New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-28
T IN . colr, here ljourned un,il to-m0Tr0w.
MELyILLEs SEARCH FOR DE LONG.

MELNILLES SEARCH tOk III LONU'
HIS OFFICIAL REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF TIE
NAyY-CoNvINCED AFTER HIS FIRST SEARCH
That DE Long AND HIS MIN WERE DEAD.
WAsHINGToN. Oct. 27.--Ihe reports O1 Lieu
tenant John w. Dan nhower and Chief Engineer Geo
W Melville to the secretary Of ,he Navy, concerning
their movements after tue OF The Jeanette nave
b,,, nut mic tvpe at the Government PrnLag once.
These apers are briel statements and contain te iNd-
IN, not already beeu published. Lloutend-l Dal.eu-
hover, report begins with his separation from MI -eI
vile al JaInavaelocn on OcO0.r 81, ISL, ana CLOSES
Wi his arrival at the Navy D. par nent July - ISL nc
refers only briefly to unpleasant features OF MS wl
winter Journey from Yskutsk TO Irku57k. CmefEug-
neer Melville begins his report With the separation o Tue
three boat. OF heJeanuette during tAeae o september
u ISL and tells briefly the story OF his wandernss Al
though he adds important facts TO tnc Statement =
already made public, It may be of interest 10 repeat
some OF The dates gives Land was nr,t maze on tte
shore Of the branch OF the Lena on etemper 10
and three natives were found september 10, some
distance further southwark. TAey took tie party TO
Iitl- Cape Borklhla. and the 20th Mr.
Melv e tried TO induce them TO pilot him 10 BnIn, bat
they SAID 70 the ice IL the river, 10 wouI
be npOssi1e 10 that place. and declared ina all
would de in trying TO get there. Mr. Melville took What
fan they had aud tried all day to WORK ~ the river
without their assistance. The weather was stormy,
an Oh the following day he returned to the hus at
Little Cape Borkahia with the intention Of remaining
win tie natives taking them prisoners and com
pellng them 10 pilot" the party to some settle
ment Tue natives made the party welcome and
agreed to lead the way to a village. After
much wandering the bay, through the nricacies Of
the channel the deserted village of Arr reached on
September 25 Jamavaelocn reached september 20
Starting again 27th with sixty fish, the.partY was
coInpeIled by bad weather and Toe TO return 10 the
village On October 10 although the travelling was
st.ll dangsrousl, KoOsma, tue Russian exile,
inside his appearance, but soon went away promising
Ia r-,rn III DAYS and make arrangements to 20 to
Lu.u He returned October II. and two days LITER
started for Blum for assistance. lie tgaln reached
Janavaeluch The evening "f ooer 80 having oceA
absent thirteen Instead OF flye da On u- WaJ Utck
he met NinucrInan and NorOs 80 Ku Mlrk SurKa, and
brought with hin no e from Nlhderm4n.
h. OF Long'e whereabouts He tried 10 start that
nsut BuIuu but the dos hid oe-n IN Use Tor thr
ten days aud their feet sore Fresh DOGS at
once sent TOR Dat they did nor arrive
from Arm until October 80, when M. Melville
g. once : ar ed FOR Bulun, reaching mere November
Il started nrst search for DE Long he details OF
returned % Bulun November p. 20 badly frozen IN
fee. legs ana hanCs that lie could nOt stand
alone There ne learned Ia nothlus utthef had been
learned OF belong ana nc became convinced that his
eonluiaIuer aud AIS paTty rad persisted As - proper
search Tor the dead could not De Htde Hnul SPRING
ava supplies could not De furnished al
Balan," 4r Melville started on December
/, Tor Iakutsk 70 OBTAIN the necessary au-
tuOrty OF Governor for supplies aud orders for
He however, left oreers win the cominan-
daut at Bulun 70 continue tue Ht4rch, promising
a reward of 1000 ruoies II the people, books
or pauers found Reaching 44kdt~k Dec,
ber 80 he made known ideslre TO 1T
uut a search eXpedi On without dolay lie got hinder
Itnu started for tue urtn January IL Bar.et
a ard on 23d with the provision train, and he left
himself 27ln Owing to Dad wea,her and delaJ
In Ootanlug provisions he able to pick up DE
Longs tra4l Ustprda Uut1 MarCn 10 On tue sd
he found bodies OF De Long, Amber and All sdsn,
mn by the 27tn found ali OF DE Longs parry
cent Erickson aud ArXey, VINO had died Wie others
we're Jet able bury them. b. April he mad burned
ine bodies vi the twelve tOl4D hal ed
and then he began MS search luT Lieutenant
Clpp going west 10 tue AIrnek River ana cas- 10 the
jana finding any traces OF tbe missing boat
Ineu do returned YaKu sk June ANA New YORK
september rs, year aud thirteen day after the
three beats separated.