The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-05

DefS OF COHSI0SS dHu 6AO CAcO"ot y,
and is sometimes a serious public
THE NAVY.
The report of the secretary of the
navy states the movements OF the
various squadrons during the year
in home and foreign waters, where
our officers and seamen with such
ships as we possess, have continued
to illustrate the high character and
excellent discipline of the naval or
ganization.
THE
On the 21st of December, 1881, In
formation was received that the ex-
ploring steamer Jeanette had been
crushed and abandoned in the Arctic
Ocean. The officers and crew, after
a journey over the ice embarked
in three boats for the coast Of
Siberia. One of the parties
under command of Chief Engineer
George w. Melville, reached the
land, and falling in with natives,
was saved. Another, under Lieut..
Commander belong, landed in a
barren region near the mouth of the
Lena River. AftergsiX weeks had
elapsed, all but two of the number
had died from fatigue and starva-
ton. No tidings had been received
from the party in the third boat,
under the command of Lieut.. Chip,
but a long and fruitIess Investigation
leaves but little doubt that all its
members persisted at sea. As d
slight tribute to their heroism. I give
in this communication the names IF
the gallant men who sacrificed their
lives on the expedition: Lieut..
Commander George w. belong,
Surgeon James III. Amber, Jerome
Collins, Hans Halter Erickson,
Herrick II. Kaache, George A.
Byrd, Walter Lee, Adolph Dressler,
Carl Gerts, Nels Nelson, the cook
All Sam, and the Indian, Alexy.
The officers and men in the missing
boat were Lieut.. ChGs. w. Chipp,
commanding; VIM. Dunbar, Alfred
Sweetman, Walter Shortell, Albert
G. Kuehone, Edwin Star, Henry D.
Warren and P. E. johnson, Lieut..
Giles b. Hurbert, Master VIM.
ScheutZekisch, are now bringing
home the remains of Lieut.. belong
and comrades, in pursuance of the
directions of Congress. The Rodgers
fitted for the relief of the Jeanette
IN accordance with the action of
Congress of March 80, 1881, sailed
from San Francisco June 10th, I'M
der command of Lieut.. Robert NJ.
Berry. On November 3Oth she was
accidentally destroyed by fire, while
in winter quarters in st. Lawrence
Bay, but the officers and
crew succeeded in escaping to the
shore. Lieutenant Berry and one
of his officers, afte making a search
for the JeGp1lette along the coast of
Siberia, fell in with Chief Engineer
Melville's party and returned home
bV way of Europe. The other
officers and the cleW of the Rogers
were brought from St. Lawrence
Bay by the whaling steamer North
Star. Master Charles F. Putnam,
who had been placed in charge OF a
depot of supplies at Cape Serdez, re-
turning to his post from ST.. Law
renee Bay across the ice in blind.
ing snow storm, was carried out to
sea and lost Notwithstanding, all
pffOrfG T. T-oc0I1a him
TIE NAVY.
Itappears by the secretary'S report
that the available naval force of the
United States consists of thirty
seven cruisers, fourteen single tur-
retted monitors built during the re-
bellion, a large number of smooth
bore guns and Parrott rifles, and
eighty seven rifled cannon. The
vessels should be gradually
by iron or steel ships, the
monitors by modern armored vessels
and the ornaments by power rifled
guns. The reconstruction Of our
navy which was recommended in
the last message was begun sby
Congress authorizing in its recent
act the construction of two large
armored steel vessels, Of the charac-
ter recommended by the late naval
advisory board and subject to the
final approval of a new advisory
board to be organized as provided
by that act, l call your attention to
the recommendation Of the borad
that authority be given to con-
structs two more cruisers of smaller
dimensions and one feet dispatch
vessel and that appropriationbemade
for high power rifed cannon for the
torpedo service, and for other harboI
defence. Pending the consideration
by Congress of the policy to be here
after adopted in conducting the
eight large navy yards and their
expensive establishments the
secretary advocated the leduc-
ton of expenditures therefor to the
lowest possible amounts for the pur-
pose of affording officers and seamen
of the navy opportunities to exercise
and discipline in their profession,
under appropriate control and di-
rections. The secretary advises that
the light house service and coast
survey be transferred asnow organ
lied from the treasury to the navy
department, and he also suggests
for reasons which he assigns that a
similar transfer may wisely be
made of cruising revenue vessels.
The secretary foreibly depicts the
intimate connection aid independ-
ence of the navy and commercial
marine, and invites attention to the
continued danndanno Of tho LOT or.