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month after her departure from home. The story of the disastrous voyage is 
briefly told : 
The Yantic and Proteus left St. Johns at 4 P. M., June 29th. The Proteus 
arrived at God Haven, Bay Disco Island, July 6th. The Yantic arrived at the 
same place July 12. When the necessary preparations were made the Proteus 
sailed for Cory Island, arriving there on the i6th. It left on the 21st, and two 
days afterward was crushed, sinking at 7 P. M., July 23d. Twenty-nine days 
were spent in the boats, several storms were encountered, from which the boats 
took refuge under lee of the icebergs, and Lieut. Colwell and six of the crew 
parted company with the others at Cape York. They found the Yantic July 31st. 
It reported Capt. Pike and the remainder of the crew moving southward. The 
Yantic reached Cory Island August 2d. The same night she proceeded to Pan- 
dora Harbor, where records from Pike and Garlington were found. She next 
proceeded south along Greenland coast, sending boats all around the islands in 
search of the missing crew. A storm and heavy pack of ice, August 9th, forced 
the Yantic to anchor to leeward of the Northumberland Island. The next day 
she bore away for Upernavik, arriving there August 22d. On the 27th she 
started for the Waigate coal mines, and returned to Upernavik September 2d. 
Capt. Pike and crew were found and taken on board the Yantic. It seems that 
at the first intimation of the Proteus disaster, which was found August 3d, at 
Littleton Island, by the Yantic, Lieut. Garlington left a record there that he was 
coming south, describing the shipwreck and indicating the general movement of 
Capt. Pike and the ship's company. On the 4th search was instituted along the 
Greenland coast from Cape Alexander to Cape Roberts, on every point likely to 
bring up with the retreating party. They searched until September 2d, when 
Upernavik was reached, and the whole Proteus party was found in good health 
and tolerable spirits. They were exposed during thirty-one days and nights in 
their boats, making some stoppages at intermediate harbors. The Proteus was 
crushed in the floe of ice at 3 o'clock in the evening of the 23d of July and sank 
within four hours. Fortunately sufficient time was given to save clothing, pro- 
visions, compass and other necessaries to meet what might prove a protracted 
voyage. On the 25th, the boats being equipped, provisioned and manned, a 
start was made. The scene of the disaster was eight miles north-northwest of 
Cape Sabine, latitude 79° 51' N. Over 600 miles of ice and frigid sea was passed 
before Upernavik was reached. 
The worst feature in the unfortunate Proteus expedition is that no provisions 
were landed or caches made, and all stores intended for the Arctic Colony's relief 
went down in the steamer. It does not follow that the band of scientific explor- 
ers who went out two years ago must be lost. But it makes their loss very prob- 
able. They have already passed two winters in their remote harbor, and on the 
ist of September, if they followed instructions, they set out with their boats and 
sledges for the southward, expecting to fall in with and be picked up by sledging 
parties from the relief ship. That ship they will never see. It will be impossible 
to send another vessel far to the north this year. The Greely company must 
