, 1882-09-23


Commodore tpshur prepared to receive
the brave party w::h al horors. On the
tug. besides Lieut. Jaques, We're Ale
ander Melville, brother of the famous
engineer, Mrs. Demerest, their sister, and
her Two daughters and many naval cfs-
eers, among whom Was Capt. J 4. Wcot-
en-, fa'her-ln-iaw of Lieut.. DeLong. The
steamship Pas,hia bearing Melville and
party Vas met doan the bay, and when
Engineer Melyillss broad. smiling face
was discovered by these Oh the tug, they
sent up shout of, There's Melville,
God bless him 4 party Of tie parthia's 5
passengers started the song. Home
Again, and il was taken mp all over the
ship. Melville MAS SOON on board the
United States tug and made haste to the
| pliot house, where the i1iies OF the party
| were seated. HIS SISTER aud niec.s were
| warmly embraced by him and everybody
in the pilot house wept as Melville sob
bed convulsively and held his sister t.
| his breast He SAT for few moments
| with bis relatives and listened IL their Al
| tempts 10 utter snrds of welcome. He
patted his stslwart brother on the back
and arfectlonstely called him Sandy"
Some Of the more active of the Parthias
passengers had climbed in the rigging, apj
were shouting GIVE us Melville" and
several held aloft bottles Of champagne.
Engineer Meirille stepped out ot the p,lot
house and encountered Capt Wonten,
the aged aud griei ei-str;ckeu father in-law
Of the Late Lieut. DrLnng. Captain
Wooten grasped the Engineers hand, and
after saying something IN an unGertone
sept like child. Melville sreadIed him
self against the pilot house and corereJ his
face with his bIawny hands, and seemed
thorough overcome Tears tilleu the eyes
Of all who Witnessed the scene, and among
the spectators were many of ihe Parthia's
passengers. When they had drird .heir
eyes some one Of the steamship proposed
three cheers Tor Melville The response
was enthusiastic and euaphatic. Nnier-
man and NGros, the sesmen who were
with Melville, seemed ANXIOUS TO escape
observation.
The Times has TIE fnll"wir,s On th,
steamer Melville MAS introduced Ia each
Of the reporters and when asked whether
he desired 10 communicate with the pub
iic npnn any pn:nt al special interest, be
SAID :. No. net at r'Iis time The whole
matter uf the cnuii:.nn 81 the Jeannr.rr,
the trip arit the results, Is t" b,. nyesti
gated lay 4 naval Court 81 inquiry, and
am not aii"wr,; ;a say anything until de
manded hy that court Then everything
Will Ice made plain. Here Il naval officer
interrupted iirn with. "Y"u know of
Ialtl lhGL A'l-ltFl 4ah aslflf'hANN -
special committee It. investigate the
matter.
YES" answered Melville, and At this
point several members II the c,,nmlttee
began to shout, Here. Melville come
here. Don't ynu say nythir.g -'fou
have said gui!e enouGi:. " And enc cf the
committee seized him BY the coat collar
and hastily Withdrew him from the 50
cIety Of the reporters os newspapers.
These gentlemen protested that they had
nn desire 10 seek information which should
only be gwen a court or commi,t"e at IN
vesiinaiion. 4 naval officer stated that
Melville had the Jear,rrttes and private
log. Lieut.. belongs last written IN
struc,io,.s ~ him. and III fact that ne l.
prepared at the proper time to repeat De
Longs last words I" him. Afterward
Melville said tn the reporters that he had
no intention of being rude, but that he
was about t" say, before going from their
society. that lie had determined to make
no statement concerning the Jeannette
until an official investigation was made.
He had un,hing I" say concerning Lieut..
Danenhower or anybody else at this time
He was satisfied lie had done his duty,
and further than that ne could not speak
The Herald had the following from
Noros when our food began 10 give
out and We found nu game, the captain
one day asked Niuderman and me II our
fee, .ere all night, and II We felt able TO
%. ahead on = force march to SEEK help.
". told him that Wa thought We we're
strong enough to undertake II. Capt
DeI,ol.g ther. changed his mind about
sending US forward to look for help,
,s when Ericsson died he decided
thai We had hest remain together lie
seemed TO have Little hope Two s"ia'
days with absolutely nc s"cd i"li"~ed-
We saw no vestIye Of game and We ~eIe
all down hearted. nn the night nf the
second day, October Sih, the Captain
asked N,nderman II we still felt strong
enough 70 push on ahead We told HIN
ve were able 70 Try, and he then asked II
We had to stand any watch tia. night
told him th.: had not ". kept up
| reoul.r watch eFeTy night 10 See to the
fire. The Captain then gave orders that
| We should bunk near the fire where y"
| would have a g,'cd sound sleep all night,
50 as 10 ha frlght and fresh the next day
l asked no questions, bot knew that the
C,n-ajn a. a last resort, had resolved once
,.,,r,. ,o send us ahead on the desperate
chance Of finding relief
never ahaH forge, the scene Of orr
last parting ~ith the Comrades whom We
were never Ia see again alive IL Sas III
the cold gray Of early morning We were
| all week and despair.ng but Nindernan
and had resolution enough to try and
kee, our appearance OF hope and courage
They gave us. one after another. = fare
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