tho
party. No definite timo at which tho survivors
will be discharged has been decided upon, but
tbc whole matter rests in the discretion of Sur
geon Head. Under strict orders from the sec
retary of the novy, none of tho survivors will
be allowed to be interviewed.
The Cannibalism Proven.
THE BODY or LIEUTENANT KIBLINOEUBV BTEIf*
FED OF ITS FLESH.
Washington, August W.???The Evening Star
has the following special:
Rochester, N. Y., August 1L???Dn.Charles Back-
ley and F. A. Mandeville this morning, at the re
quest and expense of the Font-Express, with the
consent of the surviving brothers, made a post
mortem examination of the body of Lieutenant
Frederick T. Kislingbury, of the Greely expedi
tion. All the flesh of the body had been cut com
pletely off from the bones except on the face.
Land* and feet. The organs of the thoracic earity
were Intact. Evidence was found of recent in
flammation of the stomach and bowtls. There
to wounds on the head. The Post-Express
has a three column account of the alfislr. Killing-
bury???s body was eaten by his companions.
Cot Away by a Sharp Instrument.
TBS MEDICAL REPOST ON THB CONDITION OF g??-
linobuby???b boot.
Rochester, N. Y., August 14.???The relatives
of the late Lieutenant Kislingbury, of the
Greoly expedition, to-day determined to hare
an examination of the remain* of the lieuten
ant. Tho services of an undertaker wero
???ccurid, nnd this morning, with the assistance
of five men, ho accomplished tho work of
taking up tho casket from its resting placo.
This was dono in tho presence of Assistant
Superintendent Mnndovillc, nnd tho remains
were taken as unearthed to tho chapel near
tho entrance of tho cemetery. Thero,
at eight o???clock, the casket wns
opened in the presence of Frank W,
Kislingbury and Jonn P. Kislingbury, broth
ers of tho deceased; Dr. Charles Buckley. Dr.
F. A, Mandeville, Superintendent Steilson,
Assistant Superintendent Maudeviilo, and two
reporters ofrhe Post Express. Tho work of
opening the heavy iron receptacle was found
comparatively cosy, all there was to do boing
to unscrew the 52 iron bolts which held dowu
tire lid. Tho remains weighed about 50
pounds. The contents of the intestines showed
thq presence of moss or woody fibre, aud hair,
such' es might havo been occa
sioned by eating sealskin. set
weed and moss or lichen. Tho physiciau,
after a thorough examination, subscribed to a
long report, describing ???with technical detail
the condition of tho remains, the substane* of
which is that tho body showed no signs of vio
leitce, and was sound except as to thb signs o
mflaxuninlUm of tho stomach and iutostiues
and the absence of flesh from the fleshy part
of the body. Tbo???report concludes os follows:
- in our opinion the flesh removed was-eutawuy
with some sharp instrument. That remaining ou
tho feet, hands and face showed no signs of de
composition.
TnE FACTIONS IN THB PARTY.
In an interview with a Times represonta-
tiv6 this evening, W. II. Kislingsby. brothor
of Lieutenant Kislingby, outlined tho condi
tion of things which would
load to tho belief that the Greely expedition
wi??a divided into two parties or two factors,
area that one perished because tho other had
gained possession by forco of
food supply. In this astracisod
party wero Lieutenant Kislengby aud Dr.
Pane. The conditisu of Liouteuant Kisliug-
by's body shows that ho had died of starvation
at a timo when the others had some food
wlpply. There was absolutely nothing in tho
stomach, and in the inteatinos was a lump of
indigestible matter. There wore no indioa.
tions of rupture, and tho story
that he injured himself is
discredited. W. II. -Kislingby opposed tho
exhumation of tho remains of his brother up
to Wednesday night, in tho bolief that his
brother could not have been preyed
U]Km by the survivors. Becauso of the report
that lie had helped to kill a Polar bear three
days before he died, the party was rescued
threo weeks after his brother???s death, and
Kislingby held that tho bear would
Aimieh tho necessary food for the few surviV'
ors for that length of time if fairly distributed
and husbanded. The fact that the fleshy parts
of tho lieutenant???s body had been qut oil in a
careful and scientific manner, shows tho hear
story to be a myth, invented by some one to
conceal the cannibalism. Instead of eating a
bear* tho survivors subsisted on th
bodies of their dead companions.
