The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-07-06
THE DIARY OF DE LONG.
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APatAatie Narrative se Hardships H.dred
and - 0raasal Aypssaeh q
NJ LAng's Lase Noeo2
WAsansorox. June 28.-Ths navy depart
.nsnt il In rsesipt Of = report from Iogineer
Melville giving The entire story OF his search
for Do Long and party, and The discovery Of
their dead bodisa The following sxtiscts are
from Do Longs note book: Under dats Of
Monday, March 8, Do Long writes that biz
party thought thsy cav . hut but upon reach
ing the spot found only Q mound. Camp vas
made in hole In blur sud . roaring Ars was
soon drying and burning their clothes while
the cold wind ats into their baoka Nothing
vss left to 81 but THAR dog, which va killed
and dressed aud stow made OF such parts q
could not be cured All psrtook Of tho stow
except Do Long and tho doctor: Alexy w.
sent OF 70 examine what they thought was
hut and came back at night with . favorable
report It vss decided to wait till morn
ing before leaving. 1t was below zero. A
huddled around Il. aud thus . third night
without sleep vas passed II Alezy had not
wrapped his ssslskin around DsLong and
kept him warm by heating his body DoLone
thinks he would have porished; - 1t vas he
steamed and shiverod and shook. At 8 4 m
tho party reached hut large enough to hold
them and for tho 6rst time since Saturday
they managed to ket warm Erickson was
very low and prayers were offered before the
others sought rest All except Alexy laid
down to sleep; Alexy won't OF to hunt and 1t
nocn returned wet having fallen into the
river: At p. m they roused up and had .
pound Of dry meat for each person and cup
OF tea-the days allowance-but they were 20
grateful they were not
ExPosID 10 THE TE1RIDLE oALE
which was raging At the time they did not mind
short rationa On Wednesday they had tea
and dog meat for breakfast Alexy again
went of hunting and came back with nothing.
On Thursday they had cup Of third hand tea
with half IN ounce Of alcohol in it. Alsxy vss
again sent out to hunt, and Erickson died while
he was gone. Alexy returned empty handed.
Tho notes At this point say: "What in Gods
name 10 going to become Of ~? Fourteen
pounds Of dog meat loft and twenty-five miles
to . possible settlement" They could not dig
. grave for Erickson, - the ground vas
frozen too hard and ,hsy had nothing to
dig With, - they sewed his body up in tho haps
Of . tent, covered him with their dags and
burisd him in the river: Three volleys from
their Remingtons wsre fired over him. Under
date Of tho 9th tho notes cay:
'One hundred and seventeenth day-Breskfast
consisted COZ @ Of The lest halt pound Of doe meat and
we arc nov about to undertake ajonrney Of twenty
i've miles With some old tea leaves and two ouarts
Of alcohol However trust in God and belioye
thai he who has fed us thus far will not suffer ~ to
Tho party loft the record in hnt which v..
found BY Melville, % already reported. Thev
got under way at $50 . m, and proceeded
until 1920. BY which time they had made
done up. They hsd half an ounce nc % Of sloohol Isii
in pot Of tea for dinner, and won't ahead. and
soon struck what seemed 70 bs the main river
again. Here four Of tho party broke through
tho iee In trying to cross, and fearing frost
bites are w:s built Alexy VA sent OF 70
stay long. He came back st $50 with one
ptarmigan, Of whish sc6p wss made, and
with IN ounce Of alcohol that made their sup-
poi Saturday, October 8. tho notes say:
4 MELANCHOLY RECORD.
slcohol provos of 9reat advantaea T. ~: ~
eravines for food. preventing the euaVinS Of the &
vSo s1s ey.n tbxs" o1 onnos. sns Sa @ tas
until 10 80 and aftsr = fsv miles strucf ths % ~
river asain. Only made an advsnoe oS ons ,,;;s
cSid camp but little wood. and half an ounce Of
Sunday. 9th. All hands At 1 30. Half m ounc.
Of alcohol Read divine service. sent Nindermsn
Cheered them unier ~ AZ c-o.s.d H. =. T.
Broke Ice. All wet up 70 tho knees. Dred cloth.
Half IN ounce ol aicohol. Aiexv % .hni
three ptarmeeans and made soun W. W.
sTe following Ninde1men's track. althonSh h. - -
Iona sinco ont al sShf Fonnd c.noe srd a.. ~. =.
Seads in It to 10 to sieen 'A " '-1'' 1oo ny our
Monday, October 10; thel last half ounce Of ,lco-
hol drank At $50. At $50 sent Alexy Of to look
for ptarmtkans. Ate deer skin sc1sps Yesterday
8. In crossin9 c1eek thrss rot vet Built a nrs -
and dried out Ahead again till II: used ND: bniit
& nre anA made % drink out OF tea leaves and from
tne a.ec9o. ootue: Vn aSGn at noon: ve1y hard
CON- T., es@ea1 ;.,o ttaets s S.snefo heited:
t1l Of elyoe%stnsA % "A All hands weak and feeble. but
cnSenn: 19d neip na
70 70 ea% Sse spoontoa Si eyesf,n: and hot water
10! ioSa. 10 nor 19:s VOC IN oor vicinity:
nd aSs x.tet fos d1oe: couple bands
the intoaon; Evefyoooy getting weaker and
WeakeF' ana nasoiy soe 70 eet nrewood. oale with
'nTh TSnr.d.v. 1ah.-w.,ov "a. M ,..,.on
Nindetman; Ms ale In the hends OF God. and un-
10y NO te!ens? we &e Ioet We cannot move
se.to'e tss vtna' And staying here means st:rva-
uon. AHernoon 1ens aoead Tor mile. After
erose'94 anotner rvef OF oend o. tho big river
missed Aee went ao.n 10 hole IN tho bank aud
ca9peo. 9ent oecx tof 1.ee he had laid down
eno ~ WAu04 20 oleA Al united IN eAytn9 the
9ale Of MA. 4 O"s
HoRnID1e MIGHT.
Fridav-Brsaffssf. viiiov - ninn., h.,s .
teesnoonfui Of sVset ali and 1Alov ~ A. A..
shot ono pta1uieaa. Had soup. Wind moder-
Saturday. October l3.-Beeakfast. willow tea and
two old boota. Conclude 10 mo.e At sunri.a.
Alexy breaks down; also Les. Come to IN ompty
grain crib Halt and camp. Signs OF smoke ct
sesnoe
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