Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-01
THE RELIEF or PFAEY,
News May BE Expected OF the GrcenIsl
Explorer at Any Time.

News May BE Expected OF the Greenland
Explorer at Any Time.
The fate of Lieut.. Peary and his brave wife
IN their adventuresome attempt TO reach the
north pole, as well as the outcome of Prof.
Heilprins efforts to carry relief to the ex-
plorers, is exciting the liveliest kind Of interest
just now among the immediate friends of the
parties concerned and the scientific world
generally, says the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Tidings from Prof. Heilprin are expected any
day now. He and his relief party were expected
to reach Disco, the last point of contact with
civilization on the Greenland coast, about the
second week in July, and it was estimated that
it would not take much over a month for mat
ter mailed at Disco to reach this country. There
is absolutely no cable communication with any
part OF Greenland and no regular mail line.
There ere two ways in which news of the re-
lief party may reach here. The most probable
route is by some of the steamers of the Danish
government, which will carry the mail matter
to Copenhagen, whence it will pass into the
regular international postal channels. The
other way is by some home-bound whaler which
the Kite may have met on her way up the Green
land coast.
DIR. Edward J. Nolan, secretary of the Acad-
envy of Natural Sciences who will probably be
the first man to hear from Prof. Heilprin, said
OF news very uncertain one. 1.-The Kite will
hardly be likely to meet any home-bound
whalers," he said, "from the fact that she her
self must turn her nose toward home as soon if
not sooner than the whaling fleets. This is not
only to escape the advancing ice of the late fall
but also on account OF the fact that the relief
partys charter stipulates that the Kite shall be
back in st. Johns harbor on or before October
/. For every month or fraction of q month
that she stays out beyond this time Prof He'll
prin will be obliged to pay her owners 81. $780,"
An idea has been prevalent that the Kite SIM
ply carried supplies to Peary to enable him to
pass another winter In the arctic regions, with
no intention Of bringing him back. This is not
the case. 1t was Prof. Heilprin's purpose to
sail directly to Peary's winter quarters on Nc
Ccrmick bay, and il the lieutenant and his party
were found there to take them on board the
Kite Immediately. In case the explorers were
not found there the Kite WAS to remain in Nc
Cormick bay as long as possible without riskins
her chances of getting home on time, and il at
the expiration Of this limit Lieut.. Peary had
not appeared the supplies and provisions were
to be left where he could utilize them during
the coming winter.
The latter procedure would, however, be a
hazardous one for the future safety of the ex-
plorers, because there is no settlement OF habi-
tation of any kind upon Mccormick bay, and
the supplies, If left there, would very likely be
plundered by wandering bands of Eskimaux
hunters early in the winter. 1t is believed that
If Lieut.. Peary's broken leg SO far mended as to
enable him to set out upon his projected attempt
to reach the pole with the first breaking up Of the
ice last spring. he and his brave little band will
have been found by the Kite, waiting at McCor-
mick bay for the expected relief.
If the Kite is to reach St. Johns by the pre-
scribed time, October l, she must be already
upon her way back from Mccormick BAY, and
there is the deepest interest felt in the question
as to whether Lieut.. Peary and his wife are on
board of her