Show BY TELEGRAPH TE rim paa amox lok AM E XI 0 AW portsmouth N H 4 the city Js thronged throng thron ged edi public and private buildings are decorated and welcome to our arctic Hero heroes esP is placarded pla carded on bunting everywhere the harbor is filled with craft craf t laden with people eople at 1120 a m amid considerable consIder considerable atle atie enthusiasm commander schley Lieutenan tEmery and commander commin collin embarked disembarked dis following them were the other officers of the greely expedition and the sailors ors of the thet rhet bear and alert they were enthusiastically greeted as they landed the crowd pressed forward to shake their hands and a roar of welcome went up when at 11 Greely was discovered with hi his comrades coming towards the landing in barge greely was clothed in white and with a slouched hat bat und and wearing spectacles As he and his compa companions bious blous alighted all crowded to welcome him greely leaned upon lieutenant powell and languidly lif lifted ted his bis hat ills every movement indicated week ness his comrades received much attention all were placed in a coach and driven to rockingham house it having been decided they should not appear in the procession precessions preces at the hotel crowds gathered to catch a glimpse of them lieutenant greely said to an associated press reporter that he felt very well this morril morning nF and he looked it ile he expressed himself much moved by the cordiality of reception mrs greely joined her hen husband at the hotal hotel at 12 av the procession began to march the streets were packed and zel mel applause a clause greeted the sailors of the relief squadron and the ed to the end of the route commander schley lieutenant emory and commander coffin were received with tremendous applause As the head bead of the procession neared the rockingham house where greely and the survivors were waiting to review the procession the press pressure urel of the crowd became so great that the thu columna was delayed several minu minutes tes teA greely and comrades were seated upon the balcony and cheer rafter cheer erected them A as the crews of the thetis tretis thetis bear sear and alert passed greely bowed very lowi low and seemed to look h his hia gratitude t etude to the men who so recently recently rescued him from an ahi arct arci arctic grave the scene was affecting commanders schley and coffin and lieutenant emory raised their hats al as they passed the hero after the procession greeley andl and party were ere driven driven to the grand stand where they again thee procession and received the plaudits pl audits odthe of the multitude among amoni the prominent men on the stage were secretary chandler gen hazen governor hales haies mayor lathrop of dover the mayor of new new bury port sar Sat samuel nuell Ll randall handall congress anan robinson of new york the officers of the relief expedit expedition loll and the north atlantic squadron and members of the city governments of many new england cities the procession was dismissed at 2 and shortly after the invited guests were entertained tain edat at dinner by the city of portsmouth the meeting ra eting gl of citizens in the music M hall this moraln morning to extend the official welcome of the c city 1 ty to greeley and his hid surviving companions compa blons was largely attended and was c characterized by unbounded enthus enthusiasm las m in the auditorium were Ports mouths foremost citizens citi zensi and on ther the sage biage were the officers of fh the north atlantic squadron and the arctic relief flee tandl tandi on the front seats in the oi orchestra chestra sat the crews of the thetis bear and alert the sailors were enthusiastically received on entering the hall a as a were their thein officers who appeared shortly after W E EZ handler chandler secretary of 0 il the navy gen hazen chief signal officer cee cef admiral luce luc commodore wells gen denb B F butler butier congressman S SJ J randall congressman conz ressman res robi Rob robinson inon laon gov hale haie of new hampshire kamp shire and senator hale hate of maine occupied seats on the stage the meeting was called to orderly order by revow W A mcgintry McGl rev kev W H U alder made a prayer and was followed by mayor treat of portsmouth who read an a address in velch he extended thi thui hospitalities of the city of portsmouth to greely and his little band rev kev mcginsi tuen then announced that a committee OT of citizens had secured conw non chandless chandlers Chand lers consent to act acl as permanent chairman of the meeting when secretary chandler came forward forwards to address the meeting he was very warmly applauded and applauded when he referred to t tha the e efforts of samuel J handall randan in the house of offie CO and senator hale in behalf naif half of the greely relief bill as well as the noble work of commanders senley and coffin and arld E emory mory the audience became almost wild with enthral asip mr in his bis addres the story of the organization and the object of the greely grevl expedition and said in 1383 the protas was again employed by the chief signal fora voyage to lady franklin auKlin Fr bay a and gid placed a ced in charge oi of lieutenant abri of the U S cavalry and tha the steamer mantic of the U 1 S navy