Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-18
.~.eY OF THE JEANETTE.

gsDo has compiled and issued in tw'
Dn5some volumes, the history OF TIL
Tnyage of the Jeanette 1t nee,
ss.aIv be said that the narrative j
Ia ri intense interest and pathos
yThst first attracts the readers nc
zee is the brave self-coatrol wit
~hich the wife of the Inflated nav
rator tells the preliminary story o
s;s aims, his acts, and hopes, leavin
The diaries to recount his disappoinI
ments. sufferings and death. In th
CHEEKY opening pages there is no fore
east of the sad ending; nor anywhere
indeed. is the melancholy closin
scepe in Siberia allowed to cast il
:hadows over the preceding record
The work lis essentially tribute t
human worth. says. the author. an
that guarded utterance reveals NOR
afectionate pride than pages of perst
nal lamentation. Next to the absenc
Of repining, one observes the author
abstinence from indicative crit
cism. No petty quarrels are revive'
and no personal causes posthumousl
I cham pioned, in the account given o
the vessel and her officers and crew
Even Mr.. Collins Is quietly describes
as 20 gentleman who at once com
mended himself to Capt. belong D,
his intelligent ZEAL" and 1t is addet
that from that time Capt. DeLone
and Mr.. Collins worked together indie
fatipably 10 secure the scientific OBJ
iects of the expedition.
The Jeanette, then, on the 9Th o.
Iulv. 1879, steamed out or the harbol
of San Francisco, amid the roar Of
cannon saluting, the cheers OF multi
rndes on the shore, and the dipping
Of colors on every craft she passed
n belongs letters to his wife, while
yunping to Alaska, we find descrip
tions of the vessel and the people il
her; 1.-THE ship is, Think, all right
ne IL slow now, because she is &c
dean in the water. As we are grow
inc lighter every hou. we burn coal,
am 10 hopes, in q day or two, Of
sstting six knots an hour out OF heI
vithout trouble. Our cabin is very
comfortable and very dry. The fore
cattle has been as dry as bone. y
Iieut. Chips has ALWAYS something
% do. and is always doing. it In thai
nuiet steady and sure manner Of his.
AZ smiles rarely ard says little, but
fuow where he is and how reliable
and true he is in every respect. He
4 putting everything in order, quiet.
|, i and steadily, and he has every
hing reduced to a system. Danen-
Aever is the same IS ever, does his
rork well, and navigates correctly.
NeIville is bright as dollar and as
chserful as possible all the time. We
Seoke a pnmp.rod two days ago.
Nome engineers would have wanted
q atop the ship a few days for this or
nerhaps turn back. Not he; he says
III rieht; we will run without pump
M. 6ey brother? and when we get in
+ I win make you new pump rod or
6fty of them. ! believe he could
make an engine out of few barrel
hoops II ne tried hard. He is one of
he strong points Of this expedition.
He and Dr.. Amber are much alike
il some respects. The Doctor is all
/ would have of him, bright and
cheerful under all circumstances
During our bad weather he was
vound all the time. cheering up Col
llns and Newcomb. holding up the
Chinese cook, when necessary. aud
facine the music like . man. He and
Neville have christened Newcomb
'Ninkum and occasionally hear one
Of them sing out on seeing an alba
toss. Here, Milky, come and catch
seoose' Poor Collins was 90 sick
! that be could easily have lost his
| mother aud not have known it. His
| pans die out for few days but he
b getting back to them again. New
coub In his turn deserves mention.
Be will, l think. come out all right.
Be has grit, and goes to work like Q
Hlile man. He knows oil about his
tusiness, every bit. Mr.. Dunbar Is
Wgrsve and serious as ever. The
viiches are stood by Mr.. Dunbar,
Cole and Nindemann. This last is as
md working as hose. The sec.
I'd day out 9 hatchway fell on his
NE finger and nearly cut 1t of. but
y did not seem to mind it. The
1oelof sewed it up and he went
lhsod - II nothing had happened.
Win Gods help we shall certainly
eescmething however small" Un-
- date OF July 30 in this
mcord OF the journal: Inform.
dthe crew OF Mr.. Benefits inten.
tpn 70 follow Us with q ship next
~, and that he would provide for
y Widows II anything should hap
70 Us. This seemed to have q
Peg effect upon the spirits of the
honda"
"a the 3D. of August tho Jeanette
ehed Ounalaska, whose hills s'look-
= green " Brick church" Here
great pest was mosquitoes. ''For
= last two nights I have had hardly
= hours rest. Last night / went to
~ q ~ o'clock, and I assure you !
NawaEe until 4 this morning kill
m0equitOes by the dozen. / am'
- mas Of bites. My bulkhead and
Wing IL one mass Of smashed bod.
Soon belong finds Melville
orc and more treasure every
being q. man who .brightens
y00dy by his presence alone"
4 hlmse;f he has worde to say: Il
doing all I can to make myself
Nesed and respected, and think !
cceed. TRY to be gentle and firm
Z sorrecting anything l see wrong.
- smalways calm- and self-possess-
y hope God will aid me in what I
Ne undertaken, and bring me
9oagh in safety and with credit. /"
~ 18th OF August fonnd the
aanette at st. Lawrence Bay, Sibe-
where. after ascertaining Nor
/ sloid's safety, she passed through
4 a1ngs Straits, aud proceeded to-
u Herald Island. About 25 miles
q that island, on the 9th day of
em0er, she was beset in the pack
40 never was released. At first
~. lllon was accepted with some
~ opny though throughout Sep
$3.50 little occurred to break the
aosony. Some walruses and bears
IA ~ .aoe, and the meat of the latter
i.sssso tee diet of canned provisions.
ducks were shot and seals