The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-21
THE JEANNHTTE.
The Wanderer Found by siberians
sUFFER1NGs AND LOSSES OF THE
CREW.

LONDON, Dec. 20.-A st. Petersburg des-
patch says the Governor General OF Easterh
news that steamer of an American Polar ex-
pedition, which has been lost since 1871, mas
heen discovered and assistance rendered TO the
crew. Inquiries are being made concerning
the name of the vessel, date OF her discovery
and other particulars.
Telegram from st. Petersburg says it is be-
lieved ii that city that the discovery OF
steamer in the Arctic refers TO the Jeanette
The despatch adds that the crew have suffered
no loss.
The London Press Association says that the
finding of the Arctic exploring steamer jean
nette was reported to the meeting OF the hoyal
Geographical Society to-day.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20-A London special says
the Governor of Siberia has issued proclama-
ton announcing that the Arctic voyaging ship
Jeanette is safe with all well and her equip
ments intact. The governor at his own ex-
pense caused an extraordinary searching party
10 be sent out to hunt up traces of the jean
nette when he learned that fears were enter
tanned for her and that relief expeditions were
being o. ganized by different governments. The
men sent stuck to their work despite the most
dangerous obstacles until they found traces of
the lost shin and finally overlook her, The
people aboard the Jeanette were astonished
when informed by the Siberian explorers that
they have become objects of solicitude of all
civilized nations. After aScertaining that the
Jeanette was absolutely safe and that all were
well and fully provided for, the Siberians has
tened back to report the good news. The Gov
ernor of Siberia despatched special courier to
have the news got to London With all speed.
WASHINGTON, Dec 20-The Secretary of
State received to-day the following telegram
from the Charge d'Affaires of the United
States at ST Petersburg:
Secretary Of State, Washington:
The Jeanette was crushed in the ice June
18th in latitude n, longitude 157. The crew
embarked in three boats and were separated by
wind and foS. No. 3, with eleven men, Engi
peer Melville commanding, reached the mouth
of the Lena Sept. 18th Subsequently No /,
with Capt. belong, DIR. Amber and twelve
men, reached the Lena in pitiahle condition.
Prompt assistance was sent. No. 2 has not
been heard from.
HOFFMAN, st. Petersburg"
In response to the above the following was
transmitted:
Hoffman, Charge, st. Petersburg.
Tender hearty thanks of the President to all
authorities or persons who have in any way
been instrumental in assisting the unfortunate
survivors from the "Jeannette" or furnishing
information to this Government.
FRELINGHUYsEN,
Secretary of State"
ST.. PETERSBURG, Dec 20-A special supple
ment of the official Gazette, issued this eve
ming, announces that all kilograms from Engi-
neer Melville, of the lost Arctic exploring
steamer Jeanette will be forwarded to their
destination as promptly as possible, and that
most energetic 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 has reached the Government at va
kutsk, Eastern Siberia, that on the 14th Of
September three natives of Oulous, near Cape
Barhay, $40 yersts north of Cape Bekoff, dis
covered o boat containing eleven men, who
stated they belonged to the JeaDnette and bad
undergone terrible sufferings. On hearing the
news the District Deputy Governor with doc
tors and medicine was Immediately despatched
to help the shipwrecked sailors. and was in
structed to bring them to Yakutsk. The gov
e,nor was also instructed to do anything in his
power to recover the remainder of the crew,
500 roubles being given him to defray his first
expenses.
Engineer Melville has telegraphed to the
American Legation at st. Petersburg that the
Jeannetfe was surrounded and crushed by ice
on the 23d of June in lat. n North, long. 159
East. The crew left the vessel in three boats
about fifty miles from the mouth of the Lena,
They were separated by violent winds and
thick f0gs. Boat No. 3, commanded by Engi-
neer Melville, arrived on the 18th of Septem
Der at the eastern mouth of the river Lena.
where it was stopped by blocks of ice near the
village of Bolenenga, inhabited by idolaters.
