LIST OF THE THREE BOATS' CREWS. .% 



li IRKUTSK. December 21st, 2:05 P. M. 



" Jeannette was crushed by the ice in latitude 77 deg. 15 

 miu. north, longitude 157 deg. east. Boats and sleds made 

 a good retreat to fifty miles northwest of the Lena River, 

 where the three boats were separated in a gale. The whale- 

 boat, in charge of Chief-Engineer Melville, entered the east 

 mouth of the Lena River on September 17th. It was stopped 

 by ice in the river. We found a native village, and as soon 

 as the river closed I put myself in communication with tlie 

 Commandant at Bolonenga. On October 29th I heard that 

 the first cutter, containing Lieutenant DeLong, Dr. Ambler, 

 and twelve others, had landed at the north mouth of the 

 Lena. The Commandant at Bolonenga sent instant relief to 

 the whaleboat party, who are all well. Nindermann and Noros 

 arrived at Bolonenga on October 29th for relief for the first 

 cutter, all of whom are in a sad condition and in danger of 

 starvation, and all badly frozen. The Commandant at Bolo- 

 nenga has sent native scouts to look for them, and will urge 

 vigorous and constant search until they are found. The 

 second cutter has not yet been heard from. Telegraph 

 money for instant use to Irkutsk and Yakutsk. The list of 

 people in the boats is as follows : - 



FIRST CUTTER (SAFE). 



Lieutenant George W. DeLong, Dr. James M. Ambler, Je- 

 rome J. Collins, William Nindermann, Louis Noros, Hans 

 Erickson, Henry Kaack, Adolf Dressier, Carl Gortz, Walter 

 Lee, Nelse Iverson, George Boyd, Alexai, Ah Sam. 



SECOND CUTTER (MISSING). 



Lieutenant Charles W. Chipp, Captain William Dunbar, 

 Alfred Sweetman, Henry Warren, Peter Johnson, Edward 

 Star, Sharvell, Albert Kuehne. 



WHALE BOAT (SAFE). 



Engineer Geo. W. Melville, Lieutenant J. W. Danenhowcr, 

 .Jack Cole, James Bartlett, Raymond Neweomb, Herbert 

 Leach, George Landerback, Henry Wilson, Mansen, Anequin, 

 Tung Sing. (Signed), MELVILLE." 



