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The Dallas Daily Herald
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
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In Washington on April 8, Seaman Nenderman testified before the Jeannette committee, criticizing the survivors' guidance after the ship's sinking, citing delays and equipment shortages that likely cost lives in the Arctic retreat. Dr. Collins also testified about his naval court relations.
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Washington, April 8.—Seaman Nenderman continued his testimony before the Jeannette committee to-day. He said if the survivors had been under proper guidance and control they would not have had to make a journey of more than 300 miles in a southerly direction from where the Jeannette went down to reach aid and succor; he thought it twice that distance from where the ship was lost to where the bodies of DeLong and his party were found; there was a delay of eight days at Bennett island during the retreat; witness had heard protests against this delay; in his judgment had it not been for this delay they might have reached the shore before the coming gale, in which Chipps' boat was lost, the retreating party had a hatchet but no axes; there was a good deal of drift wood along the Lena, near where De Long's boat's crew landed, but they had no axes to cut it; they had rifles but no shot-guns; they saw many ptarmigans and might have killed them if they had shot-guns; the sextant and compass were left where the party landed; no commissioned officer of the Jeannette stood deck watch to his knowledge; witness' opinion was if Melville had gone north along the Lena from Baian he might have reached DeLong's party.
Dr. Collins took the stand and testified to his relation with the naval court.
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Arctic (Bennett Island, Lena River)
Event Date
April 8
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bodies of delong and his party found; chipps' boat lost in gale; potential lives saved without delay and better equipment
Event Details
Seaman Nenderman testified that proper guidance could have reduced the survivors' journey to under 300 miles from the Jeannette's sinking site; estimated twice that distance to where DeLong's bodies were found; eight-day delay at Bennett Island protested, possibly causing them to miss gale that sank Chipps' boat; party had hatchet but no axes for driftwood on Lena, rifles but no shotguns for ptarmigans; left sextant and compass behind; no officers on deck watch; suggested Melville could have reached DeLong by going north from Baian. Dr. Collins testified on his naval court relation.