commanded by commander wilder was ivas ole oie detailed tailed as a tender to accompany eoln eoin pany the proteus as far as little ton island garlington was informed by a letter of the chief signal officer june 24 of ahe w freme peril of greely and he was enjoined to spare no ei el fort to push his vessel through to bady lady ladr lady franklin bay and was instructed also as follows if it should become clearly apparent that the vessel cannot be will retreat from your advanced position aadland and land your party and stores at or near life boat cove at Little littie littleton tori island I 1 t I 1 dI dIscharge the relief tellef vessel with orders order s to return to st johns N P F and prepare for remaining with your party until relieved next year yedra garlington was wag further instructed as soon as possible from this station at littleton island to endeavor to communicate with greely by sledge siede parties the tha men so employed to lose no time in preparing re paring to succor greely R chandler chaudier audler audier then gave a detailed history 0 the expedition and closed as aa follows the expedition of 1883 as well as chatot that tha tot of 1882 2 was a failure no attempt pt was made by either gari gar 4 i langton to oy or commander wildes to e establish tab lis its a party at littleton island for which aich greely was under or orders d ers to start not later than sept an army court of inquiry y under date of jan 1884 reported it may here be stated rou roughly that from july 1881 to august 1883 not less iss than 50 rations were taken into the steamers lantt jancic c and proteus up to and beyond littleton island of this number about 1000 were left in that vicinity the remainder being returned to the united states or sunk with the proteus fa ili mr chandler then related the antor history v ot of unsuccessful ul effort of commander schley and comrades to rescue greely nud aud sud paid a deserved tribute to all concerned lie he said sald to we rescuers and rescued this expedition of 1884 the receptions of friday and today tomy to day have been most fitly kiven given and we are here assembled to do them honor but our first duty Is ii tb ib pay our tribute of praise and of mourn mourning ing lug to those devoted men who having havin completed theli their two years of fruitful 51 labor corne comoe southward to cape sabine and af aften after ter months of suffering and starvation borne wath heroic for and add patience perished as truly onabe anthe field of duty daty as if they had met their thein fate at the cannons mouth the people of the united states look back upon their record with just though mournful wherever through but tout the world the story of their heroic ete ele devotion and suffering Is told the memory of these martyrs to duty will forever be cherished and held in honor with special tenderness we turn to lieutenant greely reely a and ad his rescued comrades they arg are the only survivors of the americans on the arctic expedition which reached reached out further tat toward the pole than any previous expedition tion and whose observations were ext extended endea into the polar polan ocean to each and all of you officers and men of the tha eg expedition edition your country extends a cordial corda welcome on your sate safe afe return the dangers you have encountered and the success you have accomplished in bringing succor to your countrymen and comrades of the army perishing one by one on arctic shores have aroused a glow of pride and satisfaction in the breasts of american americans s and the nation will always dwell with fond remembran remembrance ne upon those who shared in the danger and the crowning success of the G greely relief expedition expedition edition of 1884 exa governor and senator hale haie and samuel J randall followed in short addresses I 1 secretary chandler here announced it was impossible for greely and his party arty tobe to sento cresento re wing to fatigue aliel incident N a at odio to to s days ays ceremonies he lle then introduced 0 A nesmith Nes roith brother of mrs greely who feelingly thanked secretary chandler and coi col commanders schley and cofeld and envoy tor for their work of rescue ue he was evidently much afflicted affected with emotion tio nand naud and aud his references to mr nir and mrs greelis Gre elys clys gratitude were very touching gen butler butier was introduced amid 0 re angly of I 1 4 it ble bie bla M zed eyed student of d it vb ize jae of the the nation n ati att on were due to kneen victoria for th the eg gift ift of the alert As td the polar eipl explorations 0 catl s gen butler said he thought americans arne Arde ricans would never rest until the north pole was reached he thought a party on ought lit to be sent to the arctic to stay ani ang and advance slowly establishing sup ply depots as they moed moved north the roie jole pole vole belonged to the united states he e said and had he be predicted their territory would soon embrace thel entire wes ives tern hemisphere the boles boies and all MI in closing he said all that the amerl ameril 1 cans needed liebe d to enable then them to realize reallie I 1 all their possibilities was a thorough knowledge of the principles of their government the meeting closed about midnight NEW YORK C aqil 4 11 the pennsylvania central raier railroad ad