Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-11
TIE Unfortunate Jeanette.
THE SEARCH FOR CAPTAIN DE LoNc
From the New York Herald ]

From the New York Herald.
In our news by cable will he found an
additional dispatch from Lieutenant
Danenhower, which gives in some detail
the latest intelligence of the attempts
made TO find Captain De Long and those
who were with him in boat No. l. 1t
appears that on October ] De Long left
record in hut in which his party had
remained two days, indicating that they
would go to the west side of the Lena
ON that day and endeavor TO reach a
settlement. Unfortunately this ante
dates the day on which Nindeman ard
| Noros left the Captains party, which
was October 5, and does not give later
news of the Captain. As we read the dis
spatch Nindeman and Noros reached on
/ October 30 point on the coast, whore
Melville and Danenhower heard of them,
and tberenpon commenced search for
the rest of the party, who were traced to
Wilderness on the west bank OF the
Lena" into which the natives refused
to follow them. BY November %
large force of Russians was engaged III
the search, but De Longs party had
then been in that wilderness q month,
| and they were reported rs short of food
on October T. II may be that in that
wilderness they found resources never
discovered by the natives, and in that
possibility lies the only hope that ttey
could come out of it alive. We do not
know how far from the coast this will
derness may lie, but there is good rea-
son to believe that it is some distance
inland. This gives probability that
shelter and subsistence were found
there.
The following dispatch was received
direct from Lieutenant Danenhower at
Irkutsk:
Our three boats left Semenowsky Is
land on the morning of September II,
bound for Barkin, nineiy-tiye miles dis
tant. We got clear of the ice at noon.
There was then heavy gale from the
northeast and the boats dispersed. Dur
ing the night the captains boat which
was loaded deeply, lost her masts and
sails. We made land on the evening of
the 18th 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 logboobs and proceeded
south on September 10.
Lieutenant De Longs lost record,
which we have found, reads as follows:
SATURDAY, Oct !, 1SS1.--Fourteen
of the officers and men OF the Jeanette
reached this hut on Wednesday, Sep
tember %, and, having been forced to
wait for the river to freeze over, are
proceeding to cross to the west this
morning ON their journey to reach some
settlement on the Lena River. l have
two days provisions, but having been
fortunate enough thus far to get game
in our pressing needs we have no fear
for The future. Our party are all well
except Hans Eriksen, whose toes have
been amputated in consequence of frost
bite. Other records will be found in
several huts on the east side of the river
along which We have come from the
north" The missive was signed,
"GEoRGE w. DE LoNG."
Three other records have been found.
Eriksen died on October 7. The party
were in great distress for want of food
Noros and Nindeman were sent ahead
for relief on October 9. They marched
south for fifteen days and were found
in starving condition on October 81
/ by three natives, who took them to
settlement. They could not make
themselves understood. News of them
reached us on October 90. An imme-
diate search was commenced, and the
party were traced to a wilderness on
the west bank of the Lena. Natives re-
fused further work, and return to
Bolcnenga was necessary to get Russian
assistance on November %. A large
force is now searching, having to dig
out everything, as the ground Is deeply
covered with snow. The wilderness is
devoid of game. Very prompt and eff
cient action was taken by the Russians.
Every effort is being made. Jack Cole
is tranquil to-day. He is violent only
at times. He has softening of the
brain. My left eye is ruined and my
right one is badly impaired. The other
men are well.