New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-24

Gar this afternoon. They will start for home to-
morrow.
REPORTS FROM TWO SEARCH PARTIES.
LIEUTENANT HARDER AND COMMANDER BERRY IN
sIBERIA-A MARROW EsCAPE-THE DEATH OF
MASTER c. P. PUTNAM.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The Acting Secre-
tary OF the Navy to-day received communication from
Lieutenant Giles r. Harber United states Navy, dated
al Viska, yiteem, Siberia, June H. 1882, fol-
lows:
On Thursday. April 49, signed the contract pertain.
ing 10 the steamer General sim.nikoG" a copy Of
watch translated and sent to you the same day.
Thornain Interpreter and T. E. Manson seainau As
ucpated would De the cas-, We had great difficulty In
getting hOrs without beng cX0rbltanly cheated and
had 1t not been for the GOyernOrGcueraps strong or
der waich carried, and the interpreter would have
been greatly delhJe Inc snow nad gone from the
grouud AMI the rivers we're orcaIlg up 80 that the
roads were nearly mpas-aale However, we reached
Niteen on tine -sth oil april 1!ter ctperenclhs TVey
variety OF conveyance and all kinds OF weather Three
huhiIed ana my yef7t7 We're made III posi- "agohs,
over vuO fss IN sled- icury tne "Ioc ol INC htcI
being through mud aud water except wnen crossing
noun aims considerable elevation, where we got snow,
ana Heaf{ -2O ycrSis were made on horseDicA
once only dt We experience any danger and that oc-
w. ' OAR @ bsgs s.s1g WAS t'g ike99 9 in small boat
When the opposite bank was reached, "a wonderful
S'G S na.s m ug the the river 5sF aE aaid u the o.s
and parcels and at once the waters rose some six feet
perpc cnd.culir heignU in three minutes and the river
Iiseli was hcd with immense of Ice In which
boat could i've We escaped heinz caught IN this by ten
Ar. sccuze and the men VINO nat come with nm, all
well. Mr.. schcuzc in accordance with instructions
lie had seen the steamer had chartered subject TO my
Inspection. lie gave an uniav voraDe account.
The same da came % Nisha, a settlement consisting
OF the workshops houses and people employed by
bazonOh 4 CO.. AID from the acting director learned
that II woud bc nearly impossible to sct 10 NorOn-
zof-i1y Though only 10 Vcrsts distant, IL was
through country IN yhicn 40 pelsOn lived The only
route used The river would no longer he sdrc, and
20 by an would make II necessary TO 20 through IN
Or e forests oyera a continuous series Of mountains
OId not Dee sed tue Ice, nor Wrt boats 20 Oe 90
taiucd | was told, mrtnermorc chat the steamer was
riN Opcn As nothing could Do gained
therefore, By attempting to 20 to Noronzosny, con
cuded untl the river broke up, ana IN the
meantime to nave two dOries built Also FOUND Ooi
II y icei LONG ana Acaiy ten lcct pedlh, Miicn CV1
readily be made Into schooner sufficiently large ana
strong 10 do Woik aiohs me Gotst ~ o' .'V "a ~ i a. -
rdingly purchased il, ana cohhehceI repairing IL 30
Not antii tne 25ih OF May WAS l able to go up 70
YoiOnzOisAy. Tine s,eainer General SAlluhoh hi zone
up river the day stare4 from xisAa ana di4 not
get back until the night o. the 26th Nh 7cueutze aud
went boaru OF her and returned 10 Nlska Daring the
"Trip down the rycr Inspected the nun ana engines
aal measured the amount If wood she burned Ine re-
suit found her qultc unfit for our purpose, and In
ace. dance with article OF the contract
a d.-pa'cI> informing yoa OF my decision and also
siatII That would stt #ltuOit boats IN zen days
the extr ordinary slownc-s win which these people
work, bat .t seems mai nos Now, however, al.
All .ud We leave al once still hope 10 reach tue
lie i;cHs Lat DeIons and party have been found
from irluts., bat ui particulars 4fe set wanting
ihe eA'd, nature 3 o"i "o'A VIZ D' %
nom 0lens: 10 Jnaa su6l.d 1t seem advisable. The
money sent Tor cudItcr is l nc bdhh oi - cru ruoo'
i0 my order Ne AdNc iccelFod cFtr9 "t',H't'M Ion LOU
the n-thls OF tfc st'aH7.hP CUnlp"'4 IL: ~
placed as al ~ cle'n airy iooms ""cn are sr"''7' anu
GILLs B. bAnBEa, ii .Gtena4l United States Navy.
REPORT FROM COMMANDER BERRY.
co,,mupic,ti.,r v,lirl has been areev anticipqted
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o. .at,l
,,t, Ni-tur kai,ln,s siberia Aprll f. So, which
"0 'P0'' ~ p, - 49, .,,
whom lie considered an eAc'ithl oiIc,r anu Co'cou
gen u.leman. He had gone do"n IT. Lawrence Bay "i'h
P''''' ~ -. =. J. - .r
naN!ug performed u- th'!, was I'Uiu's 10 lc'''''''
near -ra,c kanen. " hen me party 0yert,ken by
, . .r,.. o,-,,,.,, ir ti,,s, r.a,r,.
49,. e......tt ... ..., ,,.i. =,
Auer remaining one All h .u' ihey ioiN h''7l l'' 10
-uui. oI the side ol 81. LtNtrucc - ty, ot, tr
r,i,,f- al-d pcrlinc separated froi tAe others con-
utuIua ia,-ct Assistant Engineer Ituc Ensign H. :.
Hunt. Dr. > -. Castillo auI l.rc" natives, 1910 reached
a. l b. tis lu.c, O ih- wind tud sweep Out mo
lac ... .-.r.r.llY- l,uu u4lhit.
tic -lut. ..tI OF and near th' noun OF the Day,
...tU.Uf "a. -lcI bat surrounded Dt u.s dogs An
a icmut was made reach lin 'y tLc na-
liteS In a canoe. uut atcr launching tn"y could not
lorco n ihiolg4 Young lce wicr iiy between him
ami ihc g. llJt could tn,y pass over e. westerly
viud drove tine ice -l farther from -hort,
.i ir h o; .,l -nc, .,al. fiJu uD To january -.
it.u.ul rc. ~ Mas az i.c.cct.an thc time o. the
n..l,lr.yr. nli 4 ,4ts il.. and Lt.c. upla tlrr
r.v, r,nIft.t iltt uli.-.ut scIr-l ua. rcic made
aauet e. coast, aud tntl Ir Warur uId gone to .uc
.9 -, fo l,,l for , iI.l..n1p' Berry .It l.lcrf-
a'4'. -'.i''' , ',., & , u,t Et, =.
ann. al eii, nj yi, .i "a -ulp luir ilr down VITA
u August or -cgicmo.r l~9I, ald loo- aoilt ar