The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-29
THE JEANETTE FOUND.

ku6 ~ FOUNOs
After Remarkable Voyage Over 5000 lllles
OF Bleak and Ice Encountered Ssa-The
Long Missing Steamer Je annette Found In
the Ice North west OF New Siberia Island.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Aubey cable to tho
Herald: London, Dec. %, = m.-The fol-
lowing telegram was received at tho London
Office ct 2:2O this mornings:
Irkootak. Dec FL, 2:05 p.m.-The 5eannette was
crushed BY ice In latitude ~ deg. Is min north,
longitude 1877 degrees east The boats and sleds
made good their retreat to fifty miles northwest OF
the Lena river, where the three boats were sepa-
rated in gale. The whale boat in charge Of Chief
EngneerMeville, entered the east mouth Of theLena
river September II. 1t was stopped by Ice in tho
river We found native village. and as soon as
the river closed put myselfin communication with
the commandant at Boloenga On October 20 I
heard that the first cutter, containing Lieut. De-
Long, DR.. Amber and twelve others. had
landed at the north mouth Of the Lena
The commandant at Boloenga sent instant
relief to the whale boat party, who
are all WE'LL Nindeman and Noras arrived at Boloen
Ga October 20 for relief for tho first cutter, all
Of whom are in q sad condition and In danger Of
starvation. and all badly frozen. The commandant
at Boloenga has sent scouts to look for them, and
will urge vigorous and constant search until they
heard from. Telegraph money for instant use to
Urikuska and Jakootsk. The list of people in the
boats Is rs follows:
First Cutter-Lieut DeLong, DR.. Ambler.Jerome
J; Collins, William Ntndeman, Louis Noros' Hans
Erikson. Henry Knock, Adolph Bressler. Carl
Gorsts. Walter Lee. Neils Iverson, Geo. Boyd
and Alexia A. H. Lorne.
Whale Boat-Engneer Melville. Lieut. Donen-
comb. Herbert Leach, George Landentach Henry
Whom Manson and Aniquin Long.
Edward Star shawell and Albert Kaihne.
The first cutter aid whsle boat are safe.
SECRETARY FREL1NaHUYsEN's INSTRUCTIONS
The following was sent yesterday:
Department of State, Washington, Dec. 21.1es1.
Hoffman, Charge dAfaires, st. Petersburg: The
president desires you to make provision for the Inn
hs relief and Of the and
credit you require and It will be provided by the
secretary of the navy and myself. Also cable what
steps can be taken by the government for the re-
cOVery Of tho crew OF the missing boat.
(Signed] FRE1ISGHuYsEN, sec'y.
TIE EEPERoR's ORDERS.
New YORK, Dec. 22.-Herald Special from
Paris: Our St Petersburg correspondent tele-
graphs that the governor general Of eastern
Siberia, who happens to be at present in St.
Petersburg, having received information of
| the arrival of the shipwrecked crew of the
Jeanette in the region under his command,
Immediately went to Gatschina and saw the en-
peror, who personally ordered that all supplies
that were necessary, food, money and trans
pOrtation, be furnished the survivOrA
RUSSIAN AID.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The secretary Of
state received to-day the following dispatch
from the charge d'affaires Of the United States
at St Petersburg:
To Frelinghuysen, Washington: have seen
active search for the second CUTTER and will fur
nish all the funds necessary to bring them to st,
Petersburg. For subsequent needs will draw on
you. Have had long telegram from Melville. I
| navy department. Will communicate with Mel
vile through Ignatie regards possible measures
to e, t1n aa the second cutter uorn,.u
INSTRUCTIONS FROM HUNT.
The secretary OF the navy has sent the fol-
lowing telegram:
Washington, Dec. 22.-Engineer Melville. y. s.
n, lrkootsk: Omit no effort and spare no expense
ter left sick and frozen Of those already rescued
have every attention paid them, and as soon as
! mate The department will supply all the neces-
(sisne1 HUNT, Secretary.
1aNAT1EFF's ORDERS.
The following additional dispatches in the
correspondence of the state department., rela-
tive to measures for the relief of the Jeanette,
have been furnished for publication:
Paris, Dec. Fl. 1881.-IIon. Frederick Freling-
huysen, secretary of state. Washington. D. G.: I'm
tS Jesa
nette. saying 5000 rouhes were needed. trans
ferred that sum BY telegraph through Messrs.
Rothschid to give 1gnatief, st. Petersburg, with
request to draw on me for any further sums re-
quired for the succor and comfort Of Capt Dc Long
and his party. have to-day received the follow
| ing telegram from Gen. Ignatieff:
Have fastened to communicate to your CORE
spondent the news received from Yakootsk and have
given orders TO the governor to take the most ener
| crew, together with authority to undertake all
necessary expenses, for which have promised to
reimburse him; !signeD COUNT 1dNAr1ETE:
being done by the Russian government to secure
the safety and speedy return Of Capt belong and
his men. Il you or the secretary of the Eayy have
them. intend to send q special correspondent to
meet the party on tsway here and asst will be
days before ne starts, perhaps you or the secree
the opportunity to send dispatches CT forward
messages from relatives and friends Of the party.
My correspondent at St. Petersburg telegraphs me
that the distance by wagon to the point where the
crew now are is 1000 miles, which requires for q
single traveller, provided with :'paper de favour"
that the emperor has personally given orders that
all necessary clothing. provisions, money and trans
portation shall be put at the service Of the jean
thing possible will be done for their aid and COM
fort [signed] JAMES GORDON BENNETT
Department q State, Washington, Dec: p.
gram. with the news of your generous provision, Is
Received Before its receipt had sent the follow
ing cable to Hoffman Then fellows the telegram
already g1ven.J l6lRned] FRELINGHUYSEN,
Secretars Of State
HOW THE SAVED CAN BE RESCUED.
The survivors of tho crew have landed near
the mouth of the Lena river, at point abso-
thousands of miles Of frozen desert from the
nearest point Of European civilization. Mr..
George keenan,, the Siberian traveller at Wash
ington, who seems to be the only man in Amer
ica familiar with the geography OF the Asiatic
with q useful but Encouraging sketch of the
different routes by which the travellers can
reach home. The first stage OF any practic-
able journey is sledge trip Of six weeks up
the Lena river to Yakootsk. There they meet
journey by either Of the three alternative routes
They may traverse mountainous and preca-
rious route over land, straight westward to
the Pacific coast, taking perilous chances
OF inadequate means Of transportation and I'M
trodden paths. This journey is only 600 miles,
OF it's perils, advises against II. They may
thread an intricate network Of Siberian and
Chinese navigable streams travelling 1000
| miles by steamer and reaching the Pacific
| coast at the end of the summer. II either OF
| these routes is adopted, the men will be called
for at the coast by one OF the Ameri-
| can steamers cruising in Asiatic waters. Fl
| nally they may take the common travelled route
| of 4, 600 miles to 81. Petersburg by way of IT.
kutsk and Moscow. This will involve winter
journey in wagons Of forty-fve days, some
upon the the WHOLE VI however, the mdst prao
| cable route.
Gulteau's Former Wife Visits Him.
Washington special to the st. Lo uis Globe
Democrat: Guiteau was visited in Jail the
other day by Mrs. Dunmore, his divorced wife,
who was visibly affected on seeing her former
husband Tears swelled to her eyes as she
said, "Charles, Pm sorry to find you in this
condition"