_January 28th._—The doctor said to-day that if Lieutenant Lockwood did not brace up, he would never recover. _January 30th._—Lieutenant Lockwood is growing steadily weaker, and talks but seldom now. I wish he would try to be more cheerful. _February 15th._—Lieutenant Lockwood is better, but does not improve so rapidly as I would wish. _April 4th._—The rations of Lieutenant Lockwood and Linn have been increased to one fourth of a dovekie each per day. _April 5th._—I am afraid that Lieutenant Lockwood and Linn will soon follow the faithful Esquimaux, who has just died. They can not, or they will not, eat shrimps any more. Although they are both given an extra allowance of dovekie, it is not sufficient to restore them. _April 7th._—Lieutenant Lockwood and Jewell will soon follow Linn. They are very weak and failing rapidly. _April 8th_.—Lieutenant Lockwood fell in a faint in the alley-way, and much difficulty was experienced in resuscitating him. _April 9th._—Lieutenant Lockwood became unconscious at an early hour this morning, and at 4.20 P. M. he breathed his last. His end was painless and without a struggle. This will be a sad and unexpected blow to his family, who evidently idolized him. To me it is also a sorrowful event. He had been my companion during long and eventful excursions, and my feelings toward him were akin to those of a brother. Biederbick, who was with him at the last moment, and I straightened his limbs and prepared his remains for burial. It is the saddest duty I have ever been called on to perform, and I hope I may never experience the like again. A few days prior to his death he had spoken of writing to his family, but, owing to weakness, had deferred the matter until too late. _April 10th._—The last sad rites were performed over the remains of our late comrade, and he was interred with the others on Cemetery Ridge, Lieutenant Greely reading the Episcopal service. To the above may be added the following remark made by Brainard in regard to his friend Lockwood: “The lieutenant was buried in an officer’s blouse. It affected me deeply to pass his grave, as I thought of the leader of our little party which had carried the Stars and Stripes beyond the English Jack; but this feeling soon wore away, and, as I had so many other horrible things to occupy my mind, I became somewhat indifferent.” But wholly indifferent he could not be, even when he saw two men in one sleeping-bag, one of them a corpse, and the other too weak to assist in pulling the body out for burial.