Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-29
The Arctic Cruiser Jeannette.

THE MISSING VESSEL THE SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION
AT CABINET MEETING-TBREE PROPOSITIONS
FOR SEARCH CONSIDERED.
At the Cabinet meeting yesterday afternoon
The question OF dlspatching vessel Ia search
of the Jeannette. sent On polar expedition In
1919, by the New York Herald, was considered.
There was nothing definite decided upon, action
being delayed uniii the return or Secretary
GofT. A vessel will doubtless be sent In search
OF the Jeanette. Her venture VIII thus form
another example OF the inevitable result OF Arc
tie explorations. First there is sent out an eX
plof1Dg expedition, and then another expedition
follows to hunt up the first. To send cut
search party VIII require an appropriation by
Congress. The President Will recommend TO
Congress the granting Of an appropriation as
upon. There are three propositions on this
subject. one is to send the Galena, now on the
En1Gpean station. That suggestion is regarded
as impracticable by the officers OF the Navy de-
partment. The distance that she would have
TO travel via the Suez canal would be ~ 1876
miles. This would require ninety days
continuous steamins and about forty
days1or stoppages for coal, water, and other
IeceSsaries. The Galena carries but l25 tons
OF coal and consumes at half power fifteen tons
per day. This gives her steam but for nine
days only. She also carries limited quantity
OF water. She would require strengthening;
10 land all her battery ana warlike stores, 10
have her crew weeded of the feeble and inef
6cient: and to be supplied With furs and warm
10 the particular service upon which she
would te engaged. The plopositicn is there
use one or the vessels of the Pacific squadron
IN the search. Ii IL shall be adopted the
Wachus EFT. now on her way 70 San Francisco.
viii be designated. IL the desired approp:ta
ton is immediately for hcnming the Wac1V
s.tt can be docked, strengthened, and re oa!re
and made ready for the service In time TO leave
San Francisco by the middle OF June next
From san Francisco to Herald Island
io ' ut S'"iSe the wacauseft auSer out out mss faele
would require according 10 careful estimates
made at The Navy depaItmenp an appropr2-
tion OF ssO,OCc. II is also recommended, shouli
the Wachusett be used, that the revenue
cutter Corwin be sent along to cooperate with
her. The third proposition is TO employ d
steam whaler. There is now a vessel OF this
character at san Francisco, built expressly for
whaling beyond Behring'S Straits. She Is per-
fectly capable to battle with the ice. She made
last year, and 1t is possible that she may b.
chartered for fair sum to search for the Jean
nette. She would OF course, be manned ana
officered from the navy. The first proposition
10 use the Galena-is impractica0le as shown
and is therefore out" That the WachusetIS
should be fitted out and used for a search ex-
pedition seems 10 be the most favored OF the
other two.
WHAT Is KNOWN CT THE JEANNBrrE's MOVE
HENTS.
The Jeanette sailed from San Francisco July
Sih, 1879. She had been lifted out for Arctic
service at the Mare Island navy yard at the ex-
pense Of Mr.. Bennett. She sailed under the
command OF Lieutenant Commander G. W. De-
Long, with Lieut.. c. w. Chipp and Ensign
DanenhoWer, OF Georgetown, as his assistants
The only communication that has been received
Gy the Navy department from her was dated
August 26th. 1919. Mr.. De Long in that CON-
iaunicalon said:-'I have hopes OF reaching
Wrangell Land before going into winter quar-
ters." The New York Herald heard from De
Long september "a. 1872 from Cape Serge, the
last point on the coast OF Siberia, he would be
likely 10 touch before fully entering the Arctic
sea. Afterwards the Jeannette was sesn a
short distance east or Wrangell Land In about
IL degrees nolth latitude, where she
pGo1noy the Ice then
has Received a letter written from
PetropaVlOCsk, kamschatka, Sept. 22. 1Ss0, Ia
which il is stated that the writer, While In the
Arctic ocean, had failed IN with whaling vessel,
the Cfficels OF which informed him of rumor
that the Jeannette was lost. This rumor is not
credited by the officers OF the Navy department.
The revenue cutter COrwin, In her recent Arctic
voyage, was charged. among other things. to
look out for the Jeanette, but learned nothing
hn,