The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . rsions intothe surrounding country, ascertained the true posi-tion and outline of Grinnell land, and by a series ofsledging expeditions extended the Greenland coast150 miles to the
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . rsions intothe surrounding country, ascertained the true posi-tion and outline of Grinnell land, and by a series ofsledging expeditions extended the Greenland coast150 miles to the northeast, and penetrated to a pointfurther north than any previous expedition hadreached. This point, 83° 24N., 40° 45W., wasmade on May 5, 1882. According to previousarrangement with the government the Neptune wassent out with fresh supplies in 1883, and the Yanticand Proteus in 1883. All these vessels, however,failed to reach Discovery harbor, and the Proteus,which originally carried the party in 1881, met witha far worse fate, being crushed by the ice and August, 1883, Greely and his party, in obediencetoorders,abandoned Discovery harbor. They reachedCape Sabine in October, having abandoned theirsteam launch, beset by tire ice pack, and made theirwinter encampment at the cape, with only food fortwo months. Their sufferings during the succeedingyear were intense. Sixteen died of starvation, one. 286 THE NATIONAL CYCLOPJEDIA >:^^ was drowned, and one was shot for stealing foodsupplies from the commissaiy department. In themeantime Secretary of the Navy Chandler fitted outa third relief expedition in the ships Thetis, Bear andAlert, under command of Commander Schley, whoreached Cape Sabine June 32, 1884, and took off theseven survivors, then at the point of death. was unable to appear in public for some timeafter his rescue, but as soon as he was able, he wasreceived with enthusiasm, not only in his own coun-try, but also abroad, being awarded gold
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