the opinion of Kislingby,
Dr. Pavy saw tho advanco and outcome of
the' desperate strugglo for subsistence, and
ondtd his life, or else felt driven to des
peration by tho immodiato adherents
of ??? Greoly. In othor words,
it was a case in which those not in favor with
the commander were compelled to dio that
others might llvo. There is a suspicion
that one of the doomod party, Pri
vate Henry, was shot while
trying to get a slinro of the food. Henry???s
drat); is not sufficiently explained. Kinling-
by t. nkes this gloomy view that
th<iv wna a struggle among tha starring
nnd Uespernto men, and that tho strongest
by??tirtuc of authority and possession of tip
littld food on hondfiurvivod. Lieutenant Kil-
ingsby, it seems, was under tho
bnn - of Greely???s displeasure from
the.beginning. This is tho statement mado by
W. H. Kislingby to tho Times representative.
N i.v, York,August. 15.???Third Officer Kelly,
of the relief steamer Bear, to-day was askod
Jf lie had read tho reports about the eating
of tlie ilcili of Lieutenant Kislingbury ana
j lie
&A; !?????? rend the reports, aud thoy nro
???Did you hear tho survivors tell of their
eating tho flesh- of their dead coinrados?"
"When they came on board they were all
but delirious, and then they told overy-
"Wbat did they say?"
"They admitted that they had to eat the
dead bodies in order to presorvo their own
llvcii, but I cannot go into particulars, as suoh
facts must go through tha regular channels."
The reporter next saw one of the cooks of
the Bear, and asked him if he had heard any
of tho survivors tell about eating their doad
conradca??? flesh?
Yes, they told everything, and said they
hod to eat the flesh of tho dead, as thoir food,
oil but a littlo leather or sealskin, had given
out before."
"Who told you this?"
"They nil told ft.???
"Did they fcol had over tho fact that they
were compelled to eat human flesh?"
"Well, I can???t say that they did. You sno.
after they got better they folt so happy that I
guess they did not think of it any m??re. Any
way they hod tho right to eat it to keep from
starving."
"Will you give the particulars?"
"No. I cannot. All tho nton on board know
that the bodies had been eaten, but wore told
not to speak much about it when wo caino into
port; but they all knew it."
THE RELATIONS BETWEEN OEEELV AND KISLtKQ-
BUST.
Detroit, August 16.???C. L. Clark, the guar-
dinn of tho children of Lioutenaqt Killing-
burr, in an interview this morning said:
"If brought to such a point of starvation, I
think tho unfortunate men would have been
thoroughly justified iu doiugus they did. It
may bo Oi at before ho died Lioutenalit Kis
lingbury was forced to do likewise. It is, to
say the least, cruel to criticize in tho manner
that has been done, the unfortunate party on
its return from the horrors of their oxilo. The
friends of Lieutenant Kislingbury made a mis
take, in iny judgment, when they permitted
the body to do examined."
Clark also stated that Uiq relations existing
bstween Lieutenant Greely and Kislingbary
were most cordial, and atorlea to tho contrary
were unjust and untrue. The basis of this be
lief is a conversation with soveral survivors.
XXMUMINO XISLIBBUBT???h BODY.
Rochester, August 16.???The excitement
over-the developments in the Kislingbury post
mortem is unabated. The work of opening the
heavy iron receptaclo was fouud compara
tively easy, all there was to do being to un
screw the bolts which hold down the lid. Tho
noisolesa ease with which tho latter was pried
from its bed showed that there was an absence
of gas in tha casket, and it was feared that
there might be no body in tho casket at all.
Feel ing liia way into the mass of snowy cotton
waste which filled the coffin to the top, Mr.
Jeffreys soon exclaimed, "Ho is here." A
strong odor of alcohol, but no very pronounced
ingestions of decay, emanated from tho casket.
Dr. Buckley, who bad nut on a pair of black
leather gloves, uncovered tho lowor portion
of the coffin???s tenant, and then it appeared as
it one of the legs, the right one, was missing;
but when the waste wgs all removed it be
came apparent tbat the limb was tied under
the left one. The casket was next placed
upon the floor and the enshrouded form taken
from it and placed upon the table. The un
dertaker and physician now began to cut the
stitches and removed tho white sheeting
which formed the first covering. The sheet
was taken away, the tarred rope
enUrining the blanket cut and the work
of taking off Ibis last covering began. Slowly
the blanket was removed. The blackened,
.Heebies* face, showing the msrksof Arctic
???oil, bore no semblance to the dead man. The*
skin was dried to tha skull; the sightless sock
ets and half opened mouth gave the dead man
look of mute, appealing agony. The remains
were completely identified a* those of Lieu
tenant Kislingbury. The physicians made a
thorough examination and the remains were
then placed back into the casket, and again
lowered Into the grave.
