The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-24
pEARY's PARTY ARRIVES.
Tho Arctic Explorers neturn-rho Missing
MInoroIogist.

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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23.-The little
steamer Kite, with Lieutenant Peary's
exploring party and the Peary relief
party on board, arrived at her dock in
this city at noon. A large crowd as
sembled and the steamer was greeted
with much cheering.
As already reported in these dis
patches sent by members OF the two
parties from st. Johns, N. B., both ex-
peditions have been eminently SUCCESS
ful, making exceptionally favorable
passages without sickness or storm of
any kind. Lieutenant Robert L. Peary,
the explorer, and Prof. Angelo Heilprin,
commander OF the relief party, ex-
pressed their satisfaction with the re-
suits which have been achieved to
crowds OF their. friends, fellow scientists
OF the Philadelphia academy and rep
resentatives OF the newspapers, many
OF whom steamed down the Delaware
in tugs to meet the returning explorers.
A reception committee from the
academy was already on board, having
mot the Kite some miles below the city.
Miss VerhoeH, sister OF John NJ. Yer
'hoeiF, who failed to return with his fel-
low explorers, being reported dead, ac-
companied the reception committee
with her aunt and her uncle. They
discredit the theory that the missing
mineralogist 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 any
thing concerning Verhoeff's disappear
ance beyond what has already been
mentioned in the dispatches. He do
nies, however, that differences existed
between himself and the independent
but ambitious Kentuckian. Others
members express ignorance of any
trouble between the two men, or Of
Verhoeff's intention to explore for
himself.
William Z. Meehan, the botanist Of
the relief party, said that the search for
the mineralogist occupied seven days,
and that every member OF both expedi-
tions, nine Esquimaux and the ships
crew we're engaged in it. Traces OF
VerhoeiF had been found on the sixth
day, near a number OF large crevasses,
into which there was every reason to
believe he had fallen. Verhoetf's uncle
and cousin give as their reasons for sup
posing him alive the fact that he went
away on trip for minerals to an Esqui-
maux village saying that he might be
gone for two days, but telling isfellow
explorers not to be alarmedif he stayed
four. He took with him an axe, Colts
revolver, fifty cartridges, oil skin suit
andcompass, apparently preparing him
self for any emergency.
"That he contemplated going away"
said Mr.. Keigiven, II judge from the
fact that he asked several Of his fellows
before the arrival OF the relief expedi-
tion whether man could remain at
the north The so desired. He was told
by all that such a thing would not be
permitted, and that Peary would force
him TO go back.
Peary himself thinks there is not one
chance in thousand for Verhoef be-
ing alive. II he is living, however, the
lieutenant declares that he can commu-
nicate with his friends by whaling ves-
sells which visit McCormick's bay in
November.
Supplies for eighteen monthB have
been left where the lost man can reach
them.