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The Survivors of the Lost Steamer Jean
nette Arrive in New York-The Charges
Against Melville Denounced.

The Survivors of the Lost Steamer Jean
nette Arrive in New York-The Charges
Against Melville Denounced.
NEW YORK, May 2S.-The steamship Gel
tic, bearing Lieutenant Danenhauer, DIR.
Newcomb, Jack Cole and Charles Ton Sing.
survivors of the arctic steamer Jeanette,
arrived early to-day. When the vessel was
reported off Fire Island party consisting
of immediate relatives and friends OF the
voyagers started in tug to meet them. As
the tug run along side the latter Lieutenant
Danenhauer leaped on board and affection
ately embraced his mother and father, and
was warmly welcomed home by the others.
Lieutenant Danenhauer then invited his
relatives and friends to his cabin on the
steamer, and presented all to his associate
survivors.
The party then listened to recital of the
dreadful sufferings in the far North and the
tale of the fate of Commander De Long and
his men until the steamer reached her dock.
Arrived there Lieutenant Danenhauer was
surrounded by congratulatory friends who
had gathered to give him hearty welcome,
! and they did. For an hour he was kept
| busy shaking hands and answering inqui-
rIes While all this was happening on the
upper deck a far different scene was pre-
sented in the small cabin below. There,
with his arms piniOned behind him, was poor
Jack Cole, the Boatswain of the Jeanette,
crazy from long suffering, and his brother,
Thomas Cole, and his son John. were quick
to go to him. and the unfortunate man i'm
mediately recognized them, affectionately
greeting both. 1t was sad TO see the weep
| ing son, sorrowing brother, and demented
father. Immediately after speaking TO
his son his mind again wan
dered and he was once more
the fate threatening him. He will be sent
to the Asylum.
Lieutenant Danenhauer S VS. he has great
confidence Jack will recover, with proper
treatment in a few months. 1t was found
necessary to secure him during the voyage,
as the slightest thing would make him
frantic.
Lieutenant Danenbauer said, in answer
to inquiries concerning mis- voyage, that ne
was not as yet prepared to talk. There
will be thorough, searching examination" !"
said he "and the people can see how this
matter stands. So far as suffering is con
cerned, we did suffer. and suffered terribly.
See my eyes; some day shall lose the sight
of both. l hope not. One (the left one) is
almost entirely blind, bun the other appears
to be at present ell right"
In answer TO q question DrODOunCed to
his views on Engineer Melville, Lieutenant
Danenhauer earnestly said: Please say this
for me. That l never used language. in the
sense ascribed to me, derogatory OF Melville.
Say that consider him a brave man and al
honorable gentleman, who suffered with us.
The attack on him was unjus nd cowardly.
particularly in his absence. Melville didall
in his power, and did that well. Iregret ex-
ceedlngly anything touching his fair name
should have been said, for it was undeserved
1t was unjust both to him and to myself.
Wait TILL the examination comes; wait till
Melville comes home and has chance TO
speak for himself"
DR.. Newton Newcomb, who accompanied
| the Jeanette expedition as naturalist was
very indignant over the treatment of Mel
vile. and termed it cowardly, mean and de-
serving the highest censure. "Why," said
the doctor, IL was so much insensed when I
read these base charges against Melville that
was on the point of sending letter to the
press of America on the subject but on re-
fiection concluded to wait. / want to say
that what is charged against Melville is as
| untrue it is cowardly. Why could not his
accusers wait until he reached home and had
chance to defend himself? Bot to stab in
| the back, 10 attack him when he has no
chance to defend himself, isa most cowardly
piece of business"
"If / thought" continued the doctor.
''that 1 could find one of the poor fellows
who were lost l would turn this minute and
90 back to all that hardship and privation
cheerfully-yes, gladly-in trder to save
them. This life has no fascination for me.
/ simply go as a matter of business, and if
| am called upon to go again tomorrow
| am ready and willing TO go.'
Lieutenant Danenhauer said Of the lost
members Of the Jeannette's crew that pos
| sibly an oar or small portion of their coat
might be found, but that would be all
Charlie Ton Sing. the Chinese steward,
said, when asked if he would go again,
with funny grin: "Well, mebbe.' He APP
peared the strongest of the entire four, and
viewed with an air of stoicism all his sur
roundinRs. On leaving the steamer Lieu
tenant Danenhauer and party were driven to
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where rooms had
been engaged for them, and where there was
n family breakfast He will remain in the
city day or two and then go to Washington.
On his way he will stop in Philadelphia to
visit friends there. When he spoke of Com
mander De Long his voice was choked with
emotion and his eyes were moist.
The Geographical Society gave a reception
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