The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-07-01
VICTIMS or THE JEANETTE RxPE.
DTT1oN.
Commander De Longs Note Dook-Tor.
rible Suffering OF the Brave Men.

rible Suffering OF the Brave Men.
The Secretary Of the Navy has received . con-
munissiion from Engineer Melville giving an ae-
count Of the Ending Of the bodies Of Commander
De Long and his party in the Lena Delta. Il 10
the narrative that was Published In the press
dispatches Of June 10Th, with the entries In
Commander De Longs note book added. The
frat Of these entries was made October I, 1851,
and is a. follows; zone hundred and eleventh
day, and new month. Called all hands as soon
as the cook announced boiling water, and at Gas
had our breakfAst-half pound Of deer meat and
tea. The doctor resumed the cutting away Of poor
Erickson's toes this morning. No doubt u will
have 10 continue till half bis feet gone or death
ensues or we get 10 a settlement. Only one toe
left now"
On October = touching instance Of the deyo.
ton OF Alexy 20 his commander IL noted. The
previous night was terribly cold, and Aiexy
wrapped his sealskin around De Long and kept
lin warm with the heat Of his own body. De
Long gratefully puts the incident on record. In
the morning Erickson was unconscious. lie was
dashed TO sled and the journey resumed. A large
hut was found and for the hrst time In many day,
they were able 10 make themselves comfortable.
In the evening each one had a-half pound Of dog
meat and cup OF tea. Erickson died Thursday,
October ). The ground vas so hard frozen that
his surviving companions could not dig grave
tent, dropped " In the river and Cred three vol.
leys from their rides. On this day De Long
wrote In his notebook: "what in Code name Il
10 become Of US. Fourteen pounds Of dog meat
left and twenty miles 90 possible settlement.
on tho next day he made the following entry
"friday, October 6-li7th day-brsAkfast con.
sisting Of the last haf-Pound Of dog meat and tea
The las, grain Of tea was put In the KETTLE and
are now about 70 undertake journey Of twenty.
i've miles with some old tea leaves and two quarts
Of alcohol. However, trust In God, and be-
ieve that lie who has fed US thus far will not suf.
fer us 20 die Of want now"
An entry made October shows that alcohol !,
Of great value in the absence Of food. COmman.
der De Long writes:
saturday, October s.--CalIed all hands at 5 30
breakfast. half ounce of alcohol and pint Of hO,
water. Aleoholprcyes of great advantage; keeps
stomach, and has kept mp the strength ofthe nen
"a given, three ounces per day, In accordance ~it
DIR. Amblers experiments"
On Sunday, October ., Noros and Ninderman
were sent ahead to look for help, and. ~ ha,
been stated before. they fell In with Danenhower'
party and were rescued. The brief entries made
BY he Long after this simply record the sugges.
I tive stsges of SLOW starvation.
"Thursday, l3.-willow tea. No news from
Ninderman. We are in the hands Of God, and
unless lie relents we are lost. We cannot move
against the wind. aud staying here means starva.
Z "
crossing another river, or q bend Of the big one
missed Lee. Went down in n hole in bank and
camped Sent back for Lee. lie had lain down
and vas waiting 10 die. All united in saying
, Lords prayer AZ! creed. Afler supper strong
gale Of wind. Horrible night"
The bill of fare for Friday, October "a, "a,
breakfast, willow tea dinner. one. half spoonful
sweet oil aud willow tea Aiexy shot = ptarmi.
gan. and there vas soup in the evening. The
breakfast on Saturday morning was "wilow tea
, aud two old boots"
Now aud then Alcxy, who vas the hgntsT 20,
the party, shot piarmi gan, from which soup wa'
made, but on October ID he broke down. on the
following day Dr. Amber baptized him, aud he
died about sunset. Iiis body vas laid on the lea
on the river aud covered with slabs Of lee. kocl
and Lee nex; succumbed 90 starvation and were
laid up. Prayers were read for the sick. kock
was found dead At midnight October 81, a. he lay
between DR.. Amber and De Long. Lee died
about noon Of the same day. DE Long make,
this pathetic entry "Too weak to carry the bode,
Of Lao BE-! kOek out On the ice. The Doctor,
Collins and my Golf carried them around the eorne'
oct Of sight. Then iay eye closed up
Iycrson died on Friday. October p. hrcssiel
died on Saturday night. October 90. The follow
ing IL the last entry in the book
SUNDAY. Oct. 80, I4oth dsy.--Hoyd and GariI
died daring the night. Mr.. Collins dying
De Long. Surgeon Amber, and All sam. the
cook. were still alive when this record was made,
bat they mus, have died soon afterwards.