New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-18
ARCTIC WORK FOR SCIENCE.
RESULTS OF THE GREEDY EXPEDITION.
THE CLIMATE NEAR TIE PoLE-ANIMAL LFE-As.
ECONOMICAL nRsERYATInNs

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pose OF obtasng idea OF the probable value Of the
scientific observations made ny Lieutenant Greedy. at
Lazy Franklin By, Associated Press agent visited
the Lieutenant at his cottage seavoys Island satur
day
Lieutenant Greedy stated the object OF the expedition
10 ne To establish Lady Franklin Bay Polar station,
one OF the thirteen suggested by Lieutenant wsyprecht
simultaneous observations OF all physical phenomena
were 10 be taken The observations which the greatest
Posoe accuracy was to be had were those of the de
ohnaton and deviation OF the magnetic needle tempera
lure OF the air and height OF barometer.
and mean and maximum riss and fall Of tides.
On the 2sh OF August, 1881. the parting between the
Ieely party the OF the PrOeus took place at
discovery Bay. on the evening OF the same day the
temperature sank below freezing point and the icy
Aruc wind was on them earnest During the first
mouth the cold effected the than at subse
qent time Later IN December the temperature sank
rom 90 TO go degrees below and remained for
Gays NJ Tine but even In thai weather the cooks favor
| IT. anu ement was dancing bare-hoa1el, bare-armed
and with slppared feet the top OF
] IN w drft. During the day the men dressed
IN the ord nary outside clothing but their flannel
heavy FIVE Il tie generally fora part Of the
Jay engaged In seicnt ne work unde Lieu Greely's
drec ION, and the duties of the camp; tie OF the
men were employed ally abour hour dav, and
devoted the remainder Of the time to amusement All
! slop. f. hunks
The quarte were teated by a large coal stove, the
aYerAEe heat maintained being 50 degrees above
Lying checkers, cards md chess and reading the
amu'enents ofte evening. TIE lie said by Lieut.
euaHt dteely to be far from lonely and many 0f
the men said they had passed two happier years
than those paced Fort Conger ON October 10 the
sun Y left hem for 1875 days. and twilight varying
from laf m hour tweny-f0ur hours succeeded For
wo months 90 dim rha the dal Of a watch could
NOT be read by II. On april II tie sun cme above the
horizon IN EN- met there or 30 days, giving the par
! ~ great suiicieLcy Of mi night During three
mo tins re Stars Visible family. the corstella
toaso Oross BE and Great being tine br ghtes
| IA North s.ar looked down from almost overhead.
Si1nd alone oui sidc tho tort Of theae nights
| ne 'ceue WIS werlly -und To tie nor'h famed the
aurora horealis ami 'he brtht stc'tiuns wee set
IKE jewels the lowing mpon. over everythinl
was de III Silence, e. rribly oppressive that man
alone b. almost cmpted 70 kill himself lonely does
ne feel The astronomer Of party sad THAT with the
make eye of degree smaller maRnt de than
can ne seou here in TN same way nigh. be ace ned
The moon woul ramai il si9ht ur from 10 ~ day'
no 90 sim. the the .momotpr iesa,cr.d ON June 40,
lag. highest teul crauo at LIdy trnklu BAY
which wa. lu WIN dung tho atHy It 0ns 80 'ogrcea
above ieru The lowest W.. In February, 1888 n1d WA
tu a. gro below foru. lu til tob uiry the mercury
iu'c AMI renamed 4oud for 1f ou va an In ouao VIA
tho c.ld lYo m.rcml IN ho Wcuuomotop invariably
TO-, curing atrtma 90. hfh wuda
Toe uI Urai hlt meter 1ilslty above thrt ono
lur ca lud ur owct aisht, low we ty.Htuf moboI,
showing st nt Iuuao inc .f.ntrrt variations to 40
Gee H.u,r lhr orr rome .r un ualruuo1t used t"hr
contain tr pr.a.c of rrc rrtt, was -rt upl hut lo
tao tuuahuut OF LoutnuAnt ca u, not tho aighlr't
| rrsulia were obtained
rIf AURORA ANp rnF STARS.
