National Republican., 1882-12-08

! st. Petersburg, and witness thought that a
| telegram must be sent to st. Petersburg he
| fore assistance could he given, and thought
| that If they had to wait for telegram his
comrades would surely he dead. He snt
| down to write n note, which the commandant
| put in hispoclSet, 1t was midnight, and the
| Russian wanted to go, and witness asked for
| tobacco. lie had none, but made signs that
he would bring some in tho morning.
| Tn the morning of the 18th he brought some
tobacco and explained that he was going to
Bclun. The tobacco was distributed to Noros
and the people who had found them. BY
| that time their driver was ready to take them
! on the way to Bclun, following the command
ant The people had supplied them with
some clothing. The women of the house pre-
pared a couple of smoked fish to cat on the
road. They then babe the people goodbye
and started along the river on the west side.
After going some distance they crossed the
| river. They met good many deer and dog
| teams travelling up and down the river. When
evening came they struck small ravine run
ming to the east. Here man stood and
| talked to the driver, and he turned his team
into the ravine and soon they reached hut
in the woods. Upon entering the hrG they
| found 1t pretty well crowded. They stopped
for the night had some barley and fish, and
one of the Russians who was there gave thom
a loaf of bread, but made signs to save half OF
it for the next day. But
| The BREAD TASTED SO GOOD
they couldn't help eating the whole loaf A
bed was made for them after supper, and they
turned in. After breakfast on the Goth they
started for the river and kept along the east
bank to the south. The snow was drifting,
and it was very cold. About 3 p. m. they
crossed the river to the westward, and found
hut. They were pretty hungry, and tried
to get the driver to 80 TO the hut for some
thing to eat. He drove TO the hut, where
tbpN fpun1 and two pli l.
dren. They entered made some tea, and
the woman gave them some smoked fish.
They started again, and about dark reached
Bclun. The people made some tea, and shortly
native appeared and made signs that the
commandant wanted to see them. The native
piloted them to the commandant's hut and
on entering the hut witness saw that it was
not the man he had seen at KOmark Surk.
| LNOte.-When witness was at KOmark Surk
he supposed he was at Aiaket.1 The man
said he was the commandant, but witness did
not believe it, but the man produced hissword
and uniform. Witness explained what he
wanted as best he could, counting off on his
fingers how many people he had left to the
north. He seemed to say in reply that it was
all right
WITNESS CONTINUED TO MAKE SIGNS
and the officer began to talk-about telegraph
ing. By this time it was late and witness
made signs for pen, paper and ink, which he
brought. Noros sat down to do the writing
and witness dictated. This took them until
about midnight After they had finished
writing the telegram, directing it to the min
lister at st. Petersburg, they retired. The tel
gram was. here produced and read by the
judge advocate. 1t asked the minister to in
form the Secretary of the Navy of the loss of
the Jcannette, and gave detailed ac-
| count of the iOurneying of the boats crews.
After reading the telegram, a recess for half
an hour was taken, and when the court re-
| convened at 1890, Nindemann continued
The commandant said that he would take the
paper to the captain on the next day. On the
Both witness didn't feel well, but Noros arose
about 6 o'clock. AT breakfast the command
ant asked if witness would have his meal in
bed, but he concluded to get up, and while at
breakfast they got to talking about rifles, and
witness explained that the party had some
rifles, and that some were left in the huts
Witness showed him Winchester cartridge
which he had, and he (the commandant) got
a rifle and tried to fit the cartridge, but wit
ness explained that it belonged to a rifle
which would shoot seven times in succession,
AND HE WAS MICH AsToNIsiED
Witness gave him the cartridge, which he
said he would give to the captain when he
| gave him the telegram. Witness thought he
meant the captain at the telegraph station
| but did not know whether it was Yakutsk OF
| Irkutsk. As it neared noon time the young
pope came to the house and the commandant
was packing his travelling bags. He put the
cartridge in the box again, saying he would
give it to the captain. He began talking ia
the young pope or priest, who said he would
take the seamen to his house when the com
mandant left. The weather was very
cold, and as the natives had taken
away the clothes which had been
which they had travelled in. The
Commandant took his departure, and the
young pope took them to his house, where
they had quite good dinner. Witness drew
a chart showing the different huts they had
stopped at, and one of the men who had found
them seemed to know every hut. Towards
| evening the priest made them understand that
he was to be married in day or two, and that
they couldn't stay at his house, and just be
fore supper-time took them back to the hut
where they first stopped. 1t was very dirty
place. Both felt unwel, but Noros sat W
and witness wanted TO lie down. He made
the man understand what he wanted, and
bed was fixed for him. After awhile the
women gave them some tea and boiled fish
and, after eating, they retired for the night
The next day the witness was still feeling un
well, but Noros got up and sat around the
hut,
BUT BOTH WERE VERY WEAK.
During the day many people came to see them
and now and then the young pope would CONF
in. After breakfast on the I'd witness got VI
and Went out to look around; he saw one o
the men coming with load Of fish he recog
nized witness and gave him ten fish of hi
load.
On the evening of November 3 man cam,
into the hut dressed in fur clothes. Witnes
paid no attention to him, but he heard hin
say: Hello, NorOs, are you alive yety' ii,
then recognized Melville, who said all of hi
party were well except Leach. They thei
told Melville their experiences. Witness tol'
of the telegram he had sent, and said he fearet
it would cost good deal but Melville said !
did not matter about the cost The youn
pope came to the house, and witness told Mel
vile that he appeared the only man of au
thorty in the village.
MELVILLE COULD SPEAK LITTLE RUSSIAN
something better than old fish to eat. Mel
vile told witness how he had received tn
news of himself and Noros
Q. lBy the udge-advocate) What was tn
physical condition of yourself and Noros whel
found by Melville?-A. Both were in yer,
bad condition and unfit to travel / was wors
than Noros.
Q. by the court)-When first found byna
/ tlVes were you able to return in search of tn
4 party if they had been willing to GOA.
think we were not; but if the natives haC
; given us food and clothing, and had bee,
willing to 20 back in search of the rest, w
: would not have delayed one hour at tn
: huts,
I At this point the court adjourned until 1
o'clock this morning.
Affairs oft District.
l Building permits were issued yesterday I
w. u. Particle, to build four brick dwelling
/ on street, between Sixth and Seventh street