Returning to the city the physicians made
affidavit, in which they say:
The skin wns not broken, tho ears and noso wero
in tart. Tho hkin imd hhihU-m of tho interior
portion of the face aud neck were Intact. From
the upper portion of tho sternum and claviclo to
tho lower portion of the fifth rib on the left side
the skin and muscles had all been removed down
to the ribs on the right side. The skin aud mus
cles down to the lower border of tho last rib were
f ;one. Thero were two opening* between tho
ouitli and fifth intercostal spaces into the thor
acic cavity. The skin and muscles on the anter
ior iK>rtion of theabdomeu were intact to Jhe crest
of tiie Ilium or the pelvic bones. Tho muscle* aud
skin of the anterior nnd posterior of the thigh*
wero entirely removed, except tho skin on the an
u intact, the toes all present. There
in uii-wnsi juiim. i on mu rigui niro arm,
the interrosseus membrane remaining. The flesh
and muscles of both hands was Intact.
The examination of the posterior portion of the
body showed that the skin aud muscles of tho
luck, from tho seventh curvlcal vertebra, had
been dissected or ent cut completely away
down to the bones, with the oxceptlnn of
piepra of ikin from, two to three inches
iquarei on each aido of tho upper portion of the
sacrum. Tho pelvic bonca were completely de
nuded, and nil the expremities were attached to
the body by ligaments only.
NO fractures of the body wero discovered. Wo
found all the orgaus of tho abdomen preiout.
There were evidences of recent inflammation of
the stomach and bowels. Tho large intodiues
were distended with hardened lumps of fecal mat
ter, in which there was hair, moss or woody fuzz.
In our opinion the flesh removed wss eut swaji
with some sharp Instrument. That remaining ou
the feet, hands aud face showed no sigus of do join
position. _____
Tlio Shooting of Henry.
Chicago, August 15.???Wm. Helms, who
wrote to Becratary Chandler demanding an
investigation iuto the death of Private Charles
B. Henry, one of tho Greely party, In an in
terview of aomo length relates that his only
relation to the dsceaaed is bv marriage, and
that only distantly. Tho father and mother
of the deceased are living iu Germany. He
lias a sister living at Lincoln, Neb., named
Dora Buck. Henry???s proper name is Charles
Henry Buck, he having changed liis namo on
joining the regular army. Henry is doserjbed
ns a person of good education and well brought
up. A* to meriting hi* death, Mr. Holm*
enid: "If Henry had been stealing tho provis
ions, n?? Lioulenant Greely claimed ho aid, tho
latter was justified in ordering his death."
In view oi tho other circumstances sur
rounding the case, lioworer, Mr. Htliiis said
he felt justified iu nskiug for an investiga
tion.
CORRECTING TIIE RECORDS.
New Yobb, August 15.???Tho deputy rogl*
trar of vital statistics to-day sont a letter to the
secretary of tho navy asking for the facts about
tho death of Private Charles B. lienry. His
death is recorded in tho bureau as due to stur
A Tnlk with General Ifnzen.
Washington, August 15.???General Hazoiit
chief signal officer, again said to-day that he
had no official knowledge that thero had beou
any cannibalism among tho Riomber's of the
Greeley jiarty. Whilo tho condition of Lieu
tenant Kislingbury???s remain* might indicate
that such wo* the cai??, ho had nothing front
Greely or any of tho survivors that would load
him to believe it was so. Ho did not doubt
thnt there were bickerings nnd difference*
among tho members of tho party, but ho would
beliovo that it led to vfolenco, or oxtromo
measures of any kind, except inthoaaso of
Henry. It is said that thero wore no record*
at the,war and navy departments before ou
this subject.
THE RECORDS OF TIIE l???ARTV.
