George W. De Long, commander of the USS Jeannette, stranded in the Arctic Ocean since September 1879, records his final journal entry, noting the deaths of several men. U.S. Navy surgeon James M. Ambler is still alive but likely dies soon after.
George W. De Long, commander of the USS Jeannette, stranded in the Arctic Ocean since September 1879, records his final journal entry, noting the deaths of several men. U.S. Navy surgeon James M. Ambler is still alive but likely dies soon after.