The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-09-30
PEARY,s ExPEpIIIoN.

in this city at noon. A large crowd had
assembled and the arrival of the steam
er was greeted with much cheering.
As already reported both expeditions
have been eminently successful, making
exceptionally favorable passages with
! ont sickness or storm of any kind.
Lieut. Robert Peary, the explorer, and
Prof Angelo Heilprin, commander of
the relief party, expressed satisfaction
with the results which have been
achieved to crowds of their friends, fell
low scientists of the Philsdelphia acad-
envy aud representatives of the press.
A reception committee from the
academy was on board, having met the
Kite some miles below the city. Miss
Verhoeff, sister of John NJ. Verhoeff,
who failed to return with his fellow
explorers, being reported dead, and
about whose disappearance some mys-
terry prevails, accompanied the recep-
ton committee with her aunt and
uncle. They discredit the story that
the missing mineralogist was acct
dentally killed and firmly believe that
he is even now exploring the interior of
Greenland, having voluntarily re-
manned behind
Lieut.. Peary himself refuses to say
anything concerning Verhoeff's disap-
pearance beyond what has already been
mentioned. He denies, however, that
differences existed between himself and
the independent but ambitious Ken
tucl1ian. The members of the expedi-
ton express ignorance of any differ
ence between the two men or Yerhoefss
intention to explore for himself Will
liam Z. NOLAN, the botanist of the re-
lief party, said that the search for the
mineralogist occupied seven days and
that every member of both expeditions,
nine Esquimaux and the ships crew
were engaged in it. Traces of Yer
hoeff had been found on the sixth day
near large number of crevasses, into
which there was every reason to believ'
he had fallen. ..
Later-The following are the facts
surrounding the disappearance of YER
hoetf as far as could be learned from
different members of the expedition:
Verhoeff was last seen alive by Lang
don Gibson on August 10, the latter be-
ing encamped at the head of Mccormick
bay shooting birds to add to his collec-
ton. Verhoeff told Gibson he was go
ing to take a trip to Keekeren, an
Esquimaux settlement, and might
not be back for two or three
days. Gibson told him that the
settlement was deserted and ad-
vised him not to go, but Verhoeff
insisted. lie did not return and Gibson
went to the appointed place and after
a search was unable to find him, and
returning he reported the matter to
Peary and plans were at once begun for
searching for him. Peary secured a
number of EsGuimauX to assist in the
search, as they can see an object at ten
times the distance that white man
can distinguish it and promised them
each knife, the one thing priced by
an Esquimaux.
The five-glacier valley is situated in
long, narrow cape, bounded on the
south by Mccormick bay and on the
north by body of water unnamed on
any chart, which they named Robert
sons bay. Peary took himself and party
all through the valley, skirted Cape
the big glacier, where the little pile
OF stones was found and up to
which they found Verhoeff's foot
prints. Peary and his party crossed
the big glacier, which was COW
cred with big crevasseS- All the glac-
iers around We're searched and the
hunting kept up continually for about
seven days and nights, but no trace of
the missing man beyond the footprints
and the pile OF stones could be found.
The search was then abandoned as
hopeless, as ne had only taken five
days provisions with him and was
thinly clad. The crew of the Kite re
ported having seen smoke in McCor-
mick bay, but could not trace it
Verhoeff's actions from the time the
party reached Greenland are described
as peculiar and pointing toan intention
To stay and live with the EsquimauX.
1t Is said that he continually wore
American trousers and the scantiest
kind of clothing and that almost every
day he would go into the water naked
where holes had been cut in the ice.
He would protest that he was not cold
and did everything in his power
to inure himself to the hardships of
the climate and went around with
his shoes torn and his bare feet touch
ing the ground These facts taken in
connection with his mysterious feelers
put out during the winter as to the
proba biiity of Lieut. Pcary letting him
stay up north, led some of the party and
others of the crew who knew Verhoeff
to the conclusion that he may have
taken notion to stay with the Esqui-
maux in hope of making a journey to
the furthest north point yet discovered
and to win fame.
In speaking of the fate of Verhoeff,
Lieut. Peary said he had no right to in
dulge in surmises, but he gave the i'm
preston that he believed Verhoetf was
dead. An interview took place between
Miss VerLoeff and Lieut.. Peary in re-
gard TO Verhoeff's probable fate. After
the interview Miss Verhoeff said:
my interview with Lieut. Peary was
most unsatisfactory. Mr.. Peary's treat
ment of me was far from what it should
have been under such sad circumstances
and only strengthens my belief that he
acted in anything but kind manner
toward my brother, his companion in
great expedition and his equal, if not
superior, in scientific attainment"
4 Narrow Escape.
OMAHA, Neb.. Sept. 2i.-The Missouri
Pacific passenger train from St Louis
had .. narrow eScana from hainu hurried