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amethysts, etc., but no animal life.
There they had To abandon twelve of
their dogs; they hated to do it, for
they had been good friends. 1t was
impossible to keep the dogs aboard
the boats; they would jump out on the
ice and wander of. When the boats
got away two or three miles they
could hear the poor dogs howling-
they had at last realized their fate,
and would become food for polar bears.
Their first sight of human beings in
nearly three years produced the
feeling Robinson Crusoe must have
experienced when be saw for the fret
time his good man Friday. They
were small, yellow race Of men, with
black hair and eyes. They wore
crosses, and crossed themselves de.
voutly before taking food. Then they
realized the benefcence of the Chris
tian missionary. These far North Sea
natives had been ChIistianiged BIZ a
Russian missionary. They could not,
however, induce any OF the natives to
accompany them. AT this part OF the
narrative the sufferings Of the party
we're repeated in painful detail, re
lieved, however, by humorous touches
which the audience relished.
The experiences of the party in
Siberia, the meeting with and hospi
tality of the Russian robber exile. the
expedition in sleds hauled by dogs,
and the final parting with their Si6e-
btrian friends, the suffering from want
Of food and with frozen feet and limbs
we're yividly depicted. Towards the
close Lieutenant Danenhower exhi.
bited the reindeer suit he wore over
a journey of six thousand miles. 1t
was walked" on the stage by man
On the 18th Of January, 1882, the
thirteen survivors of the Jeannette
arrived at lrkutsk, and were at last in
communication with the Department
Mr.. Lee was the only English speaking
person met east of the Ural Meunt
aims, but after a while they found an
American dentist operating on the
Siberian teeth, another evidence by
the universally pervading Yankee.
The journey direct home, by wsy of
Russia, his reception of the present
Emperor in his guarded palace. and
the final reception in New York were
related in modest terms. Indeed. the
narrative was marked throughout by
freedom from egotism and sell .allusion
at any time, except once or twice,
when the brave fellow deplored his
partial loss of sight He reserved his
opinion as to the utility Of Polar re-
search until the last, aud gave the
subject his decided negative. He
could see no useful purpose subserved,
nor any compensation for the suffering
and sacrifice Of human lives, which
must be undergone, even under the
most favorable conditions of outfit
skill, hardihood and experience even
OF the explorers. He thought that
the interests Of science and commerce
could be much better advanced and
served by directing all the resources
OF wealth and human enterprise to
explorations among the group of
islands lying east of Panama and be.
tween it and the coast of Asia which
must be productive, and therefore
amply repaying the adventure. He
spoke we'll of all his associates and
gratefully Of the American people,
whose interest in the expedition had
been painfully awakened by the tragic
fate of so many brave fellowg who
fell by the way.
We cen heartily and without anv
reserve whatever recommend Lieuten.
ant Danenhower's narrative lecture TO
any audience, fer aside from its thrill
ing personal interest and intelligent
information, its delivery is highly en-
tertsining, in spite Of the sad under. |
tone now and eveymoTe running
through the modest hero's life and |
which every thoughtful hearer recop.
nises and feels.
Lieutenant DanenhOwer was sent
sway with the echoes of round upon
rouad Of farewell APPLAUSE ringing in
his ears, eviaenoe Of the hearty appro
baton his Cincinnati audience be-
slowed, in addition to the profound
attention and sympathy with the man
and his theme,