Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-04
A USELESS VENTURE.

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 he. business of tbe Je5nnette court -opir has been concluded. The ,-5 is no better of, out the United | s,asa-e loser to the extent of several ,-,s-I dollars. These irRitless at s,uts Co discover an open pola- sea ,..tbircs that We fail to appreciate; to ,aind .t matters little whether there d, oaeu polar sea, as is believed by .-.- d, oar scientific geographers, or a .-11.. uols, as believed by the elder and t--rsr Simms. In either event. the l-r. r1uld no. gain much by settle ..-t -Le question unless, percharce ..sa. put an end to further investiga- ,.-r. saEerilg, loss of life and treasure. r--s -.e late Jeaunette expedition was . .-rl-.,eG b. Mir Bennett CT the New y-,g Herald. but 1t has cost the United ....-. sa9ut s300000 to lind out what s.r--tt, axpeii;ion dId and how ;t was
 s.s. and Co bring ihe survivors. and
 .--,aias es tae lead home. The court .t.-s-irg which mas been sitting going .- tf-e- months. has iauad uGt that ...g.a -ar weight Of evidence shows ..-t tss Jeauue;5e Was not especially .i.-t-i in strength or model for Artic ...5-a.lou, the fact that aa experienced -zrlo-sr had made two cruises in her 60 a- Arctic seas .ustains the judgment .-l care shown lu her selection. fine -v;srrs relating to the management
 ftle Jeauust-- up Q the time of the
 ..,l as .ua- jne chances of reaching E-.s..- .sl.ua were sufficiently good 70
 -.-.fs tne commander n attempting t0 --l s r.tlr- than ra'url to E me .raeu port and pass the winter in
 -,r-,s. Throughout the expedition .rae opportunity was improved for -.-1.us scientific information; three is- lands were discovered. two of which were a,,+i explored and taken possession Fia th- name of the United States. In t- management Of the Jeanette up to tz tiae o' her desertion. Commander DeL.lE, by bis foresight and prudence, g-,7Gei measures Co meet emergencies and enforce wise regulations. The fact that ils ship having passed second r.r.er m tue ice wi;houtthe appearance gr scuryy on board attests the excellence gt sanitary arrangements adopted and re- 5-s,> great credit upon Surgeon Amber. lh+ 1.a1> adopted for the several boats .--zs uuoa their leaving the wreck were li.a1us, and it IS shown that ninety ll.. after the destruction Of the Jean 1zae .le officers and men were n fair t-5.aoa notwithstanding their terrible
 .-1es. He story of the retreat from '-er-s-el with the accompanying suffer- .-.,. disappointmelts, dangers, difficult tzs and delays, the death of De Long and his companions, and the subsequent discovery of their bodies, IS rscited at
 uzta and She conclusion reached that -gsr thlng possible was done by the va 1sus officers t1 insure the safe ty of the ua-,i-- under their immediate charge and io- the relief of other parties. The general conduct and merits of the officers 4al men Of tue expedition IS summed up as follows: Every officer and 4au SD conducted himself that ;he t0gr. finds no occasion to Impute cen sa-e Co any member of the party. The genera. conduct Of the personnel of the expedition seems to have been a mar gsl o. caserfulness, good fellowship and mutual forhearance. while the constancy lul endurance with which they met :a- hard-hips and dangers that beset 'Len elt.-je them to great praise. Be >Ie> >:ae mention already made. special amu-nIation Is due to Lieut.. De Long Fer tae nigh qualities displayed tg .lm Iu the conduct Of the expedition;
 .tlief Engineer Melville for the zeal, ---rgy and professional aptitude. which -iri!-i nigh encomiums from the com
 ualie-, and for his subsequent efforts 0l Zoe Lena delta, and to seamen Mn aernaH a1d Sweetmau for services sLicl induced their commander to recommend them for medals oi honor. Finally ls should be stated there are sev- r-aI sursivors Of the Jeaunette whose testimony might or might not modify t-e conclusions set forth in this report
 Bg tlIs expedition the United States aas 'l-ee barren islands, two of which a-e eZp.l.ed," |" but the third De Long ey- de-,y did not think worth exploring. l' ], nlt at all hkely that any citizen of 1e United States will set foot upon -..1er during the present generation, aud possibly never. Widows and or llan- mourn the loss of husbands and fathers. ,eamen and officers nave con --sc;ei disesses from which they may re7er recover, and others have lost theIr .-lSou, which Is even worse than death. i4zing il altogether 1t seems to have a7ea rather disastrous advertisement to- the New York Herald. mostly at the s1peuse Of the people.