The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-24
PEARY'S KITE.
The Greenland Exploring Party
Arrive at Philadelphia.
Probable Fate Of John Verhoof-Hls Rela-
tlves Still Think He Is Aliys-Disered-
tied by Peafy.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23-The little
whaling steamer Kite, with Lieutenant
Peary's exploring party on board, arrived
in this city at noon. A large crowd had
assem- bled ard the arrival Of the steamer
was greeted with much cheering.
All the way up the river from Break
water, the vessel was greeted by steam
whistles and bells on every craft, and an
anxious crowd assembled at the dock.
Among the first to board the vessel was
Miss Verbof, sister of John M. Vsrhoff,
who is thought to have fallen into a Gre
vase. His relatives discredit the theory
that he was killed, and several of them
firmly believe be is exploring the interior
of Greenland, having voluntarily re-
NAMED behind. The members of the e1pe-
dition, however. do not share in this belief.
Stories about differences between Vernon
and Peary are denied by the latter. Lieu
tenant Peary, explorer, and Professor
Angelo Heilprin, commander OF the relief
party, both express satisfaction at the re-
suits which have been achieved, saying
both of the expeditions were eminently
successful.
But little information was gained from
Lieutenant Peary or any of the members
OF tha expedition in regard TO the SCIENTIFIC
results Of the journey. Lieutenant Peary
and wife are under contracts to New York
papers to give them the results of the ex-
petition first, and the other mem bsrs are
pledged to silence. The lieutenant said the
most important work accomplished, of
course, was the discovery of the great bay
named Independent bay, on the northeast
coast of Greenland, and the practical out
lining of the entire northern coast
of Greenland, settling once and
for all the vexed question
as to whether Greenland stretched across
the pole in frozen mass or not Green
land, as the map viii show, Is great is
| land reaching from its present known po-
sition to little above the eighty third
parallel of latitude.
1.-The upper part of Greenland" be said,
lis much like its southern end. The ice
cap ends south of Victoria Ford and the
mainland mass does not stretch very much
farther north. The north and northeast.
ern portion is bordered with ice. until you
come to the great bay l discovered in
! latitude 81 degrees. 81 minutes. On the
southern shore of the bay great glacier
protrudes and after running to northeast
| of north the Atlantic coast, runs north
west to higher point discovered by Lock
wood in 1882"
Verhoff was last seen alive by Laugden
| Gibson Aug. l3, when he told Gibson be
was going to take q trip to Jookern, an
Esquimau settlement, and might not re-
turn for several days. Gibson told him
the settlement was deserted. and advised
him pot TO go, but Vsrhoff insisted. When
he failed 20 return, Peary secured number
of Esguimaux and began scare b, which
was kept up for seven days and
nights, but no trace Of the missing
man was found. Verhoff's actions from
the time the party reached Greenland are
described as peculiar, and pointing to ar
intention TO stay and live with the Es
quimaux. His sister had long talk this
afternoon with Lieutenant Peary and the
latter declared it was most unsatisfactory.
"Peary's treatment of me-" she said
twas far from what it should have been
and only strengthens the belief that be
acted in anything but a kindly manner
toward my brother"
Miss Verhoff firmly believes her brother
is not dead, but that he voluntarily lsf
the party so be might continue further
north, az Peary had agreed before the ex
petition started.