The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-21
THE "JEANETTE."
more News from the Long Lost
Steamer.

London, 20.-The finding of tie Arc.
tic exploring steamer Jeanette was re-
ported to the meeting of the Royal Geo.
graphical Society to-day.
New York, 20 The Commercial Id
VcrttSer prints the. following: A private
| dispatch was sent by the secretary of
state to the Herald Office this afternoon
| announcing the loss of the Jeanette and
the rescue Of two boats filled with men,
containing three OF the officers Of the
| expedition and tWenty-three Of the crew.
The other boat. No. 2, has not been
heard from and is supposed to have been
lost.
WASHINGTON, D. G. Dec. 70.
Following is telegram just received
from Hoffman, charge d'afairs of the
United States at st. Petersburg: The
Jeanette was crushed in the ice on June
IL, In lat. II north, lou.I58 east. The
crew embarked in three boats which
were separated by wind and fog. No. g
boat With eleven men nnder charge of
Engineer Melville reachedShe mouth of
the Lena river On Sept. 10. Boat No. !
having on board Captain belong, DR..
Amber and twelve men, reached the
Lena river in pitisble condition. PROMPT
assistance WIS rendered. Boat No. 2
has not been heard from.
T. +. FRELIEGHUYsEN,
Department Of State.
Connery, managing editor of the
Herald, said he had no facts beyond
the dispatches, upon which be could
base any opinion relative 10 the exBedi-
ton. It appeared to him the steamer
had been lost beyond recovery, erd that
the occupants of the I'd boat, among
whom he feared was Collins, the Herald
there wss hop that they might yet turn
up
Chicago, 20.-Speciai from Lon
don: The governor Of Siberia has
just issued a proclamation announc-
ing that the Arctic voyage ship
Jeanette is safe, with all on board
we'll, an1 all her equipments intact.
The governor, who has taken for a
long time great interest in the Arc
tic exploration, caused an eX-
traerdinary exploring party to
be sent out to hunt tracks
Of the JeG1lnette. When he learned
that fears were entertained that
misfortune had Overtaken her, and
that relief expeditions were being
organized in her interest by the diff
ferent governments, and knowing
the delays Incidental to such gov
ernmental action,he at one equipped
and sent out, on his own account, a
party Of the most experienced
explorers at his command,
with most ample powers
and most positive instructions.
These men at once entered into the
undertaking with all their souls,'
and stuck to their work, despite
most dangerous obstacles, until they
found. traces of the lost ship, and
finally overlook her. The people
aboard the Jeanette were much as
tonished when they were informed
by the Siberian explorers that they
had become objects ofsolicitude Of all
civilized nations, and that nearly all
Christian governments were pre-
pairing tomake appropriations to fit
out vessels looking to a general
search for what it was generally,
feared would only prove to be
their remains. After ascertaining
that the Jeanette was absolutely
safe, land all en- board well
and fully provided for, the Siberians
back to report the good
news, for which the scientific world
was anxiously waiting. The gov
ernor of Siberia at once dispatched
special couriers with the news to
have it get to London with all pos
sible speed, and it reached London
but a few minutes ago.
Washington, 20.-In response to
dispatch the following
was transmitted to-day:
To Hoffman, charge, st. PETERSBURG.
Tender the hearty thanks Of the
president to all the authorities or
persons, who have, in any way, been
instrumental in assisting the unfOr-
tunate survivors of the JeGn1ette,
or furnishing information to this
(Signed) FRELINGHUYSEN,
Sec'y Of State.
st. Petersburg, 2O-Special sup
pliment of the Official Gazette. is
sued this evening, announces that
all kilograms from Engineer Mel
vile, of the lost Arctic expedition
Jeanette, have been forwarded to
their destinations as promptly as
possible, and that the most ener-
getic 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 is received from the gov
eruOr Of Ja&utsk, eastern Siberia,
that On the 14th Of September. three
natives near Cape Bouteray, 40
versts north of Cape BakOff,
discovered a boat containing
eleven men who stated that
they belonged to the Jeanette
ana had undergone terrible suffer
ing. On hearing the news the dis
trict deputy governor, with a doctor
and medicines, was Immediately
to help the shipwTecked
sailors, and was instructed to-
bring them to Jakutsk. The
governor was also instructed
to do everything in his power
RI rpScue the rarooiDdaI. of