depot jersey city Is ii i i ablaze and seems to be doot doom ed cd nv 1145 p m the fire la the neat neal Is so great that the fireman and employees employee a lard isad are prevented tro fro from 1 f 4 0 o ti bila saving anything on the shore tug boats cannot get et near to tow out the wa ferry boats and these must go lu u the general destruction of the depot depol the piers are also burning and this involves the loss of all the f freight and cars upon them the wand wind is light yet sufficient to give the tire fire a northerly dir direction edtion the loss will be very heavy 1230 dm am the pennsylvania didot and ferry jerry houses are destroyed thi the names dames still burn furiously f urious ly and have attacked the pier of adams E express co the firemen are arc lighting fighting hard to save it but fear the shed which covers it will carry the flames throughout its length and kud breadth the entire fire department of jerse jersey city is at work pouring water upon the he flames while white the river boats boata are adding heavy 1 am the cause of the fire was by an of gas the flames spread rapidly the ferry slips and the rail rali road depot taylors hotel hote is saved thus tar far by a favoring breeze the tho brooklyn annex slip and four ferry forry slips the ferry and railroad with the waiting rooms are buril burki burned edi and the flames are advancing upon the main depot the flames shot up in all direction directions the alarm was promptly responded to by the city cily fire nire department department and the aaro aare boats of new york cily city and the pennsylvania Li railway A strong southerly wind was blowing at the time and cag carm cari ried the fire to all portions options of 91 the waiting room and the ue nive five slips of the che ferry and the immense waiting walting room the entire structure was of f frame gome a a single story with the exception of a few offices above the ferry entrance the steamboat bichard richard stockton lockton the pennsylvania railroad steamer yem nem burgh the excursion boat and the thomas P way of the steel 4 condito bay ridge line lying at the dock adjoining the most mosi southerly of the five tive slips with two ferry boats laid up for the night were pulled into the stream by the tugs u uninjured nin ared the cars in the depot and 0 on n the A adams d ams express pter pien north of the ferry terry alps were pulled out of danger the fire has now consumed five slips and the sheds connecting them with ferry and railroad odices offices and walting waiting rooms with contents the main depot has drick orick walls walis and glass roof and will wil probably be saved railroad i gers are landed at washington street three blocks west of the ferry terry and trains will start from the same point it Is understood that the ferry hoats boats will wili land and ancl receive ivo passengers ars at carlmas cove freig freight tt yards where here thu the company have several floating bridges no trains can ean be transferred until the ferry slips are rebuilt later the he fire is con confined tined fined to its present limits the shed on adams express dock Is slightly damage ade e about uti loo feet of 04 the he main depot js is destroyed d and the remainder is intact dr D r S H eil eia east eighth street new yd york rk was the man who was in the ferry entrance when the explosion pl oslon occurred he lre ivari was wan struck by the ti timbers alli and glass and badly hurt ills liis lady friend was seriously burned and was as taken to the christs hospital henry thorpe e of marlon marion employed on the bro brooklyn atlyn annex had the artery of his rl right arm severed by breaking glass i bo far as Is known no lives were wera lost several hundred guests of the taylor hotel were greatly alarmed but qu quieted eted don down when it was shown there was no danger the occupants of the small stores in exchange place moved their effects into the street but arenow are now sow returning NEW YORK 4 r twenty three occupants of a tenement on charlton street were wore endangered by fire this morning but narrowly escaped in their night clothes by ladders from the tand by fie fleeing emmig effig to the roof nearly all were burned but no lives were lost xa K 4 the election today to day was orderly and resulted in a democratic majority for sheriff at the court house a dispute arose between george stewart democrat and in geer shooting stewart through the head killing him instantly another row occurred between jack cleary and aud dick murphy in which cleary was disemboweled disembowel ed and has since died this resulted from an old difficulty and was in no way the result of the election K KEY EY WEST C 4 mate walker of the julia baker who has been personating captain lewis the dead master of that vessel was wag today to day before comm commissioner Iss loner ioner locke lmke on it chare char charge e of lunning cunning away with nd disposing t of her proved that the a x s sick when th the she e ve vessel s s el satie satio and ater ta continued pa aued so for bix bia six sl meys says rey onca unwe WIL tay fay the mat wheel saw gaw the captain fali fail from his chair in the cabin lieras he was pick picked K d up by the mate land tes steward tev vard and 1 laid aid ald on a mattress on the cabin 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