Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-08
The JGANNETTE DISASTER.
No Additional Particulars In Regard 10
the Dead Explorers Eecciyed-NO Hope
Of Finding ChIpp's Party AiIve-TOnch.
ing story OF NOroS.
IRy Telegraph

lBy Telegraph
WASHINGTON, May Chino additional
particulars concerning the late of DE Long
aud party have been received. The Navy
Department otficials have little or no hope Of
the rescue Of Chipp's party. Engineer Mel
vile. in his last dispatch to the Department.
said he had no doubt that they had all per-
ished, bat he would use every effort TO re-
c. yer their bodies. The general impression
separated the three boats, and that all hands
were drowned.
THE ROGERS CREW ALL RIGHT.
WASHINGTON. Msy CHA corrected dis
patch from Hoffman, at st. Petersburg, says
that no lives were lost by the burning OF the
steamer Rcdgers, at Lawrence Bay.
SoBos TELLS A TOUCHING STORY.
NEw York, May G.h.-The Herulds cor
respondent had an interview with Louis p.
Noros, under date Irkutsk, March ID. He
says they landed at point near the northern
most branch Of the Lena, but which the Cap
tain found it impossible to enter on account
Of shoals. De Long therefore determined to
land at q point where they could see this
northerly outlet, bent more 10 the east, and
presumably to enter the point marked ''Sa-
gasta" on the map. Two miles from the
beach, he says, the Captain ordered those OF
the men who copld walk to get out and drag
the boat nearer in shore. The Captain, the
doctor, Erickson and Boyd (both disabled)
stayed in the boat, which the others were
then enabled to drag a mile further toward
the land, when they, too, waded to the shore.
Collins had left the boat with the first lot,
aud had made FIRE on the shore. This was
on or about the 10th of September. aud the
landing of the articles was completed on the
18th. There the parties stayed two days
to recuperate all the men being badly frost.
bitten, including the Captain, the doctor
alone being in comparatively good condition.
Noros and NiDdermsnn were in the best con-
dition among the men. The journey south
was then commenced, the burdens being dis.
tributed.
THE CAPTAIN BORE HIS OWN BLANKET
And some records. The burdens borne by
some OF the others were heavy, and some
complained Of taking them further. but the
Captain insisted. The party then travelled
south for four days. On the way two deer
we're shot by the Indian, Alexis. The party
sat down and had a good Ineal, De Longs
motto being. Noros gays to feed well while
they had it, Noros thinks they made
twenty miles in the first ten days, and that
they reached point near the one marked on
the map as "Scholbojoje,n but which was
| only a simple hut. The next four days
brought them to the extremity of penin-
| suls, and after some delay in waiting for this
river to freeze, they crossed the river to the
| west bank on or about the 1st of October.
! The width of the river was about 500 yards.
Before crossing they go. another deer. The
! Captains intention was to make for place
/ called "Ssgasta on the map. Erickson
died. His toes had been amputated by the
| doctor During the retreat, after crossing
! the river, he one night pulled off his mittens
I and one of his hands became frost bitten, and
the circulation could not be restored in it.
| He died, and was buried in the river. Then
| it was that the Captain decided TO send
Noros and Niedermann ahead. The food
| had been quite exhausted, the party existing
! only on brandy. Noros thinks it was Sunday
when they left. The Captain had held di.
vine services. The men were seated on the
! bank of the river.