New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-27
AMID FLOATING ZOE.
THE JEANETTE CREW IN THE ARCTIC SEA.
history OF THE JOURNEY IN SMALL BOATS FROM
AUGUST @ To SEPTEMBER 12-IIEUTENANT
.n.,rrNuourn decade TILE cnuRr OF INQUIRY.

| bis narrative: ON the morning OF August we eit
Bennett Island, embarkng In the boats and crossing
vide lead and about hauled up on some ice Ior
dinner Just before embarking the executive oincti,
the wEaeboat as passenger, and he told me further
that detailed to assist In emergencies u neces
captains boat and placed in charge OF the whaeDoa
aud DIR. Amber transferred from the whalepone I
tEe captains boat During the afternoon the DOhts anu
stores had TO be transported across large noe o. md
On August the provision sieas were Se nrn
all the provisions were slowed IN the poas. me PR
vision sled Walrus retained, because IL wOuu hs"ei
for boat sled needed On ta ms g rt ' cnter forming
two messes, and ten men in each OF the othsf TWO O
| We advanced that day through lead and had much
trouble with the dogs they wished to JUMP 0 Inu
first opportunity spoke to the captain and agai asker
be put duty but lie said That so ios rs e ho
could do On the 9th all ont TWO Oh de IoSt
JUMPED and ran away vest o and ND Mr. Cons Killed two
seals On the 11th Dr. Amber sid he hopeu W 10 III
10 discharge the sick lot when We were clear Vi
the Ice he stated that Inc feared two days oil sun
chine while In the ice would inurc my eyes very muo
From that time till the 18Th the boats we're wofkD8
through leads sometimes TO the southwest sometimes
southeasu ana sometimes northeast Ii was often neces
sary to haul and drag the boats across Hoe pieces
The extent of these foe pieces varied from 200 TO 1000
wards in width Considerable game was seen, walrus
and SEAL species of the latter the sh0ng seal, Oes
especially numerous Birds also were numerous s On
August 10, tie ice was very slight ana was OF I'LL
character from that we had just LETT III was not 80 ch
AID The surface was smoother long range Oh Watel
was In all directions ana heavy water sky 10 te
southeast. About 1l3O the captain ordered ,he PVats
10 stop aud fill up everything with snow from the hlgL
\ est
| with the expectation of soon reaching open water;
The boats stood southwest under sail ana ABOUT
tSe second cutter she being the last boat of the three
The first cutter usually led and WAS followed Dy tne
whaleboat and the second cutter: In number of IN
stances previous to that day the second cutter had
barely escaped such accident. hole was stove IN
her bow which temporarily repaired ana sue was
TRANSPORTED over the about nall mile to where the
other boats were awaiting her The three again 30.
was impracticabe to proceed further as the ice
mad closed in Oy shifting OF the wind winch occurred
piece OF Ice large enough for camp was found and
the party gnt into cap the n o 'a among the three
boats. The last bread was consumed the DAY before
On the 2lst, three of the men were very sick sick;
about this time land in sight bear
ing from south to westnortm r',es d. tng'
aR Se fee IN the vicinity Of the camp was Very uc
broken 81 boat could not DC transported over
Were laken with q rock and sand bottom. Inc DRIFT OF
the pack very slight to the southwark On the 20
the ration was reduced and quarter pounds VI
pemmican per man. ZIMMERMAN killed a small seal on
that day. ON the 2ith were i'll eight fah0ms WIN
muddy bottom. Several seals were Killed on tIe looW
ing days. the 18th We lett tue tehday camp US IL
\ called Got under way about p i'' ana AZ uafA
4 hauled up drifting ice Hoe
\ Al thai time We mad midnight sun and only SIX TO
eight of darkness Sounded IN six Iathons WIN
muddy bottom While we were IN tue ten-dny camp ga
generally foggy but occasionally i9Dg Tjv
be seen On Ims ard down hse stists between Siberia
II sau f1dcjOwskoy. AT a. On the 3Oth there was
headand bearing west BY south true, and land could be
Iar as wesnorthWest true no lana 10 me cas'
ward ana very little Ice In sight. We embarked at
q. H.,
unul about D. m when lande dwith difficulty owing
TO shallow water, and camped upon plain above the
beach A large party was sent out hunting. Numerous
deer tracks and old deserted hut was found
Human otprints made by civilized boots were also re-
aud tried to about p. ~, but the water too
shallow and stood of 10 the VITA the
shore under lee. passed very rough night there
being fresh breeze and the boats constantly geng
aground in shallow water About midnight We stood oil
TO the southeast and al daylight, September the
ond cutter was In sight The first cutter and whale
boa parties caDped small piece OF ice TO wait tor
| the1ce ana We again manned our boats.
