The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-05-11

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Secretary Chandler
received tonight the following dispatch from
Engineer Melville, by way of Irkutsk, May s.:
- LENA DELTA, March a, 1882.
Secretary of the Navy, Washington d. c., U. s. A..
Found De Long and party-dead. Found
all papers and books. Continue search for
Chipp. MELVILLE.
lBy Cable to the New York Herald.l
IRKUTsK, May 5-Morning.-The following
dispatches have Just been received here by
special courier from Jackson, the Herald cor
respondent, on his way north to the mouth Of
the Lena:
dispatch No. IL tfs
DEER STATION, KENURACH,
In THE DISTRICT OF VERCHNARANsK,
April 10, 1882. -
: rumor is current among the fungus ma
tives that five men have been found by the
fungus at the mouth of the Iona. They de-
scribe one as wearing q gold-faced uniform.
Noros tells me Captain DeLong wore his uni
form coat under his ulster at the time of their
landing. I give this as rumor, but it is re
markable that the news spreads among the
fungus with great speed. JACKSON.
dispatch No. O.
FORTY MILES BEYOND KENuRAcH,
April IL, 1882. (
A Cossack estafette Especial expressly has
Just arrived here with dispatches, bringing
news that the bodies of Captain DeLong and
ten men have been found, all in one spot. He
takes sealed dispatches which you will receive
with this. JACKSON.
THIRTY OF THE RODGERS CREW LOST.
ST. PErERsBURa, May 5.-Honman has re-
ceived telegram, signed Captain Berry, from
Kolynok, Northeast Siberia, stating that thirty
of the thirty-seven persons on board tho
Rodgers were lost.
FROM THE LOST oFFICE1's FAMILY FRIENDS.
NEW YORK, May 5.-Captain Wotton and wife,
the parents of Mrs. DeLong, live in this city,
this evening. The news of the finding of
belongs party had not reached them. In
pleasant parlor, hung with portrait Of the
Jeanette, and a photograph Of DeLong, when
leaving the Naval Academy, the reporter con-
versed with several members of the family on
DeLong's domestic character, his hopes and
plans for reaching the North Pole. a.
William @. Wotton, brother Of Mrs.
DeLong, said: My sister was married in
1871, and spent considerable time with her
husband once on the monitor Lehigh in the
Port Royal Harbor, again two years when he
was in charge of the school-ship st. Mary. She
went to Europe with him when he was detailed
to take the Jeanette from London to Havre,
where it received the name of Mr.. Bennet's
sister. Leaving Havre on July Is, 1878, the
165 days. Mrs. DeLong has often said that the
six months spent on the Jeannette were the
happiest of her life. She has little girl
named Lylers, now ten years old, who spent
much of her time on deck with her father.
After arriving at San Francisco the father
and mother went on board the ship and re-
manned there week. In February. 1879, Mr..
DeLong came to this city and in this room con-
cluded most of his arrangements for his
voyage. Here Melville met him, having been
called from China to go on the Jeanette at his
earnest request. Chipp and Danenhower were
also personal friends Of DeLong, and the crew
was OF his own selection. None knew better
than he the danger which he was to encounter,
but his wife never despaired Of his return.
She wrote me yesterday, saying that she was
expecting to come East in . few weeks, but her
daughter has the measles now. She said that
she had endeavored to keep strong, in order to
be prepared to nurse her husband when he
should return.
She wanted to go to st. Petersburg to meet
him, but we feared the journey would be too
severe for her. do not know whether she
will come to New York, but Mr.. Danenhower
has invited her to come to Washington to meet
Lieutenant Danenhower on his return.