The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-15

Ot Science by Charles Woicott BrOoks tut
views OF seyeral captains were stated; ana
these. with Others gathered from various
sources, are herewith appended Mr..
Brooks himself, after a careful survey OF
The field, is of the opinion that the Jean.
ne,te is safe. and Just where she IL design
ed TO he. and that her captain and crew ore
earning r themselves n record which will
place them high on the roll Of explorers.
Captain Kelly, of the whaie ta,k Dawn,
saws thai. although the ice was ufusu-
ally heavy in the Arctic lat season. yet
about two weeks after the Jeannette was
last seen il opened up rapidly TO the north.
and in October the whaling vessels cbuld
sat, all around Herald l.land. Captain
Cogan. OF the Rainbow. saws that the earlier
part OF thc season OF 1879 was The mildest
he has ever encountered m the Arcfic. ana
the later part was very open 10 the norm.
Captain Bluidfy, OF tue Helen Mar. re-
ports that, about forty dsvs after the
disappearance OF the Jemnette. be was
in The company o! the missing
whalers. eighty miles southeast OF
Herald Island, and a that time the sea was
open 10 the north and west. CAPTAIN VIII
liams. OF the Iidalgo, saw the smoke OF the
Je ,nnettc dufingthe first wot kiD september.
1879. and aS hc renamed In tie same place
twn dly- after the smoke was seen ana the
hull did not rise above the boriZ)n he con-
cluded that The vessel was gong nOrthward
in an open sea. Captain Rarnc>. OF the sea
Breeze. saws that htd the Jeannct'e arrived
IN the Arctic anv earlier in the season
she could net nave penetrated north. but
would have consumed her provisions
needeS,lv while awaiting the opening
Of chInuel, OF clear water, which be-
can 10 appear almost simultaneously Win
her arrival ,here. CAPTAIN Smith. the pilot
! OF the Uni.ed states revenue cutter Thomas
Corwin, which vessel penetrated some thlr-
! " miles north of Herald I,llUd in search Of
/ the Jeanuerte and the mis- sin" Whalcr>, SAYS
| tnal ,cehergS are nOi formed in the Arctic
on the Pacific side, and there IS no reason
whv those on The Jraunette should not
come out OF the Arc Ic even II the vessel
were lest. Captain Smith ha> made no less
than thirteen trips to the Arcic, and during
the winter h : been ont when the thernom'
cler STOOD at Ga degree; below zero.
ANOTHER EXPEDITION SUGGESTED.
Caot tin Hooper. commander Of the
Thomas C0rwin, saws thlt the Jpanneitc
may possibly be emhayed in the ice and tue
crew in need OF belp. Tue ice in t1c Arc
tic is very treichcrOus, and vessel when
h comes cmDavcd is as helpless n il she
were on dry lInd. While the Captain can
offer nothing IS % the position OF me YES
>el be is II the opinion that II she hid
been abandoned The officers and crew
would h We dOuD less made their wav
in the direction Of Slberl1. lie thinks
II advisable TO send another relief eXpcdi-
ton soon, " whicn expedition might endelvOr
Ito make the northwest passage ar0un 81
beria. but farther nor h than me rou'e pnr-
sued by Nurdcnskj0d. II is Known TINT 10
the nnrtn OF Siberia Is open water, and 1t
might be that thls j. the true wav 10 reach
Inc Pole. AT auv rate, q relief expedition
i. a project worthy of cOusidcratIon..and
the subject should be considered by every
one Interested N expeditions In fhe
North. Dr. w. II Dan, wno recently
Ir,turned NTH the United Sares steamer
Yucon from six months cruise IN
tue Arcuc. tiav .iled over 12.000 miles, and
took several thousand OBJ eivationS. In
convrrSliiDn with reporter alter his re-
turn to this city he said that he had vet
10 learn anything which tends to prove
tina, the Jeanncttc has been unSucccs>-
ful. or that any disaster has befalicn
the vessel OF her crew. lie considers
that Captain De Long would he IL liable
10 find u secure anchorage along the co1St
of Wrangcl Land as N'Iden>klold
found on the Siberian shore. judging
from the condition OF tue ice.barrler Ihe
present season, setting 81 FAR TO the s0uth,
there is good reason 10 believe that tht sea
to the nor hWard Is comparalively Tree from
zee, and tue Jeanutte ought To hnd a very
favorable wear for reaching higb latitude.
Although not a believer in kIne's open
Polar sea, DR.. DAN thinks there is no doubt
| ton. I.rfrn mac nf T.
VARYING in area WIN the season and flow OF
the currents. or other iOciI cau>e>. II is
very unjust, he n Id, TO disseminate the
theories If the loss Of the vessel aud her
crew, founded as they must be upon the
belief If persons who are either en-
urelv unacqu iii ted with Arctic adhrs,
or, il experienced, are affected by
. their prejudicps. There i ju>t rs
much reason to believe that the Jeanette
IS lost, remarked tie % lie CdH repreSent1-
tive, as there would he for mans wife
10 come 10 the conclusion, ii she did not
hear by telegraph Of HIS arrival in New
York two dsvs after he reacb d there, tbat
some mi,fO O"iunp nad befillen her husband.
The Decor u still hopeful Tor the safety of
tue missIDg whaem"n. altb ugh be admits
tue chances are a@aln>t their ever beng
heard from. He comDiend> bigby the
otlnrs Of captain Hooper, OF the Tnomas
.Cor@In, during the season IN Ibe Arciic;
and thinks II tue ltier bad been less Damp'
rred by instructions more would have been
accomplished.
THE JEANETTE PROBABLY SAFE.
AceordingtO 10 he analogies OF science and
the discoveries OF me, Ingledeld. Belcher,
and Others. it is nov generally conceded
that between latitude 80 degrees and The
Poie there is q tract OF nearly open water,
when if vessel could once reach the way
To thp Pole would be c"mo,ritvelv free
from ice and danger DR.. Kane, the best
kpoan advocate Of this iceless, open sea,
obtained a view of the wa'er from pre-
ciDitous headlaud and gave his reasons for
the open sea theory, as follow:
]. u was approached bV channel en-
firrly free from ice, havin" length OF
fity-tw0 ond a mean width Of 'hirly-sIX
geographical miles.
9. The coas' ice along the water-line OF
this channel had been cam pietelv dtsiroyed
by thaw and wafer action, while All un-
tkdnwn belt of soid ice one led and
IweUtv. i've miles IN diameter extended 10
the south.
3. A gale from the northeast OF ifiy.fOnr
hour>' duration brought heavy sea from
tDat quarter, without disclosing any DRIFT or
uIh,r ice.
4 ID rk nimbil>.clouds and watel.sky In
| vested tbe northern hOrlZ0a.
5 crowds Of migra'ory bitds were OBJ
| Z fnr,n.rinu u.Iprs