New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-25

ments II II had been decided TO take hcr' Al t'hnk
Was riGher "S thc boat. used considered Efficient
in strength or a, TSaoI cSapd %n@ n. Of
tllc retreat neither u rho boats MAS cnusldHitd
deficient IN sirrnh badly Gdppted to wAat "ns th
Ucc,J ofit. cop; the whnoboat twhca was zoe ~ ~
brlu long aud snheat rOugI usage N iran nVithE
her over rough hunmocs SIZE Eai nc7 Rarho ir3 loFo
and all her fastenugs were loose ana se Was unn. 10
mt iu ..atrr when IC4cu'l B"nhcli isiiu
where she Oyerhaulcd and rcpaifei py C4lPe.tte
Swecinan "hc9 ne nOd,s VGn i' ~, ," n lee and
tlrougn the ads bar moi through beit "a iOo l'' ID
In reply to question ny the Court the witness said;
think slouse Tor The transportation or the s'coh1
YIN sT TG, SIea To be used N case
a was decided 90 take her Vhe ietOn' "h'e"o'tt'
Her gear nd equipments had previously been acl-ccH
ana were kept IN readiness. were those Of the other
boats whcn wetc lkcn Had thcte ~. ecn se,Je
already prepared for her 1t would not have been possible
20 construct after the wrca Dli the PROVISION so
would have answered for the purpose. II me hcconu
whaeboat had been taken on the reFeht inc sa .
amount OF provisions could not havo been taken In the
Same time" The witness under ooL u!t inc s ,
conJ carry silky DAYS provisions including alcohol IOf
fnel and larg. surplus TO be boIeht forward by
the dog team. More Than eishtyhVe days pro'i''o"'
O. We're there any stores overlooked and
were deemed important for the safety OF tHe party
Al think not ,,-., -, ,oor,oo tbo sb,,
that the made for the retreat were The Dcls
that CO. ia have been made II not IN what respect IN
sons for so thinking Any opinion ana Judgment az
the time that too nuch was carried pOh Vi PlO
to reduce everything to minimum OF weight; To carry
sxty doys provisions and strike due south As rapidly as
possible for the Asiaiic coast water. - .
O.-With the exception You have noted we're al tle
OF; her prrpl ra tons adequate ana sufficient A-No
Each boat shOH been provided IN anticipation Oh
sepqrgi alton in the way OF "A compass, soAtaht III
manac and ogartimic tables
O-Vere the articles Won have mentioned In the Jean,
neftp and Uas their absence from tho boats intenola
or Inc result of an oversight AIhe articles were on
tie Jeanette and in october, 1879, DOA "a5 prepared
for each BOAT contain inll het oI every thns uA
Inirt Inc required their navigation THIS was done
with n list of articles specified By the captain. me
ov es and the boat compasacs slowed III the star
boar1 charf-room ready for Immediate use. do not
.now that the articles Intentionally left In the
shin on the afternoon OF June II, 1851 Inc pfhailo
COMMAS were always kept hanging III the ch@rroOm
ready immediate use, ana were taken on that uay
O-IIow did the provisions actually taken
hold out A-They held out Tor more
Than cigbty-fye dave the ration established, ana ~
times the pemmicau ration was increased aiter the
bread supply had given out 81, -, a
In ausW err to further questions the witness said
close e. innate OF what each nan would nave 10 drag
was not within my Knowledge made, but after the pro
vision scs loaded 80 was found except In one or
two cases that they could mo- he advanced over the
rough Zee by their alone. No led had been
used on the trip TO Henrietta Island ard was considered
tbs weakest loaded with about 1,20O pouuds ara
could be managed By men. weight Of 24O
pounds per man IS The estimate In Arctic traVeIllhg
when the leo il very rough. In experience TO
ice was also covered with and tho cnre force bad
employ ed in moving each boat un,lI the snow GlS
appeared" 80, ,ooo - ..
morrow.