New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-21

twenty.five feet of the cache, p.roo,. d+o
~ ri p9n tbe nexI day November H. during
Ssavy Storm Was obliged to wall there tw' u"''
10 rest and feed the dogs
THE RECORDS FovNl' on THE coAs1.
Durine this time | overhaued everything oo'
tanned in the cache. and the following is correct
list. viz
One box containing refuse mcd cal stores one
box of small articles mess gear one box tor navi
CATION books and sextant one 9oN Snr"H t
I've Tin cases continuing four log books; Two cox
,oyes. two pieces of rope; old sleeping bags
condcmnedl: one lot of old clothing worn
ou one Wincn@stSf rue hTso iT ' one boat bucket
on, hox of specimens from Bennett Island ~ b
Some OF these articles were loft at Upper bniuh ana
The Others we're taken to Iakut2l
There was no list of articles found in the cache.
lint record No was found in the navigation box
On November II left Upper Bulun with hsh Tor
Ten DAYS food and with three dog teams driven oy
three natives visited the place at which lie
Longs marty crossed the Lena. and traced the
party TO Sixterancck from which place wished
40 search for the Int in which Erickson died.
INT there was n storm raging and the natives
insisted on returning to either Bulun
or Upper Blum because there was
lack Of food and the dogs refused to work. We
had only raw frozen fish 20 cat, so ! determlned 10
return to Bniun and arrived there November ~ N
face badly Notwithstanding been ten DAYS In
continuous storm, and remaining two NIGHTS ana
daN IN one nOlt III % SUI" "iVu'"' o"'''A
of any kind.
DE LONG SOMEWHERE WEST OF THE LENA
From my knowledge of the country and from the
evidence of Noras and Ninderman am convinced
that Lieutenant De Long and party are somewhere
to the westward of the Lena and between Sixter'
aneck and Bulcour. which are separated by an
extent of about 100 verSts of barren and desoate
% region devoid of subsistence. To search that
region large force will be required.
with proper authority from the Russian
official therefore came 10 this place to commune
cate with the United StateSand. Immediately. with
the aid of the authorities to organize searching par
ties In the meantime the commandant OF Bnlnn Is
searching with all the force his small town affords
The Governor of this province has sent general
order throughout the entire region from the Lena
10 the Kolvma TO search for and render assistance
to both parties that missing. | am now COM
plotting my arrangements and Will start
within a few days. The GOvernor-Gcneral
d. Tscherineff is rendering every assistance in his
mower BY the next mail will send full state
rnrnt explaining the organization and the plans
adopted for the search.
When Mr.. Danenhower reached Bulun transpor-
tation south could be furnished for only six men,
30 he took the five weakest of the party and reached
This place on December II. The remaining six ar
rived here Yesterday. The general health of the
whole party Is excellent, but MIR. DanenhOWerS
eyes are badly affected John Cole. seaman. sniers
from alteration of the mind and Hubert Leach sea-
man. from frozen toes, Tomorrow MT D'heh,
hover with nine men, will proceed 10 JakuiI ana
thence To the Atlantic seab0ard. Will keep 10
seph H. Bartlett, first class fireman. audN ~ Nm,
derman seaman. with me. Mr. Danenhower VIII
carry to the Uni ed States the records and ne
articles found in the cache have sent you THIS
dav a telegram TO that effect
In conclusion. desire to call the attention or the
DEPARTMENT to the upright and manly conduct OF
Master J. w. Danenhowcr. who cheerfully rendered
The most valuable assistance under the most trying
whose professional
awaited myself of on all occasions We were IN per
feet accord at all times although an unfortunate
mand. The conduct of irSt-caSs fireman joseph
II Bartlett is worthy of special notice; his SUPERIOR
INTELLIGENCE cheerful disposition and energy are
highly cOmmendabe. Also 10 seaman Herbert
Zach who was at the helm for eleven hours IN Tie
gale during which time his feet and legs were baly
frozen: after which he worked manfully at the oars
without muTmnr enduring thg LMoSI 1 III I pam
Passed Assstant-E Engineer, United States Navy
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The records found by
Chief Engineer Melville during his search for De
Longs party and referred TO his in letter from
Yakutsk are given below. with Mr.. Mevile's COM
ments:
RECORD NO l.
This record was found III the cache at the landing
place by
Arctic EXPLORING STEAMER JEANETTE,
LENA DELTA Monday, 10Th of September SSl
The following named fourteen persons belonging
70 Tie Jea9nete Winch T TSt s 7 I ep@ ff de
1852 landed here on the evening OF the l7th INST,
and will proceed on foot this afternoon TO try to
reach settlement on the Lena River.
GEORGE w DE LoNG,
Lieutenant commanding.
!. Lieutenant De Long, g. Il i 4 Erickson Eh
8 MIR. collins, 10. c. " Boyd,
T. " ". + G. Ninderman, i. ". Lee
o. 4; Carte, y. n yueTSon
g. All. sam 13. L. i. N0ras'
z Alexy. II. A. DresSler.
Whoever finds this paper is requested to forward |
il the Secretary of the Navy, with note OF the
time and place at which found.
ICopies OF the above in six languages follOwed.] |
record was left about one-hali mile north OF the |
southern end OF SimOntH Island, buried under |
a stake. The thiTty-three persons composing the
officers and of the Jeanette left that island
in three boats on the morning OF the lZth instant
tone week ago.. That same night we were separated
IN gale of wind. and have seen nothing OF them
since. Orders had been given, III event OF such
accident Tor each boat to make the best of its way
to a settlement on the Lena River before wait
ing for anybody My boat made the
land III the morning of the 10th inst and suppose
get sight for position since left SlmontK Island.
After trying for two days to get on shore without
grounding or 10 reach of the rlver mouths,
abandoned my boat and Waded one and hdlI miles,
carving our provisions and outfit with us. We
must try, with Gods help, 10 walk TO settle
rnert which believe to be ninety -hve miles dis
taDt We are all well have four days provisions,
and ammunition. and are carrying with US
only ships book and papers and bl anket tents and
through seems good. GEORGE W. DELoSG
Lieutenant, United States Navy, Commanding.
RECORD NO. g.
This record was found In a hut by Yakut hunter
md gwen to me at Upper Bulun
ATAHUT LENA DELTA about twelve miles
from head of Delta, Monday, Sept 26, 1881.
Fourteen OF the officers aud men OF the United
States Arctic steamer Jeanette reached this place
last evening and are proceeding to the s3utnTa[a
this morning. "A more complete record VIII be
found in "A Under case in hut fifteen miles further