St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-19
JEANETTE INVESTIGATION.
DR.. Ambler's Description in His Diary
Of the Terrible Suffering En-
dured.
Touching Letter to His Brother, in Which
He Remembers All His Friends.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 1S.-The cross
examination of Lieut.. Danenhower was con-
tinued before the Jeanette committee to-
day. He testified that De Long always treat
ed Collins with particular consideration. At
one time during the retreat, witness saved a
portion of his allowance of food, because he
thought he would have greater need of it af-
forwards and determined if the worst came
to the worst, to propose to Melville separate
and seek the natives, and If any one found
them, to come back and help the others.
Question-''You had no purpose to aban-
don your shipmates to their fate?"
Answer-''Not in the least. I determined
to seek the natives and then come back for
the party"
The journal of DR.. amber, after ship went
down, was put in evidence. The following
are extracts:
Sunday, Oct. 9th, 1881. Yesterday with
out food except alcohol. The captain spoke
of giving the men the option to-day of max
ing their way as best they could, that he
could not keep up. This occurred in the
merning when we had made two miles that
we had to retrace. 1 told him,
if he gave I'D, took
command, and no one should leave him as
long as I was alive. He then suggested that
we send two men ahead to try and make a
settlement, and that we make the best of our
way with the rest of our party. This was
done, and Nindemann and Noras are ahead.
God give them aid, and we are getting along.
The captain gave me the option of going
anead myself, but I thought my duty re-
quired me with him and the main body fol-
the present. Lee is about broken down.
Alexae has shot three grouse, by Gods help,
and we will have something to eat.
Wednesday, Oct. 1--we have been with
out food since Sunday, except one ounce of
alcohol and one drachm of glycerine yes ter
day and to-day We have made no prog ress
since Monday. The wind and snow are
against us. We have been lying in hollow
in the river bank
Oct. 1S.-Alexae died last night Of ex
haustion from hunger and exposure.
The following touching letter from Dr.
Amber to his brother is the last written in
his journal.
Thursday, October Goth, to Edward Am
bier, Esq, Markham P. o. Tanquier:-My
Dear brother: I write these lines in the
faint hope that by Gods merciful providence
they may reach you all at home. I have N.Y.
self now very little hope of surviving. We
have been without food nearly two weeks,
with the exception of four ptarmigans among
eleven of us. We are growing weaker and
for more than q week have had no food.
We can barely manage to get wood
enough now to keep us warm, and in day
or two that will be passed. I write to you
all, my mother, sister, brother, Cary and his
wife, and family, to assure you of the deep
love 1 now, and have always borne you. II
it had been Gods will to have seen you all
again, had hoped to once more. My mother
knows how my heart has been boundto hers
since my earliest years. God bless her on
earth and prolong her life in peace and com
fort. May this blessing rest upon you all. As
for myself, 1 am resigned, and bow my head
in submission to the Divine will.
My love to my sister and brother Cary.
Gods blessing on them and you. To all my
friends and relations a long farewell. Let
the Towards know / thought of them to the
last, md let Mrs. Pilgram also know that
she and her nieces were continually in my
thoughts God in his infinite mercy grant
that these lines may reach you: I write
them in full faith and confidence in the help
of our Lord Jesus Christ. Your loving
brother, j. NJ. AMBLER.