Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-04-05
Jeanette Survivors.

( Herbert W. Leach. " no, With three other
I surviNurs OF the Jcanuette party, arrived IN
Ncs York last week, was interviewed by a
I reporter Of the .Nep York Tribune with the
/ following results
/ After introducing the reporter to Ensign
! Hunt and the other members Of the party.
for each Of whom he bad pleasant word Of
rpmnisoruce. Lieutenant nanenhoNe CT SAID :
II Nish you would especially mention that |
ana proud OF Leach y ny true Yankee friend
He was m, rghi hand man during all our
peri!pus mouths together. and particularly so
IN that terrible gale which ! now historic.
u sixteen hour. be Was al the helm. Sew
crai time, asked him If he did not wish 10
be relieved. but his New Bingham persc,e-
rance carried him aud u through that storm.
lie deserves more credit than has been
az Arded MIN. Iii, feet were frozen so bad
i that the fireman cut off the flesh from ~
% The toes. Having on each an inch Of bone
rtutrudng. which vas amputatcd later hy a
Siberian ph,>Ician. often sent him with
dtancr parties. trusting him With none,
~hseh Is expended a. judiciously a. if he
had earned II himself"
- lie two fathoms Of Yankee" a. Leach
50, called by Melville. j. only tweniy-six
wears old. He i Hers Vel. Informed regard
M the expedition and II was sand 1t Was
larScl, due 20 his efforts and example that
the other sailors consented 10 go back the
las; time 10 look for the missing boat. He
vas very communicative YESTERDAY and
seemed much pleased ITO tread once more
ON American sol." Pointing to the Colora-
do which hes at the NAVY Yard. he said !:
There Is the ship where was examined in
MAY, 1879 Whatever the result Of the ex-
animation. am back again. little the worse
Tor my wears IN the deadly Arctic regions
IL Is seven wears since have seen nv home.
For three Wears had been IN Australia and
on other eastern coasts. One daN friend
asked me TO go with Tim TO the Color ado to
he examined, tie wanted 10 90 on the
Jeannette. His examination vas unsatIstac
tor, and was questioned by the examiner
without any request on nv part be re-
suit VAS that was ordered 10 start for San
Francisco IN three DAYS. and N three DAYS
Nas ready AMI have Iusi returned. The
,iarh 81 the Jeanette must BE- an old one
10 Your readers. and With regard 10 our Jour
neH hpmevard u has been almost wholly de-
VOID oi interest: We left Bulun lust five
months aso. The first 20n miles 10 va
Auisk we're travelled in ,iedges drawn by
reindeer. which took iweni,-iwo DAYS. OF
course, We travelled night and dav. sleeping
in our sledgc>. From lakutsk 10 lrkutsk.
5000 yersis 1000 miles. We made With
horses. three abreast. ana 50 We travelled
through lomsA and OmsA a. fast a, posi-
! ole by the Kindness % the official, and TIE
hospita.lt, of tile people. al! Of whom hsi
I heard 81 ". Al kN.usk Aniguin. the In
= dian fFgYu .lr..4 L. Il
/ came 10 Orerlurg by ,leise whence We
came by railroad u s.. Petersburg and b,
I steamer 10 Hamburg, here Ne boarded ~.
( Ncs'phalia- thoui the reported trouble.
/ on .h.phoara have nothing 70 say. We all
I liked Collins and Captain DE Long was Jl,,
/ the man tor ~. place. Why dll ~ on
/ the expedition To satisfy laAee', .u,e
I OF adventure. atm not sorr, ia-da, that
l went, hui have seen the dal thar was. =
ASK him ABOUT ll,len." said Frank
( Mason one 81 HI comrades, AyaIling him.
se.i q the suggestion. the reporter asked Mr.
Leach about Helen
Helen, -a.4 Nh Leach. -was the IAugh-
'er q p-c>, 4 NaA4i-k. and there ., no
deriving wa- awful, IL i1,c VITA htr -
we're some X 'a' 0'a,r bnt. bu' GU III, n,
oni. had ,arlr. J..i enough o. Russian
~ he ah.e ia mAAr .Dt, ID urr SIC sara
'Hai ,ae'l MARRY mt il ri. take her 20 Amer
i0a. an. J agreed I,,n;l.n- cooked lovely.
although 'ly iih.t unjreied .am, y bal; anI d
iI>,laa W. ptae .ii-: aho-; 4,,,. her. Bat.
= bad -leN Mould aA,c d. I4>f a, h.l BE-
gun 'u 'h.4A My~r.f ltr hlpl.es; man .., .u.
tli IN :" north 'n ju.a >e4rehins part, /.
.H4 wil.c ! Ma, AVIAN "a, Russian. backed
h' iAa iA'Acr. -tte. my ca,r hl MARI, .ng