The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-04-16
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS.
Even Amid Arctic Shows 1t Proves Bond
of Christian Sympathy.

| W NAAAoAAu SyAR0Suys
The incident which prompted the
thought which eliminated in the pro-
duction Of this narrative, occurred af-
ter the loss of the search ship Jean
ette' in the Arctic ocean in June, 1888,
says Henry Il. Burlington, in the New
Century.
The story of the sinking of the ship,
| the subsequent march of Captain De
Long and his officers and men over 400
| miles of ice to the open water to the
south, their embarking in their three
boats for the Lena Delta. $50 miles
away. the separation of the boats be-
fore reaching land, the landing Of Cap
tain Belongs boat and death of Cap
tain belong and ten of his men, the
loss Of Lieutenant Chip and eight
| men, who had left the ice foe Gin the
smallest of the three boats with the
others, but a storm coming on, became
| separated from the other boats and
| were never heard from, the suffering,
| rescue, and return to the United States
of thirteen survivors-all form mar
rative of facts, illustrating to a high
degree the fortitude and spirit of devo-
| tiOn to scientific research without hope
of reward other than the attainment of
definite results in prosecuting Arctic
exploration.
The Jeanette and her outfit had been
generously furnished and equipped for
this expedition by well-known Amer
lean citizcn--the proprietor Of the New
York Herald. Mr.. James Gordon Ben
nett. The official report of the eXpedi-
ton, as we'll as the press reports
which were published at that time,
the present day.
But the particular incident referred
to, has never been published. This
was related to the writer by Mr.. Noros,
who was one of the survivors, after his
return to his home in Fall River,
Mass, in 1884.
Mr.. Noros and Mr.. Neiderman, two
seamen, were the only survivors of
those who left the ice pack in the boat
with Capt. DeLong. The landing had
been effected. Three boats had left
the ice foe together, but Capt. belong
and II men supposed themselves the
only survivors of the Jeanette's crew
of 33 officers and men. They We're in
q pitiable conditiOn-frost-bit hum
CRY, and dying. Holes were cut in
the ice, into which were committed
the bodies of those who had died. AZ
ter prayers on Sunday morning in
October, 1888, Capt. belong called
Mr.. NOros and Mr.. Neiderman, they
being in better physical condition than
the rest, and stated briefly the critical
condition of the men, most of whom
were sick and unable to travel, and the
necessity for help if it could be found.
Noros and Neiderman We're directed to
proceed south-to Kunna-Sakra, 1915
miles distant, there to procure sledges
and provisions and return to camp for
relief before the Arctic winter set in.
These two men had rifles. small sup
ply of ammunition, no provisions, and
Il tin pail. Thus equipped, they were
ready to start. The Arctic sun was
Just rising. Those men in camp who
could stand were mustered. The part
ing gun was fired. Three cheers We're
given. AS the two men departed, DR..
Collins, the ships surgeon, though I'M
able to rise from his couch, called out,
Goodbye, boys. remember me when
YOU get to New York" That was the
last. Capt. DeLong and his men never
left the Lena Delta alive. All perish
ed of cold and starvation before relief
could arrive. The sufferings of Noros
and Neiderman from cold. fatigue and
hunger. and their disappointment Mt
not finding the relief they hoped to get
for their companions, the perils each
day which they encountered in cross
ing the treacherous ice, taxed to the
limit all faculties of mind and body.
At night they scooped holes in the
snow into which they crawled for their
only shelter. About noon on the tenth
day they, utterly exhausted, came up
on an abandoned mud hut. Into this
they crawled. Hope was abandoned.
They gave themselves up to grief for
their companions at the north. They
were q obtain tle IA Which