The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-22
WILL He FIND sYMMEs' HoLEq
a Son of the Original Symmes Thinks
Lieut. PearY May neacoIt


Lieut.. Peary May eaca II.
From the louisville CourierJour1lal.
In your paper of recent date find quite
a long piece about Lieut. Peary and fears
that he may be- lost. | presume the piece
was written by Mr.. Helprin. He says:
From start to finish the expedition was
based pom misconception. know it was
not, for | correspondent with the lieutenant.
aud know that he was right in all his "con-
ceptions," except the idea Of spending the
winter in Greenland instead of pushi z on
north and following the wild animals that
leave that country every fall
anu go TO warm country
to spend the winter He should now, in the
middle of september, be following these
animals, and would by so doing avoid the
rigor of winter in Greenland. But he is
prepared for the winter, and will go on
next spring.
Again he says "some scientists think
what do they know about ito that Green
land extends IS north" Damn science, say
say |, for it has no business up there, and
has been the means of rendering futile all
tbs efforts that have ever been made,
where millions of dollars and many valu-
able lives have been lost in northern ex-
plorations, and has never proven anything
in aid OF the Newtonian theory. But for
that science" some of those explorers
would have gone on and would have proven
the Symmes theory true to the life long ago.
But just as soon as the Symmes theory be-
gan to be developed and the explorers got
into a warm country, with no more ice in
their way, and all signs of the Newtouian
idea lost to theory, they turn around and
come back home. Peary will not let
science stop him. He is determined to see
and find the country that those animals go
ha W fhoV a
certainly follow
Lieut.. Peary's idea is the same that my
father advocated in his petition TO congress
in 1924, when he asked for vessel to land
him and his men in Greenland, and then he
would go on foot snd follow the wild ami.
mails, and would certainly find new coun-
try-a new world that would be warm and
genial. that he intended to call "Smme,
sonia" All this fear about Lieut. Peary
was made by this "level-headed Gus. :" who
feared Peary did not know how he was to
get back. He did not seem to know that
all the currents up there run south, and all
they had 20 do was to get in their small
boats, with which Peary was provided, and
get on the ice or in the water. and the cur
rent would bring them back, as it did
Kaue's and Halls men. Some Of Halls
men just camped on the ice and foated
back until picked up by Il vessel in search
of whales and seals.
He also says "a woman in the party adds
to its difficulties" She, l have no doubt,
will have to ass lmo command, as her hus-
band is laid up with his broken leg, and as
she had the courage to go with him, she
viii see the necessity of showing those quail
tiles of courage and perseverance, that
women have ever shown when they have
been placed at the head of great under
taking. and as she had the love and courage
to undertake it with him it will be no fault
of hers if there should be any failure.
For she must have loved him dearer far
Than nignt flower loves her beauteouS star
For him alone her bosom glows
With fond love no limit knows;
IL must be measureleSs-puTe and true
AS yon arched vault Of heavens own blue
AMERICUs SYMAEs