New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-19


and stood to the eastward and hauling in for the sg
the ne 1t day she was fortunate enough, on SepleOr
49, to enter Of the eastern mouths OF tne Lena ybo
guided them to the village OF Geromarlal0cke WHere
they arrived on the 2ota ana Of Blum In
the meantime the first cutter with ourtee Past and
all 6ad made the best of her way under Jury ot e and
sa toward ne land, but encOuntering you9g ICE az" ~
shOal water the party September IL was half
sSm t6e beach and to wade ashore through the ice and
mud carrying the few remaining stores a apd at the
mouth of Of the northern outlets OF 'ng con
where no nhaotaas wHrs To- on heir charts and
utntly unsupported by them, lay some t"on'1n
TSv had landed irost-btten and exhausted with only
few DAYS provisions which were eked ont Oy neagre
supply Of game. They began tner painful nv S 20
me southward hampered in their mOVem nts ny those
who were disabled, but encouraged from tme 20 TINE ~
about foxtraps which they encountered on the way
feet map Of the country, ana always lnia5mi, ti
themselves near place G,tonor %b4n after
e tSG ing their remaining dog, they, Perisned
IRON hunger and cold all but two, seamen Nndermann
on in advance for assistance and who after great ha
slips were found and rescued by the lhese tw9
the condition OF the Commanders party ana 10 luuce
them TO its relief but without success ,b nn
pie be ween the commanders party ard that unuer MI
Melville at GerOmayiaOcke but the TWO seaineh kne"
nothing of the whaeb fate and could not therefore
at the mistake nor Is IL ppoae ne conrand
er's party alive.
ENGINEER MELVILLE'S PARTY.
Meanwhile, the whaiebOsts party remained hVe
weeks at Geromavialoeke, living upon the hini'el
hospitality Of few poor natives who saw ther
winter supplies rapidly disappearing before the
hunger of this large party. Ihey' "Ae
tha Srs, cntters crew had landed frostbtten aud ex
hsusted. and being Ill ed and Dau cir stTenHb Efforts
were made from the first, but without avail To GET Idus
sSd Sio to institute search for the other parties wnon
nevertheless, they believed TO have Deen i9st we ~
sta al
with dog explore the coasts IOr Ilo it
boats but unable from the atnnd wtboTt re-
suits The wide river, rather bay, whlcl sepIacTu
cred with Young ice too thick for the OF boats
and too thin the passa OF sedges ana at ies was
rance of the Language left tnem unable to res their
wants resources OF the vicinity
~ as moi nntI october 20 that Chief Engineer Mel
vile learned that tue hlst cutter hao surNfu tT E
when he at startej and meetlnS ana Consume
with seamen Nindermann and Noros dd all IN ns poTe
10 find and succOr MS missing comrades he su9eeeueu
IN norton of tie records left behind by the
coumander: but after nearly sacrificing his ne TOa
The first Cutters party hal undoubtedly persned h re-
turned southwark Bulun and t1en went u 1a4utsh,
where he at commenced preparations IoI mI I
extended search when the season WouO peai 80 40
meantime forwarding TO lrkutSK the neho 6 W.rcS
party moi needed OF untitled for the search On Maicu
il Cher Engineer Melville was enabled 10 as~eDle tl0
relief party at CAN Cara. the appointed rendezVous
when tue search for tue first cutters crew Was CON-
menced, and resulted in hndng' between Me- rcnrd
and the bodies OF Lieutenant commander De Long,
those of Erickson anu AlCAlf NA4OI A%'
been buried in the river Inc pOdeS W. 80 ron,
properly inttr red highland near Matvai eale rom
The sets spring floods; After TINS aG ooGm
done three parties were formed, under tue chhiee oi
Chef Engineer Melville seaman NndeIlnahu anu ute
portion of the Delta we're Thoroughly seaIcheu lor
the second CATERS party, but without NUNS CO. ny
traces OF IT, The search continued as IaI a. 1uo
River jana and as by TINS lne the sensne scasoI f
at an end the party returned TO 1AhuSk "uCh LII
Engineer with all bat nve OF hls men,
home by order Of the Navy Department iheSe t -
NAMED vita Lieutenant II rDeI, VINO uau az mo
in he arch.
survivors, the uufavoraOe season, tHe n NV rnion
eQge Of the country tne want or iacllles IoI $780,
Ing with the ma ives everything possible was done Ior
tue relief Of the parties
CONDUCT OF OFFICERS AND MEN
Sir8-Asto "the general conduct and merits OF each
and an the officers and men OF the expedition
rhora il conclusive evidence that aside from trivia!
dihiclies such as occur shlpDoard even under Tue
most favorable circumstances, ana Whlca MAJ u itn
nnce I'm bringing about the disaster OF tie XpedlOh
ond no perncous Ell CT upon its general conduct every
otic and conducted himself that tne Cur %
no occasion TO impuIe to any member OF the
party. 80. 5000 ,,o,r ,,o,o,onv NJ the craise.
the la lors and pvdtions encountered the 0saPpolnt
ent CONSEQUENT upon want of important results, ana
the uncertainty Of their fate iand apart from LA e
desire to tread lg9ty on the graves OF tne Ge' ce
General conduct Of the personnel OF the expedition seems
10 have been marvel OF cheerfulness good leio"snP'
dnrance with which they the bardshlps and dangers
that be,ei tnem eDute them 10 great praise. ,to,
Resl, "a the mention already made, however, bpechl
mention is due 10 Lieutenant Commander ne Long ~"
the high qualities dp ayed 10y Nun ID the conuuc % Ce
expedition Chle Engineer Meiyhe Ior Tue 1g 9 GU
eIgy aad PROFESSIONAL apUuGe, when etlcI'tu mn en-
cOmums from his COMMANDER ana toI hls sups.lu n
efforts the Lena DetianG 10 seaIneh ai
Sveeiman ioT services which induced their cOn.hahdtr
to recommend them for medals OF honor. o.oi ,,,
ginGlf. ID should be stated that there are seNe sur
vvors % toe Jeanette have not yet returned ron
Siberia and whose testimony might or might not hOuy
'Ne CONCLUSIONS 'o' 'O' - ~ william g. TEMPLE,
Commodore L. :. n and President.
SAMUEL c. LEMLY Master L. :. N aud Judge Advocate
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