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physique. He was navigator of the

physique. He was navigator of the
Polaris in hcr Arctic expedition in 1873.
Lieut.. Charles w. Chipp. executive Of
ficer. has also had Arctic experience. is
New Yorker and an officer in the
navy. Master John. W. Danenhauer.
was born in Chicago, In 1849. He is q
graduate of Annapolis and thorough
astronomer. engineer and navigator.
He will act as photographer as we'll as
navigator. DR.. James M. NJ. Amber
was born in Fauqler county, Va. Dec,
80. 1S4S. graduated at Washington and
Lee University, and entered the navy
in 1874. He is thoroughly scientific
man, of fine physique and appearance.
Mr.. Jerome j. Collins. the meteorologist
of the expedition. and who will take
charge of the land parties. is native of
Cork. aged SO years. He is thorough
civil engineer and meteorologlst. having
served for some years as chief OF the
Herald meteorological bureau. He was
a conspicuous member. also. of the me-
teorological congress in Paris. last year.
He is supplied with very complete pho
tographic apparatus, beside q portable
observatory, and all the scientific instru-
monts that could be suggested. some of
them furnished by the naval depart
ment. among them seven chronometers
OF the finest makes. and an accurate PEN
dulum to test the force OF gravitation at
or near the pole. Mr.. Raymond l..
Newcomb is the taxidermist. and Mr..
William Dunbar, an old whaler. is the
Ice pilot. Every precaution that no con-
flict of authority shall arise has been
settled, by very explicit and very bind
ing shipping articles. which are framed
after the medieval oaths OF fraternity
and confederation. The men bind them
selves to obey Lieut.. DeLong. or the Of
ficer who may represent him. both in
the ship and on shore. on the ice or on
raft, by day or by night, in any and
all things that they may be commanded.
Two months advance is paid them, after
which they get nothing until they return
The crew, of course, goes willingly, and
they are fine looking set OF fellows.
Seventy Esquimaux dogs and their dri.
vers await the vessel at St. Michaels.
The route chosen by the Jeannette II
practically new one, as no Arctic ex'
peditlon has yet attempted it, and sue
ceeded in reaching higher than 78 de-
grees north latitude. Cook, Beechy and
Mcclure rounded the northern coast Of
Alaska. but did little more. Nordensk.
jold, in making the northern passage
probably touched nearer the pole thar
any of these, and his voyage, extending
as it did from the Atlantic, by way o
the coasts of Norway. Lapland, and 81
IBERIA. to the Pacific was valuable in I
scientific sense and full of interest from
its novelty. Still BUTTS degrees has beel
touched by theBehring Strait route while
8S degrees has been reached by way Of
Bafin's Bay, Mares having got that fal
four years ago. 1t remains now for De
Long. not only to place his name by th'
side of Franklin and Hall. Nordensk
jold and the rest, but to write it hig
above them ALL either discovering tn
Polar sea or the Polar continent, which
ever it may prove to be. He enjoys tn
advantage of having the best equ ippet
vosscl:that ever set sail for the Arctic re
gions. He sails upon current wnicl
will bear him onward to his destination
never toward home. He has about hin
"hearts OF oak" who will stand by hin
through all trials. hardships and priva
tons; and under his own jacket beats
brave heart that has battled with north
ern blasts and northern ice before Re
membering the end OF the gallant 81
John Franklin and our own Captain
Hall all classes OF peopleln all countrie
will await with interest tidings of De
Long. Let US hope that the tight littl
Jeanette may not share tho fate OF th
Erebus and Terror. but after successful
f. ly battling the rlgors OF the northern sea
may return to US with the glad tiding
of the problem solved. However thl
may be. the prayers and blessings efth
people will follow tho little craft an
her crew throu ghout their perIlou
voyage.