Thcd. lnY-o faur.ru we're good hut not % bee com
parcI wI OF. -r seen at hisro Land or Uperenyk A
Ter - Lieutenant Ore.y could oh- rye, no cracking
sound accompanied ue Ill pys, and th, general shape
.i- tua ofatDooa. he 81. thwc trly rllon was e
q.ar c. 900 WIN p brig tst displays were seen sr
george rr. reported so ina sh dow wa cas-
br tne aurora uut Lieu caant Greedy says that
Ae distinctly observed MS Sladow est ny
DO. T.,rc wee no cl'c,r'a. disturbance
s3vr ho. ma ifc led by umb ing Of distant thunder
heard .r.c, .lr away the north.
m the course OF the tidal observations made inter
q. Ing feet Wa. d-covc-ed. tn1i the ,ides nc Lady
Fr,uiI r .y come n I'D be- no-tn hIie those zoo Mel
vile By ana cape Sabine came from the SOUTH The
tenperatur this orth tide iwo degrees warmer
ihIl Of the s.uth tide az Cape sabine. Why h-
was Lieutenant Greedy would nor venture 10 state
ID, .-ad m measuring D. ebb an Gow Of The tide
fixed llu-.-iu iro. Io4 pl.nted lu tue muL Tie
.v rl.e r,. OF -prue tides 20 Lady Franklin Bay was
f0.uI o. re ei1h. feet. Al ape Sabine tie ene-i
rides rise tN elyr feet surf only OBJ eryed twice
during e. two years. At Lady ira kin lay average
temperature OF tn water vas 20 ,e-rces above zro
or ra..e degrc 3 below ih. freeing point. Wolves
weight Y uiIety pounds were killed around Fort
Conger and Their. are foxes and other
animals there. Ot fish there Is Won
aerfI scarcity Pe,ha.s IN greatest surprs or
he cxprdton was the tad'G from Lake Aexaud T. Il
Tres, wlt-r Tx Of cen feet aHoye The SEA level four
Do md salmon. FIR IN tuc bay ony TWO small hsh
We e. tax. durif the .nte two years and are To
be- found Nor o Ca,r sabine The vegetation At Lad
Franklin Bay was abOu tn same - at Cape Sabine AMI
comprised mo ses, uchens. wlo - and -aXrige snow
stOrIs were frequ Mt a ia fell rarely. The hig"si
We oci'y the wind was registered during ter me
snow Storm seventy miles hour. Lockw0Ods tlps o
he Norh 1882 and >s3 were productive OF the mos
valuable r,suts sauIng me 18th Of May IN each
var where Dr. Hay, mai formerly STOOD AZ about the
me dly, Lockwood Tom an elevation of 1000 feet
using his strongest glass on Hale Basin and koDesons
Chaun J. could discern nothing but Ice packs Here it
wac DR. Hayes claimed have his open Polar sea-
PURrHEsr POINT NORTH REACHED.
On the ip Of 1892 Lockwood reached the highest ati-
tide ever attai eds37 % This was ABOUT 800 miles
directly north Of La Franklin Bay but to get there
he tav lied 1000 niles, be open waer md broken
uacks frequently cau.t & h race his Stops so
mi es Lockwood sounded the bo years between
Bryant and Cape Brit nnia but could not touch
lotion with 1875 iatIOms Of line. Markham
few years FORE about 100 miles TO the "es got oo
tom a y fatnoms. lockwood found at his mrihest
north about the same vegetation as az Lady trauXhh
Bay b no signs OF DO current or open polar sea
In 1883 he was stopped Cape Bryant I'D miles
from Lady Franklin Bay, by an opeu
channel extending west TO the coast ..
GnuneQ Land. The width OF thls chahneI
vared from 200 yard miles, bu on the north the
ice-packs extended as could be seen with glass
WIN his supply OF provisions. tue failure OF when had
caused hi. return the year before, lockwood was con-
hdrnt that could reached So north II TINS open
channel d not barred his way. No fossil remains were
scovcred trip the only ones found were the
trui u coast Of Grinneu Land
The only sea animals seen by Lockwood At So % were
the and seal. and strange 10 say the wa rus IL
not TO ue found at La Franklin Bay AT s3' 20 the
detection OF the magnetic needle was lO4' west-more
than equarter OF circle.
AZ lar Lockwo went to the northeastern trenl Of
rh- Greenland coast still con inucd Tue maps OF !