The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-20
Burncd in the Arctic.

ANOTHER DISASTER RESULTING FROM THE
JEANETTE YORTH.POLE EXPEDTIoN-uOw
THE UNITED STATES SHIP RODGERS WAS DE-
sTROYED--A WONDERFUL JOURNEY.
The following cable dispatch to the New
York Herald appeared in that paper yes
terday:
InEUTsK, SIBERIA, April Isl have this
morning received startlinGnews from MI.
Jackson, the special commissioner who was
sent in search Of the Jeanette survivors.
He apparently forwarded the dispatch by
courier. 1t ran as follows:
"FROM THE BANKS OF THE ALDAN RIVER, !
"April 6, 1882.
~ have Just met a courier bearing dis
patches from w. II. Glider, the Herald cor
respondent with the Rodgers, whom the
courier had accompanied from Kolymsk,
on the Kolima river, TO Nerkhoyansk, 400
miles north OF Yakutsk. Glider had made
journey OF 1900 versts among the Chuck
ches.
"He was sent forward with the news
that the Rodgers had been burned and
sunk.
"That Lieutenant Berry, with the Off
GERS and crew-thirty-sIX in number-are
at Tiapka, near Cape Serdze.
"That vessel should be sent for them
as early as possible"
TIE LAST DISPATCH.
The last dispatch received from the Rod
gers appeared on November 80, 1881. 1t
ran as follows:
UNITED STATES STEAMER RODGERS, !
ST. LAWRENCE BAY, October Is, 1891. \
Sir,-I have the honor to report that this
vessel arrived at this port from the Arctic
ocean yesterday morning at O'Clock. AZ
ter sending my report OF the 9th Of Sep
TENDER by the steam whaler Bclycdere, |
proceeded to Herald Island. and finished
its examination without finding any traces
OF the Jeanette or the missing whalers. a
cairn was found OH the northwest summit,
left by DR.. Ross, of the United States cut
ter Corwin, containing simply the iniorlna-
ton that he landed there in July last and
that all were well. IneXt proceeded to the
coast OF Siberia in search of winter quar-
tiers, sighting it Just east Of Cape Jakan, a
strong northwest wind blowing Mt the time
and a heavy sea running, so that II was not
possible to send a boat on shore. / cOasted
to the eastward, examining the shore from
the ship, but toward evening the wind
freshened and falling snow shut out the
shore altogether.
stood off from shore and laid TO for
fortv-eight hours without any improve
ment in the weather, when l gave up the
attempt to examine the shore at that place
and headed for an island situated about
twenty miles west Of Cape SerdZe, where
succeeded in putting up house, and left.
Master G.. +. Putnam in command OF a
party consisting of Acknowledgment ID.
Jones, Pay-Clerk w. ii. Glider, Orloff Pc
terson, Frank Melm0, and Constantine Tat
ernoff. | enclose a copy OF the orders fur
nished Mr.. Putnam. The party was fully
supplied with Arctic clothing and provi-
sions for one year. besides a large quantity
of pemmican for men and dogs, also full
sledges and boat. left there on the Stb
instant for this place, and experienced
stormy and thick weather throughout
the passage, with violent gale from the
westward on the 18th and 14th instant. /
shall now proceed to put the ship i'm win
ter-quarters here, and render all as COM
Portable as possible. Our provisions have
all proved to he of excellent quality, and
we are in every respect well provided for
the winter. As soon as the ice opens next
summer shall proceed first TO Plover bay
and ill up with coal, then TO st. Michaels
for mail before returning to the Arctic to
continue the search. All are well on
board.
send this by the whaling bark Pro-
grcss, Captain Barker.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
II. VI. BERRY,
Lieutenant United States navy, command
ing.
Hon. Walidm II. Hunt, Secretary OF the