\ Al that moment We sighted the second cutter, and
when came up Mr. ChlPp reported that everything
was all right but they had had very rough night Ine
three boats tncn stood southwark about y.
m c:lme TO u large water-nOe spdce) across which
were unable TO the ice on tue other side. The wind
as about northeast, blowing with force Of four
five stood the open water and the WaleDOat
was nearly swamped When We reached the ice on the
opposite side, Judged that .waterspace was about
four miles wide. Inc first cutter rounded to- got her
soundss anu tnen stood In the lead between the ice,
and the whaleboat followed The second cutter
OF sight About hour aor the first cutter and
whaleDoat parties went into camp ana hld supper.
that cate black nag holsed as signal for the
ond On the sd land was visible 10 the westward
aud at noon sounded in twenty-five feet of water On
the 4th the second cutter was sighted about one and
ihree-fourth miles distant Mr. Chipp and Seaman
Kuuic were coming the ice to camp.
On arriving they told us their experience Mr. "hpp
said that the afternoon OF the LIST OF September IN
crossing the waerpace his boat encountered very pad
weather, and he had to haul up ON piece OF
dIiIing ice. The party were so benumbed aud
only man able jump out of the boat when they got
under the lee OF the ce Some of the party had to be
lifted out OF They remained the ice during
the night the lst and ali day September On the
morning Of the 80 they were enabled to get under way
tie captain had recommended Us "a touching point
On september Mr. Cnipp brought his party assist
IN getting the first cutter aud whaeboat To the wafer
The ice very rough and In motion, principally IN
the provisions ana outfit the backs of the
Finally the two boats We're transported to the position
board during The progress Of this work. We then
bar ked and reached tho southeast point OF KoteiO
Island that evening, and encalnped on the island We
remained there until September u. Parties
sent out hunting, but the reindeer had all to the
mountains. There deserted Russian hut with
traces of the ivory hunters about mile from the camp
ON the Gun coasted the island and at night camped
near the south end on some high bluffs September
got under way at a. H., and coased the Island until o.
when we took departure from The south point and
steered so to pass IN sight OF StOlbObOy.
On the TN we crossed u large waterspace the boats
made heavy weather and all hands were wet all the
time. We stood on during the night, and judged that
we made forty miles TO the westsOutlwest before dark
which was about p. Ill. About a. III. the sth we
again Drift Ice and the first cutter became emDayed
IN the ice but eventually got clear We stood Oh during
all day Of the Sth and passed the Island Of stoboDoy
having sight at tunes 10 the south and AT
dark we camped on floating piece OF ice At a. NJ.
September o. we started and there being no breeze
pulled The oars all day and canped at night ON large
iue onovsd Island sight We rounded it to the
southwark and stood along ITS western coast At
hauled III for dinner aud to rest the men, who mad
been pulling all the morning Tue captain and others
we Mt ashore and found number or deer tracks tending
TO the southwark party OF hunters was then sent
ashore To move to the southern end Of the leland In
order 10 intercept the DEER Tine boats meanwhile pro-
hunters. A deer shot and the boats returned made
landing aud camped. The deer served out TO the
party. We remained on the island Til September
IT, and III the meantime ali three Of the boats were re
paired for the yoy age across the open water it
believed but little more ice would be encountered
The witness here desired tomentlOn that september
4 two men were transferred from Lieutenant Chipp's
BOAT, namely, Francis L. Mason, seaman, the whale
boat, and An sam, ships cook TO the first cutter. Re
the weather stormy"
The Court then adjourned until lO3O a. H. tomorrow
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