The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-06
LETTERS FROM LIEUT.. PEARY
., WRITES TO THs Sun ABOUT HLs
yorRyEY TO GREENLAND

O.. r>,,ss there 80 . coed Prospect 81
e,.t,.s ris.ty 81 Frssh Meat fer che
wt,,.r-Psst,ns " HE Heuss-Ths
Accident ~ which HE Les Vas Broken
NJ sharp Describes the feary wiaser
...,,.rs and the NeiGhSorisE Natives
n.i,.r that the feary fsrty 10 Net
.s,r,.s Enough 10 Retreat 20 sssth
e-...,.,s s.s Rsiier shsuiA he Seat.
ss cScs,SID, T b.1 VG5Tr,..ns Sn
,.,, az Lat. ~ 40 n. Long. ~ ~ W.
,.,,.. ire Kite has reached her haven. and
10, FOR weight DAYS Of battling with Arctic
AZ, and ice racks. lice moo cd within the
.,iI,,aht shallow OF the enow-rapped cliffs
ia, In. the orthern shore OF Whale Sound.
vs., l,,i.u . Is 90 great than that Of the
t..,n.,.s when crushed. For eight years no
~, has Weakened the echoes Of these cliffs
lin her whistle: In fact no ship ever pene-
,..d As ia into the Sound As this. Batfin
.,,hor>d eomewhars within the sound on
Jply 1. 1915, aud Hayes. while on his home
ard yorsse ia 1861. leaving his schooner
nn,,,ds. came in in boat and took round Of
,rs.s sat named prominent points and in.
dsntstious
nis with tee!Inss OF saaerness and impa-
,,s.,s that tho eyes Of the North Greenland
s,n.,,,Ir a scan the Wild shore and the sur
,ou.i ines o. whn, Is to TO our home for the
ssI. year
The nor:hwsrd vorase Of the Kite has been
.reep,ional 10 several respects. some favor
sb,e, some the reverse Leaving New York on
II, s:a Of June. the VOYAGE TO Sidney Was
mae In I'VE days st piping here one day to
.o,, v. 60, under way again on the 18th
rl-t> 49,
A, ,.orni., In thick fog We ran into heavy
r,,r re- e1,ep linz entirely across the south.
...t .n,r.nre 70 the Straits, and did not &c.
,h,ousb tho straits ard into open water cas-.
=, Rail- Is,s until 4:so clock Friday Altar.
rao,
Tn. oeeurrenee Of heavy Arc 4, ice In the
s,si,s q, Belle Isle choking IL from end 10
"a .ea.rts7dipe unhroksn 4. distance Of air
teen miles TO tho eastward OF Belle Isle, WAS
.,,erede n ted 10. this time O, the year.
ones clear o. tie straits ws encountered the
Ind o, weather to b. expsctsd At this time in
a. North Atlantic. | ., what the sailor, call
-dIr.y" until Cane Dssolation of the Green
l.,d COAT WA siehtsd at midnight Of the 13d.
fA.a there was . complete change And from
hsss to Godhaon, which WAS reached early in
,ss forenoon Of the 9th. We snioved such IN
,nintsrupt.d usv Of the Wild. majestic
scenery OF the Greenland coast, such a con.
unes,on o. calm ssaa and clear sunshine,
,.d .uch an utter absence OF ice - has prob.
,Sly been expsrisncsd By no other Arctic *.
psditiou. No psok leo whatever WA Soon.
,ay tb. fleets Of stately icsbsrcs which ii.
ysys suard these Greenland coA.ta
A. Godhosu lust such perfect day smiled
% 10 - grestsd mo ave years ago: the srsat
nd brovu sllYs across the harbor seemed like
ID friends. icsbsrxs sistensd in the brilliant
saalisht and snowbunnngs hoped and
ssitterod over the rocka.
The place itself. Is u hardly neessiary to Say.
led not changed No building boom has
rssAhed here ret and the real estate market II
y lat - ever. Inspector Andsrssns family II
aiele laresr than Is was ave years ago and
Gov Jaasss's di. to. but the inspector and Mrs.
AAAsssen are the came genial. hospttAbIe.
honsliks couple a. ever.
Tndsrtck. ny former guide and Interpreter.
va - ueiy - to his face and broken A. 70 bis
Ilslish - ever. and BroberR. the pilot. had
not chan ssd Q hair; Ikkias and fat Jacob Of
NJ Old crew we're still a. ever. but tho bellss
Of the towl we're married. and Hans Hen
drek. the Eakimo, who has accompanied 80
many expeditions. has been dead foE three
ysssA
Alter the ioenalisy Of call on INSPECTOR An
osrSens eccomponloo py froL. deupe1n. III.
SHARP and 1rA Psary. the freedom Of the
place vss given TO the expedition NJ and the
members Immediately started out for fsld
day.
Al thu m.mb.r. Of tho north oresnland
80. ..,.. u.n.s,. 80
Se.u secompan!eu ~ ftoiA nehprn ana
he ice can pssrinv down from the summir OF
~. ,.,.s .Ls
Msis'sno tnrousn the 9ofxe Opposite ths ee1-
usnsaI First over the rocks SURF undinE
ns nasoel men tntoosn inc moes-eoveIeo,
noWsr'sseWn Ve..e1. 0p steep messy
Lopss. over the crUubllng taus OF debris
from ths AIM. IN rou oh a s,c.n a.s,. than nm
. -. Noe' w" w
s'ope barron a. an ASH hesp. except Tor the
pressuce Of yellow pop,ie IL took Ne four
hours of An Arctic .I,ernoo, % rs.ch m. .doa
a. IN. ia. e.n . If6 49,. -. W ~. Wv 'A'
Glowing with our experience We felt no need
q, ,bs .,,,. v,. n. -. ma hrnn.h, 80. M,
W ~. Wv" "lsus Ne nAs oroukn. "ons' ous
:.o,.a the s .s.n. a,oua and s.o"
c,..n.. .1H can % ouDhca''o nowhere oa' 10
tssnand.
Almost at our feet. formed By the walls OF the
se,,. throurh vh,.h -. ~, s...,d.d IL. ~
'ouAu "hiea W. h"n eeeenosa' isy the
soWn and harbor OF Godhavn lthe houses more
specks, and the Kite And Danish orig in the