The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-05-13
Capt DeLong aud CoGpanio as
Found Dead.

WASHINGTON, May Secretary
Chandler received tonight the follow
ing telegram from Engineer Melville:
IEErsE, May 5.-Sccrrtary Of he Navy,
Washngtoa, Z. S. a: Lena Delta March
rs, l882.-Founl belong and party dead
Pound all papers and uouks Continue the
hunt Tor Chipp.
(SigneGj MELVILLE,
MORE DETAus.
New York, May 5.-CabIe to the
Herald:
IEETsE, May ), Morning.-The
following dispatches have just been re-
ceived here by special carrier from
Jackson, the Herald correspondent,
on his way north to the mouth Of the
Lena:
DEER STATION, kemGrach in District OF
NerchanaranSk, April /, l5SZ.-A rumor
~ current among the fungus natives that
five men have been found by the fungus
at the mouth OF the Lena. They describe
one as wearing a gold faced Uniform. No
ros tells me that Capt. belong wore bis
uniform coat under his ulster a. the time
of landing l give this rs a ramor but II
Is remarkable that news spreads among the
fungus With great speed iSiencd)
JACKSON.
Forty miles beyond KeIarach April Il.
l882.-A Cussack csta!ette Especial ex-
press has Just arrived here with dispatches
bringing news that the bodies Of Capt De
Long and ten men have been found. All
in fe spot. lie takes sealed dispatches
which You will receive wijh dis.
(Signod). JACKSON.
ST. PETEEsBUEGu, May, 5.-Hofman
has received d telegram signed Capt. Berry
from kolynak northeast Of Siberia stating
that thirty out of thirly-sev persons on
board the Rogers were lost.
The crew and officers Of the Jean
nette, it will be remembered, left the
vessel when further progress in her
was impossible, in their boats, only
one of which reached the settlements
in north Siberia safely. The names Of
the lost, who left the Jeanette on the
captains cutter, are as follows Capt.
belong, DR.. Amber, Mr. Collins,
Nidemann, Erickson, Gurtz Noros
Dressler, Iverson, kaach, Boyd, Lee,
All Sam, Alexei.
The names of those in the second
cutter, which was last seen by the sur
yivors off the coast of Thoddiofsky,
were as follows Lieut.. Chipp, Dun
bar, Sweetman, Staar, Warren, Kue-
hne, Johnson, Sharwell.
The survivors who escaped to the
mouth Of the Lena in a whaleboat were
Engineer Melville, Lieut.. Danenhow-
er, Coles, Newcomb, Leach, Mansen,
Wilson, Bartlett, Lauterback, Ste
wart, Anequim.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
The Pioneer Press publishes the
following biographical details of Capt.
belong and Jerome Collins who were
lost at the mouth of the Lena:
Lieut. George Washington belong
was born IN New York 1914, and was
appointed acting midshipman in 1865.
He was promoted to ensign December
!, 1866, master March Y, 1868, lieu
tenant March 26, 1869, and has seen
nine years and three months sea SER
vice. He was executive officer of the
nautical school ship ST. Marys from
1876 to 1873, and earned the good
will Of the shipping merchants of the
city He was handsome man, of
strong physique, and bore a reputa-
ton for nautical skill, firmness in com
mand, and that strength Of determin-
alton which argued favorably for his
success in whatever he undertook.
JEROME COLLINS.
A Pioneer Press reporter called at
the office of Dr. d. T. Collins on Nj
colet avenue, Minneapolis, Saturday
night at s o'clock and acquainted him
with the news of his brothers death as
explained by the Geographic reports.
The doctor was deeply affected by the
sad news, and in a measure doubted
the report, explaining that he would
have received news as soon as the
fact was known in New York. In the
course OF conversation he stated that
his brother Jerome Collins. attended
as delegate to the meteorological
congress held at Paris, in 1873, and at
that time prepared a map showing
what he believed to be the distribu-
ton of land and water around the
north pole. The map attracted the
attention Of James Gordon Bennett,
and the idea of organizing the exped-
ition to the pole was discussed and
planned, Collins agreeing to take
charge in 1879. He was making a
tour OF the southwest, when he receiv-
ed telegram from Bennett, calling
him back to take scientific charge of
the expedition. He gave up position
which paid him $4,000 a year to take
part in the expedition, and despite