The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-05-07
belongs LIFE.
His Services and Interesting Fnct
CONCERNING Him.

His Services and Interesting Fncts
ConcerninR Him.
New York, May Ga reporter was
the first t the finding Of
Lieut.. belong and his party to his rel
atives in this city. Mrs. belong Is in
Burlington, Iowa, where she has re-
manned wit b a sister since last Deem
Der. Her parents and brother live at
$50 West Eleventh street, this city, and
in the room where belong had his
headquarters for four months in the
winter and spring of 1879, the reporter
listened to "reminiscences Of his whole
life and incidents connected with the
preparations for his last voyage. On
the walls of a pleasant parlor hung the
picture Of the Jeanette and a photo
graph of her commander taken when
he was in the naval academy. In this
room be met Melville and made the
final arrangements for his accompany
ing him on the Jeanette. 1t was here
that all of his correspondence, both
with Bennett and the navy department
was carried on. VIM. c. Welton, Mr.
belong and brother, showed the re.
porter a letter written from San Fran
cisco just previous to the sailing of the
Jeanette for the Arctic seas, in which
he speaks hopefully of his prospective
voyage. "He always insisted" said
Walton, 'that he would com back"
He told his wife that although the ship
might be wrecked he would return.
WHEN SHALL EXPECT YoUp"
asked Mrs. belong one day. I'm
three years. but wait FIVE years. If you
do not hear from me before you need
not imagine that any accident has be-
fallen us. Yes, always expect US until
we get back"
1t was his confident manner, his as
surance and faith in the success Of the
voyage that gave Mrs. belong so many
hopes, even since she knew the vessel
was abandoned. Only to-day in a let
ter received from her she speaks Of ex-
pecting to come to New York in the
latter part of this month, and says that
she is striving to keep strong and
healthy so that she may nurse her hus.
band when he is found. She wanted to
go to st. Petersburg to meet the party,
but we did not consider that she could
stand the fatigue OF such a journey.
Mrs. Eisenhower has invited her to
visit her home in Washington to meet
Lieut.. Dsnenhower upon his return.
CONCERNING Belongs early life L
cannot say much" said Mr.. Walton.
HE was born in this city In 1874, and
while he did not receive u college edu-
ton owing to the death Of his father
when a mere lad, he did obtain a thor
ough public school education. He
was a
PRoTEGE OF ARCHBISHOP QUINN,
who was d friend of his mothers. She
too, died many years ago and he had nc
brothers and no near relatives. | do
not know what gave him u liking fol-
the navy but 1 think his father has
been a naval officer. Benjamin WOOD
secured his appointment at the nava
academy and Eads, who vas killed by
the torpedo explosion at Newport last
summer, was his class mate and warn
personal friend. tits somewhat singu
lar that both of them should have me
tragic deaths. In personal appearance
, belong wal tall and commanding,
, weighing about $50 pounds when b,
left here three years ago. He was yer.
social and was
BRILLIANT IN CONVERSATION.
! His extensive travel, coupled with
keen observation and pleasing way OF
> telling what he had seen made his so
3 ciety courted. Without being in tn
slightest degree egotistic his descrip
e tions of scenes in his journeys, from
Greenland to Cuba, and nearly ever.
other portion of the globe were extreme
ly graphic and entertaining. Althoug|
: a naval officer, and consequently ava.
2 | from home a great deal, he was yer,