The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-06
BUILDING PEARr's HOUSE
Or. SHARP Describes the Place WAerS the
Expedition VIII Winter.

Dr. SHARP Describes the Place WAers the
Expedition VIII Winter.
PEARI's HEADQUARTERS. MCCORMICK BAY
July 30.--LIeu'. Pearv has been landed and his
house nearly completed. I: stands about 100
yards from the beach. and Is little elevated
above It. Behind rise the towering basaltio
cllcs. reaching Al elevation Of 2 0O0 feet On
ths TOD OF this lies the Ice cap over which
Peary intends making his trip next summer.
He will have to DRAG up his s!sds. provisions
and sleeping bags TO the height, whom no will
ind comparatively easy travelling.
The first two days were spent In digging the
foundation OF the house. and while doing 20
the workers found that the ground was frozen
. foot below the surface. This completed. the
frame OF the house was set up AMI then boarded
over: first IN layer OF thick tar paper. An
OF or shesthing will cover tho inside which
will also have a layer OF tar pA.er. The inside
o! the house will be dividei into two parts. A
small TO m At one end Will b for the ueutsn-
an, and his wife. Tho larger compartment
will contain the stove and hunks for the rest OF
the party At each end there will 10 door.
and In the walls have been placed four double
windows
The roof 10 made like the sides that Is. two
sheathings, inside OF each layer OF tar paper.
Around tho house stone wall will DO Lu!lt at
. distance OF four feet. and this will reach
within foot OF the caves. which will project
over to the wall When the snow falls the
whole house will be banked with snow. This
will keep the house warm.
We left the LieutenAct about seven tons OF
coal. and hs has six barsls OF kerosene.
which will bs ample to keep him warm for
one winter. His provisions lay about the
house. which. when tho wall 10 complsted.
will b stowsI under cover. The Lieu.
tenant has made . mistake In not taking
provisions enough with him; hs has sufficient
for lone winter. IPearS said 10 The Sun on
June hs had enough for . year and half.
and tss and suRsr enough for two winters.
He depends greatly on shooting enough game
to keep him supplied vi b fresh meat. Tuis
We doubt. Is the game In this region 10 very
scarce Ard cot In such quantities - Greely
found st Fort ConRer on the American side.
Lieut. Peary intends starting on bis slsdss
journey About the nrst OF May next, aud hopes
TO return to his headquarters about Aug !.
when he vii! provision his boats and make his
retreat southwark.
The whole OF our party. together with the
officers and crew OF the Kite. say that this viii
be imposs BILE. He ARGUES that It can DO done
IS It WAS once done by Capt Pike whom the
Protsus was nipped +" In the ics and DESTROYED.
1T was also done By Kane and By the Bud
dington party for Part OF the distapcsl
Capt Pike had with him sailors b hardened to the
task men who had lived all their lie in boats
and were Injured to hardship Of this kind. aud
after groa, suffering and severe hardships
they suecsede In re aching Upemar.k. Psary
on the other hand. has with him i've msn and
Q woman. They mus, carry In the boat pro-
vision for ct least month. The men he has
with him are at best Indifferent sailors
Lieut. Psary himself 10 equal TO the task. as
well a. Mr. Lsngdon Gibson. Mr.. Astr1p. al
though physically strong.is young and has little
endurance. Mr.. J. N. verhoen has enor nous
endurance. but physically he can do but little.
, being TIE SIN allest OF the party and possessing
but little ph. sical strength. US. Cook does nos