Morris tribune., 1881-12-29

ns the scientist of the expedition is of the staff of
the New York Herald. The naturalist and taxider
mist Is RAYMOND L. Newcomb. VIM. Dunbar, the
ice pltot, mas been seaman for thirty years.
Tho: :st OF the petty Ulcers and the crew is as fol-
lows: John Cole, boatswain Walter Lee, machn-
list; VIM. Lenderman, quartermaster: John Sher-
mann, carpenter. Seamen: Louis Niros. Herbert
Leach, Peter johnson, Ed. Stats August Goertz,
Adolrh Dresler Henry Wilson, H. Erickson, Henry
D. Warren, Henry Kasck, Gesrge Kahn. g.; w.
Boyd, John Linderback, Nelson Jansen of Dem
marck, Fred. Neunlan and three Chinese, steward,
cook and boy.
Later News From the Explorers-Measures fol
Their Relief.
New YoaK Dec. 22.-Aubey cable to the
Herald: London, Dec. 90. a. m.-The fol-
lowing telegram was received at the London
Office at 30 this morning:
Irkootsk,Dec. 21, 2: :o5 p.m.-The Jeanette was
crushed by ice in latitude II deg Is min north,
longitude 157 degrees east The boats and seds
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
EngineerMevile, entered the east mouth of theLena
river September II. 1t was stopped by ice in the
river. We found q native village, and as soon as
the river closed put myself in communication with
the commandant at Boloenga. On October % 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 Booen-
ga on October 20 for relief for the first cutter all
of whom are in 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
are found. The second cutter has not yet been
heard from. Telegraph money for instant use to
Urikuska and Jakootsk. The list of people in the
boats is as follows:
First Cutter-Lieut DeLong, DR.. Amber, jerome
Erikson, Henry Knock, Adolph Bressler, Carl
Gorsts. Walter Lee, Nes Iverson, Geo. Boyd
and Alexia A. Fl. Lorne.
Whale Boat-Engineer Melville, Lieut.. Donen-
hauer, Jack Cole, James Bartlett, Raymond New
comb, Herbert Leach. George Landentach, Henry
Whom Manson and Aniquin Long.
Second Cutter-Lieut. Chipp, Capt. Dunbar,
Alfred Sweetman, Henry Waxen, Peter Johnson.
Edward Star Shawell and Albert Kaihne.
The first cutter and whale boat are safe.
SECRETARY FRELNGHUYsENS INSTRUCTIONS
The following was sent yesterday:
Department of State, Washington. Dec. 21, 1881.
Hoffman, Charge d'Afa,res, st. Petersburg: The
president desires you to make provision for the i'm
mediate relief and return Of the officers and men
of the Jeanette. Cable promptly the amount Of
credit you require End 1t will be provided by the
secretary of the navy and myself. Also cable what
steps can be taken by the government for the re-
[Sigued] FRELINGHUYSEN, Sec'y,
THE EMPERoR'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,
inn ia In md saT " ha
peror, who personally ordered that all supplies
that were necessary, food, money and trans
portation, be furnished the survivors.
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 Fre!inghuysen, Washington: have seen
Ignatieff. The Russian government has ordered
an 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 a long telegram from Melville. /
understand the same went through last night to the
navy department. Will communicate with Mel
Vile through Ignatie regards possible measures
to find the second cutter.
[Signed] HOFFMAN,
INSTRUCTIONS FROM HUNT.
The secretary of the navy has sent the fol-
lowing telegram:
Washington. Dec 22-Engineer Melville. U. S.
N, Irkootsk: Omit no effort and spare expense
in securing the safety of the in the second cut
tereft sick and frozen. OF those already rescued,
have every attention paid them, and as soon as
practicable have them transported to milder cli-
mate. The department will supply all the neces-
sary funds.
(Signed) HUNT, Secretary.
IGNATIEFF's ORDERS
The following additional dispatches in the
correspondence of the state department, rela-
tive to measures for the relief of the Jeanette,
.1,1 F~c
Paris, Dec. 81. 1SS1.-Hon. Frederick Freling-
huysen, secretary of state. Washington, D. c.: I'M
mediatey upon the receipt of the first news from
my ST. Petersburg correspondent about the jean
nette. saying 5000 rouhes were needed. trans
Rothschild to give Ignatieff, ST. PETERSBURG with
request to draw on me for any further sums re-
qured for the succor and comfort of Capt. De Long
and his party l have to-day received the follow
ing telegram from Gen. Ignatieff:
Have hastened to communicate to your CORE
spondent the news received from Yakootsk and have
given orders the governor to take the most ener-
crew, together with authority to undertake al
necessary expenses, for which have promised to
reimburse him; Signed COUNT IGNAT1EFF.
You will see by this that everything possible is
being done by the Russian government to secure
the safety aud speedy return of Capt. DeLong ant
his men. If you or the secretary of the Tavy have
any suggestions, shall do my best to act upol
them. intend to send special CORRESPONDENT Il
meet the party on its way here and as it will be
days before he starts, perhaps You or the secre
tary Of the navy might wish to take advantage o.
the opportunity to send dispatches or forward
messages from relatives and friends of the party
My correspondent at st. Petersburg telegraphs mt
crew now are is 1000 miles, which requires for
single traveller, provided with ''papier de favour,
at least a month. also learn from st. Petersburg
that the emperor has personally given orders tha
all necessary clothing provisions, money and trans
portation shall be put at the service of the Jean
nettes party, which gives full assurance that every
thing possible will be done for their aid and com
Department of State, Washington, Dec. 81
1SS1.-James Gordon Bennett: The Paris tele
gram. with the news of your generous provision, /
ing cable to Hoffman. TThen follows the Telegram
already given.l tsgnedl FRELINaHuYsEN,
Secretars Of State.
The survivors of the crew have landed neal
the mouth Of the Lena river, at point abso
lutely inaccessible by sea, and separated % ?,
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.
lea familiar with the geography OF the Asiatit
polar regions, furnishes the state department
with q useful but discouraging sketch OF the
/ different routes by which the travellers car
able journey is sledge trip OF six weeks NJ
the Lena river to Yakootsk. There they NEE
parting Of the ways and may continue thell
journey by either of the three alternative routes
They may traverse mountainous and preca-
rious route over land, straight westward ts
the Pacific coast taking perilous chances
of inadequate means Of transportation and un-
trodden paths This journey is only 600 miles
but Mr.. Keenan,, who has = lively remembrance
Of it's perils, advises against II. They may
thread an intricate network of Siberian ane
Chinese navigable streams travelling 2,O0t
miles by steamer and reaching the Pacific
coast at the end Of the summer. II either o.
thete routes is adoptad, the men will be callet
for at the coast by one OF the Ameri
can steamers cruising in Asiatic waters Fl
Of 4, 900 miles to s.. Petersburg ty way Of Ir
kutsk and Moscow. This will iavolve winter
journey in wagons of forty Ave davs, some
hardships and an expense OF $500 per man