The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-06-27
How the Bodies OF De Long and His
Grew We're Found.
A HEROIC STRUGGLE,

lying Onc Dy Ou0 anu buried IN
the Ice.
LONDON. June 9-Mr. W. H Glider,
the Herald correspondent la:e with the
Rodgers, sends the following dispaic ch,
dated Lena Delta, April IL. 1882:
"Melville found the bodies OF De
Longs party on March % They were
in two places, 500 and l 600 yards from
the wreck Of the scow. Melville's search
party first started from the supply depot
here two words are unintelligible TO
follow Ninderman's route from Usterday
to Matvey, and afterward from Matvey
back toward Usterday. The following
sentence is again unintelneible. They
stopped at the place which N,Dderman
and Noros passed the first day after they
left De Long, feeling sure thst,the others
had not got much further. There they
found the wreck, and following along the
bank they came npon rife barrel hung
upon four sticks there six words are un-
Ineligible
"Tbey set the natives digging on each
side OF the sticks, and they soon came
upon two bodies under eight feet OF
snow. While these men were digging
toward the east Melville went on along
the hank, 20 feet above the river, to ind
9 place TO take bearings. He then sew
9 camp kettle and the remains OF fire
abont 1000 yards from the tent, and ap-
pronching nearly stumbled upon De
Longs hand sticking out OF the snow
about thirty feet from the edge OF the
hank. Here, under about foot OF snow,
they found the bodies of De Long and
Amber about three feet apart, and Ah
Sam lying at their feet, all partially COW
cred BY pieces Of tent and few pieces
Of blanket. All the others except Alexia
they found at the place where the tent
was pitched. Lee and Knack we're close
by in cleft in the bank toward the west.
Two boxes of records, with the medicine
chest and 6sg on staff, we're beside
the tent.
"None OF the dead had boois. Their
feet we're covered with rags, tied on. In
the pockets OF all we're pieces Of burnt
skin and oil the clothing which they had
been eaffng The hands OF oil we're
more or less burned, and it looked as il
when dying they had crawled into the
Gre, Boyd lying over the fire and bis
clothing being burned through to the
skin, which was not burned. Collins
face was covered with cloth.
"All the bodies we're carried to the top
of bill 800 feet high, about 40 versts
to the southwest from where they were
found and there inferred in mausoleum
constructed Of pyramid % feet long
snd . feet high, surmounted by cross
- feet high and foot square, hewn on,
of drift wood, and conspicuous at dis.
tance of 20 versts. The mausoleum was
covered with stones and is to be sodded
In the spring. The. cross is inscribed
with the record and names OF the dead,
cut in by tie search party.
"After completing the tomb the party
separated to search the delta for traces
OF Chfpp's people. Melville went to the
northwest part of the delta, and vent as
far as the Oenck River; Ninderman
took the center and Bartlett the north
east. Ninderman sud Bartlett found
nothing. Melville has not yet returned.
The search is to be extended TO Cape
Borchaya and the bay Of that name
They expect to finish in time TO reach
Yakutsk or Yerkhojansk before the river
breaks up. II they do not 6nish before
that time they will have to retreas to the
foot of the hills and mountains With the
natives until the water falls, as the whole
OF the delta Is covered with water in
spring to height of four feet and in
some places to 20 feet above the level of
the river. Otherwise they would have
buried the dead where they found them"