New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
ACROSS SIBERIA IN SLEDS
Jo,rInEylNC HOMEwABD WITH De LONGS
REMAINS.

,r,ox a. o~c>S,oNAI CrEeEsrONDsNT ot 1Ht Ih'buNLI
Opvsr,Icc. Russia, Jan. 19.-After travel
linz alnost steadily for nearly month on S"S
at a r. UeY,,cr L. :. N. and Master W. H. eohu''"c
-, h., ti,c DAYS ago n iih the bodies Of DE Long and
,,s nine comrades the Jcanncttc VINO de1 WIN in
tao In., Delta nearly three years ago Mr' li"ef anu
Mr. Scbue;fC a!C busy engaged III ulHS'o''"S '"'
-; ,rou, t,c temporary collins made in NakutSk to
te ,,s; lie one, forwarded from New YORK Inis ""Ik
YVES begun she hospital here yesterday! p 1t E"S o'
.,ri. ard " m Tcairc several ds!S Only by constant
,.,tohog doficn 10y doing the work himself mas MI
U,,lef been .,jC to have the transfers madc properly
Tho room, tD which the wok Is don' Is sIhdi diu '"o
ort h., nr,,n i.ccn interrupted 10y the many visitors
sho nayc c.ird officers, doctors, editors ana others
,ro, m. ,c tho collins made I'm lakutsk Mr.. Harder
raa ,-,ilfcs 81 see that Notwithstanding the 1otng
received duy Sled journey Of 1000 Tersts the bodies
had not chau;cd the positions in which they had been
p,,c,d when the collins were closed.
f.rrine tie months Of August aud September lieucn-
,af Ia anl Master Schuctzc wcrc engaged IN Va
ku,ss in scds for the bodies ana
iu mSkire t,y temporary collins which the EoNVIH"
Genera, Siberia had given them permission ~ uso
until tho r,.,c could he obtained here "In'''
cot in cary a. Nhtt-k plenty of Sno" fell ana Tue L'
froge over sooner than usual. The reports rom wv
.,Dth h,wc,cr we're net encouraging. for WHO Inc
snow wa, two feet deep In Ynkut>k aud the temperature
WAS faGsn5 r-pidly toward 5@'. fuTthe' sou'" '''
,calcr W.. unusually warm 10Y the season ana lhcfc
wa no sncw. Early in November when II was eNh'"
ttr nature NOuu not ~ dN''N''v' '' 4''
lor had chs bodies taken from thcr resting place. ana
.ter In. ,, had been sraghtcned they were carefully
,;,cad ~ tar temporary collins Every thug was 10"
rc.dy fcr start but the road good for only about
800 yerr,- Nr. Halhcr however. dociGcdto l'a\e IA
kvtsL or No,eubtr 2S, and II nee be- i0.loN he so"
snd iCe n II iroycd southward.
Au,Er 1oUENEY down. 1HE LrNt VALLEY.
TINS dec;soa wl adhered TO- and ai IN. en- Novcm-
ber - ,yh,r thc temperature W0s down 10 o. MI
Hsrhrr sad NJ, schuclc began their Journey Not"ih-
e,sndnc tho Great cold Governor Chetnia"h an ai t'
other csc,, cas- U and military in the northern city ana
= largo ruiDitr Of citizens accompanied them 10 OF
ASSEMBLED r,r church standing just without the city
There about ono hundIcd soldiers were III line, Win
er,rs rrSente and when the bodies had passed they
were thrown aCIps. the rOad and tlTcc NoityS "''o
fred D. 4. few minutes Nabut~S. which had been the
home O. Mr Ilarher and Mr.. Schuctzc for so many
months nnd u which they had been shown many acts OF
xtndoess+1ud friendship faded from their view, probably
fo~ th Iast iiac In order help Mr Harder Us much
A ne could ia hi, district General Chcrn'aeh sent win
him az Assistant spraynik whose presence and au'"r-
G. wore Of crc, sSs,tdnC III securing prompt supply
Of hor-ea ~" tram required twenty horses IHcSo
would have been supplied without the assistance OF o
oco tu hs presence prevented any unnecessary delay
a. harioS..ng and embarrassing the animals matter OF
some consequence when many have 10 be changed
every ten hfocn miles, General Chcrhaeh ais" "ro'e
70 c,cI: Governor through whose district the train was
O. pass aud ~ consequence Mr. Harhcr received MucA
assistance throughout the entire Journey.
