Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-21
DISASTROUS VOYAGE OF THE JEAN
NEr-rE.

DISASTROUS VOYAGE OF THE JEAN.
NErrE.
Two Years and a.Aran in the Arctic
Regions - Terrible suffcrings Of the
Crew.
The news from the Arctic exploring vessel
Jeanette. published in yesterdays STAR, caused
a thrill of pleasureabe excitement in the city.
many people having abandoned all hope of he ar
ing of the safety of the boat or her crew.
The Jeanette, which has been crushed by the
ice. left San Francisco July Sth. 1879. She was
fitted out at the Mare Island navy yard by the
United States government. An accurate ac-
count Of all expenses incurred in fitting her was
kept and the amount paid out was reimbursed
the Treasury by check from James Gordon
Bennett handed to Secretary Thompson. The
Jeanette was an English built vessel, She was
a staunch yacht and when she left San Francisco
she was in every detail strong and perfectly
sound. She had made one voyage to the
Arctic region before she was bought
in England by Mr.. Bennett. Her
name was then the Pandora 1t was changed
to Jeanette in honor of Mr.. Benefits sister.
She has been the object of three search exped-
tons. The revenue cutter COrwin hunted for
her, but found no traces of her or her crew
The u s. steamer Alliance went up on the other
side but did not find out anything. The Rod
gers, a vessel specially purchased and fitted out
to hunt for her, is now in the Arctic seas look
ing for the Jeanette.
When the vessel was crushed by ice, three
boats left her, each with portion of the crew
and articles for their comfort and convenience.
THREE MONTHS IN AN ICY SEA IN OPEN BOATS.
The two boats from the Jeanette which have
reached the Siberian mainland, made their way
800 miles across sea encountered with ice De
Long and his men were three months at sea and
| on the ice in open boats before they reached
the mouth of the Lena river 1t is thought that
the news Of the arrival of two Of the Jeannettes
boats and of the safety of their crews has been
two months in reaching this country.
The Jeanette Crushed i'm the Ice.
A DISPATCH TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Frelinghuysen yesterday afternoon
received the following advices from the Charge
d'affairs at St. Petersburg:
The Arctic steamer Jeanette was crushed in
the ice June II last in north latitude TO longi-
tude 1879 east. The officers and crew en-
parked in three boats, which were separated by
wind and fog. No. 8. with eleven men, Chief
Engineer George w. Melville commanding,
reached the mouth of the Lena river, Siberia,
September 10. subsequently No. l, with Capt.
De Long, DIR. Amber, and twelve men, reached
the Lenaein "a pitiabe condition. Prompt az
sistance sent. No. not heard from
HOFFMAN, st. Petersburg.
In response to the above the following was at
once transmitted:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 1881.
HOFFMAN,, Charge, st. Petersburg:
Tender hearty thanks of President to all
authorities or persons who have in any wav
been instrumental in assisting unfortunate sur
vivors from Jeanette or furnishing infOrma-
ton to this government
FRELINGHUYsgN.
Secretary of State.
The Officers and Crew Of the
Jeanette.
The officers of the Jeanette were Lieutenant
Commander G. w. De Long, commanding He
is a native of New York and graduated from the
Naval Academy in 1865 His wife Is in Wash
lngton. Lieutenant C. W. Chipp is a native OF
New York and graduated in 1868. Lieutenant
John W. DanenhOwer was born in Illinois. His
family has resided here for many wears. He is
the son of Mr.. DanenhOwer, the well-knOwn real
estate agent on F street. but who resides in
Georgetown. He graduated from Annapolis in
1871. He was one Of the watch officers of the
Richmond when she had Gen. Grant on board in
the east Upon the recommendation of Gen.
Grant and the application of Mr.. Bennett to the
Navy department he was assigned to the jean
nette. His family now has a copy of tine letter
which Gen. Grant wrote commencing him in the
highest terms as an officer and asking that he
be detailed to the Jeanette Chief Engineer
George W. Melville was born in New York, but
his residence is in Pennsylvania. He entered
the service in 1851. Passed Assistant Surgeon
j. Nj. Amber is a Virginian, and entered the SER
vice in 1874. De Long Melville and Danen-
hover have been promoted to the grades which
they now occupy since they sailed from San
Francisco in the Jeanette.
The following is the last muster roll of the
Jeanette sent to the Navy department. 1t is
dated August 2Sth, 1879, at st. Lawrence Bay,
Siberia. ana is certified to by Capt. De Long:
Seamen-J. III. Bartlett. John Cole, j. j. Collins
Adolph Dressler, William Dunbar H. H. Erich
sen, A. c. GoTtz. f. p. Johnson, H. H. Kaack
III. w. Leach. +. +. Mansen, r. l.. Newcomb
w. F. C. Nindermann l.. P. Noros, All Sam.
Charles Tong Sing, Edward Star, Alfred Sweet
man, 81. ID. Warren and Henry Wilson; fire.
mem. H. Bartlett and G. W. Boyd; coal heav-
ers-Nelse lverson, John Lauterbacn, and Wal
ter Shared, and machinist-Lee Walter All
Sam. first class boy had been discharged August
2lst at ST. Michaels, Alaska.
Sufferings Of the Crew.
ONE BOAT LOAD OF THEM Still. MISSING.
special supplement issued last evening by
the Official Gazette Of ST. Petersburg announces
that all kilograms from Engineer Melville of the
lost Arctic exploring steamer Jeanette will
be forwarded to their destination as promptly
as possible. and that most energetic measures
will be taken for the discovery of the remainder
of the crew of the Jeanette and those left on
the ice at the mouth of the Lena river
news feacIlel Tue government at JakutSk
Eastern Siberia, that on the 18th of September
three natives of OulOns near Cape Barhay.
$40 versts north Of Cape Bikoff. discovered a
boat containing eleven men, who stated that
they belonged to the Jeanette, and had under
gone terrible suffering. On hearing the news
the district deputy governor, with a doctor
and medicines, was Immediately dispatched
to help the shipwrecked sailors, and
was instructed to bring them
to Jakutsk. The governor was also instructed
to do everything in his power to recover the re-
mainder of the crew, 500 rubles being given him
to defray the first expenses. Engineer Melville
has telegraphed to the American legation at
st. Petersburg that the Jeanette was sur
rounded and crushed by ice on the 23d of June
in latitude so north. longitude 1872 east The
crew left the vessel in three boats. About fifty
miles from the mouth Of the Lena they were
separated by violent winds and thick fog Boat
No. 3. commanded by Engineer Melville, ar
rived on the 29th of September at the eastern
mouth of the River Lena, where it was stopped
by blocks of ice near the village Of Bolenenga,
inhabited by fdolatOrs. Boat No. l reached the
same spot. The occupants Of these boats state
that IjeDt Del .Onp and DIR Amber with fU alvo