New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-29
TIE JEANETTE CREW SC1rTERED

LIEUTENANT DANENHOwER's JOURNEY TO BULCN-
TIKI SEARCH FOR THE MISSING BOATS.
WAsHNGTON, Oct. 29.-Before the Jeanette
Board Of Inquiry this morning Lieutenant Danenh0wer
resumed his narrative OF The retreat after the loss Of the
Jeanette
" The most intelligent Of the natives indicated to
us by signs and diagram upon the sand the course we
should take To Bulun Neither OF the natives now
ever would 20 with U.s. The next morning we stared
out In the boat and worked all day eastward under oar
and sail. About p. no. decided to turn back aud
find the natives il possible. The wind changed and a
7now storm came on. 1 had been az the helm all day
aud was very tred-o cot Leech TO relieve me- Al da
We made last 10 tent poles driven into e mud and re-
manned all night Al cay Ngnt ON the 2lsr Bartlett
ana wilson stood up III the boat and the latter
Thought lac saw the same land We mad lett the day be-
fore. We close reeied the sail took the helm and we
stood IN IL was then wing very hard We eucamped
Oh me muddy beach and spread the macintosh for -nt-
ter After breakfast Manson went Out aud reported thJt
there were uuls around me point We embarked ana
reached the point. There we met an old man and two
young ones matyes) They assisted Us to land and said
'1asJ"' Gas'a' meaning . how 90 you 10 sLuty
treated Us very Well ANA agreed To pilot rs 10 Bdluu.
where -Aey incated by SIGNS there were houses Gnd
The witness exhibited to the Court rough draw,
ings made by these natives showing the river and
the manner IA which the party We're plotted oy the
nauve canoes. The witness said that be heard
Bartlett taking to Mr.. Melville and understood
that a proposition WAS being discussed TO scDd
someone ahead, and suggested 20 MIR Melville that Il
auJ one WI seut nc (thc Nltness should 20. IL wa-,
however decided LOt Co. BE- practical that time. On
tine next day, the 22d, parry started win Old
man William c Basheeiy - and two others, each In his
canoe, pOi- on saturday the 2itI, they ~
empty houses when were lu excellent condition, one VI
which tAcy occupied. IL the afternoon party OF
tIycs-tWO men AID two WOMtn--lrlyed and OcCu ned
OF ne other houses Basncely took Sir. Melville and
witness tneir house, and long interview took
place. Inc natives seemed 10 know about tue sup
wreck. The nexC day Basurey informed them he could
mo- proceed further. out hat three OK the Young men
would 20 win them The party embarked and
worked all day TO the southwest aud encainped
~ nat ID an empty hut. About noon on Monday the
26th arrived another village and they recel' "a
by about dozen men, women and children.
Tine party remained al the village and on saturday,
October -, KOusma, who had been sent TO
bulIu, Returned and brought note stating
that tue capnm's purity WIS starving.
kuusma explained llal lie met TWO men lNJrO7 ana NA-
drrluau Che village oi tAe seven houses G- ne caAcd
I'D. Mr.. Melville turned over the charge OF Tie party To-
witness, and started Buun the next day The W.T.
submit 10 the Court copy OF the orders gwen
ilu tEltuc--I raat time uy 4r Melville, Win captain
DcLongs orders t0 him Nlcyilei appended. was all
al rcauy" added, continue the search my sell,
and so stated Mr.. Melville wien lie ordered me 10 re
main carge Of the camp
COuunulug his narrative the witness stated that on
November the tOmuau laut OF BIuu arrived go the
village where WnHl boat party AID called upOu
taem about IL %. IN. He presented "a long document
signed by Nuderman AMI NOru-, and reading uU dOcu-
IGcnt and finding tlat the location Oh the captain 5
party sldJcu the witness DECIDED 10 SEM IL 20
sir Neville. then on Ills Way 10 buIlu, OuL
could not induce any OF the natives ~ undertake. the