The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-24

torn and his bare feet touching the ground.
The facts, taken In connection with his
MYSTERIOUS feelers put outdurIn the winter
as TO tie probability of Li.,t enant Peary
letting hin stay up north, lee some of the
peary party aud others of the crew of the
Kite who know Verhoef, to the conclusion
that he may have taken a notion 10 stay
with the Esquimaux ID the hope of max
ing n journey TO the fnrthest north yet
discovered. and SO win fame.
AID interview took place. this afternoon.
between Miss Verhoeff and Lieutepnnt
Peary in regard to Verhoefi's probable fate.
After the interview Miss Nerboeff said:
My interview with Lieutenant Peary, this
afternoon. was most unsatisfactory. Mr.
Peary's treatment OF mt was far from
what IL should hare been under such
sad circumstances and only strengthens
my belief that be acted in anything but a
kindly manner toward my brother, MS
companion IN a great expedition and his
equal If not superior In scientitic attain
ment. In place of giving me all the details
of the loss ofmy brother at once. he COM
PEELED me to wait several hours before he
would permit me TO call on hin" said the
little woman, with tears in her voice, but
none in her eyes. although trembling with
suppressed emotion.
do you not believe your brother Is
alivef"
More than ever. since talking with
Lieutenant Peary. who / am certain does
nOb tuiuh nlIH uchut Out hOW DC4lCNCo, uS Il
do. that he voluntarily left the party. so
that be might continue further north. as Mr..
Peary should have permitted him TO do
and he had agreed before the expedition
started.
What reason did Mr.. Peary give for not
fulfilling the agreement"
"A very poor one. Mir. Peary. who should
not have been permitted TO GO with the ex-
petition. needed a nurse or b~ody-guard.
and my brother, who contributed largely
90 thA nnsG& -,.lt.1 a.
work that any ordinary member OF the
crew could have done, instead OF prepsring
his scientific researches. as l firmly believe
he Is now doing IN the far north"
What excuse Go you suppose Mr.. Peary
gave tor his Treatment of my brotherf"
asked Miss Verhoeff. II will tell you. lie
said that he was surprised to learn from
me that my brother was possessed OF such
o scientific education, or desired TO go with
him further north for the purpose of
scientific research. / have always un-
derstoed that it was q commander
duty to understand his men, and / consider
Mr. Peary's explanation q very silly one.
ME-. Peary said that If my brother was
alive he was q deserter, and as he nnder-
stood law, neither the government nor the
Academy of Natural Sciences were under
any obligations to send out q searching
party"
But little information could be gained
from Lieutenant Peary. Mrs. Peary. or any
VI VIZ mcUuClo VI tuo CApCuitiuu ib ioSoiu
to the scientific results of their journey.
Lieutenant Peary and his wife are both
under contract TO New York papers 70 give
them first the results of the expedition,
and the other bers of the Elk pedition
arc pledged 10 silence.
Lieutenant Peary was asked: "What
have you to say about the success of your
tripi"
We'll. / think 1 may safely say we ac-
complished all we set out TO Go. We have
done much that will be of great value to
science. but really it is n difficult matter to
say what has been accomplished until we
get o chance to look around and SETTLE"
In going over the matter further, the
Lieutenant pointed out that the most i'm
portant work accomplished by the expedi-
ton was. of course, the discovery of the
great bay named Independence bay, on the
northeast coast of Greenland, and the prac-
teal outlining of the northern coast of
Greenland. settling once and for all
the veXed question as to whether
Greenland stretched across the pole
in a frozen continental mass OF not. Green
land, as the map now will show. is q great
island reaching from, it's present known
position TO a lutte above the eighty-third
parallel of latitude.