Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-24
LIEUTENANT PEARY
Welcomed Home by Large aud AnNl.
Gus Crowd, Assembled nj
ill., Dock.
MISS vERHorr AMONG the FIRST
TO BOARD The STEAMER.
She Thinks Her Brother left the Rx.
petition In Order 10 TO
Farther North.
surmi-es Concerning n Missing Es.
piorcr,


surmises Concerning n Missing Es.
piorer.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 28.-An the
way up the river from Breakwater the
vessel was greeted by steam whistles
and bells on every craft, and an
anxious crowd assembled ut the dock.
Among the frat TO board the vessel
was Miss Verhotf, sister Of John NJ.
Nerhon, who failed to return with the
party, ana who IL thought TO have fall
len into u crevnssc. His relatives dis
credit tho theory that he whs killed,
and several Of them thoroughly believe
he is exploring the interior OF Green.
land, having voluntarily remained be-
hind. Members OF tho expedition,
however, do not share this belief. The
stories about the differences between
Nerho1' aud Peury arc denied by the
latter. Lieutenant Peary, the explof-
CT, md Professor Angelo Hcilprin,
commander OF the relief party, both
express satisfaction at the results
which have been achieved, saying both
expeditions are cminently successful.
NerhoH was last scen alive by
bangden Gibson on August IL, when
~ WV NtbNth AAN Wtr khitK W tANt
trip to Jookern, an Esquimaux settle.
meut, and might not return for several
days. Gibson told him the settlement
was deserted and advised him not 10
go, but Nerhon insisted. When he
failed TO return Peary secured mum.
Der OF Esquimaux and began search,
which was kept up for seven days anu
nights, but no trace Of the missing
fAts.I N...L.nf.
from the time the party reached Green
land are described rs peculiar aud
pointing 10 the intention 10 stay and
had long talk this afternoon with
Lieutenant Peary and later de, Jared
II was most unsatisfactory.
"Peary's treatment Of me, " she said,
was far from what II should have beon,
and only strengthens my belief that
he acted In anything but kindly
manner toward my brother"
Miss Verhof firmly believes her
brother Ia not dead, but that he volun-
tarily left tho party 80 that he might
20 iurther north. But little iniorma-
ton was gained from Lieutenant
Peary ora any OF the members OF the ex.
petition In regard to the scientific re-
rhit VI tho Iuulut1s lututtuuut 1chFy
and wife are under contract TO New
york papers TO give them the results OF
the expedition first ana other mem.
berss are pledged TO silence. The Lieu
tenant said the most important work
accomplished OF course, was the dis.
covery OF great bay named Indepen-
dence Bay on the northeast coast Of
Greenland and practically outlining
the northern coast OF Greenland, settl.
ing once and for all the vexed question
as TO whether Greenland stretched
across the pole 10 frozen mass or not.
Greenland, rs map now will show, is
a great island reaching from It's present
known position TO little above the
eighty-ihird parallel OF latitude.
"The upper part OF Greenland" he
said, sis much like the Southern end.
The ice cap ends south Of Victoria
Ford, and tins mainland mass does not
stretch much further north. The
north and northeastern coasts are Dor.
dered with nm island until you come
to the great bay disoovsTsd In lati.
tude So degreeSBi minutes. On tho
southern shore OF the bay great ela-
cier protfudes, and after running 30 the
northeast OF the North Atlantic coast,
runs northwest TO higher northern
point discovered by Lockwood In
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