The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-06-08
The Jeanette Survivors.
NEW YoRK, May q.

NEW York, May q.
The steamship Celtic, bearing Lieutenant
Danenhower, DR. Newcomb, Jack Cole and
Charles Ton Sing, survivors of the Arctic
steamer Jeanette, arrived early to-day. Wh n
the vessel was reported off Fire Island a party
consisting of the immediate relatives and
friends of the voyagers started in tug from
the Battery to meet them. As the tug ran
alongside the Celtic, Lieutenant Danenhower
leaped on board and affectionately embraced
his mother and father, and was warmly vel
coined home by the others. Lieutenant Danen-
hover then invited his relatives and friends to
his cabin on the steamer and presented all to
his associate survivors. The party then list
ened to recital of the dreadful sufferings in
the far North and the tale of the fate of Com
mauder De Long and his men until the steamer
reached her dock. Arrived there Lieutenant
Danenhower was surrounded by congratu-
Iating friends, who had gathered to give him
hearty welcome, and they did For an hour he
was kept busy shaking hands and answering
inquiries
While all this was happening on tho upper
deck a far different scene was presented in the
small cabin below. There, with his arms pin
ioned behind him, was poor Jack Cole, boat
swain of the Jeannette, crazy from long suffer
ing. His brother, Thomas Cole, and his son
John were quick to go to him, and the unfor-
tunate man Immediately recognized them, af-
fectionately greeting both. 1t was sad to see
the weeping son, sorrOwIng brother and de-
mented father Immediately after speaking
to his son his mind again wandered, and he
was once more away among the ice-ields,
struggling with the fate threatening him. He
will be sent to an asylum. Lieutenant Danen-
hover says he has great confidence that Jack
will recover with proper treatment in a few
months. 1t was found necessary to secure
him during the voyage, as the slightest thing
would make him frantic.
TiorTtpnarf D1Da1lhOwpr said in aT1aNyar Tn
inquiries concerning his voyage, that he was
not as yet prepared to talk. There will be a
thorough, searching examination" said he,
land then people can see how this matter
stands. So far as suffering is concerned we
did suffer, and suffered terribly. See my eyes.
Some say shall lose the sight of both / hope
not One (the left one) is almost entirely blind,
but the other appears to be at present all
right" In answer to a question propounded
as to his views on Engineer Melville. Leuten-
ant Danenhower earnestly said; " Please say
this for me: That 1 never used language in
the sense ascribed to me, derogdtory of Mel
vile. Say that l consider him a brave man
and an honorable gentleman, who suffered
with us. The attack him unjust and
cowardly, particularly in his absence. Mel
vile did all in his power, and did that we'll 1
regret exceedingly that anything touching his
fair name should have been said, for it was un-
deserved. 1t was unjust both to him and TO
wait till Melville comes home and has a chance
to speak for himself
DR.. Newton Newcomb, who accompanied the
Jeanette expedition as naturalist, was very
indignant over the treatment of Melville, and
termed it cOwardly, mean and deserving the
highest censure. "Why," aaid the doctor,
Il was so incensed when / read these base
charges against Melville that ! was on the
point of inditing letter to the press of Amer
lea on the subject; but, ON reflection, con-
cluded to wait. l want to say that what is
charged against Melville is as untrue as iC is
cowardly. Why could not his accusers wait till
he reached home and had a chance to defend
himself? But to stab him in the back, to at
tack him when he has chance to defend
himself, is a most cowardly piece of business.
" If thought" continued the doctor, 'that
could find one of the poor fellows who were
lost l would turn this minute and go back to
all that hardship and privation cheerfuny-
yes, gladly-in order to save them This life
has no fascination for me. I simply go q
matter of business, and if am called upon to
go again tomorrow, 1 am ready and willing to
go"
Lieutenant Danenhower said of the lost
members of the Jeannette's crew that posi-
bly, small portion of their boat might
be found, but that would be all. Charlie Ton
Sing, the Chinaman steward of the Jeanette
said, when asked if he would go again. with q
funny grin: "Yes, mebbe." He appeared the
strongest of the entire four, and viewed with
an air of stOicism all his surroundings. On
leaving the steamer Lieutenant Danenhower
and party were driven to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, where rooms had been engaged for
them, and where there was a family breakfast.
voice was chol1ed with emotion and his eyes
moist.