Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-20

POINT IN HIS NARRATIVE
Lieut. Danenhower resumed his narrative before
the Jeanette board of inquiry this morning. He
said about 6 p. m. June 18th very heavy ice pres
sure was felt Witness saw afr. Dunbar come on
deck from the ward rooms with his knapsack and
felt that the crisis had come. Went below and
ana threw it into the cabin At that moment met
abandon the ship" Witness then threw M W his his knap D.
sack over the starboard rail upon the ice, and re-
turned to get other things, but found the water
TIM oPP sScceded m n'h gelsns II bed nm at oa 5he
of the port cabin, the forward room A.
this time all hands were employed under direction
OF the captain. who stood on the bridge getting
other stores which were principally in the deck
house forward. Another party of men was
rose too high for them to remain there. There
was also detail OF men on the Ice placing the
stores in safe situation as they came from the
ship. few minutes previous the ensign had been
hoisted at the mizzentop Just before supper wit
ness reported to the surgeon that he was ready
for work, and requested TO- be recommended to the
do so, and in the meantime requested witness to
assist him in bringing out the medical stores and
liquors. which witness did, slowing them in one OF
the boats.
THE LAST OF TIE SHIP.
At about p m. the order was given by the cap-
tain for everybody to leave the ship. The water
M,
Ing % degrees to the starboaTd. During the pres
sure, and before she was crushed, the ship had
turned. and seemed to lift q little, sometimes at
the bow and sometimes at the stern. When sne
was finally hove over to starboard, the ice coming
above above her , doubling seemed to hold her
on her timber heads. Dr.. Amber ''G at the the
time told witness that he entered the ward-room
to get some stores, and on lifting hatch cover
found the water coming into the ship, and upon
his {Ambler's) reporting this to the captain ths
order before mentioned was given. Every one
lsft the ship to camp and prepare coffee This
had been shifted to a large foe piece about
two hundred and fifty yards off the starboard
bar, the Ice pilot, as the ice in the near vicinity
was too much broken up to afford good and safe
place for camping. The sun had been above the
very good, except in very cloudy weather. The
snow at this time was 21S feet Deep and the ther-
Fahrenheit above zero When the order was given
to camp, DR.. Amber relieved witness rom the
care OF the medicines liquors, ETC., and he (wit-
to collect the boats outfit for the Journey, as each
party's gear had been previously marked and
s59Wed st in state OF readiness On the spar deck or
ness returned to the Ship in order to take last
%oIn 19ok a1o at her s1so Met John Cole boats
the three stood for five or ten minutes examining
and discussing the situation; found a place on
the ship side below the after end OF the orechains
on the port side, which appeared to be bulged in
near the water line as If a tongue of Ice had i'm
pngel on that part. The fracture covered about
three feet square. The steam launch at the time
was lying about 60 feet from the ship on the ice
abreast OF the port chains. The captain was
standing near the port quarter OF the
ship and the second whale boat was
hanging at the davits near him. Mr.. Sweet
man suggested going aboard to lower the whale
boat, and asked witness to speak to the captain
about it. Witness declined, but said "there are
enough OF us here to lower her if necessary" Mr..
Sweetman then spoke to the captain, who quietly
and pleasantly remarked, 1--WE have sufficient
number of boats already on the ice." The three
then returned to camp together, leaving the
captain near the port lqulrter, and the
After coffee had been served the party turned in.
This was about II pm. few minutes later a
loud cracking OF the Ice was beard, and the ORDER
Turn out, every rybody," was given. The ice was
cracked near the captains tent, and it became
necessary to Shift everythngto an adjoining and
safer foe piece. All hands turned in again about
! am on the 12th watch having been set. About
am. witness was awakened by a seaman, who
was calling his relief and saying, "Hurry up, for
THE SHIP IS GOING DOWN."
Witness heard crash and the remarks of the two
men as they watched her go down. That morning
after all han1s were called the spot where the ship
sank was visited by the party. A cabin chair, a
signal chart and a few pieces OF wood We're found.