Tho records and files of tho Greely Arctio
expedition, which worn brought to Now York
l??y the relief party and there turned ovor to
tho authorities at Governor???s island, wero
brought to this city to-day and delivered to
the chief signal officer. ??? Tho latter directed
Lieutenant Itny, of tho signal service, tho
officer who commanded tho Point Barrow ex
pedition, to take charge of them. Thoy will
bo used by Lieutenant Greely in making his
report of tho expodition, nnd by tho
cluof signal officor in making
_ uport to the see rotary of war. Tho
collection includes all tho records of tho scien
tific work nnd tlm discoveries of tho Greoly
party, their instruments nnd private papers,
and tho diaries of tho menibor*. General
Ifnzen soys that when tho expedition was
fitted out every member was supplied with
blank books, in which to keep their personal
record of tho event* of their stay iu
arctic region*. It was tho
understanding that theso records
wero . to bo thoir pornonal
property, and wero not to bo subjeot to tho
supervision of Lieutenant Greoly or any ono
else. Seventeen of them aro now in tho cus
tody of Lieutenant Ray. Thsir content* will
bo connidered as confidential between the gov
ernment and the writer*, and while portion*
of thorn will be used, a* it was intended thoy
??houhl be, when tho provision waa mado for
their compilation, iu making up the history
of the expedition, nothing that thoy contain
will bo made public until Lieutenant Grooly???s
report of tho expedition has boen made.
General Hazen say* it inny bo a yoar bofore
Grcely???a report is completed.
THE RELATIONS OF ORNELY AND EIMLINOBURV.
Tho chief signal officor was asked tonight
if Lieutenant Greoly had made any report to
liim which would throw any light on.the
story that Lieutenant Kislingbury had been
relieved from duty at the beginning of the
arctic work of the expodition at Lady Franklin
Bny. lie replied that Greely had not mado
any report to him on that subject.
It has been finally decided by tho relatives
of flergeant Cross, of tho Greely expedition,
not to open the casket contaiu|ng his remains.
Tho widow of the deceased amTliis mother are
desirous that the casket should not bo oponed,
and Cross???s brothers havo yielded to thoir
wishes, Arrangements hail been mado to open
tho casket this evening and examino the body,
but this plan was abandoned because of the
objection of the widow aud mothtr of tha de
ceased. ^
Itanquet to the Greely .Survivors.
* New Yobn, August 16.???A banquet was given
to-night at Delmonico???a by tho American
yacht club, at which tho hon
ored guests were tho officers of tho
Greely relief expedition. They sat down
to the table, about one hundred in number.
Frank R. Lawrence presidod. On hie right
sat Commander Bchley, of the Theris, and on
bis left Mojor-Generaf W.W. Whipple, U.B. A.
The other guests were Commander Coffin,
Lieutenant Badgar and Engineer Newman,
??f the Alert; Lieutenant Debree and chief
Engineer Melville, of the Thotis; .Lieutenant
Croesby and Chief Engineer^ Lowe, of tho
Bear; J. K. Simmons, president of the New
York stock exchange; Commander If. H.
Gorringe, Lieutenant Berry, U. 8. N., F. T.
Robinson. Joseph Pulitser, Dr. Charles J*
Pardee, Commodore J. I). Smith and a large
number of the memboni of the club. The fol
lowing telegram was read:
"PORTHMOUTII. N. II.. August 13.???J. B. Mwron: I
especially appreciate the honor or your Invitation
for Friday, and regret exceedingly my inability
to meet tbc American yacht club and Its honor*-
-* * lib f * * ??? *
lent Arthur sent bis regrets,
Clovel
Wreckage from She Jeannette,
Philadelphia, August 15.???Captain Wilson,
of the brig Fluorine, at this port, from Iruuit,
furnishes the following: "On June, ofl???./uli-
anhesha. latitude 60 degrees 36 north, longi
tude 4C{clcgrec*, latitudo 7 west, tho lower part
??? ???f it tent Uii.i J??.1111??? 1 l.y im K<??|iiim,iu\..:i tho
pior - of a lloo or drift of ice, tho upper part
of which seems to havo been blown -away.
Tho ends of the store or provision cask were .
: marked "Jeannette." Tho content* in tho
casks wero also marked, "Charter
porty" and a check-hook* on the Bank of Cali
fornia, both signed by DcLong; pair of oiled,
trousers of Loui* Noros, a boor???s skin, which
covered something tho size and shape of a bu
nion corpse, but tho Esquimaux would not re
move the skin to ascertain what was under it.
Tho inference is that these article* float-d
through the open Tolar sea to the eajtern sido
of the continent from tho western aide, to have
reached Uio (mint where found.
BoeroN,'August 16.???lb an intenrloq; at 'Porta-
mouth to-day Lieutenant Greely said as to the re-
porte of divisions in >h6 expedition:
"In regard to tho story of two factions,- with.
