Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-08
Lieut. DaaenhOUer's Arctic Experiences.

Lieut. DaaenhoWer's Arctic Experiences.
WASHINGTON, March w. ". Danen-
hover has received letters from his son,
Lieut.. John Danenhower, of the Jeanette
Artic exploring expedition The first one is
dated Bulin, mouth of the Lena, November o,
1851 There is added a postscript, dated at
Yakoutsk, December II. The trip up the
river from Bulun to Yakoutsk occupied
thirty six days, and was made on sledges with
dogs, reindeer and horses. Lieut. Danenhower
describes the journey as one full of severe
hardships There were stations at intervals
on the way, constructed of logs. He describes
the last one of these, seventeen miles from
Yakoutsk, the best of the lot, as
small log building, with
OF one room in which were about twenty peo-
pie when the party arrived. In the centre was
the body of a horse, killed for food and
brought into the room to thaw out During
the night the party stopped at this hut, Jack
Cole, boatswarn, while laboring under aberra-
ton of mind, got up and started out to walk
to New York to see his wife. The thermome-
ter was sixty degrees below zero. 1t required
all Lieut.. Eisenhower could do to induce him
to come back into the hut. At Yakoutsk
Lieut.. Eisenhower says he found a
man who understood French and
he was taken to the governor,
who treated him with great kindness and con-
sderation. lie detailed lieutenant, with in
structions to give the wants of the party
sdecal attention. They were quartered at a
small hotel conducted on the American plan,
Lieut.. Eisenhower speaks of his stay in
Yakoutsk as exceedingly pleasant and CON-
Portable, under the circumstances. December
81, the governor sent officers to Lieut.. Danen-
hover to ask him at what time the Christmas
festivities usually begin in America, and when
Informed it was usual to commence on
Christmas eve, he sent his sleigh for the party
TO come to his residence for supper and spend
the evening.
In speaking of the terrible voyage of the
party Lieut.. Danenhower says they had to
travel 700 miles over Ice from the ship to the
mouth of the Lena. They landed in shoal
water and were com pelled to wade two miles
to land. They were forced to travel 100 miles
further before they reached shelter, and he
says he was up five days and four nights with
out sleep or rest. He mentions the fact that
out of thirty-three comprising the crew and
officers of the Jeanette only thirteen are
known TO be living and one is known to be
dead.
4motheP approximation for the Flood Suf
ferers.
Especial to the Western Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March THE house appro-
priation committee will probably tomorrow
report in favor of granting $250,O00 more in
aid of sufferers in the Mississippi valley to b.
expended under the direction of the secretary
of war. Members from the flooded districts
will urge double that amount will do no more
than alleviate the immense want and measure
is now being prepared to provide for immedi-
ate government aid in rebuilding the broken
levees. This will be independent of the gener-
al legislation asked for the improvement of
the Mississippi river. There is great conf
dence felt in the success of the gene. bill,
but what is absolutely necessary now is money
to so repair the damages of the recent flood as
TO render it possible for the people to plant
crops this season. Thirty counties of Louis
lama now under water, are the best cotton
lands in the world and if they are not reserved
the cotton crop the coming year will be at
least millions Of bales short