The only highway between most OF tie settlements on
tF Lena j, the river ITSELF and when it T. not IN good
Condiicn-chcr clear water or covered with good ce-
il Hshsi course t. travel After going about 400 vcrst5
south from Nnkut.E Mr. Harher found that the snow
b,d :lmo,t entirely disappeared. The river Ice Wa,
smooth but horses not hong shOd, could not uavt!
upon it, Thcu hard journey over the rocks and sand o.
fne river bank was begun and after to!ng for several
days party reached point where tue lee was not So
rmoOtn over hIs the horses might have travelled hnt
tao s,eds could not for tho ice WAS piled up too much
C,orasenaliy however there was good travelling
On the Zee, and then the train went along splcnddy
Night aud DAY party stopping only to change
horses. As tic train approached NitinSA snow began
- fall stcdy, and better reports were received from
tse south Tho travelling from this time forward Inn
proved and the party soon had reason 10 complain
except the delays in changing horses for the Assist
ant IspYayuik did accompany them all the way Mr
sohuC.ge was sent toward with Il portion OF the
seds IL not possible t" secure enough horses at
ono time Mr. Habcr followed him. and in this way the
Journey 8a, made with reasonable eptod, and on the
Iaorr a Of Dec, mixer l. the party entered rhusk hay
log pado -oHc;hing $500 yer,5 IN nineteen days.
PUGilC CEREMONIES AT IEKUTsK.
Before reaching Irkutsk Lieutenant Harher had re-
Carea from Count hhcfeld' 70 the effect that
the (ay Council Of the capital Of Eastern Siberia would
tllciy receive the bodies. He therefore not sur
prscd rs be approached the city to meet number OF
officers and others welcomed him ana escorted the
trn into Irkut,k. Among the official were the MAY Oi
Sir IelntcHi members OF the City Council tho pe>i
dent and mcDlcro ot the Geographical Society Of East
crn Siberia Gide-e-camp representing the Governor
General the Ch'cf Of Police and many others The train
vastAen 60 the Public Square whcro the collins were
IisoAd in cataalque covered with cyergreens. Upon
the coans beautiful wrcahs done In were placed by
ofciSls sud citizens. Here address was read by q
inoml.or OF the Geographical Society. Mr. Harber nud
Mr. SchuCtze rrmaiue'i in Irkutsk four days, and re
oYof many marks Oi special attention. was several
hours before they could hnd time 10 read the letters
ng,nt of tlIlll
making CAL, upon the Governor General and "ther-
Then came me return Nss Ssons c TO dmnGr1; % 4 c
1rst paper read the work OF the Jeauuce. her
I0ss tie retreat. the search for tho missing men. and
ths1sirney Ouo ward with all that is left Oi many Of
her gallant could be found.
AOur departure on December o., says Lieutenant
Hsr''er. "yse far 1cyond anythng had antcirstGd
aud Othets tha troops NOutu Lihc pdrI Noon was inG
hour fixed for leaving the Square. Mr. schneze and
the Square IN front OF tie ca2laiqu' bc0ir mat hour
AZ 80 arrived. The soldiers already in line.
and PERHAPS thousand people stood near Entering tho
rooms OF he City Council We were received ~ ibG Gly
officials and the GcograPhcd Society soon after Lieu
sot on h7 si & ',b2 tb2S i II ~ i S o of no
Ini,V md Or Amber. After few uOmcntS Governor
kassOsich arrived. and few word, of farewell were
street we proI arcd start. and the bodies passed
toward the river the troops prsertcd arms Ihoy fol
lowed It's t. the rivers side ana Tie Governor Tie Mayo
ard Hany other officials and citizcn- walked with the
streets being absolutely tned VIII l,Copc when the
river WAS reached we went on board tbe fcgy boat AID
tc fr1,oI,S were drawn up parallel % the water When
We wero the stream three vOcys were fred ana thou
sands Of haudkerchiefs were waved IN farewell Nj
Schuctze ard were obliged 10 separate again at the
third station, IN consequence oi the lack OF horses ana
continued to travel i'll TINS way until kIdSndydrnE
was reached .Cn December 2i IN Nizhu UdiusE
and faced each other at dinner. We tlcd TO believe
II Wasa Christmas dinner, but IL was sorry attempt.
Christmas DAY spent on the road. My dinner
cup tea ana little hashed beef which had been cooked
m rlutk thcu frozen, and again warned up for the
Caion. My company was myself and we were not par
touary gay Along this part Of the road there only
little SNOW ana the iron shoes Of scdS began
give way We had been travelling over rocks and sand
ll1 11,ef fyop of fh4 Nj In
was thrco quarters Of an inch tLch WAS now worn com
pletely through.
bTORMY TIME, EliwEEN ToMSE AND OEFNB'RH.
eve reached KIasuayarsk at midnight on December