The sun., 1883-10-31
The story OF the Jeanuettc.

tors of hcr husband, from her own recollection
and memoranda and from the testimony given
by her husbands shipmates Mrs. EMMA DE
LONG has compiled aud issued. in two hand
some volumes tHoughton. Mlfflin ~ Coz, the
history OF The Voyage Of The Jeannette. 1t need
hardly be said that the narrative is one OF In
tense interest and patlios What llrst attracts
the readers notice is the bravo self-control
with which the wife OF the ill-tated navigator
tells the preliminary story OF his aims. his acts
and his hopes. leaving the diaries to recount
his dsappointment, suffsrings and death. In
the CHEEKY opening pages there is no forecast
Of the sad ending: nor anywhere. indeed. Is tue
melancholy closing scene in Siberia allowed to
cast its shadow over tho preceding record. The
work is essential y a tribute to hum All worth"
says the author and that guarded utterance
reveals moro affectionatc pride than pages of
personal lamentation. Next to tho absence OF
repininG one observes the authors abstinence
from vindictive criticism. No petty auarrels
are revived. and no personal causes postum
mously champloned. in the account given OF
the vessel and her officers and crew. Even
Mr. Collins is quietly described aS q gentle
man who at once commanded himself TO Capt.
De Long by his intelligent ZEAL" and 1t is
added that from that time Capt. Do Long and
Mr. Collins worked together indefatisably to
secure the scientific objects of the expedition"
The Jeannetts. then on the 9Th OF July. 1879.
steamed out OF the harbor nf San Francisco.
amid tho roar Of cannon saluting. the cheers
of multitudes on the shore. and the dipping OF
coors on every craft she passed. In De Longs
letters to his wife while running to Alaska.
We A nd descriptions Of the vessel and the peo-
pie in her: The ship ia. think. all right: she
is slow now because she is so deep in the
water. As We are growing lighter every hour
we burn coal | am in hopss. in a day or two. Of
getting six knots an hour out OF her without
trouble. Our cabin is very comfortable and
very dry The forecastlc has been as dry as a
bone" Lieut.. Chipp has always something
to DO and is alwav- doing it in that quiet
steady and sure manner Of his. He smiles
rarely and saws very little. but know where he
is and how reliable and true he is in every re-
spect. He is putting everything In order.
quietly and steadily. and he has everything
already reduced to a system. Danenhower is the
same RS ever does his work we'll and navigates
correctly Melville Is az bright rs q dollar and
as cheerful ms possible all the time. We broke
a pump rod two days ago. Some engineers
would have wanted TO stop the ship few days
for this. or perhaps turn back. Not he: he
| SAYS: All right: wa will run without a pump
| rod hey brother? and when We get in ] will
make you new pump rod or fifty Of them ]
| barrel hoops if he triad hard. He Is ono Of the
| strong points In this expedition. He aud DR..
| Amber are much alike in some respects. The
| Doctor il all ! would have him. bright and
| cheerful under ali circumstances. During our
| bad weather he was around all the time cheer
| ing up Collins and Nowcomb holding up the
| Chinese cook. whom necessary and facing the
music like aan. lie and Melville have chris
tened Newcomb 'Hnkum.' aud OCCASION
ally | hsar ono oi them sing out on seeing
an nbatross Here, Ninky. quick. come aud
catch goose roor Collins was so sick that
he could easily have lost his mother aud OF
! have known it, His puns died cut for u few
| days but hs is getting back to them again.
Newcomb in his turn dessrvss mention. He
| will; think come out all right. He has grit
| anl goes I, work like a little man. Hs knows
| all about his business every bit. Mr.. Dunbar
| IL as grave and serious rs ever. The watches
| arc stood by Mr.. Dunbar Cole, and Ninde-
| mann. This last is AS hard working MS horse.
| The second day out hatchway fell on his little
nngcr and nearly cut II of. but he lid not seem
To mind it, The doctor sswod it up and he
went ahead ns II nothing had happened.
! With Gnds help wa shalt certainly do some-
thing however small" Under date Of July 20
| s this record in tho journal; Informed the
crew Of Mr.. Bennett's intention to follow us
with n ship next year. and that he would pro.
vide for all widows II anything should happen
to any OF us. This seemed to have a good Of
fect upon the spirits Of all hands"
On tho 3d of August ths Jeannstts reached
Ounnlaska whose hills looked as green as
Brick Church." Hore tho great post was mos
| quitoes. For the last two nights have hard
ly had m hours rest Last night went to bed
at 10 O'Clock and assure you l lay awake
until half past 1 this morning killing mos.
quitoes by the dozen. am one mass OF bites.
| Ny bu'khead and ceiling Is ono mass of
smashed bodies" Soon Ds Long finds Mel.
vile more and moro u treasure every day"
bein. n man who "brichtens everybody by his
presence alone" OF himself he has word to
say: Il am doing all ] can TO make myself
trusted AMI respected and l think succeed
try to be gentle and firm in correcting any
thing see wrong. and always calm aud self
Possessed hope God will aid me In what
have undertaken. and bring mo through II il.
safety and with credit"
The 25th Of August found the Jeannstts at
ST. Lawrence Bay. siberia. where. after ascer-
tanning Noricnsk6d's safety. sho passed
through Behring's Straits. and proceeded to-
ward Herald Island. About IS miles east of
that island. on the 5th day Of September. she