The Evening Critic

THE LAST OF THE SURVIVORS Of the Ill-Fated Jeannette Arrive in New York-Expected Here This Evening: Their Homeward Journey.
New York, March 28.-Ensign H. J. Hunt, U. S. N., of the Rodgers search expedition, and Frank A. Manson, Herbert W. Leech, James H. Bartlett and John Lauterbach, the last detachment of the survivors of the Jeannette expedition, arrived in New York yesterday on the steamer Westphalia from Hamburg. After the steamer reached her pier at Hoboken the entire party embarked aboard the tug Triana and were taken to the navy yard, where they were met by Chief Engineer Melville and Lieutenant Danenhower. The greeting between the men and those who had been their officers and companions in privation, danger and distress was exceedingly hearty and cordial. The recollections of the common suffering and toil endured together with equal courage and fortitude seemed to level all distinctions of rank. They met simply as comrades. The party were received by Commodore Upshur and staff and a number of the officers of the Fifth United States Artillery, of which General Henry J. Hunt, Ensign Hunt's father, is commander. The men are all in excellent health and spirits and show no outward indications of the terrible ordeal through which they have passed.
Ensign Hunt, who has charge of the four men, said: "We left Bulun, which is at the mouth of the Lena River, October 25, and traveled day and night on two sleds drawn by deer teams. The journey to Verkholansk required ten days. From that point we were ten days in making the journey to Yakutsk, from thence nine days to Viteem, and from that point two days in making the journey to Kivinsk. Here the party separated. Leech was sent ahead with Lauterbach and Thornam, the interpreter, to Irkutsk. I remained at Kivinsk with Manson and Bartlett to oversee the medical treatment of Aniguin, the Indian hunter, who was taken sick with smallpox. We remained at Kivinsk until January 5, when Aniguin died. Our journey to Irkutsk occupied four days, which was very fast travelling, the usual time being six days. The next stage of our journey, to Orenburg, on the Russian boundary, occupied twenty-four days. From this point we came by railroad to St. Petersburg. We remained there a week and then took a small steamer for Hamburg, where we embarked on the Westphalia for New York.'"
After the party had partaken of a lunch at the Navy-Yard, the men, accompanied by Chief Engineer Melville, Lieutenant Danenhower and Ensign Hunt, again embarked on the tug and went to the St. Mary's training-ship, at the foot of Twenty-third street. Here they received a sailor's welcome. After this the party then came to New York and registered at the Continental Hotel. They will arrive in Washington this evening to report to the Secretary of the Navy and testify before the investigating committee.