Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-09-29
THE KITES RETURN.

tioa to the Northern Limits OF cr~~a-
land-A Cordial Welcome Est-as~d 10
the Explorers - Mrs Pe.ry seem. to
Have EaJeyed the rrip-rh. uissisg
Member.
PHu.ADEIPHIA. Sept 2t-As soon as
IL was known here that the Kite had
reached the br-akwater. Gavin W Hart
and DIR. VIM +. Hughes. of the aead-
emy OF natural sciences. began making
arrangements to receive the explorers
Shortly after $ o'clock yesterday MORN
ing the tugs Lille VI. Graham and
Charles Killar, the former bearing tho
members of the relief committee of the
scademy. consisting Of Lawyer Hart.
Dr. Samuel G.. Dixon. and Common Coun.
Gilman v. c. Smith. the United Press
representative and others. left Walnut
street wharf Included in the party on
both tugs. were q number Of relatives
Of the explorers Rev. A. y. kegwin,
OF Wilmington. Del, and II. T. Elliott.
OF Louisville, ky., were the only m-ni-
bers of the party who had relatives in
the original Peary expedition The
former is the uncle and the latter the
cousin of young verhoeff. the only
return. Also included In the uarty
were several who accompanied the
original expedition.
The Kite was first sighted by the
Graham of Einicum island about $50
o'clock. She was gaily decorated with
flags of every nation. and A. the tug
drew near the first person diStin-
guished ON the Arctic vessel was Prof
IIeilprin, of the academy of natural
science, the leader of the relief expSii-
ton. Lieut. Peary was afterwards
seen waving his hat and beside him
stood his wife.
The welcoming party cheered heart
lily and the tug. was soon made fast TO
the steamer. The first To greet them
were Lieut.. and Mrs. Pcarv The lat
ter was attired in black silk and wore
pretty bonnet. Her bronxed face
was wreathed In smiles. and she al
most cried with joy when handed =
hugh hcuqae. 10 r,5ses she looked
anything but like woman who had
spent = winter in the ice fields Of
Greenland. although her tanned fea-
lures were a striking contrast tn her
fair face which smilingly aeknnwled ged
the plaudits of the throng at the acad-
emy of music when a reception vas
given prior to the departure
The United Press reporter was the
frst to grasp the hand of Lieut.. Psary
Was your expedition sueeess?r' was
asked
Il think ~. replied the lieutenant.
with vigorous grasp Of the hand Il
accomplished all ! set out Ia do"
do you believe you discovered the
norsh~rn coast Of Gre~nland7-'
Il h-iievs 50 without a Doubt was
the reply.
How about the loss of verhoefrg''
That = matter which referred to
very fully in my dispatch from s,.
Johns I tntii see his relatives I shall
s&y M more
At this janrtnr- Lieut.. Pearv was ap-
preached by Rev. Mr.. Kegwiu and II.
n Eiiiott. the uncle and cousin Of Yer
ho~f. To them he aid after few
words os greeting
Il viii tell you all I know later A.
present ! can only say this. Verhoef
left camp "a 70 ten miles HE toox with
him Colts revolver. hfty rounds Of
ammunition. a compass. an Az. 4 heav-
suit 81 clothes and provisions for five
days After being away for one day he
returned and left word that IL he was
not hack IN four days we were moi,
90 look fer him He did no.
come hack. and our search failed
so hnd anything Of him. except what
would leave us to think that he had
fallen into an ice ehasm on the glacier
A significant fact i that he asked four
Of the party IL they thought would
allow him To remain behind alone.
They said: Mo-
Thank Cod exclaimed verhoefrs
uncle lie is alive. am sure
Elliott. Nerhocffs cousin. also ex-
pressed the belief that Verhoen was
alive and would turn up all right
Other members of the expedition re-
fused To he interviewed on the subject,
saying II had b~en agreed all such in
formation should be given out only by
Lieut. P~ary.
When asked il he would make an
other trip. Lieut. Peary replied:
81 will IL possible
Mrs Peary said she had n pleasant
experience. and saw much that was
strange and new. 1T was not 81 lone
ly.- she said, for there were men
about and the Esquimaux were very
friendly. | used tn give them bread and
coffee every morning. and all of the
empty tin cans i'm which much of our
food had been packed. They were per-
feet prizes tn them They are well
meaning people. but 50 filthy and
dirty
Mrs. Peary further said she would
not write a book. but would leave that
To her husband. She spoke of delight
full snow-shoe and toboggan trips and
referred to n 2oo-mile journey she had
taken over the ice. A New Years re-
eeption was held TO which the Esaui-
maux came.
Lieut. and Mrs. Peary went TO the
Lafayette hotel: others of the explor-
Xs went to the homes of friends. while
some departed for New York
The decks of the Kite were piled
high with curiosities- Among. them
were seven Esquimaux dogs and two
puppies. five of them being the ones
which had accompanied Peary on his
long journey over the ice. They were
all sent To the Geological garden yes
terday afternoon
All on board were bronzed and tanned
and their clothing showed the hard.
ships through which they had passed
The custom house officials boarded
the Kite below League island. and the
visitors were ordered off the steamer