New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-03
MORE TIDINGs OF DE LONG.
RECORDS REGARDING HIS RETREAT SOUTHWARK
FoUND-TRACED TO A WILDERNESS.
fDispatch 10 The Herdid


FoUND-TRACED TO A WILDERNESS.
tDispatch to The Heraldl
PARIS Feb. 1.-The following important dispatch
was received direct this morning from Lieutenant
Danenhauer at Irkutsk:
Our three boats left Scmenowsky Island on the
morning of September ~ bound for Barkin, ninety
five miles distant. We got clear of the ice at noon
There was then heavy gale from the northeast
and the boats dispersed. During the night the cap
tain's boat which was loaded deeply, lost her mass
and sails. We made land on the evening of the 17th
in shallow water. The boat was abandoned two
miles from the beach, and our party waded and
reached the deserted village of Sagapp. We cached
the logbooks and proceeded south on September ID.
Lieutenant Belongs lost record, which we
have found. read az follows:
SATURDAY Oct. /, 1SS1.-FOurteen of the officers
and men of the Jeanette reached this hut on we'd
nesday, September Is, and having been 1orced 10
wait tor the river to freeze over are proceed. ,ei,
Journey to reach settlement on the
Lena River. l have two DAYS provisions,
but having been fortunate enough thus Tar 10
get game in Our pressing needs, have no fear for
the future. Our party are all well except fians
Erikscn, whose toes have been amputated ~ conse,
ouence of frost bite. Other +, cords Will be found
in several huts the east side Of the river along
which we have come from the nOrth
GEORGE W. DE LONG.
"Three other records have been found. Eriksen
died on October 7. The party were in great dis
trcss for want of food. Noros and NindenaGn were
sent ahead for relief on October 3. They marched
south for fifteen days and found in starving
condition on October q by three natives,
WHO tool, them to n settlement. They
could not make themselves understood.
News of them reached us on October 20. An
Immediate search was commenced and the party
was traced to a Wilderness on the west bank of the
I Not rth n
to Booncnga was necessary to get Russian assist
ance. on November %. large force is now search
ing having to dig out everything as the ground is
deeplv covered with snow. The wilderness is devoid
of game Very prompt and efficient action was
taken by the Russians Every effort IS being made.
Jack Cole is tranquil to-day He is violent onlT at
times He has softening of the brain. My left eye
is ruined, and my right one is badly impaired The
other men are we'll JOHN DANENHOwEG"
The above is a continuation Of Lieutenant
Danenhower's dispatch, published by The Herald on
Wednesday, which follows:
IRKrTsK. Jan 81, 1332.-Lieutcnant De Longs party
ha- traced 10 definite locality ON the west hank OF
the Lena. Engineer Melville ana the russians are
searching ardently | am acting under positive
orders and will bear inyestigation. Leuten,
since September. The gale doubtless swamped her If
not found beora spring VIII charter the steamer
ena searcl, tho coast between the rivers Oo4ek
and KOlnla. Jack Coles has been an invalid since oc-
Tie Jeanette entered the ice Herald Island on
September 6, 1879 Her forcio0t was twisted from ne
vessel driited to the northwest uul4R t%th3 Iunt %
months She crushed ana sank on Jinc ~ IN lal-
She discovered Jeanette. Henrietta and Bennett
Islands. We made the retreat over ice 10 the NS"
Siberian Islands thence in boats to the Lena delta In
cineer Melville was given charge of my beat by DE
Long was blind. Hearty and Intelligent help was
rendered by the Russians GS I
AID FROM THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
WAsuIxGToN. Feb. 2.-Sccretary Hunt received
the following cabegram from Minister Hoffman at
St. Petersburg this afternoon:
Danenhauer reports =" Put on sick list account
cycs One ruined. Other nearly well. Melville
nut in command. Ordered me here. Knows ground.
Useful summer search.
Secretary Hunt has designated Lieutenant GIles
b. I[arbcr and Master w. II. Scheutze of the Navy
as the officers to assist Lieutenant Danenhaucr in
the search for Lieutenant Chip and his crew, and
they will take passage on the steamship Gcrmanlc,
which leaves New-Yor< on Saturday next, with tie
expectation of reaching IFkutsk aboCt the middle
Of March Their instructions are complete,
and include orders to spare neither effort nor
cxnense in the prosecution Of the work assigned to
them Lieutenant Harber IS now in command OF
the torpedo boat Alarm, at the Navy lGrd, wash
ington. Master Scleutze Is on leave IN NJ.
Ions He has been ordered to proceed to New-i0rk
without delay. Both officers expressed cheerful
willingness to accept the duty and were selected
bccause of their peculiar Illness anu capdclty IOr
the service.
Lieutenant IIarber born in Youngstown, ONO,
thirtvtwo years ago lie received his appointment to
the Naval Academy in 1865 from General Garfield, and
was graduated in 1869. He made his first cruise in
1870 on the Sabine and during the same year he rc-
ceiyed his commission as ensign The year following he
was attached to the Franklin, Of the European squad
ron and from 1872 to 1875 be served with the roquos
and Monocacy on the Asatc Station During the latter
cruise hc received his commissions Master and Lieu
tenant In 1873 he joined the Omaha on the South Pa
cc Station and attached to that ship until she
went out Of commission at Portsmouth, y. H., in ls7S
Soon after the Omaha returned nome Lieutenant Harber
went on Guty in the Ordnance Department at the Wash
ington Navy Yard where ne remained nt.l the summer
of 1879 when he ordered 10 the Torpedo ScGO"i AT
Newport, In December, 1879, he Joined the 1agsnp
Tennessee at Brooklyn watch-Ohcer, and III May,
ISL he was made executive officer OF the torpedo boat
Alarm n August following lie succeeded Lieutenant
r. NJ O. Brown, commander Of the Alarm, which has
since been stationed Washington. Lieutenant HaF-
brr VINO was an intimate friend OF General Garfield FOR
many year, has the reputation In the service Of being an
energetic and panstaking officer.
Master ScheutZe - "a native OF Missouri and Is young
man of much force Of character lie entered the Navy
in 1863, and up 20 the present time has been unem-
pOycd only eight months Since 1879 he has been one
OF the watch-oiiceTs OF the Tennessee
GENERAL FOREIGN NEUS.