Lieutenant Kisllngbupj In charge of tho opposi
tion, I will say that the. rumor is totally false,,
baviug no foundation whatever. The troublo be
tween Kislingbury and myself occurred in 1881,
the first'year.of tho expedition. Ho desired to .bo -??
relieved from duty, aud not wishing to retain ??
man agninst his will, although I bad tho power so
to do, gave him his liberty. It Is my impression
that ho desired to return to tho Uuited8tatcs. llo .
went southward, but the Proteus was sunk and ho
returned to duty. I treated him as though noth
ing had happened, and recently, when Lockwood
died, I gave Kislingbury the socond placo lu tho
expedition."'
"What do you say about tho condition of Kts-
pobury???s body???? asked tho reporter.
"I say that it Is news, and horriblo nows to mo.
AU these later disclosures and terriblo chsrgoe
come upon mo with awful suddenness. I cun
ti utli fully say that I have suffered more mental,
anguish these hut few days than I did In my so
journ at tho north, when tho chance* were
a hundred to ono against mo. 1 cm
but repeat that if thero was any
ihAtlsm, and thero now acorns to bo.no doubt
o m
about it, tho man-eating was dono in secrecy. ???
nnd entirely without my knowledge and coutrarr
to my dlMdpltnc. I cau give nd stronger denial.
1 have demanded an Investigation, aud it will *
romo In time, hut 1 can say nothing more than
1 lmve alrcadyMatcd.JWy paiiors and Kislingbury???*
diary, Lockwood "diary, and Sin fact ever
tho
last man dead, Schneider, was not mutilated in
auy way. and the fact that wo kept KUtson allvo
in a hopeless state, ought to convince
anybody that wo are not cannibals. 8inc?? my
return from Newburyport every ono of
my men has called upon inc. They rarao in a
t*ody and assured mo that thoy know nothlngabout
the condition of the bodies of thoir falleii com
rades, and each solemnly swore Hint ho waa
innocent. IVrhnps those who died last fed upon
the bodies of those who died before, but all this Is
a NUpiKisItion. I can but answer for myself, atul
for my orders to tho party. For day* and week*
1 lay on my back mmblo to move. If, In
my enfeebled condition, ono or more
of the men fed on human flesh, was beyond my
control, and certainly beyond my knowledge. I
^ Ttlifaedfor *
ting of Hot
utyouinu*. ... .......
was in a wretched condition of body and mind.
1 was in quandary whether or not I should bo
tried for murder, as llcnry was shot on my own
responsibility, uot by order of a regular court
martini.
A TALE WITH GENERAL UASRN.
It Is officially staled that the expedition for UiO
relief of General Gordon will proceed by tho way
of Assouan, Captain Iioordnian will be In com
mand of the flotilla. Colonel sir Itcdvcr* Bullur la
ou thcpolnt of starting for F??ypt. He will bo
chief of stall of tho Gordon relief expedition.
??? rtUVATR HENRY???S REMAINS TO BE EXHUMED.
Lincoln, Neb., August 16.???Tho following dta-
]??tch sent from here to-day. explains Itself:
"Lincoln. Neb., August 16.???Coroner llohluson,
Long Island City, nTy.???liemr str: I soo by tho
???die prints that you have addressed mo regard-
and examined a* soon as p
d she refused to
. wlblllty
tho Killing-
spirits, and
A "DEAR?????? SAILOR TALKS.
Who Knys All tho Bodies Wero Mangled by
Greely'* Cannibals.
Lono Inland cny, August 16.???A Russian s.tllor,
wearing tho United NUtcs navy uniform and hav
ing the namo "hear" upon lit* cap, was captured
by a reporter tills morning. In conversation tl 0
sailor raid he was ono of tho crew of tho "Bear; ???
that ho assisted In preparing tho bodies of tho
dead men of tho Greely party at Smith's sound fog
, ??? ... ilng. them lu th*
that nil the ImmIIc* except one had
t so long
ry memlter*. My health forbids at
a journey
Preside???. .
did . also Governor Cleveland,
Mayor Kdaon. General Hancock, Chief Jostle*
Lnljr and Judge Agreman.
Tli* Cannibal Htory In Ragland.
Lob don, -August 16.???The Pall Mall Gazette
this afternoon publishes an interview with
Leigh Smith, the famous arctic explorer, in
regard to the allegation tbat the Greehr part/
were guilty of cannibalism. Smith refused to
express an opinion regarding the report. He
said, however, that It was not strange that the
survivors should have been so weak and pros
trated, if they bad been livingon human flesh.
