The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-04
SERIOUS CHARGES
Made Against the officers of the
Jeanette.
The Dead De Long is Not
Spared.
AND THE LIVING HANDLED
WITHOUT GLOVES.
Both Sides of the Story Told.

CHICAGO, Nov. 3.-The Tribune prints an
interview with Dr. Collins brother of the late
jerome j. Collins of the Jeanette ex Expedition
Ia which he makes grave charges against De
Long and Melville, to the effect that the FORM
er treated Collins shamefully, aad that Mel
vile got drunk when be should have gone on
tn9 search for De Long and his party.
DR.. Collins says: "We have evidence, that
Capt De Long used his official position as cora
maHder OF the expedition to persecte in every
conceivable way some members of his party.
MY brother, who was the scientist OF the party,
was placed under arrest for no reason what
ever. This Danenhower admitted when was
in New York. De Long refused at certain
times to allow my brother to do any kind OF
work aud purposely allowed all notes, photo
graphs and records of the expedition prepared
BY my brother to sink. We have evidence that
the captain forced him to remain behind when
he volunteered go ahead wilh Nindermann
and Noros in search of relief, my brother being
In the best condition of any member of the
porty to do SO. We are also in possession of
information that, on Melville finding the bod
les of the De Long party, he used most blaspe-
brothers body. have also reasan to believe
that Melvile's statements that the weather
prevented him from going more speedily to the
relief are false, for the dates on which he de-
clared the weathe to be bad are shown by the
record to be good.
We know from conversation with the sarviv-
ors that letters and papers were found on my
brothers person that have never been prodnc-
cd. We ask that Nindermann be examined
under oath, aud cross-excmined as to his rela-
tions with Melville. We want to know the
facis to the arrest of the other officers of the
company by De Long. Kusmah, the aetive
left for Bejun Oh October IL. It was q two
days journey He should have returned by
the 18th. He was away IA days. His story of
detention by storm is shown by the log to be
q nharo rot vii In haA
euted the search, instead of intrusting it to the
two natives, De Long and his party would
have been.''
Washington special to the Boston Globe
says: One feature of DR.. Collins statement,
charging that his brother, jerome, and Lieu
tenant Danenhower were not permitted to take
part In the retreat, Is already supported by
Danenhower'S testimony, who said that he was
kept on the sick list long after he thought
himself we'll and was not permitted to take
part in the official consultation held at Bennett
island during the retreat.
Ennineor Melville refuses to make any state
ments regarding Collins attack on himself
and De Long, as published in the Minneapolis
Despatch this morning. He intimases that he
will have something to say regarding it in his
examination by the board but says the charg-
es will not effect him.
Danenhower charaeterizes Dr. Collins pub
lished interview concerning De Long and Mel
vile as gross exaggeration of facts. He ad-
mltS that to quiet the excitement of
the Collinses over their brothers arrest.
he told them that there was no criminal
charge against him. Danenhower says he will
say no more except to the Board of inbuiry. 1t
is understood that Mrs. De Long has
engaged counsel to defend her husbands
memory befote the Navul Board of inquiry.
The inquiry tends to develope many details
OF the relations between DeLoDg and Melville,
which would not otherwise have been brought
out.