Boat No. rearhed the same spot. The occu-
pants of these boats state that Lieut.. belong
and DIR. Amber with twelve others landed at
the northern mouth of the Lena and that they
are in fearful condition, suffering from FROST
bitten limbs. A party of the inhabitants OF
Bolenenga started Immediately for their assist
ance. Nothing is known of boat No 2.
Engineer Melville forwarded by the natives
long dispatches to Bennett, of the New York
Herald For want of funds they have been
forwarded by post addressed to Gen. IgneieH.
On Oct. Doth Nindeman and Noras, seamen,
who were in boat No. 1, Joined their comrades
and stated that Lieut.. belong, DIR. Amber and
twelve others had reached the northern mouth
of the Lena and were starving. An expedi-
ton was at once sent out to rescue them. The
survivors Host everything. Engineer Melville
says money is urgently needed ana should be
sent by telegraph to Yakutsk. He has urgent
1y requested 5000 roubles be transmitted imme-
diateiy to the Governor Of Yakutsk for the re-
turn and care of the shipwrecked men,
LONDON, Dec. 20-The Post, in leading ar
ticIe, says:--In every quarter of the globe the
news that the brave sailors have reached port
of refuge will be received with heartfelt Salts
faction
The Standard Though the Jeanette
has suffered destruction the Americans have
added additional glory to that they have al
ready won in the frozen regions"
WASHINGTON, Dec 20--In an interview with
a representative of the Associated Press to-
night upon the latest news from the Jeanette,
George KEENAN, of this city, who some years
ago travelled 1000 miles or more up the river
Lena at the mouth of which Lieut.. belong
and survivors of this crew have recently land
ed expressed himself as follows:-It seems ev-
ident that Lieut.. belong, after steaming up
the eastern coast of Wrangell Land and ascer-
tanning that it was nothing more than an in
tGonr tula ,od To
lowing the current discovered by the Rodgers
last September, and endeayored to reach the
"Polynia," or great body OF open water seen
by the Russian explorers of Wrangell Land
and Anjou in their sledge journeys north OF
the Kolyma river and the new Siberian islands.
The point where the Jeanette was lost is 100
miles northeast of the island eff New Siberia,
300 miles from the nearest part of the Siberian
main land and little more than 800 miles
from the mouth of the Lena.
1t is probable that Lieut.. belong after aban-
doniDg bis ship made for the nearest point on
the Siberian coast, passing to the eastward and
southwark of the New Siberian Islands and
striking the main land between the mouth OF
the Indigerka and the mouth of the Lena. LII
he reached the coast early enough in the sea-
son he ought to have found Russian and native
fishing stations at the mouths of the Yana,
Indigerka, and other small streams and thus
have obtained success much nearer than the
Lena. 1t is possible however that he did not
reach the main land until after the fishing sta
lions had all been abandoned and the fisher
men had returned up the rivers to their winter
villages, which as rule are situated some dis
lance inland. AT the mouth of the Lena there
is, believe, a permanent settlement, and
this seems to have been appointed as a rendez-
uous for all the boats.
There is very strong probability OF the
safety of the missing boats crew. We do not
know no long after the arrival of belong with
the second boat these dispatches left the
mouth of Lena, courier may have started at
once without waiting for the third boat which
may have come in the very next day. The
crew may have found an inhabited station
nester than the mouth of the Lena or have
been picked up by fishing boats and carried to
some other place of safety. The retreat OF
these boats across 5000 miles of ice encountered
Arctic sea to Siberian mainland is remark
able achievement and one which is almost un-
belong and his men were three months at sea
end on ice in open boats before they reached
the mouth of the Lena is fact which of it
self tells mournful story of hardship and
suffering and one which more than accounts
for the pitiable condition in which we are told.
Belongs crew at last arrived. They would
be well cared for at any Russian settlemen on
the Siberian coast. They would find
warm earth embarked at Yourtz
abundant clothing and food and
sympathy and care of warm hearted hospita-
Bile people, AS soon as the Winter road" was
established, and the crew were strong enough
to travel, they will probably be brought up the
Lena on dog sledges to Yakoutsk which is a
large Russian town of 5000 or 5000 inhabitants.
Here they would shave all the comforts and