Show DE LONGS DIARY an am appalling n g account of arctic adversity ver sity siti by NV U to the washington june 20 tho navy department are in receipt of a report from engineer melville giving givin ginde in detail the story of liis his search for do long and party part and the discovery of their dead bodies tiie tile following extracts are from de longs note book under date of monday october 3 do long and his party thought they saw a but but on reaching the spot found only a mound A camp was made mad a in in a hole in th the 0 bluff and a roaring tiro fire soon drying and burning their clothes while whilo the cold wind went into their backs nothing wag was left to cat but their dog was wits killed and dressed and a stew made of such parts as could not be cured all took of the stew except de do long alexis was sent tu to examine what they thought was a hut but and camo came back at ni night ht with favorable reports it was iian decided to leave in in the morning it was then below zero A watch was set to keep the fire going goin gand and all huddled around it and thus the third night without sleep was vas passed if alexis had not riot nvia wrapped aped liia his sealskin around de long and kept him bim alive by the heat of his body lie do long thinks ho lie would have perished as ho lie was steamed shivered and shook at 8 am the party readied reached a largo large enough but to hold them and for the first time since saturday they managed to get warm erickson was very low and ard gravers were read for him hini before the others sought rest at 10 am all except alexis laid down to sleep alexis went off to hunt built abdat noon returned wet having fallen into the tile river at 6 pm they roused epand had had a pound of dog meat for cadi each person and ind a cup of tea the days allowance lowance but they were so grateful they were not riot exposed to tho the terrible gale which was raging and they did not mind the short rations on wednesday they hazi biad tea and dog meat for breakfast alexis Alexi sandI and I 1 again went off hunting and came back with nothing on oil thursday wo biad a cup of third hand liand tea with half an ail ounce of alcohol alco liol in it alexis was again sent out to hunt and erickson died while ho lie was gone alexis re turned empty handed banded tile notes at this point say what in gods namo name is going gain to become of u us s fourteen pounds of dog meat left and twenty live miles to a possible settlement they evald not dig a grave for erickson Erick aon as the ground was frozen so hard and they biad nothing to dig with arith so they sewed fils is bt body dy u up 0 in the laps of a tent and cove coverer covered reI him with their fla flaga s and buried him in ili the river three volleys from their Iteming tons were fired over him under dato date of oct eth the notes say eay the tile day breakfast consisted of ilia last half pound of dog meat and tea wo we are now without provisions and are about to undertake a journey of twenty five mites with some old tea leaves leave and sand two C quarts 1 is of f alcohol alco liol however I 1 trust in god and I 1 believe that lie who has fed us thus far will not allow us its to die of want now the tile party left the record in ilie ilia lint but which was found bv melville as already reported they got under way at a m and proceeded until 1120 a am M by which time they had made about th three ree miles and we were re all pretty well done up they had half an ail ounce of alcohol alco liol in the pot of tea for dinner they went ahead and soon struck what seemed to bo tho the of marbo marbe river here four of the party broke through the ico ice in trying to cross and fearing frostbite frost bite bito a fire lire was built alexis was sent off to look for food being di directed not to go far nor stay long ho a came back at 1530 wit hono leone ptarmigan of which soup was made and with half an ounce of alcohol alco liol mado made their supper saturday october fth the notes say calw cala all hands pt breakfast of half an ounce of alcohol and a half a pi pint at of hot water alcohol alco liol proves of great advantage in keeping off tho ilia craving for food and preventing gnawing of the keeping up the strength of tho the men who are given three ounces a day went ahead until 1030 and after five miles struck big river again havo have to turn back only made an advance of one mile cold cola camp and but little wood sunday dili called all hands at half an ounce of alcohol for breakfast read divine services sent ainderman Nin derman and noros ahead for ro lief alie they started at 7 cli them under way at 8 crossed the creek broke through the ico ice and all went up to our knees dried clothing and under way again at 1030 wo we struck the river bank salt meet fo for r dinner half an ounce of alcohol alco liol alexis shot three ptarmigans made a soup wo are following mans track but he is long since out of sight found a canoe lay our heads in it and go to sleep monday october last half ounce of alcohol at at sent alexis off to look for ptarmigan wo we cat deer skin sera scraps s yesterday morning cat my wy de deerskin erstin foot tips under tinder way at 8 in crossing tho the creek three got wet builta built a fire and dried drie dout out went ahead again till used up built a fire and made a drink out of tea leaves and from alcohol went on oil again at noon very hard going halted at 3 used ji up crawled into a liole in the b bank ank alexis ili quest of game bothin not liin for supper except a spoonfuls spoon full of glycerine all hands weak and feeble but cheerful god kielp us tuesday alth gale with snow unable to move no game one spoonful of glycerine and hot water for fooden 0 more wood in our vicinity wednesday for breakfast last spoonful of glycerine and nud hot water for dinner a coup couple le of handfuls of arctic willow in a pot of water and drank tho ilia infusion every day getting weaker and weaker and hardly able to get firo fire wood gale with snow enow thursday willow tea no news from ainderman Nin derman icare in ill tile hands of god and unless lie relents wo we are lost wo we cannot move against the wind and staying here means starvation in ilia afternoon went wenta ahead licad fora forn mile A her crossing another river missed lee went down in a hole in the bank and camped set back for leo lee he ile had laid down and was waiting to die all united in baying saying the lords prayer and on adv c cried ri ed after supper a strong g gale ile of wind in d A horrible night r friday rida y break breakfast fast of willow tea dinner din n er 0 of half balf a teaspoonful of sweet oil and wi willow low tea alexis shot ono one ptarmigan had soup wind mod crated saturday oct breakfast of willow tea and two old boots conclude to move at sunrise alexis breaks down also lee came to an empty ofrain grain raft bialt and camp signs of smoke k a at twilight twili glit at tho tile southward sunday oct irth alexis broke down divine service mond monday a alexis lexis 1 dying the doctor baptized him in and read ilia prayer fo for r ilia eick sick mr r collins birthday 40 years old about sunset A alexis axis died of exhaustion from front starvation covered him with an ensign and laid him in a crib tuesday calm and mild snow falling buried alexis in tho tile afternoon laid him on the ilia ico fee and covered him with nith slabs of ice wednesday cutting up un the tent tomake to make footgear foot gear the tile doctor went ahead to find a near camp shifted by dark thursday bright and sunny but very vew cold cohr leo lee and knack done up I 1 knack was found dead lead about midnight between the doctor and myself lee died lied about noon read prayers for tho the sick when we found he be was going saturday too weak to carry tho the bodies of leo lee and knack out an fn m tho the ice tho tile doctor collins and myself carried them around ilia corner out of sight when my eyes closed up sunday every everybody body pretty weak slept and rested today to day an dithen managed to get enough wood in by dark read part of the tile divino divine ser vices suffering in our feet no foot gear monday A hard night tuesday wednesday thursday tho the day dvorson broken down friday dvorson died during the early morning saturday drossler Dros sier died dur ing the ul bight ali sunday oct dav boyd and garth died during tho tile night mr collins dying NOTE this is the end bf delonas diary delong surgeon ambler amble and d all ali sam the cook must havo ald died soon after the last noto note was written |