St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-24
PEARY IS BACK.
Arrival of the Kite at Phila-
delphia With the Peary Ex-
ploring Party.
Satisfaction Expressed With the
Results Which Have Been
Achieved.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23.-The little
whaling steamer Kite, with Lieut..
Peary's exploring party OH board. ar
rived at her dock in this city at noon.
Both expeditions have been eminently
successful, making exceptionally favor
able passages, without sickness or storm
of any kind. Lieut.. Robert E. Peary,
the explorer, and Prof. Angelo He'll
'prin. commander of the relief party.
expressed their satisfaction with the re-
suits which have been achieved TO
crowds of their friends. fellow scien-
fists of Philadelphia academy and the
representatives of the newspapers.
Many of those steamed down the Della
ware in tugs TO meet the returning eX-
plOrerS.
Miss Verhoeff, sister of John NJ.
Nerhoeff, who failed to return with his
fellow explorers, being reported dead,
accompanied the reception committee
with her aunt and uncle. They dis
credited the theory that the missing
mineralogst was accidentally killed.
and firmly believe that he is even now
exploring the interior of Greenland.
having voluntarily remained behind.
Lieut.. Peary himself refuses to say
anything concerning Verhoeff's disap-
pearance beyond what has already been
me ltioned in the dispatches. He de-
Ines. however, that differences existed
between himself and the independent
but ambitious Kentuckyian. Other
members express ignorance of any
trouble between the two men, or of
himself. William E. Mohcan, the bot
aniSt of the relief party, said that
the search for the mineralOgiSt occupied
seven days, and that every member of
both expeditions. nine Esquulmaux and
the ships crew were engaged III it.
In relation to Verhoeff's disappear
ance, the young mans uncle, Rev. AN.
KeigIvin, of Wilmington, Del, and his
cousin, Ii. ID. Elliott, of Louisville, held
long conference with Lieut.. Peary on
the way up the river. What he told
them Oh the trip strengthened their
conviction that the mlneralogiSt is
alive.
Miss Matte Verhoeff was not so easily
satisfied. On boarding the Kite she
walked straight up to where Lieut..
Peary stood on the quarterback, and
asked, abruptly:
What have you to-tell me about my
brother?"
81 am sorry he is not on board" be-
gan the explorer.
us that all you can tell me-" she in
terruptcd, warmly.
Friends persuaded the anxious girl to
await more favorable opportunity for
questioning the lieutenant. The latter
had already assured Mr.. Keigivin and
Mr.. Elliott that he had done everything
in his power, and rehearsed the story of
tie disappearance and search for Yer
hoeff already told. The two relatives
questioned other members of the eXpe-
dition, but were met with considerable
reticence, due to the fact that the stories
published concerning disturbance be-
tween Peary and Verboeff had reached
their ears and that they wished to avoid
interference.
Verboetf's uncle and cousin give as
their reasons for supposing him alive
the fact that he went away on trip for
minerals and an Esquimaux village,
saying that he might be gone two days,
but telling his fellow explorers not to be
alarmed if he stayed four. He took
with him an AK. Colts revolver, fifty