Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-28
Back from Siberia.

ENSIGN HUNT, OF THE RODGERS EXPEDITION, AND
FOUR MEN FROM THE JEANETTE HOME AGAIN.
Ensign H. j. Hunt, U. N. of the Rodgers search
expedition, and Frank A. Manson, Herbert W.
Leech. James II. Bartlett and John Lauterbaeh,
the last detachment of the survivors OF the jean
nette expedition, arrived yesterday in New York
on the steamer Westphalia from Hamburg, as
stated in THE STAR. At the navy yard they were
met by Chief Engineer Melville and Lieutenant
Danenhower. The greeting between the men and
those who had been their officers and companions
In privatlon, danger and distress was exceedingly
hearty and cordial The party were received by
the officers OF the Fifth United States artillery of
which General Henry J. Hunt, Ensign Hunts
father, is commander. The men are ali in excel
lent health and spirits and SHOW no outward In
dcatons of the terrible ordeal through which they
have passed.
THE H0MEwARD JOURNEY.
Ensign Hunt, who has charge Of the four men,
said:
"There were seven In the party when we started
from Bulun. The others were two natives-Ani-
gum, an Indian hunter, and ThOrnam an inter-
prefer. We left Bulun, which is at the mouth
OF the Lena river. October Is. and Travelled day
and night on two sleds drawn by deer teams The
Journey TO Verkh0ianSk required ten days. From
That point we were ten days in making the Jour
ney to Yakutsk; from thence nine days to Viteem.
journey to Kivlnsk. Here the party separat ed
Leech was sent ahead with Lauterbach and Thor
nam, the interpreter, to Irkutsk I remained at
Kivinsk with Manson and Bartlett to oversee the
medical treatment OF Aniguin, tne Indian hunter.
VINO was taken sick with smallpox. We remained
at kivinsk until January s., when Aniguin died.
Our journey TO IrkutSk occupied four days, which
was very fast travelling. the usual time being six
days. The next stage Of our journey, to Orenburg.
days. From this point we came by railroad to ST.
petersburg. We remained there week. and then
took 1s. small steamer for Hamburg. where we en-
parked on the WeStphalla for New York"
GOOD TINE IN SIBERIA
At the Continental hotel reporter of the World
saw MIR. Leech. He said that on board the JEAN
nette the men all had good time, even when
"edged In by the ice. They had liquor in mod
Grafton and tobacco in abundance. sit almost
much good tobacco Behind in the Jeanette WSeD
we had to abandon her. We were allowed to take
win us only pound man. We made that last
from which tea had been made dried them and
smoked tnem- 1t was poor substitute for to-
1@acco. put by long odds peter than nothing.
Wnen we got among the natives OF siberia we oc-
caslonaiiy obtained some native tobacco We got
II IN ieaf form. II had never been cured, and was
strong enough to knock horse down, but you bet
MI Leech spoke very highly Of the hospitality
SHOWN tnem In Siberia by the natives and the Rus
ne SAID. whether civil zed or savage it was tust
t tne same. Ihey made US welcome to the best they
nau, though when we first got among the natives
tuat was hotnlng better than rotten geese-geeSe
lhaI hao Deen killed three or four months pre-
vlous and kept In frozen condition for future
consumption. Oh, they were not so bad, when
you you cant an get anything else. But the natives
qugnt 10 start tin-canning establishment" Mr.
Leecn mad both feet frost-bitten in the boats One
vi Inc crew cut OF half OF one toe with q Jack
kniie. Dut could not amputate the bone. That Job
was reserved for Russian doctor In Siberia, who
mnicn; Mr. Leech said stocked very much like
nuge pair OF sheep-shears, and when, after much
squeezing, the bone snapped, l thought my leg
nau gone But my feet don't trouble me much
LEECH'S LOVE STORY.
ASK him about Heien," said Frank Manson.
VINO was stretched at full length on bed. Avail
ing himself of the suggestion. the reporter asked
Mr.. Leech about Helen.
Heien," said Mr.. Leech, "was the daughter OF
priest az Yakutsk, and there ID no denying was
aWIuiiy IN love with her. SO were some of the
other boys, put cut them out had learned 1ust
eenousn OF russian to be able to make love to her.
Sne sMore that she'd marry me If I'd take her to
Ainerlca, ana agreed. Everything looked lovely,
aiahough her father objected somewhat, and a
RUSSIAN was prowling about after her. But as bad
LUCK WOULD have 1t, just as had begun to think
inyseu Tue napniest man living, had to go north
10 !o,n . a searching party, and while was away
the husslan. ba1aed BY the father settled my case
by marrying thS grill = "