The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-03
FOR AN ARCTIC HOME.
The Howgato Colony About to Sail.
Description Of The shlp-Ths House The
cOl'nlstS WIN Take With Thsm-The
LIFE They VIII Lead Ia The Arc.
Ito Seas.

WARRINGTON, June 2.-The steamer Gul.
mare, which is TO convey the persons con.
neCted with the Howgats expedition to the
Arctic Seas, will sail from here June 10th.
sheis a steamer Of go tons, Clyde built
and with irOnirame propeller. She Is 40
feet In length and q feet 0 inches breadth.
The engine Is 200 horse power and has
two SOinch cylinders, each "a inches
stroke. Additional strength has been
given by filling In two and half inch
oaken plank between the two iron frames
and sheathing inside and outside with
stout oaken planks, thus making the hull
uniformly fifteen inches thick. The inside
Of the hull has been braced with extra
heavy white oak timbers placed horizon.
tally. Three heavy white oak breast hooks
have been placed inside the PROV, and on
the outside Of the bow Is q 5heathing,
three-eights Of an inch Of iron Rrmor, ext
tending ten feet deep and fourteen feet
aft from the stern.
In addition, on the sides Of the vessel
extending above the wateS.line there have
been placed wedge.shAped oak timbers, To
be used In easing the vessel upward when
pressed by heavy Ice. A new main deck
has been constructed, and a new smoke
stack and an extra propeller provided. A
new bridge, twenty:one feet long, has been
placed AmidshIps, Tho forward part OF
the vessel will be used for the seamen.
Aft Of the engine and boiler Is the cabin,
with Btatero0ms which will accommodate
the officers and scientists. Tho GulnaTe
will carry, In addition TO her steam power,
mainmastS and ioremastS and duplicate
sets Of new sails.
She Is fitted up TO accommodate comfort
ably forty persons-twenty.aye constitut-
ing the permanent or station party, and
fifteen the officers and crew Of tho vessel.
The crew are supplied with rations for
sixteen months, although 1t Is expected
the voyage will be made within i've
months. As i Is possible, however, that
the vessel will be caught In the Ice and
compelled 70 remain through the winter,
suitable provision Is made Tor such con.
tinRencY. The officers and men Of the
crew are detailed from those now in ser.
vice.
The station OF permanent party consists
Of Lieutenant A. W. Greely, Fifth United
States cavalry, commander, with, as as
slstants, Lieutenant O. O. Doane, Second
United States cavalry; Lieutenant W. II.
Low, Twentieth United States infantry;
Henry Clay grandson Of Henry Claw:
Astronomer-0ray Taft Sherman, who
was connected with the Florence expedi-
ton, and assistants George II. Rohie, W,
8. Jewell and o. Aldteh, OF Signal Oorps
United States Army; Surgeon and
Natnralist-Dr. Octave pavy, who was
with tho proposed French expedition via
Behring Strait; PhotAgrApher-.-J. W. Rice
and fourteen enlisted men as o working
party. In addition 10 these two half.
breeds have been engaged as dog drivers
and will join the vessel at q place called
Rigolette, on the coast Of Labrador.
A frame house, 2lxG5 intide, with
double walls, eighteen inches apart, has
been provided for the Accommodation Of
the whole party. THIS house Is divided
into three roont-one for the officers and
scientists, une for the other members Of
the expedition and the third for such
stores as cannot be kept outside safely.
The house has closed porch at either
end 10 serve aa breaker or lock between
the cold air outside and the hot air inside.
For travelling and sledge parties q liberal
supply Of mill tents and others oil smaller
size, known as the A tent, have been pro-
vided. A full supply Of clothing for two
years has been laid in, but It Is proposed
to increase supply at Ri2olette by stock
OF skin clothing ordered last fall for the
expedition. M0ccasins and mlttens were
procured from the stores Of the Hudson
steam yawl will be left at the station for
purposes Of exploration by water, and six
sledgas, with . complement Of dogs for
land work.
A full supply Of food for two years has
been provided, the list Of articles having
been very carefully prepared under the
Joint advice oi DR.. John Rae, the Arctic
traveller, who first discovered the fate Of
Sir John franklin; Captain WIN. Kennedy,
who commanded ono OF the search expe-
ditions sent out by Lady franklin, and
several members Of the Polaris crew.
Coal iS 10 be used for fuel and Il II
hoped that supply will be obtained at
the cite Of the colony, from the vein dis.
covered by the English expedition. Suita.
BILE tools Tor getting out the coal lorm part
OF the outfit. This coal vein Is TO be criti.
cally examined by the commanding ofIices
Of the expedition before the vessel starts
on her return voyage in order that il Il Is
found inpracticable TO rely upon il, a prop
er supply Of coal may be left from The YES
sells stores, -
On leaving washilston the Gulnaro
will proceed under sail TO save iuel) 10
81. Johns, N, 4, where she will stop for,
additional coal and an Ice pilot, and any
further supplies that may be needed.
From st, Johns the vessel will 90 To
RigolettO and take ON board the dog drivers
aud the sledge dogs, which are expected
TO be ready for the expedition. From Rig.
olette she will 70 to Disco, using steam
only when absolutely necessary.
At Disco the coal bunkers will be refill
cd from the supply lett by the Poiaris, or,
falling Id that, from the DAnlgld stores, and
then the vessel will be pus.le forward as
rapidly as possible, to Lady franklin Bay,
whore the colony ard outfit will be land.
cd. II weather and water prove fAvora-
ble, the veSsSi will return TO the United
States win as much speed as practicable.
II y expected that she will reach Wash.
ington on her return by the middle Of 0c'
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