Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-03
The Jeanette Expedition-Somes eriO US
Charges AGAINST belong and Melville.

Charges Against belong and Melville.
MINNEAPOLIS, November 2I.-The Tribune
tomorrow will print az interview with DIR. ID.
+. Collins, of this city, brother of the late
Jeroms j. Collins, the scientist Of the jean
nette expedition. Dr. Collins said:
We have evidence that Captain belong used his
official position commander Of the expedition to
prosecute N every conceivable way some members
Of the Commission. My brother was placed under
arrest for reason whatever. This Lieut cnnnt
Danenhower admitted TO me in New York. Captain
Belong refused TO allow my brother at certain
times, to do any kind OF work, and purposely
allowed all the notes, photographs and rec
ords of the expedition, prepared by my brothea,
to sink. We have evidence that the Captain forced
him to remain behind when he volunteered to go
ahead with NindeTman and Noros in search OF relief
my brother being in the best condition OF any Of the
party to do So There is evidence that BARTLETT
who is now in Siberia, one of the seamen Is In Dos
session OF valuable facts, but We believe that he has
been kept in Siberia purposely by the officers of the
expedition so that bis testimony may noe get before
the Board. We also iu possession OF full infor.
nation that on Melville finding the bodies Of the
De Long party he used most blasphemous and scan
dalous language concerning my brothers body. We
also have reason to believe that the reports made
by Melville as to the condition OF the weather,
which he alleges prevented him from going to the
relief OF the De Long party, were false, for the
dates on which he declared the weather bad it is
shown to have been good by the records.
Collins further asserts that jealousy existed
SSIWCCti oluCtTd VI LBS EXPEDITION,
the trouble first beginning, as he learns. over
an order to the effect that all the men should
undergo physical examination monthly.
Collins and Danenhower were neither per.
United to assist In the retreat. DR.. Collins
adds:
We happen to know that Kgsmah requested Mel.
vile to go to De Longs relief himself, or send some
one, and that Melville would do neither. He first
gave the order to panenhower to go, then counter.
manded it. kusmah ard Shagra were fifteen DAYS
in making the round trip to Belum, Co the spot
where Meivilies party was. Two days each way was
ample time for the journey. During the trip these
men got drunk, and Melville knew it, While they
were gone in search of De Long, Melville and those
with him made chessmen and checker-boards, and
amused themselves, leaving the work Of searching
Tor their companions to two ignorant drunken ma
tiyes We have reasonable ground for being certain
that there was a considerable amount of intoNcants
drank during the fifteen days they waited the return
OF the two natives We know from conversations
with surviving members Of the expedition that GER
tain letters or papers, which believe were on my
brothers person, have never been produced. We
want to know what has been done with those
papers If Melville had gone with the natives as
he ought 10 have done, there is no doubt De Long
and his party would have been saved. He would
have the beacon fires which had been
lighted the bluffs, stated in De Longs journal
which was found, even if he had started out when
husmah Shagra were overdue. We Therefore
make the charge that had Melville done his duty,
instead OF spending his time playing chess and
checkers, De Long aud his party would not have
died. Melville left them to die He is responsible
for their deaths.
Collins will print this statement in pamph.
let form, with documentary evidence, and
lay it before Congress.
An Interesting Race.
PROVIDENCE Or. L., November 2l.-Ten
thousand people witnessed the race hetween
j. ID. Barnaby & Co.'s Billy d. and running
mate, and Morse's Yellow Dock and running
e. 4 L
five, at Naragausett Park to-day. Yellow
Dock had it all her own way. taking two
heats. Time of fret heat, "a 1:l7-2:16i-
Second heat, :S4-1;19a-2:1S Darkness
caused postponement.
Josiah Quincy Dead.
BosToN, November 2'.-Jcsiah Quincy,
ST., died at Wolaston this morning, sged
about so. He was Mayor of Boston in 1886
to 1913.
Continued Improvement.
INDIANAPOLIS Und.) November 25.-Gov.
Hendricks condition is much better than at
any time since he was taken sick.
A Vile OF Forest Fire.
PoUGHKEEPsIE On. W, November "a
There is mile of forest fire in the Catskills,
opposite Germantown. The a ,mes are work.
ing rapidly toward the mountain summit.
Strike OF spinHers.
FALL RIVER Mass J, November 2d.-The
spinners of the Pecsssett mill struck this
afternoon.
Congressional.
WHITE PLAINS IN. ", November 3D.
Alexander Iay lor, ,Jr., has declined the Re-
publican nomination for Congress.
NEW YoRK, November 2d.-The Ant
Monopolists of the Fifth Congressional Dis
trict have nominated Colonel J. NJ. feathers.
Rangers Ordered Gut.
AUSTIN TEX November 23.-The Rang
ers are ordered out for duty at the election st
Rio Grande.
Convicted Of Murder.
BALTIMORE, November 21.-Arthur Pres
ton (colored) has been convicted of the muir
der of Mary Dorsey at Belair, Hartford
county, and sentenced TO be hanged.