Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-03
.bsy would nave found II of tn,

first, but without avail, to get Trans
portation for the party to a place Q
permanent safety, and also to insti
tute a search for the other parties
whom, nevertheless. they believed t.
have been lost in the gale. Lieuten
ant Danenhower started on the 18th o
October, with a dog team to explore
the coast Tor the missing boats, but wa
unable from the condition OF thu
Ice to proceed far i'll any direction, ant
returned without results. The wild
river, or rather bay. which separated
Geromavialocke from the MAINLAND
was sometimes covered with young ice
too thick for the passage of boats, ant
too thin for the passage of sledges, ant
at times was filed with floating masse'
of old ice; while their ignorance oftht
language left them unable to express
their wants, or to discover the resources
of the vicinity in respect to reindeer OF
dog teams. 1t was not until October
20 that Chief Engineer Melville learned
that the first cutter had survived the
gale, when he at once started, and meet
ing and consulting with seamen Min
derman and Noros, did all in his power
to find and succor his missing com
rades. He succeeded in recovering
portion of the records left behind by
the commander, but alter nearly sacri'
6cing his lie from hunger aud cold,
and fully assured that the remainder Of
the first cutters party had undoubted'
" persisted, he returned southwark to
Bulun, and then ven to Yakutsk,
where he at once commenced prepare.
lions for q mere extended search when
1 .L> .>,o>o ..,r,,11 nnrNSts m tln m n u
time forwarding to Irkutsk the mem
bers of his party not needed or unite
Tor the search. On March IL Chief
Engineer Melville was enabled to
assemble the relief party at Cath
Carta, The appointed rendezvous,
when the search for the first cutters
crew was commenced and resulted In
finding, between March 20 aud 81, tn.
remainder of the records aud the bod
les OF Lleutenant-C Commander De Longs
party, except those OF Erickson and
Aiexy-which had been buried in the
river. The bodies were removed and
properly Inferred on high land, near
Naval, safe from the effects OF the
spring floods. After this had been
done, three parties were formed under
the charge of Chief-Eugineer Melville.
Seaman Ninderman and Fireman Bart
lett, respectively, and the coasts aud
upper portion OF the Lena Delta were
thoroughly searched for the seco nd
cutters party, but without finding any
traces OF it. The search was continued
as far as the River Jana, aud as by
this time the sledging season was at an
end the party returned to Yakutsk
when Chief Engineer Melville. witt
all but five of his men, proceeded home
by order of the navy department
These five remained with Lieutenan,
Harder, who had been sent to aid Ill
the search. Considering then tht
condition of the survivors, the unfa
vorable season, the limited knowledge
OF the country, the want OF facilities fol
prosecuting the search and the great
difficulty of communicating with the
natives, everything possible was done
for the relief of the parties.
The following is a list of the officers
aud crew OF the J%eannette. showing
their assignment to the boats on the
retreat and their final fate or DISPOSE.
ton:
First cutter (14), Lieutenant Com.
mander Geo. w. De Long. q. S. N.
commanding: died in the Lena Delta
P. A. Surgeon, James NJ. Amber, U
S. N, died in the Lena Delta Mr.
Jerome j. Collins, meteorological. died
in the Lena Delta; Seaman w. F. G
Ninderman, seut ahead Tor relief anC
rescued by the natives; a witness be-
tore the court. Seaman Lewis P. No
ros, sent ahead for relief and rescued
by natives; a witness before the court
Seaman H. H. Erickson, died III thu
died in the Lena Delta. Seaman e. A
Goriz, died in the Lena Delta; Seaman
Adolph Dressler, died in the Lem
Delta; Seaman Walter Lee. died in the
Lena Delta; C%oal.heaver Nelz Iversol
died In the Lena Delta; Fireman
George w. Boyd, died in the Len
Delta Seaman All Sam, died IN th
Lena Delta; Seaman,() Alexy, dog
driver and hunter. died in the. LEM
Delta.
S, cond cutter(s) Lieutenant has W
Chlpp. U. S. N, commanding Seaman
WIN. Dunbar, ice-pilot; Seaman Al
frrd Sweetman; Seaman Henry L
Warren; Seaman P. E johnson, Sea
man Edward Starr: Seaman A. G
Kuehne; Coal HEAVIER Walter Shsrveil
; of which boat, with her crew, no recor
exists subsequent to the gale OF Seq
tembsr IL, 1881.
Whale boat (lI). Chief Eusinee
George W. Melville, U. s. N, CON
, naming, rescued by natives, q witne;
b-tore the court; lieutenant Charit
, w. Danenhower, U. S. N, rescued b
: natives, a witness before tie courI
d Mr.. RAYMOND l.. Newconb, natural
5 and IaxiGermlst, rescued by natives,
witness before III. court; Seaman Jn,
Cole, boatswaiD, rescued by native
. SOW an inmate OF the Government Ii
J are Asylum; Fi:ema'. james Ii BaY
etf. ras"ued oy natives r.,alned
Seaman II. W. lie c., rescued b
nnl!ves, retain ed in Siberia to ASST
Lieutenant Harder; Sc man Hem
t Wilson. rescued 10y pailvcs. Il witncj
befcrc III court; Seaman F. E. Mu,
{ son, rescued by nauves, Refined
IL Sibs ria to assist Lieutenant Harbe,
" Seaman Charles Tong Sing, rescued |
q natives. d witness betrre the cour
J Seamau An'quin (dog driver AID hu
cry. rescued by natives, retained
n Siberia 10 rs.i-f L uten mt III .rbe
9 subsequently d!ai at Kirinsk.
Sixth-As 10 ''tbe general G n III
aud m",its of each and all the Office
u and men of The expedition"
There is conclusive evidence tina
10 aside from trivial difficulties such
IT, occur on shipboard even under II
~ most favorable circumstances, al
70 which had no infuance in bringl,
about the disaster o. the expedite
q and no pernicious effect upon its ge
u eral conduct, every officer and man
Conducted himself that the court fiji
g. no occasion to lmpute censure to a,
- member OF the party.
In view hen of the long md drea
III monotony of the cruise, the labors a
u, privations encountered, tho disappoil
ment consequent upon a want OF il
IT. portant results aud the uncertainty
W their fate (and apart from a natural {
VI sire to tread lightly on the graves
~ the dead), the general conduct of t
ne personnel OF the expedition seems
have been a marvel of cheerfuine
III good fellowship and mutual forbe.
nnce. while the censtancy and endurar
~ with which they met the hardin
ps and dangers that beset them emil
~ them to great praise.
~. Beside the mention already MAJ
es however special concentration is {
10 to Lieutenant.C Commander De Long
no the high qualities displayed by him
- ~ " NJ