New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-16
THE SEARCH FOR DE LONG.
wANDERINGs ON AN IoE-BoUND COAST.


WANDERINGS ON AN E-BOUND COAST
| CONTINUATION OF ENGINEER MELyILLE's TEsTi-
| MoNY-NINDERMAN AND NORos FOUND.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-At the opening OF
odays session OF tho Jeanette Board Of Inquiry the
Judge Advocate announced that he prepared to
take up the next branch of the inquiry. namely the
efforts made to search for Captain DE Longs party and
the missing boats crew with Lieutenant Chip Inc
Judge Advocate prOpounded tho following inquiryi
State in detail what efforts made by yourself or
the officers and Of your party 10 insure the safety
OF the other boats crews"
Tho witness prepared kilograms for the American
Minister at St. Petersburg Secretary Of the Navy
and for the Russian authorities setting forth VINO they
and the condition they were in The witness In
company with Lieutenant Danenhower visited the mead
of the village and urged upon him the Importance or
having these documents delivered The styorsh Tor
head MANI said 1t would be impossible to leave the
Island Of Jamavaoch for fifteen days, until the Ice had
formed in the bay sufficiently strong This was on the
2sth OF September Returning to the hut where the
people were the witness Informed them that they were
In bad way and yet out Of the woods The supplies
very low. nothing but fish and decayed goose
The witness told the to be cheerful as possible
burn plenty OF wood and keep warm. There was great
danger of the whole party dying of scurvy particularly
If they had stay there all winter The witness was
in very bad way physically, and directed MI Danen-
hover to look after the gathering OF wood aud policing
about the hus He (he witness) did not however, at
this time at any time turn to him the command
The people at this time cheerful although in bad
way from tho bursting OF tho bisers caused by frost
bites. In few days nearly all OF them were able TO get
about In the time exile had been Quartered
This exile readily understood who they were and made
1t known 10 the people about them.
About October 10 Russian arrived Mt the village and
visited the party. His name was KOusma, and he lved
about ten yests across the bay he was very Irehdly
and offered assistance. witness understood that he
present quarters were close their food insufficient and
inwholesOme, and that it was necessary to get TO
gave an account Of Mr. Danenhowers visit to Kousmas
house ecross the bay and his return with some
to give Kousma the whaleboat and 500 roubies
II lac would conduct the party to Bulan:
days, and witness decided to let him 90 alone as he
could make the trip much quicker than II another person
lun. The witness resumed: There seemed nothing else
for do but to await the coming OF the "omandat
from Buun with reindeer teams to take our party to
Buun. Kousma returned October 2S after an absence
of thirteen DAYS bringing forty pounds of bread,
four or five pounds OF butter salt and tobacco He
brought letter from COsSack sergeant at Bulun one
from young priest there and pencil note which he
said he had received from Americans near KuInak
surka The note written by Ninderinan and signed
by himself and Noros saying that they were two OF a
party fourteen Americans who Were starving to death
TO the northeast and in need Of immediate assistance
The original note was then Identified by the witness and
was put in evidence.
the Russian notes and he made me understand that
the commandment would be ut Janayaloch III two days
that he could not bring the clothing
and deer necessary 10 aKe tle parry 10 Bun Out Inut
the cOmmandAnt would provide them The witness
inquired why he lK0usmal was gone thirteen teen days
River stu open and great difficulty was ex-
delay; that he had remained but one night at
Buun, the cOmnandant having sent him back
a" The Cnc S %s ssd WEeh read the note S
Ninderrnau and Noros it was the first intination
cutter mad landed. IL was GENERALLY believed by our
party that botn the other boats had foundered and we
hal IN learn N lat nT WI
there was no other means of finding the situation
of De Longs parry but Ninderman and NOrOs;
witness told kousm4 he must have MS dog team and
to meet them. they were on their way TO
Bnun. TIE wi ness badly clad for winter jour
ney $50 yersts when he stared At Kousmas house
he traded half Olanke-whicn lie had carried on the
marchfor a skin The next day no started with
natives Tor guides. anu that evening arrived a
Kumak Surka. Tie dogs were used up they could
go The natives obtained reindeer, and the
Journey resumed.
me witness arrived Bulun Nov and found hinder
man aud Noros CHARTERED IN nut WIN some natives
OnenteT1ng tnehut sawlN son COZ lh
NorOs standing up behind table Ii was cold ana dark
and at first he was not recognized. On speaAlng 10
Noros the latter exclaimedi " My God, Mr. Melville,
thought the wnale-Doat's men,were all dead" The
men both complained OF Their condition ana
Ninderman was weak hardly u DO aole to stand
rne witness Ound special provision mad been made
them Witness selected an empty nut and Told the
priest OF the village to r,I supply , plenty OF
ment would pay tor all That they required.
At this point witness was shown By the Judge Advo-
cate prIvae journal OF Captain DE Long and ;dent
it, Toe records Of this journal began July ., 1872
ana ended June ice journals kept by Capain
DE Long Identned ~ the witness These REQ
oris began July H. 1881 and ended October 20, 1881
Tho witness then resumed his narrative. GA leaving
alnaynlucn he expected meet the cOnmandant, ana
IL was be met him TO turn nm back 70
and NindermaD anu NOrOs aud with them at
once start nUrnward with deer team search VI
Da Longs but missing him 1T was necessary 10
20 l3Ilun. the witness wrote down everything
and Niuderman could tell niiu regard
their they et dc Long TO DE used as MS
ns ructiOus pursuing the Inc witness found
me take with nun on stlcn winter trlp
therefore taxing down carefully US possible all they
told uu, resumed his journey III sedrCn OF De Long
the Sd November Bartlett 1ad arrived AZ Blum,
buug.pg "A communication trOD Mr. DducnhO~cr, VINO
Inc1sed a ettec tho cOmmandant IN ,tructng the
nead man al Blum To furnish Lac witness win dog
team. witness arrived a. BuFuocn Oh the evening
OF 4, where ne met tne wndleDoat people on
tnrir way to lie gave Mr.. Danen-
mower instructions to go as Tar as fakutsk.
and take ali people with him except Bartlett Next
,V iue witness started the second day arrived
at Bulcuur where the hut Was WHERE zimmerman ana
Noros we're found by TINS was n,ty-1ye
yersts from kumakouska. Tue next day II stOrned SO
syerely tue refused TO Proceed, sa ing all would
uerlsa On day tney started again, keeping up
the To the nOrthTard fOiiOMnS NlnlrrIntns
track Iue witness Thought II DE Long IOhOW Nnder-
man ana NorOs, % had told them ne would, no Uhe
witnessl WoulL In this way come upon Inn. The wit
neas was the lookout Tor "a nut Wnlch Ninoerinan
hud described as hut III winch they lad slept
afLer leaving DE Long Tnls was round ana rra lden-
Tded hut no sl.ns of Dc Longs party were uOted.
Ntuorrman had described the snoala around rocky
sauu and witness searched for the slhnd Tie natives
add tle 6neltcr tner vicinity was hat at
rIor they called datya and about dark TINS Tut
and witness aud his Two NAIVE guides re-
manned III IL All night
'Tne Court adjourned till 10 a. tomorrow.