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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 11 11 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 3 3 Browse Search
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. 2 2 Browse Search
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1 1 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), De long, George Washington, 1844- (search)
and on Aug. 20 at Thaddeus Island, from which place they travelled in boats. De Long, with fourteen others out of his crew of thirty-three, reached the main mouth lity of the men. The party had separated into three branches, one commanded by De Long, the second by Lieutenant Chipp, and the third by chief engineer George W. Melville (q. v.). All of De Long's party, excepting two, perished; Chipp's boat was lost in a gale, with eight men; but Melville, with nine others, succeeded in reachining their report, Melville with his party started immediately on a search for De Long and his companions, and on March 23, 1882, found their remains, together with the records of the expedition and De Long's diary written up to Oct. 30 previous. The United States government had the remains of De Long and his companions broughtDe Long and his companions brought home and they were interred with appropriate honors on Feb. 22, 1884. See The voyage of the Jeannette, by Mrs. De Long; and In the Lena Delta, by George W. Melvill
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Melville, George Wallace 1841- (search)
tion under the command of Lieut. George W. De Long, and sailed from San Francisco July 8. The vessel was crushed by the ice and sunk June 12, 1881. Melville and De Long succeeded in reaching land 150 miles apart, with a portion of the crew. De Long and all but two of his men perished from cold and starvation on the Map of the De Long and all but two of his men perished from cold and starvation on the Map of the siege of Fort Meigs. banks of the Lena. The next spring Melville with his companions explored the delta for traces of the missing party. After finding the remains of De Long and his companions he returned to the United George Wallace Melville. States. He has contributed largely to the building up of the new navy; designed thDe Long and his companions he returned to the United George Wallace Melville. States. He has contributed largely to the building up of the new navy; designed the triple-screw machinery for the two swiftest cruisers, Columbia and Minneapolis; and invented many mechanical appliances. He is president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and author of In the Lena Delta. See Arctic explorations.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nindemann, William Friedrich Carl 1850- (search)
rer; born in Gingst, Germany, April 22, 1850; came to the United States in 1867; accompanied the Arctic explorers on the Polaris in 1871. the Polaris was caught in the ice in the autumn of 1872, and began to leak so badly that it was found necessary to land provisions. While busy at this task the ice-floe upon which Nindemann and eighteen of the crew were working broke loose and floated southward for 196 days. On April 29, 1873, they were picked up by the steamer Tigress. Later he served on this vessel when she went in search of the Polaris. In 1873 he shipped on board the Jeannette for another Arctic voyage. Four years later Captain De Long sent him and Louis P. Noros in search of aid. After travelling southward for twelve days they found a native who conducted them to Kumak Surka, from which they sent word to Corn. George Melville, who later met them. On March 15, 1882, Nindemann, Melville, and J. H. Bartlett found the bodies of De Long and his crew. See Arctic explorations.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
arch, 1882 In the criminal court of the District of Columbia, John W. Dorsey, John M. Peck, John R. Miner, Stephen W. Dorsey, M. C. Rerdell, Thomas J. Brady, William H. Turner, and J. L. Sanderson are indicted for frauds and conspiracy to defraud the government in bids for mail service on star routes......March 4, 1882 Edmunds's law, excluding bigamists and polygamists in the Territories from voting or holding office, passed......March 22, 1882 Engineer Melville finds the bodies of De Long and eleven of his men, near the mouth of the River Lena, Siberia......March 23, 1882 Henry W. Longfellow, born 1807, dies at Cambridge, Mass.......March 24, 1882 Northern boundary of Nebraska extended to forty-third parallel by act of......March 28, 1882 Annual pension of $5,000 each granted to widows of James A. Garfield, James K. Polk, and John Tyler, by act of......March 31, 1882 President Arthur vetoes bill restricting Chinese immigration for twenty years......April 4, 1882