The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-24
was greeted by steam whistles and bells
on every craft, and an anxious crowd as
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was gfeeteu Dy steam Wu1StieS 8uG OehS
on every craft, and an anxious crowd as
sembled at the dock.
Among the first to board the vessel was
Miss Verhoef, sister Of John NJ. Verhoeff,
who failed to return with the party, and
who is thought to have fallen into ere
vase. His relations disbelieve the theory
that he was killed and all of them believe
he is exploring the interior Of Greenland,
having voluntarily remained behind. The
members of the expedition, however. do
not share this belief The stories about
differences between Verhoef and peary
are denied by the latter. Lieut.. Peary,
the explorer, and Prof. Angelo Hesiprin,
commander of the relief party, both ex-
press satisfaction with the result which
has been achieved, saying both expeditions
were eminently successful.
Verhoeff was last seen alive by Langdon
Gibson, August ID. when he told Gibson
he was going to take trip to Jookern, an
Esquimaux settlement, and might not re-
turn for several days. Gibson told him
the settlement was deserted and ADVISED
him not to 60, but Verhoeff insisted.
When he failed to return Peary secured
number of Esquimaux and began a
search, which was kept up for seven days
and nights, but no trace of the missing
man was found. Verhoeff's action from
the time the party reached Greenland are
described as peculiar and pointing TO his
intention to stay and live with the
Esquimaux. His sister had q long talk
this afternoon with Lieut.. Peary, and she
later declared it was most unsatisfactory.
"Peary's treatment of me" she said twas
far from what 1t should have been, and
only strengthens my belief that he acted
In anything but q kindly manner toward
my brother" Miss Verhoetf believes her
brother is not dead, but that he volun-
tarily left the party so he might continue
further north, as Peary had agreed before
the expedition started.
But little information was gained from
Lieut.. Peary or any member of the expe-
dition as regards the scientific results of
the journey. Lieut.. Peary and wife are
under contract to New York papers to
give them the results of the expedi-
ton first, and the other members are
pledged to silence. The lieutenant said
the most important work accomplished. of
course, was the discovery Of the great bay
named Independence bay, on the north
east coast of Greenland, and practically
outlining the entire northern coast of
Greenland, settling once and for
all the vexed question as to whether
Greenland stretched across the pole
in o frozen continental mass or not.
Greenland, as the map now will show. is
great island reaching from its present
known position to little above the SD
parallel of latitude. "The upper part of
Greenland" he said, lis much like its
southern end. The ice-cap ends
south of Victoria Ford and the mass
does not stretch very much further
north. The north and northeast are
bordered with islands until you come to
that great bay discovered in latitude 50
degrees 80 minutes. On the southern
shore of the bay great glacier protrudes
and after running to the northeast Of the
North Atlantic coast runs northwest to
the higher northern point discovered by
Lockwood in 1882.