New-York tribune., 1884-03-26
HOW THE BEAR is FITTED UP.
PREPARING FOR TIE GREELY SEARCH.
CHANGES IN THE vEssEL-HER BoATs-"hAi iNA
MEN WILL wEAR-sUPPLIEs OF FOOD

! cgAvcEs IN THE yEssEI-HER BoATs-wHAT TIE
MEN WILL wEAR-sUPrLIEs OF FOOD
The Arctic steamer Bear is still in the Dry
dock at the Navy Yard fitting out for the dree reo
Expedition Yesterday her decks and hold swarmeu WIN
workmen, and the ship was peryaded WIN au UuCi
of tar, oakum and new wood. oecs
house has been built over the ior"@'u
part Of the vessel In this there are bunks I'r
men, Here the crew will live The deck house is ina"e
Of double ttcnesses of board and between them is placed
thick felt 10 keep out the cold Bunks have been Du'
along the sides Of the cabin for all the omcers
excepting the commander, who will have separate
room to sleep in new deok mas
been laid below the spar deck and two solid DuKneAus
have been put In forward The ship has been braced ana
strengthened in the various parts where much stlSin
would be likely TO come and iron bands have Deen
riyeted over the stem below the iron forefoot shou
the propeller be broken 1t can easily Do hols'oo up
through an opening In the poop and another De lo"eu
into place Two extra propellers and an e1ua Euu"'i
on board -,
The boats for the Bear nearly completed enc WIZ
carry five whale boats and three dores. Two o1 tno
whale boats are % feet long and three "a feet They are
remarkably light and strong ana are provided WIN
wooden runners, that they can be hauled over tne o
The dores are modelled after the "down easV nsnns
dores except that they have wider sterns They were
designed by Lieutenant Cowel the executive ohcer VI
the Bear and will each carry six men with Two months
provisions They have broad fiat runner on the bottom
and smaller ones on each side. The weight OF one OF
these dories Is about 800 pounds so that even Wnen
loaded the men would have difficulty In hallllng IL
oyerhe Ice The seds provided consist oftWO soutiy '
frames shaped like shettle these frames tne
edges and oned together by strings and the sled Is ready
for use The toboggans have been made after the usa
Canadian pattern except that they are held together Dy
copper wire instead OF rawhide.
The Arctic clothing for the men and Oicers mas o'en
largely made up already and as fast as man snpeu
for the expedition he is rgged out Inc Arcuc sdio
will first put on suit Of heavy undercothlngi
then pair OF thick wooen stockings that come aooVc
the knee Trousers of the heaviest blue cloth that can Dc
got come next extending down the middle OF the cali OF
the leg Oyerhls feet he will then draw parOf ooots
or legyngs, whatever they may be called lnat cos
above he knee and have the feet lined with WOOL Ihese
button on the side fitting closely around the Ies Inc
shirt will be the ordinary sailors shirt but having
In addition shield breasts" OF several tmcKnesSes
Of cloth across the chest and butoning up close around
the throat The sailor will then put on heavy coat ana
bis friends will try guess In what part OF tho Oundie he
is The officers will nearly the same clothing as inc
men This costume Is for weather but In case IL
should he cold lot Of reindeer hides have been oruereu
and sits Of these to be outside the other cotnng
will be made. There was considerable difficulty IN get
ting these reindeer skins but were at length pur
! chased in stockholm, aud will be here IN couple OF
| weeks.
ne stores have not yet been pc aboard the Bear but
/ they have been purchased. Pemmcan plays prom
pen part in the housekeeping arrangements OF the eNp
ditiou and the Bear will get its share Of the compound
dried beef alow and dried currauts II is SAID 10 DC
highly nutritious but Lieutenant Cowe who has been IN
the Arctic regions before said to TRIBUNE reporter yes
terday: "I assure you it is not nice We tried It fried
boiled sewed and raw, and il tasted so bad always tha
| we could no. tell which was the worst"
Circulsrs calling for volunteers for the Greey Rehe
Expedton have been to all the ships ana yaFdS on
the North Atlantic station, and number or sailors are
now on their way to the Navy Yard to be examined II
Is desired il possible not only to man the ships WIN
sailors already in the service but with sailors OF Amer
can brtb Yesterday Lieutenant COlweu went 10 tle re-
ceying shin Colorado, where fOrtyhree sailors ad No
unteprcd and talked with each of them separately get
ting thehistory knowledge and character only threeu
! Of these men were found TO be or American
| birth and 1t is probable that only SIX OF tleih
Will he taken The crew OF the Thets paid on yes
tsrdav and discharged An effort was MADE 10 get some
~ them fo shin FOR the Greedy Expedition, many Of
them have valuable experience IN Arctic matters orders
| have been sent to Newfoundland 10 procure lo' u
| Labrador dogs for the expedition.
ARTICLES BOUGHT FOR THE EXPEDITION.
The following is the list articles of food purchased
bv PavmasterGeneral smith for the Greedy Expedition
nhree vessels estimated the requirements for lao
men for two years. including subsistence for sixty dogs
| ondf fhreed drivers: