626 THE WORLD'S WONDERS. 



The news of the rescue was cabled to England on the day the 

 squadron put into St. Johns, and produced a very great sensation 

 among all classes of people. A meeting of the London Balloon 

 Society was called on the same evening to take action upon Capt. 

 Schley's brave work, and reported the following resolutions: 



"Resolved, That in the accomplishment of the work of the 

 relief of Lieut. Greely and the survivors of his noble party a 

 boon has been conferred on mankind. 



" Resolved, That this society congratulates Lieut. Greely and 

 his noble comrades upon their magnificent achievement in the 

 Arctic seas, in having proceeded further north than all other 

 Arctic explorers. 



" Resolved, That this society hereby order a gold medal com- 

 memorating this event specially struck, and presented to Lieut. 

 Greely. 



" Resolved, That Lieut. Greely be hereby elected a life mem- 

 ber of this society." 



The resolutions were seconded and carried unanimously, amid 

 the greatest furore ever witnessed in any of the meetings of the 

 Balloon Society. 



Immediately after the above action Capt. Pfounds proposed 

 and Sir William Wheelhouse seconded the following resolution : 



"Resolved, That this society cable to the President of the 

 United States the following message : ' To Chester A. Arthur, 

 President of the United States of America, Washington, D. C. : 

 The Balloon Society of Great Britain tenders through you to the 

 people of the United States and to Lieut. Greely and the other 

 gallant American citizens who participated in this noble task, its 

 congratulations upon the accomplishment of the work of reach- 

 Mig an unequaled Northern latitude.' ' 



Following this action the Royal Geographical Society called a 

 meeting on the 19th, and adopted similar congratulatory and 

 laudatory resolutions. 



MEETING BETWEEN GREELY AND HIS WIFE. 



ON August 1st the Greely relief squadron reached Portsmouth 

 Jlai-bor, bearing the dead and survivors of the expedition, and 