"Sometime*/??? he said, "starving men were n*t
responsible for their actions." He, himself,
knew of no case of cannibalism on the part
of arctic explorers. ???'Personally," he said,
"be would rather die than eat human flesh. It
men under him were reduced to such straits
as those in which the Greely party were found,
be would Dot sanction the drawing of lot* to
see who should dia tbat tha rest might have
(bod, but if the men liked to eat the bodice
of their comrsdee who bad died, he would
not interfere."
colli n;
of flcaii cut from them, andllist tliu survivors teldf
him tbat where the Ileal* was missing, It had been
frost bitten. Ou being asked fur hi* name, the
tailor Inquired whether It was for tho newspapers,
and Anally refused to give It. saying that they had
told him nt the navy yard that he must not toll
liia name or give any Information to reporters.
A NEGRO INCENDIARY,
IVho In FromptJy Nuppressed hy Ills Own
Knee.
Montgomery, Ala., August 10.???[Apodal.]???Quite
ripple of excitement was created here to day hy
our good cithtensrcadlug lu the first issue of a
small republican sheet, called tho Weekly Newt,
i, M. Brown, an Ignorant colored mau, as editor,
an editorial, doubtless written by a designing
person, headed "Negro Murdering." Inciting tho
negroes against the whites In tho most
unwarranted language. When an explanation was
demanded Brown confessed that he had received
raid iiiflamatory article as a communication, and
inadvertently published It as his cdlterial, hut
as yet he has not given the uime of the author.
The better class of our large and Kenornlhr peace
ful and lawahldlng colored |Hiimlatioti, Issued a
card this nvcnlng. numerously signed, denouncing
Brown's editorial, which they read with regret,
stating that said article does not express tho son-
w ???lutmerilr
her sty:
-Men*
and wo an disposed to cultivate -US
Inga of friendship, to use onr utmost ondeav-
ora to the end for the purpose of continuing the
peaceful relations now existing between tho
whites atul blacks of Montgomery. We dcnoiinoo
said editorial as the silly cffUslon of a crank, and
calculated to bring about feeling of hate, preju
dice and.violence that every law abiding, useful
and honest citizen deprecate,"
It Is believed that the above editorial was In
setted for political effect Imt It died still bora.
THB MEXICAN CONSPIRACY.
A ???Widespread Movement Among ihp
People for Revolt.
City or Mexico,August 16.???rorty person* In ail
have been arrested In connection with
the conspiracy. General Feza, chief
of tbc artillery dcpartment.and General Kckegsry,
are Impeached.' Kckegsry commanded the garri
son at Vera Cm* under tho Diaz administration
five yearn ago. Feza and Kckegsry are great
friends and are thought to havo bad connection
with the conspiracy. General Chavarrlo's where
abouts are unknown. He hail been removed
from the barrack*. HU son to out looking for
him. All the prisoners hwyebeen turned oyer' te
Juan Frrrsde Iaoij, first judge of the dlaRlet. .
The authorities deny' that any prHonem
have teen sent to Vera ??*ni* or Voeatan. ??? Tkeeon-
rpiracy Is reported to have included the Imprison
ment or shooting of Dl??* and Gonssles. under the
leadership of Jordon, editor of "La Opinion." and
two colonels, Holido and Rodriquez. The govern
ment detectives are said to have obtained a list of
(lie conspirators iu Jordan's possession. General
Alletorre bsa not been arrested. The plan of tho
conspiracy U said to have .been to reconstruct tho
government ss in 1*76, under Frsaident Lerlo. It
Is thonght the cause was betrayed by a compositor
In Jordan's oilier, who has teen arrested, and hU
wile kept in dose confinement.
The Cholera Reconi.
Paris, August 16,-IIsrdly a day puree Jrat re
ports reach here of the appearance of cholera in
one or two additional town* In France. Hanitary
precautions appear to be powcrleo* to check tho
progress oi the disease. The prefect of Parle has
bauedordert to the police commlseartas td disin
fect separated bouses. At Aries there were three
death* yesterday. At Aix two te the lunatic a*y-
lnm and *evt-ral In town; at Aytgnon 6, at^Lund.
5,atPtneius2,atG!gaui3,atieiieS, at Icrpur-
non I, at. R:<*alte??5, at Canausene In two days 15.
barer*.\ rases have occurred In the department of
the Lard. In the department of the Bauea Alps
f. slight improvemextia re;*
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