Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-29
WARM WELCOME FOR PEARY
Philadelphia Gives the Elk
plorerS Glad Greeting.
MISS vERHOEFF MAKES A SCENE
She Asks Peary What He Did
With Her Brother.
Afterwards She Has an Interview with
Him, Which She Declares was Most
Unsatisfactory - Mrs. Peary Delighted
With the Trip to the Arcties and Wants
to Go Again.

| steamer hllc, Dearlnp inc melHpeTS OF
| the Peary exploring expedition, which
reached this city at lao O'Clock yester-
| day morning, was met down the river
by party of Philadelphians on the tug
| Lille NJ Graham. The reception party
boarded the Kite and warmly welcomed
the returning heroes.
As the Kite passed up the river there
was u continual bursting of rockets
from the shore and whistling Of tags
and ferryhoats. As the vessel neared
the Washington street pier, Lieutenant
and Mrs. Peary went up on the bridge.
| Their appearance was greeted by three
rousing cheers from those on the wharf.
Lieutenant Peary then asked for Ko-
dak and Mrs. Peary took "a picture of
the people who welcomed them home.
At lao the vessel was moored and the
| journey was ended.
just before Lieutenant Peary left the
vessel a most touching scene occurred
Miss Matte Verhocn whose brother went
| out on the expedition and is supposed
to have lost his life in creyassc, boarded
the Kite, and coming up to Lieutenant
| Peary, said, with tirmness, yet much
| overcome:
MISS vERHoEFF MAKES SCENE.
Lieutenant Peary, what have You
done with John NJ. Nerhocif2"
The lieutenant stood speechless for IL
minute, and then said, softly.
81 am very sorry that he is not on
board"
is that all You have to say to me 2"
she asked, the tears starting in her eyes
YES, That is all at present. | wall
have more TO say later
At this Miss Ncrhocifs uncle, Rev. A.
| N. keigwin, sought to quiet her, assur-
ing her that Lieutenant Paary had done
all in his power.
But want Lieutenant Pcary TO
speak for himself"
/ With dignity, yet with tenderness, the
explorer said: Il will meet you at 3
o'clock at the Lafayette, ard then will
tell you all tina; | can"
The story OF her brothers disappear
unce was told to Miss Vcrhoeif by
Langdon Gibson, and when she had
heard what she had already known she
said
well, thank you, but know he is
alive. am only disappointed that he is
not home"
Lieutenant Peary and Mrs. Peary
/
envy, where they could get their mail
and then make their plans. They will
probably remain in Philadelphia for n
fow days. On Wednesday Of next week
a formal reception will be given to the
entire party.
All the members of the Peary party
are looking well and strong. They had
no sickness on the trip and no storms on
the return voyage.
THE EXPEDITIONS RESULTS
lieutenant Peary, when asked wha,
he had accomplished in the way Of sci
ence, said; 81 have already published
largely what we did in this regard. The
combined expeditions, that is the Peary
expedition and the relief party, have
been more successful than any other eX
, petitions. Both in the number Of col
| lcctions and in scientific results we have
been successful
, DO You think there is any CONNER
cial advantages TO he derived from the
north:" was asked.
mo; none whatever There was one,
Il dream Of u northern passage, but tina
is now exploded. There is moth
ing in the economical line thcr,
either Those who go north do not 70
I with the purpose of getting money Oh
! OF it.
In conversation with Rev. A. N
| kcgwn in reference to the fate of ,Joll
It NJ NerhociT, lie said: II 40 not care /,
It say what my opinion in the matter is
There is one chance in hundred tina
he may be still living, We spent sever
0 days and nights scratching for him an,
u then gave him up. Before leaving
D however, we left in the camp provision
Il for Is months and Il supply Of ammuni
ton. lie can live there as easily n
anywhere. Tho natives are vcry Kind
and they will take him in and ttke car
It OF him. lie loft the camp with colt
revolver and fifty cartridges, an AK,
compass heavy clothes and provision
}. for five days. There are plenty Of gun
e among the natives. We all loved Nj
1t Nerhoeil. lie was agcnernus, cunscier
10 tious man, and We all hone that he
Il still living"
le MRS. PEARY WOULD GO AGAIN.
II Mrs, Peary, when asked how sh
|. enjoyed the trip, uughingly said: "
q was delighted, and want to 70 again
er took great many sleigh rides. Once
~ went two hundred miles"
"WerG you lonesomcI".
&c "0h, not much. We had goo
q time"
" The Pcary party was composed :
RS seven persons. They are Lieutenant /
le N. Peary, Mrs. Peary, Lungdon Gibson
% Award Astrup, Joha Nj. Vcrhocti, u
rs +. A. Cook and Matthew Henson, co
W ored servant.
n The members of the relief party wei
~ Prof. Angelo lleiprin, DIR. Il. A. Cool
NJ Henry &. Bryant, DR. jackson NJ. Mill
= William i. SleGhan, q. T.. iilte, +. v
10 Stokes, Albert W. Worse and Samuel
IN Entrekin.
~ MISS vEnnoEFF DISSATISFIED.
a. "My interview with Lieutenant Peal
H. this afternoon was most unsatisfactory
ia said Miss Matte NerhocH yestcrda
= MIR. Pcary's treatment Of me was f
III from what ii should have been und
- such sad circumstances and on
strengthens my belief that he acted
anything but kindly manner towar
my brother, his companion in Il gre
.so expedition and his equal, if not superb
81. in scientific attainment. In place
IN giving INC all the details Of the loss
~ my brother at once he compelled me
w wait several hours before he would ri
IT, nit me to call ON him" said the plucl
"a little woman, with tears in her voil
ha but none i'll her eyes, for she was t
H. brave to weep, although trembling wi
~ suppressed emotion.
hn DO you now believe your brother
NJ alive z"
III More than ever since talking wi
~ Lieutenant Peary, who am certa
does not think him dead, but now
lieves AS ! do, that he voluntarily i