News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
In THE WAY OF SCIENCE.
The British Scientific Association and the
American Arctic Explorers.

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A striking contrast of opinion was de-
veloped in the British Scientific Asso-
citation at Montreal, between Lieut.. Ray
and Lieut.. Greely, the commanders of
the two Arctic exploring parties, upon
the problem of the existence of an open
polar sea. Lieut.. Ray, basing his con-
cjusions on his experience at Point Bar
row, expressed his decided belief that
there is no such sea. Lieut.. Greedy, on
the other hand, looking at the results he
obtained from his explorations, reached
the conclusion that there is such a sea.
Several Of the members of the ROYAL
Geographical Society, who spoke after
Lieut.. Greely was through, conceded in
his opinion that there is an open polar
sea, Some of them are quite enthusias-
tic over Lieut.. Greely's confirmation OF
their views. Capt. Bedford Pim, of the
Royal Navy. who rescued McCintocIk in
his search for Sir John Franklin, in
1853, and who himself came near dying
OF starvation in the Arctic regions, spoke
in warm praise of the American Lieuten-
ants work, and declared, amid applause,
that it should be pushed on until man
had reached the pole. Capt. PIN, who
is an exceedingly hale, hearty, stout,
and enthusiastic old gentleman, who
wears a gold embroidered naval cap, and
whose long white side whiskers stand
out boldly from his big, jolly red cheeks
and fap-like outfiers as the captain
sails along the street at man-of-war's
gait, declared upon his honor that there
is no jealousy in the British navy be-
cause the American flag had been car
ried further north than the banner of
England. He warmly congratulated
Lieut.. Greely on the number of miles
by which his expedition had out
stripped the British. He told the story
of the quartermaster of an English ship
at the time of the Grinnell expedition,
who, pointing to some of Uncle Sans
sailors, exclaimed to one of his own
men: "Look at those Americans, how
they are rushing into the ice."
eyes," said the British tar, "they
knows nothing, and they fears nothing"
Laughter.
"But now," added Capt. PIN, ''we
shall have to say of the Americans that
they know everything, and fear moth
ing" Great applause
Capt. PIN afterward privately ex-
pressed his opinion that the United
States and Great Britain would make
team that could link the world. As to
the talk about cannibalism in the Greely
party, he declared that it was all non
sense.
"Why, hang me-" said he to re-
porter, "I'd eat you if I was starving"
Gen. LEROY, Lord Raleigh, Mr.. Ire
iawny Sunders, and Admiral Orumaney
joined in congratulating the Americans
on their achievements in the Arctic.
Speaking of the pole of greatest cold
not coinciding with the geographical
pole, Lieut.. Greely said he thought the
pole of cold might possibly shift its
place Ike the magnetic pole. The
pole of'greatest cold has generally boer
placed in Siberia, but his observations
showed that at his station the mean
temperature of the whole year was five
degrees below zero, Fahrenheit, making
it, SO far as observations have gone, the
coldest spot on the globe.
About fifty guests were present at the
lunch given to Lieut.. Greedy at the
Windsor Hotel. Four toasts were drunk,
viz. To "the Queen and the President" "
10 "Our Distinguished Guest" to
Lieut.. Ray" and to 'Mrs. Greely and
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