The morning times., 1896-05-03

burial which was accorded the De Long
party and il was Commodore Melvlilc VINO
designed the monument or stone ana Wood
which was placed over the temporary grave
of the unfortunates. A short time after
wards another search party was iltted out
and equipped to return to the Arctic re-
gions and bring back tue boules OF thosS
who had been buried.
THE MELVILLE MONUMENT.
Commodore Melville has lately designed
monument which will probably be adopted
for use if the Dill becomes law. The bill
does not make reference TO the character OF
the monument which is To be erected, but
in view of the fact that Commodore Mel
vile was such q distinguished participant
in the Jeanette Arctic explorations there
is no doubt that his idea OF the kind or
monument which would be most appropriate
will be adopted when the time shail come
for erecting the tribute.
Tie monument designed by the commodore
is an exact counterpart Of the monument
which was erected by himself and his COM
panions over the grave of De Long aud ms
| marty in tie Lena Delta. The base OF the
| original was made of rough logs and stone
| and the cross surmounung the earn was
| also made or wood.
| Commodore Melville thinks that the mon
| ument erected in Woodlawn Cemetery
! as is possible, except as To the materials
| to obe used in its construction. Hisidea is that
| the pedestal of the proposed structuresho
| be made of marble or granite TO represent
| the original, which was formed or small
pieces of stone, and that the cross should be
| made of bronze. The proper inscription
| and the names of the heroes should be
carved on the front of the bronze cross.
| The accompanying picture Illustrates the
| ;,,i,, ,al ton n u mnInmpnf.
| Engineer Melville drew the plan as SUI g.
| Cestion to be adopted after the Chandler bill
| shall be enacted into law 1t will be seen
| that eleven names besides that OF De Long
are inscribed on the cross. Fourteen per-
| sons in the De Long party perished. butt two
| of the bodies were never found. The twelve
who were found and buried by Commodore
| Melville land his party were Lieutenant Com
| mandef George W. De Long, DR.. J Amber.
Mcteorolcgst Jerome J. Collins, Seaman
Hans H. Erichsen. Machinsts W. Lee and
| A GortZ. Seaman a. DreSSler, Coal HEAVIER
George Boyd. Coal HEAVIER n. Iverson, Sea.
| man H. Kack. Ships Cook All Sam and
| Hunter AleXy.
BURIED IN THE LENA RIVER.
Chief Engineer Melville says that Th II
| Erichsen and AleXy were buried in the
| Lena River, but that all of the rest Were
| brought to America, with the exception OF
| Collins. WHO was DurlCC III EUROPE.
| Boyd is buried in Phila delphia.
The history of the search for the missing
bodies and their final escort to this country
is still Of much interest. In many respects
| it is a most narrowing and SorrOwful tale
| and the experiences of the rescuing party
| were thrilling. The expedition, which re-
| suited in finding the buried bodies and then
return TO America, was fitted out under the
auspices of the Navy Department. although
| side sources.
1t was in charge of Lieuts. Giles B
| Harber and william II. ScheutZe of th,
! United States navy. Shortly after his
arrival in New York with the nine bodies
| which he had discovered Lieut.. Harbel
| submitted a report to the Navy Depart
| ment giving the details of his eventfu
| expedition.
Before reviewing the history Of Lieut.
| Hsrber's trip we must understand the con
dition of affairs as they existed prior to the
fitting out of this rescuing party. A short
and concise account of Lieut. De Longs
| expedition was given in an address deliv.
| cred by the town mayor of TOmSk, Russia
when Lieut.. Harber and party stopped a
that place on their way back to America
with the remains of De Long and eight o.
his companions. Brief reference was also
made to Lieut.. Harber's trip. This ad
dress was incorporated in Lieut.. Harber's
official report, and is, in part, as follows
THE editor of the New York Herald
| James Gordon Bennett, after the ill-fateC
expedition of Perry in 1873, at an ex
pense of 100000. equipped a new expe
dition under the command of Lieut.. D.
Long.
"On July 8. 1879. thirty-three Ameri
cans sailed from San Francisco on the
| steamer Jeanette. which had been pre-
viously employed in the expedition OF S65
which found the remains of Franklin. fur
nished with provisions for three years. tc
discover the North Pole and find Norden
| skiold.
MET WITH ICEBERGS
Having passed Bering Straits. and
| turning towards the north. the Jcanncttt
| met with the icebergs. was surrounded b,
them for eighteen months. advanced through
them in the direction of the northwes
until they crushed her to jelly. Then tht
crew, having taken three boats, dra gget
them on the ice in the direction OF the
islands OF New Siberia. in the south of which
the sea was comparatively free from ice