The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-29
BACK FROM THE ARCTIC
the SURVIVORS OF THE JEANNE7TE
Arrive IN New York City-Lisut. naa.shovsr and
= t0nrAa'aas Receive 4 Hearty Wsieous Home.
Ihs!f Noble Dsfssss Of Lltsteaaat Melville,
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NEw ioAk, May % The sseamshi
Celtic, bearing Lieut.. Danonhower, D.
Newcomb, Jack Cole md Charles Tonsin,
survivors Of the Artic steamer Jeannett,
arrived early to-day. When tho vessel wa
reported off Fire Island q party, consisting c
tho immediate relatives and friends Of til
voyagers, started In a tug from tho batter,
to meet them. As the tug ran along
side the Celtic, Lieut., Danenhower leapet
on board and aflectionately embraced hi
mother and father and was warmly vel
coined home by others. a.
Lieut.. Danenhower then invited his rela
tlves and friends to iscabin on tho steamer
and presented all to his associate survivors
Tho party then listened to recital Of III,
dreadful suaerings in the far North, ant
talked ofthe fate Of Commander Del Long aut
hismen until the steamer reached her dock
Arrived there; Lieut.. Danenhower was sur
rounded by .congratulating friends wht
had gathered to give him a heurty wei
come, and they did. For an hour lie wpl
!wss kept busy shaking handsund answer.
ing inquiries. l.z.-5'I 257 &, -. i
White all this was happening on The
upper deck, q far different scene was pre-,
scented in the small cabin below. There
with his arms pinioned behind him, VA.
poor jack Cole, the boatswain of the losl
Jeannette, crazed from long suffering, His
brother, Thomas Cole, and his son, John,
were quick to go to him; tho unfortunate
man immediately recognized and atlec.
tiouateIy greeted both. It was sad to SEE
the weeping son, the Borrowing brother
and the demented father. Immediately
alter speaking to his son, his mind acaif,
wandered, and lie was once mora away
among tho ice fields, struggling with the
fate threatening him. He will be sent to
an asylum. Lieut.. Danenhower says he
has great confidence that Jack will recover,
with proper treatment, in few months,
II was iound' necessary to secure him dur.
ing the voyage, us the slightest thing would
make him frantic. s,01 y
Lieut.. Danenhower said, in answer Ia
inquiries concerning his voyage, that he
was not as yet prepared to talk. "There
VIII DC q thorough, searching examina.
tion," said be, "and then people can see
how.this matter stands. So iar as suffering
IS concerned We did suffer aud suffer terri:
ply. See my eyes. Some say I shall lose
the sight Of both; I hope not. Que, the
lett one, is almost entirely blind, but the
other appears to be at present all right
IN answer to Il question propounded as
70 his views on Engineer Melville, Lieut.,
Danenhower said, "pleasc say this for me:
that l never used the language, in the
sense ascribed to me, derosatory OF Mel,
VILE. Say that I consider him a brave
man and an honorable gentleman, who
suffered with us. The attack on him was
unjust and cowardly, particularly in his
absence. Melville did ali in his power
and did TINT well. I regret exceedingly
that any thing touching his iair name
Should have been said, for it was unde.
served: 1t was unjust both to him and my.
sell: Wait till the examination comes
Wait till Melville comes home and has a
chance to speak for himself"
DR.. Newton Newco,nb, who accompanied
The Jeannet!e expedition US a naturalist
was very indignant over the treatment d
Melville and termed it cowardly, mean and
deserving the highest censure. "Why,'
said the doctor, ."I,was so incenscd when
l read these base charges against Melville
that was on the point OF ofindic,ing letter
TO the press Of America on the subject, but
on reflection concluded TO wait. | wan,
70 say that what is charged against Mel
vile is untrue. Ms it is cowardly. Wh,
could not his accusers wait until he reached
home and had chance to defend himself;
But to stab him in the back, te
attack him when lie has nc
chance to defend himself, is a most
cowardlypiece Of business ."IiI thought
continued the doctor, that l could find
one OF the poor fellows who were lost !
would turn this minute and 70 back 10 al
that hardship and privalion, cheeriully
Yes, gladly, in order to save them, Til,
lite has no fascination for me. woult
simply 30 as n matter Of business, and if
mn called upon to go again, tomorrow,
am ready and willing to Co." stl-tg
Lieut.. Danenhower said OF the lost mem
per5 OF the JeInnette's crew, that possibly
an oar or small portion OF their boat NIGH
be found, but TINT would be all. 5a,
Charlie Ton Sing, Chinaman, steward O
the Jcannctte, said, when asked il ht
won!d 20 again, with u broad grin, "Yes
mebbe." He appeared the strongest Of the
entire four, and viewed with IN mir O
stoicism aii his surroundings.
On leaving the steamer Lieut.. Danen
hover and party were driven to the Tiitl
Avenue hotel, where rooms had been en-
gagged for them, and where there was {
iamily breakfast. He will remain in the
city for Il day or two, then go to Washing,
ton, and on the way he will stop in Phia
deiphia to visit friends there. When he
spoke Of Commander DeLong, his voice
was choked with emotion and his eyer
were moist. - - y IN
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