612 THE WORLD'S WONDERS. 



for the voyage was then begun, and the list of 140 men all told, 

 was completed by the middle of April, 1884. No other expedi- 

 tion was ever so well equipped for an Arctic voyage as this one, 

 and great expectations were aroused in consequence. Previous 

 to starting, Commander Schley issued the following order to 

 Lieut. Emory : 



" Should you receive any information before my arrival that 

 Lieut. Greely's party, or any of them, have come as far South 

 as Littleton Island, you are to seek the earliest occasion to reach 

 them. This fact you will report to me in a communication to be 

 left at Disco or Upernavik, or both places. Should you not hear 

 at Disco or Upernavik of Greely or his party having reached 

 Littleton Island, you may proceed beyond Upernavik, but you 

 will not, under any circumstances, advance into Smith Sound 

 until one of the other vessels of the Greely relief expedition shall 

 arrive at Littleton Island." 



DISCOVERY OF THE GREELY PARTY. 



THE Bear sailed from New York April 24th, the Thetis fol- 

 lowed May 1st, while the Alert, being a steamer, and thus able to 

 overtake the sailing vessels before they should reach Disco, de- 

 ferred her departure until May 10th. 



The ships made a favorable voyage, meeting with many obsta- 

 cles, but none that seriously impeded their progress. On the 

 18th of June the Bear and the Thetis, in company with several 

 whalers, passed into clear water off Cape York, and being now 

 in a region where they might hope to find traces of the Greely 

 party, colors-were hoisted to attract attention. On Sunday, the 

 22d, both ships arrived at Cape Sabine and made fast to the ice, 

 and parties were landed to scour the hills for records. 



THE RESCUE. 



THE Bear's steam launch whistled at frequent intervals, hoping 

 thereby to attract the attention of either the Greely party or 

 Esquimaux, should there be any in the neighborhood. It hap- 

 pened that the welcome sound fell upon the ears of Sergeants 

 Brainerd and Long as they lay in their torn and tattered teiit, 



