The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-11-02
THE rsoTErs DISASTER

LI<u1rnant 0nrIiorton'@ 2fpor -
Hands a. inc <ccrssary % Wsr-Ihe><
<ap,ls r.>nsnry or.lsr~--Irsser - inqniry
4. Command~r wildcs from Secretary
Chandler aud the I..ts~r's R~piy-us -
<lnr<~ ths yantie Un>ea~ershy FROM enc
start
wA<nixoro~. y. g.. CO -
The Secretary 81 War has received from
the chief signal Oiilcer the report % Lieu
tenant L. "A. Darlington, Commander q Che |
recent Arctic expedition 70 smith Sound
for the relief 81 the signal Service party q
Lady, Franklin Bay. The report i very
long. ana goes fully into al the details q
| the voyacc ana wreck Of the fr0tcus. and
| the retreat u her survivors In small boats
| "a the North Greenland settlement q IPer'
1 nnvick.
/ After referring In the highest terms %
/ the courage. skill and good Judgment shown
| ~ Lieutenant Cniwell during the retreat,
\ Lieutenant Darlington concludes his report
| with the following statement concerning the
so-calisd supplementary orders;
II desire 70 call your attention % She
manifest injury done me In the publication
81 certain statements immediately after
nrxs X the disaster reached here. these
statements. purporting - have been au-
thnrixca from the Signal Once. were - the
effect that had been furnished with sup
Elementary instructions prior = my &C.
parture from the United States. which A.
<tfuctions bad positively aiSoosyen- tns
only instructions ever received nfe orig
nal instructions. puuliShei a. the tine AZ
unsigned written paper was inclo<e1 ~
the envelope with my Instructions. tnis
paper Is simply an authenticated copy 81
memorandum prepared ~ an officer ~ tne
<;rnai once. i was informed this memo
, randum was 70 have been furnished tne
. Secretary of the Navy - form the na<is q
instructions % bc given the eommander q
the vessel ordered 70 accompany the FRO
| trus. When found Il among the papers
furnished ne / At once carried il - you
7 l(;en. Hnren1. and called your attention
specially 70 that clause relating % landing
y supplies on Lirtleton Island. You said ~
substance that you did not know how tna'
had gotten in there. and impressed upon
\ me- ts- necessity Of carrying ont q Tar as
4 | r,nxSihie the instructions | had received
= These instructions were based upon the let.
:, ter of Lieutenant Greedy. and you called
my attention 20 the fact that Lieu,e nan'
' manding the relief party should have p,
e latitude ~ action. The paper Was not ad
, dressed nor signed. indeed. bore no cfiiria
marks whatever. / did not then. nor have
! q any time sine. rsf.rdsa 4 a. :. M. y
1. ment published that this paper was 90
y supplementary Instruction.: 80,
General Haxcn. in transmitting L,euten
ant Garlingtnn'> report - the >errst1ry 2
'e War. has written letter - which e ~
referred 70 hy Lieutenant Darlington z
having been raised. and in unfa'fne~s
a. himself. i in substance correctly stated 2
= him. and the structures made On him. - u
~ thew refer ~ the question q disopea
cnce. have been unwarrnnfed-
wA<nrxorox. ID. G. Oct =.
Secretary Chandler has written iettt
"a Commander WlldeS. a the steamsn'
y Yantic. with respect - the failure 81 =
IS expedition in which he says. after detailin
~ the instructions % the Yantic and hs
~ failure % coznfIy with Them
~ .Nour attention II also called 70 a
other point You hadsbeen furnished vi
copies 81 instructions - kisutena'
Darlington. and ~ere awsre ~. 81,
n tke Prcteus q reach Lady Frank
~ Rnv n, establish relief station A Lstriet
~ Island. and that Lieutenant Gretly ~eu
- endea1 N - reach that point a. se
felnl,rr. expecting there - md = ~
"a Marty. = honae. food and provisions n
4. were II Lifrlcton Island On August =, q
~ learned that the Proceu< had been cruShe
ana that Lieutenant darlington and !
e.. whole party had gone south. Lawns ~ -
-. ing Tor Gree1y at LiSleton Island n
ne could have readily landed there proviS!o
Ar and supplies hut omitted - % -
viii please explain this omission incio~
" YOU viii also md copy q memorAniu
MI. marked Enclosure y containing ins.I'
~ tons for the guidance q The naval tend
be and tbe Prut<us. and ycu VII inform
left dep~rfmen< whether during your voya
go; | fher~ any such instructions were seen
xen Or were orally communicated 70 "
Very respectfully: ~. ~ - ~ 49, 49,,