Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-14

a dlspatch from Paris to the New York
Herald says the following telegram from
Lieutenant Danenhower, dated Irkutsk,
February 4, has just been received there:
De Longs party is between stations Bu-
leur (Bolinoiy p and Sisterouck, Gust Olonsk p
In narrow wilderness so miles long, devoid
OF habitations and game. Jerome j. Col
lins volunteered to stand by the dying sea-
man, Hans Erickson, and let the others of
De Longs party push south. The new
search builds huts and goes over every inch
OF the region, which is plowed by heavy
drift ice every spring.
We visited Nordenskjold's winter quar-
ters, and found that he was safe before we
entered the ice near Herald Island. The
general health of the crew during the
twentY-one months drift was excellent.
No scurvY appeared. We used distilled
water and bear and seal meat twice a week.
No rum was served out. Divine service was
regularly held. We took plenty of exer-
else. Every body hunted. Game was scarce.
We got about thirty bears, two hundred
and fifty seals and six Walrus. No fish or
whales were seen. All possible observa-
tions were made during the drift, the result
showing northwest course. The ship was
keeled over and heavily pressed by the ice
most of the time. The mental strain was
heavy on some of the ships company. The
result of the drift for the first five months
was forty miles. There was a cycloidal
movement of the ice. The drift during the
last six months was very rapid. The sound
ings were pretty even. They were Is fathoms
near Wrangel Land, which was often visible
IS miles distant. The greatest depth found
was 50 fathoms, and the average 35 The
bottom was blue mud. Shrimps and plenty
of algological specimens were brought up
from the bottom. The surface water had a
temperature Of 20 degrees above zero. The
extremes OF temperature of the air were:
Greatest cold SO degrees below zero, and
greatest heat A degrees above zero. The
first winter the mean temperature was 33
degrees below zero. The second winter 1t
was 80 degrees below zero. The first sum-
mer mean temperature was 40 degrees above
zero. The heaviest gale showed a velocity
of about so miles an hour. Such gales were
not frequent. Barometric and thermome-
trio fluctuations were not great. There were
disturbances of the needle coincident with
the auroras. The winters growth OF ice
was eight feet. The heaviest ice seen was
% feet.
Engineer Shocks heavy truss saved the
ship on November 81 from being crushed.
The telephone wires were broken by now
ment of the ice. The Photographic cOllec-
tiOn was lost with the ship. Lieut.. Chipp's
1000 auroral observations were also lost.
The naturalist's notes have been saved.
Jeanette Island was discovered May 16,
in latitude 76:47 north, longitude 1885 east.
1t was small and rocky and we did not visit
it. Henrietta Island was discovered and
visited On Nav "a, in latitude us north,
longitude 1912 east. 1t is an extensive
island. Animals are scarce and glaciers
plenty. Bennett Island lies in latitude 1888
north, longitude 1880 east. 1t is very
large. Ga 1t we found many birds, old
horns, drift wood, and coal, but no seal or
walrus. Great tidal action was observed
The coast was bold and rocky. The cape
on the south coast was named Cape Emma
We drifted back during the first week of
the retreat twenty y-seven miles more than we
could advance. The snow was knee-deep.
We had to go thirteen times over and over
the track, seven times with loads. Lieut.
Chipp's boat did better than ours (Melville's)
during the afternoon of September II, the
three boats having got clear of the ice off
Seminovsky Island at noon of that day
About dusk he was thousand yards eff our
weather quarter and lowered sail as If
rounding TO. We lay to for twenty -four
hours under a triangular drag. Nothing
was seen of Lieut.. Chipp's boat at day
light. He could not get back to the island
in a northeast gale. He was unable to carry
his share Of provisions. l observed a
strong easterly current near the Lena delta
There were masses of driftwOod between
the Siberian islands.
Jack Coles mind is not wholly alienated
He has not been violent for twelve days, but
Is happy and harmless. Getting home may
restore him.