New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-07
FROM THE WRECK TO THE LENA DELTA
THE STORY OF DE LONGS wANDERINGs 0N THE
SIBERIAN COAST

THE STORY OF DE LONGS wANDERINGs oN THE
SIBERIAN COAST.
From correspondence in yesterdays Herald IS
taken the following letter from the two sailors,
Nindcrman and Noros. whom Commander De Long
sent forward in search of help This letter, printed
verbatim and the interview between Noros and Inc
Herald correspondent furnish q graphic and touch
inc picture of the wanderIngs of De Long and his
men I'D 20 the time when the two survivors sepa-
rated from their companions.
LETTER FROM NINDERMAN AND NOROs.
BrLUS, october 2-To the American Minister
81. Petersburg 49,,
Please inform the secretary OF l = Navy OF tue
loss u the Jeanette
Arctic steamer Jeanette
Crsed in the ice June llth ISL IN Int y deg - min
n LONGITUDE I57 deg 50 min. or thare about. saved
three Boats also from three 70 four months Prov slOns
with TRAVELLED " 10 20 reach the New siberian
Islands yilled weeks or hIreaDou- then sighted
All Island the Captain determined r'aen IT, ana anosI
about TWO weeks ON the southern ehu anu pied me
1oerit,1 Flag and called it Bennett Island leIt Clpp
Boats crew, Ice Pilot Dnbar with two NatVes on the
East side, returned IN three GAYS remained
started south made the New Siberian Islands and
camped couple OF them, ser our course from the
mOsf southern Island 10 strike The North side 81 >be
ria 70 enter one of the small the Leana,
passage gale OF wind set H. sea running lost sight OF
Furr Melville know what has become OF them,
our boat swamped, carried away the mast lose
the SAL under draS one Night and Day, snip
png leas all the time pumps and balers gowlng Night
and Dav all hands feet trost0itten when the gale
5s 'ad the coat struck one u the small ryer4 not
nudng enough To enter the lee making beating
around for two days. the captain determined TO make
te and the boat struck miles OFF shore the Captain
rertboiv that was able 10 to stand on hls feet to
ret over ford TO ghten the boat and Tow her IN lowed
INNS n,nrrs and PROVISIONS the Captain then had got
25h of september Names OF boats Captain DE Long
surgeon Amber Mr. Collins ". I. G Nlndernan
LOUIS p Sorrs. II. II. Erickson, II. H.. Ka4cn
c. " Boyd, A. GOrtz \. Dressler v Lee,
do-relnaned a few days on the seacoasi Of
sou OF he mems feet being badly frost bitten, leaving
behind the ships cog and other articles, not being able 10
carry Them started to travel south with nye days pro-
visions Erickson. walking crutehes few days after
mate sled drag him. came 70 hut on me 1th Of Oc
tober on the morning OF the 9th the Dockter cut of al
hi. toes the Captain asked me If had strength to goo 10
one OF settlements with on" oil the men 10 get assist
ancc as he gOwlug TO stay by Erickson Nmle talk
Ing Erickson Died We Buried MN IN the River
the captain said we VIII AL go together maine OF pllce
Ochf Iry lat Il deg. % min. north, long not known
oct 9TH last Dog meat started trayille sGun
with about one quart OF Ah anu wv n casSs Oh sd ps
papcrs rifles and little ammunition. TRAVELLED unul
the 9h Nothing to Eat, drank three ounces OF Alkina
day per man, the captain ah tne rest Oh lnem soI
weak aud gave out Uayllung ne tnen sent
me and l. +. NOros with three ounces Of
Alkha and rlhe and 40 rounds or ammunltons on
| ahead TO a place called Kumak ourka d.. Distance
about II twelve miles TO ind natives not finding any
10 tavile south until did, took i've days walk
to Kamak ,urka, found two nsh took one days rest
started south again nothing TO eat TRAVELLED until me
l9th getting weeker every gay gave up IN uispa ST
down and rested then walked one mile found Two nuts
ana storehOuse where there about fifteen pounds
OF Bims moulded Fish stopped three days To regain
strentn. Oeaing To weak to traV On the after
we tryed o make him understand that there was eleven
more men north could mike him understand ne took
srihs ana ia ndeer, they TRAVELLING at the time south
next morning broak camp came to settlement on the
people understand there was more people north.
I'D not succeed Alaht is lat 20 deg % mia.
srnt for the goyener to B,lln, 27tn ne
knew the ships namr. and knew about NordencAawl,
hut could not talk English Irled 10 make him under
sna ,a1 .ng and That We wanted naTves Kaaderr
"a nat IA | IL
Nv ar ak a,s To them from starvation nat the
Govoner made signs that he had Telegraph st Pc
,rrsb.rg he tuen Bum We stand IA kneed
Iitio1 hoping to oe well soon We your humDle
servants WILLIAM {. f. NINDEMASN,
LOUIS Y. NORos,
seamen o. the L. = Navy steamer Jeanette
NoRoss STORY OF THE MARCH
in The records ana to learn what could OF the place
where men left the I)e Long parry I nave hAu
this morning interview with AorOs, who, may say,
Tel - sraignt story and inspires Inc with c0nhi@aoc.
He gays they landed AT point near me northern
ost branch o. the Lena but "hlcA inc captain Iolo IL
imuos-lDlo TO enter account VI SHOALS captain De
M therefore determined 20 land at point whence
they could TINS norncrly Quiet DAY more U the
easf and presumably near Ihe pout marked Sag4sta oG
thr map miles from me beach. he says the Cap
an ordered those VI the men "no could walk to get out
and drag boat nearer IN shore The Captain, the
Docor Erickson and Boyd both dsabledI stayed in the
hns nlch Others then enabled 10 drag milo
further toward the Land when they too waded 70 tile
shore -. IL. 81, A.. -, 49,, -,
made IRE the shore. This or about the 10Th
OF september aud the landing OF articles was completed
on the l7th. There the party stayed two days ~ RI
cuperate all the men being badly frostoiJten Including
tLe Captuin the alone being comparatiN ely
good coud ton Noros and Niuderman were the best
Conditioned among the men. The journey south was
tHen commenced the burdens being equally distributed
The bore his blanket aud some records lie
burdens by OF the others were heaFy some
cs-nnlned Of taking them further but the Captain IN
sisfed The party then travelled south four days ON
m. wav two deer shot by the indian Aexel lie
marty sat down snd had good feed, DE
Longs motto being Noros says 10 iced
xeU while tney had IT," NorOs thinks they made
tv.nty les in the days and that they reached
pont near the marked on the map AZ Tchoioogoe.
hut hich WAS only single hut Ibe Tour next days
brought them extremity OF peninsula, AMI AFTER
.ome DELAY waiting the ~ freeze, they crossed
ths river 10 tn, west bank about the lat OF Octo
her The width Of there about nvo hund ed
yarts Before crossng they got another deer The Gap
yns WA ~ the place called saRaAa
ON the nap Erickson died Ills toes mad been ampu-
t,tad by the Doctor the retreat After crossing
IT, vsr h one ni gnt pulled OF ns miItens and Of
hs hands frost bitten and circulation could not