New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-29
THE JEANETTE SURVIVORS.
ARRIVAL OF FOUR OF THE CREW.

1 NILE HE tEIlIC Al QOAltANllNE n iNn@'N
WITH LIEUTENANT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BLAMED UNJUsTLY-CONDTTION OF THE MEN.
| Foursurvivers of the ilstarred Jeanette Arctic
Expedition arrived in New York yesterday morning
on the White Star steamer Celtic. They were John
| w. Dancnhower, lieutenant and third in command
of the Jeanette, DR.. Raymond l.. Newcomb, OF
Salem, Mass, the naturalist of the expedition,
| :" Jack" Cole and Long Sing, seamen. More than
| eleven months ago these men with many compan-
| ions, had set out upon their homeward journey
winch all hut ended yesterday, and in their re-
| cepton by friends and relatives there was much
that touching and pathetic. The Celtic is a
good sailer and she left Liverpool May IS. 1t
was, therefore, thought likely that she would
arrive here Friday night or Saturday. The pa
rents and brother of Lieutenant Dancnhowcr, he
| sides number of friends, came from Washington
and Philadelphia TO receive him, and all OF Friday
and Saturday they waited for news of the steamers
arrival 1t had been planned that the party should
| go down the bay III the steamboat John Brkbeck
| the moment that the Celtic was reported from Fire
| Island When it became apparent on Saturday
night that the steamer would not arrive until the
morning most of the party took lodgings at the
| Stevens House, and arrangements were made to
| have them summoned so soon rs the Celtic was
sighted. The summons came little after o'clock
| yesterday morning. and within an hour the Birk-
| beck was steaming down the bay. On board OF her
| were Mr.. and Mrs W. w. DanonhOwer,
| the parents OF the returning Lieu
tentant; Washington Danenhower, his young
or brother; j. II. Skenck, his brothcr-in-aw
| Mr. and Mrs. David Woclpper, Of Philadelphia, his
cousins, Mrs. j. +. Sices, Of this city George W.
Chandler Henry liirst, Edward ;. Mawson, and
Miss Mawsou of Philadelphia Elal f. Hall, Of the
Geographical Society Miss Fraser, Of this city;
| William Purring.on, a schooimate of Lieutenant
Danenhower; Mr.. Helm, of Washington jack
Coles son. lad of eighteen years, artist and
| number of reporters. The sail down the bay in the
bracing morning air was delightful.
DANENHOwERs MEETING WITH HIS FRIENDS.
| The Celtic was met at twenty minutes before Q
o'clock, just steaning away from Quarantine Long
before the BirkbecK got the Transatlantic
steamer an excited eagerness took possession Of the
| friends of Lieutenant DanenhOwer. Handkerchefs
were waved rs signals from the handles of UNI
brellas and canes and Mr. Skenck To be better seem
clamhcred to the top of the pilot-h0uSc The Celtic
was approached from her starboau, however, and
| the answering signal did not come from her until
the }Tkbeck had crossed her bows so that her port
| side was visible Then from crowd of passengers
| who were on her upper deck about amldships
white handkerchief waved bac, Il recognition. The
| face of the man who returned tho salute was not
recognizable al the distance which then separated
| the boats in a moment 1t was seen that his f,a-
| lures partly concealed by soft souch hat,
pulled down low as ii 10 shield his eyes, which were
protected by par of black goggles from the ISht
brothers eyes were the first 10 single the return
| ing Lieutenant out, and Mrs DancnhOwer was led
aft as the BIrkbeck came around, that she might
| see her son. She a vel to conceal the evil
dences of her emotion, but the trcmulousneSs of her
voice as she asked and over again, Where Is
| he Where is John !" told the tear
| ful, but happy excitement under which she was
| laboIlng. Ihe steamship being under way when the
Birk beck came up, ii thought that the meeting
would have to be postponed until the CeitIc should
Ieach er per Dut tile engine "eLc seoPpeu 10. d
| few minutes to permit me Blihheck 10 run alOhg-
| side and a second later Mr.. SkeEck had clambered
up the side OF the steamer and had the Lieutenant
| IN his arms Inc next Instant ne appeaFeu WIN WIN
him ~ tle gaug'~av, frOri winch they leaVed 70 re
top os tie 5irkOeclrs wneehou'e ana thence To the
| dock. LanelI0WerS father was Iirst 70 re'cl'
| him. then his mother, who Tor tnc had nothing
but kisses and tears for Limi then his brother;
| cousin and the rest Of his friends. All
| he recognized at once. He wanted to with
draw with his family 10 the cabin, but finding
none on. the little steamboat he decided
| TO return to the Celtic. The gIugpiank thrown
ont up which he helped his mother, ana with
father mother, brother and brother-n-law, con
tnued his way to the pier leaving his other friends
| to follow III the Birkbeck.
When the Celtic reached her pier Lieutenant
| Dancnhower was ready to receive his friends
! Those who had met him before he sailed on the un-
| fortunate expedition, saw many marks Of suffering
III his appearance. His figure was tlnn and wasted.
! his checks were fallen away and covered with Il
| pallOr that showed through the bronze Of former
! Cut moderately close and black goggles
His carriage aud firm, his demeanur, dur
Ing The rSi moments of excitement, perfectly quiet
and calm his voice low and tiled with scit modula-
|
seemed, at first as though there something
stocal about him. but the hcartncss with whca he
greeted ali who approaches hin showed That hc
was not LACKING in warm feeling.
Lieutenant DJuenhOWer Icy an unfortunate over
sight was kept on board the Celuc until after
O'clock. IL had been arranged that his ARRIVAL
should be- tclcerap!cd to the Navy Yard IN BrOoa-
lVn whence expected 10 be relieved of the charge
nf . lack Cole who il will he remembered. lost
his reason IN the sDjoun IN the Arctic
regions Cole being an enlisted seaman,
the care Of him deyOlycd upon pancnhOwcr. The
dispatch was not forwarded and relief dill not
come fromthe Navy Yard until messenger bad been
sent III a carriage. 1t was therefore, nearly
= o'clock before hc reached the Fifth Avenue Hotel
where he spent the rest OF the day with his family
IN a dai kened room. reclining a lounge and re-
ceiving the congratulations OF scores of friends.
He talked until through utter exhaustion, lie was
Obliged to decline to soe any more visitors The
evening he spent in visiting the widow of Lieu
tenant Commander De Long.
ENGINEER MEIVILLE's CONDUCT
To a TRIBUNE reporter who conycrsed with him
on board the Celtic and aiterward at the hotel he
talked about the incidents of the i-fated e1pe-
dition with perfect freedom and candOr He mani
Tested great concern lest Engineer Melville should
be too hastily criticised and misjudged for
tbe much mooed delay of forty days before pushing
on i'm search of the FIRST and second cutters. He
spoke of this both at the opening and the close OF
lis conversation. "Ill be much obliged to you If
vouU back Melville" he said. About the details
Hf his conduct DO not wish 10 say any thing until
me arrives; but this wall add that great injustice
has been done him by the criticisms that have been
ua,sed upon him. It's very easy here To sit III Jndg
inent but it's very unfair ! want 10 say tnat
never intended to reflect upon hlln IN the least IN
Investigations and then all will come out"
On another point which has caused some discus |
sion he continued: -
worthy is all wrong. Her model was described rs !
peculiarly fitted for Arctic exploration, and don't
entered the Arctic Ocean. The London standard SAID
that we left her adIft which is lie. We left her