Show WAS alie li of DC ins I ns ani li nt alio llio inelo cr r Ini tl rt or one of tho NEW yoila rl 25 dr colllns a brother of J collim who lost ills life in the fretted arctic expedition left ty for washington where lie intends to petition congress to order a further and more thorough ot the circumstances attending the loa of alio vessel ciul ft portion ot her crew sunday evening alic was called upon at the resilience of ills brother mr street brooklyn in ofa with him some of ho grounds upon which lie bases lii petition were ascertained he referred briefly to the troubles on board he up to the time she was lost in alic ice and said that ills brother had not received just treatment at alic hands of in delona which lia fild he could broic by letters found on alio body of itts brother although deprived of anny authority dr collins said his brother all alie duties lie was able to was lust before alic boats separated collins and were hunting on the senian they atom ilicia excursion jerome old hart latt blut lie thought the expedition would turn out similar to thil of franklin and that i anything should happen to harn that would carry home his documents giving a history of the entire and the when alic boats caid the doctor melville at once struck for the lena and reached one of its mouths after ft ions and perilous journey on september ho arrived lit the village of in A disabled condition and took chiric of the party until lie recovered a few days after on october 10 a Hus simi named kus doali camo to alic villi gc and savins that liu could furnish with n indeck tea hour bread anil ailt they needed iliin to ills home a few miles distant nud articles 1 asli and were plenty in so tho statement that melvillee Mel villes party was ang mum at toils point and unable to mogu is false melville alic whaleboat whale boat and WO to procure further sup at kuliu which he said he would do in live days asked to pany liim hopen to tall in with some of the party but melville refused his consent after started dan reminded melville eliat he biad directions to to thread the loffi of the delona party amon alif natives then and not till then was allowed to po and warn the natives alon aliu route lo 10 Jlii liin to look aut for the lot nav lutor aliis was direction sivan by melville loukans to the relief of lie ion I on did nut return until october 23 when he brought n letter from and boros eliom he lud met at seven houses the letter said that alic DC lon party was and needed help immediately the c anc was offered before alie court ot would not KO to the relief of du ion because lie hid no dos ort the survivor sur vivon told me thit nil of cheso could be obtained ut alio llio at which they delayed so ion ami ample lime as alio facts indicate was him had he macd immediately to rescue the lost party in a reported interview in in answer to alic fUst lon it a mau had union with would alic of do ion have been the result replied that it would biad orders to take lis party to a place where he food alien in was to alic authorities lie knew the route which de iong I ong would after lie knew it was ills intention to go west to Soy iti and abc binal tower IM sinn un tu and started nil ex lou would have picked up and noros before they reached when it is understood that the dl stanco from this point to where the bodies were found Is only including nil alio of the lena which and noros followed it will be seen that hail melville made a forward mow instead of consult ills own comfort ills party regardless of alic fate of his companions he would laivo readied DC lon ind his purly before liny of them the possible ut had died alie weather wa mild ami no storms hul set in so there ans no possible excuse in these respects melville remained alid lie purlieu on as ho was urged to do ly and v others of the party lie could likic in live iliya nt the longest he no traces of alic party knowing alio route down alic river lena which take lie wohld have started a pirty northward walli the supplies and and noros would hanc IK CU found before lUil cour them lie exact position and condition of the captains party their rescue was a foregone I 1 have i laro mass of hia never reached tho public aal it will be so conclusive blut if congress grams another inquiry WHICH IS NUT by esprit du corps it ran not fail to the charges I 1 make there anro several survivors alio were they not off as they express it ami coin to answer simply yes and no could have complexion of the testimony given in before the robirt of they are to bo furnished an opportunity to tell all they know and 1 aul end that hey all ill do 0 o if there la liny such thing na ju tecc I 1 am free li say lint tho decolli of my brother acl ong his parly be idad it alc tlc bloor of chief melville and I 1 nm prepared to prove every I 1 make |