The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-14
.IEUT. PEARY'S RETURN.
,o1ENTIFIC RESULTS OF TIE TWO
EXPEDITIONS.

R,ch Collection OF Arctic Specimens
Brought Back - Sow the Party
passed the Winter IN the Frozen
Region.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
sr Johns, n. B., Sept 10.-The Kite ar
.fvad here this afternoon from North Greer
land from whence it sailed on Aug. "a. DIV
board are the entire Peary relief expedi-
ron in good health, with Lieut.. and Mrs.
Peary and party, excepting Mr.. Vorhoeff.
/, ia believed, lost his life shortly after the
,sturn Of Peary from the inland ice by fall
mo into the crevasse Of a glacier at the head
N richardson's Bay. The meeting of
,be relief expedition with Mr.. Peary's party
and with Peary were both of the most
dramatic character. The first occurred In
Mccormick bay on the evening of July %,
and the second on the inland ice on the
night Of Aug. 5. AS the Kite
resred Mccormick bay, after an unusually
ouiok passage through Melville bay, the ex-
S;tanent of its members rose rapidly, and
from every part of the vessel eager eyes
watched for signs of the Peary party
while Capt. Pike kept the air filed with the
booming Of cannon and the shrill shrieks Of
/ Cane Cleveland, which forms one side of
McCormicks bay, a black spot became
visihIe on the water in front OF a huge ice
hsrg The object was so small at first that
4 eva1 the telescopes failed to reveal more
4 than the fact that it was moving toward
1 the Kite. at length the speck grew
larger and took on the form of
a boat in which we're a number of persons,
4 some waving their arms and hats fraRti-
cally. while the others were rowing as for
their lives. On the Kite as the people we're
recognized as Cooke, Gibson and Verhoef,
/ being rowed by a number or Esqulmaux,
the scene was beyond description. Sailors nos
on duty were in the rigging yelling, the
/ second mate was in the crows nest shouting
TO those below the movements of those APP
proaching, while the members OF the ex-
/ pedition were cheering, shaking each other
oy the hands and behaving like men bereft
of their senses. But the supreme moment
arrived when the boat came alongside and
n its occupants climbed on deck. Every one
n OF the members of the expedition and the
n offcers and crew Of the vessel Gro wded
N around them with hearty handshakes and
earnest greetings. The absence Of Mrs.
e aPeary and her colored servant, Henson, was
explained by the statement that both were
encamped at the head of the bay, awaiting
the return of Peary and Astrupp from the
INLAND ice, an event expected daily. But 1t
who had the pleasure OF first meeting them,
hnd by strange coincidence il was on the
Rreat ice bunker about ten miles inland
while the former were planting poles for the
guidance Of the party OF explorers to Nc
Gormioks bay. The setting of the poles had
been considered advisable, because, should
cary aud Astrupp devlate in the slightest
fegree to the eastward toward the end Of
fher journey, they would probably land at
the head of lnglefield gulf, body OF water
cunning parallel with McCormick's bay,
bnd thus have long, unnecessary and dlt-
EculJ journey to their headquarters.
The MEETING WITH PEARY HIMSELF.
To perform this work of pole-setting the
Rntlre relief party, soon after noon on Aug.
began the ascent Of the mountain at
y be head Of the bay by the same path taken
by those who undertook the journey to the
ar north, and made their attack on the ice
bskeS about two hours laters. For the first
inils or two the journey was through neve,
pr granular ice. into which, at every step.
Pie feet OF the party sank ankle
deep. When at length the ice
Pap proper was reached travelling was II
bnything worse, for, through the action of
Pie warm sun, the snow was scarcely firm
enough TO bear the weight of a man. AS
by some oversight snow shoes had been left
behind, progress was necessarily slow and la
bOrious, but, although with every few steps
fne members of the expedition sank knee,
bven waist deep, by o'clock they had pene-
trated inland several miles.
The rolling and seemingly interminable
ice cape extended in every direction, with a
cree white glare that fully justifes the
terroT 1t inspires in the minds of the Esaui-
5naux, who absolutely refuse to travel any
distance upon it. At this distance, 8, 300
feet above the sea, and on ice several hun
pred feet thick, the first pole was painted,
hnd TO it was nailed a board bearing an
tndex and the inscription: "To Mccormick
pay Kite in port August 5th." The work
pi setting this pole completed, il was de-
fermined to place another on an eminence
hoout two miles beyond. The toilsome
Pnarch 10 this point was scarcely taken up
when three small dark objects appeared
almost simultaneously on the very site the
fehet party was making for. AS on this
Fast waste OF ice no living person except
perhaps, white manventures willingly
fhese objects, it was believed, could be
none other than Peary, Astrupp and their
team OF dogs, and the comprehension OF
IS MS Drought wild cheers from the members
~ the party, and when a moment after
the report of a rife shot came to them
ainty across the ice, confirming their be-
pei, they could scarcely contain themselves
tor Joy. Then one OF the objects detached
ttseH from the others and started
nnead' disappearing behind low
ldge which interviewed, to re-
appear shortly on the summit revealed as
Pr. Peary. To the excited imagination Of
the relief party Mr.. Peary, clad In heavy
zuE garments, bareheaded. walking with a
free stride down the side of the ridge on his
prov shoes, carrying wind gauge in one
ana aud carbine in the other, presented
splendid picture. while Astrupp, following
~ MS skies, driving five yelping EsquI-
tnau dogs attached to a heavily laden sledge,
gave a perfect finish to the picture. 1t was
Wondertul and awe-inspiring to witness
neSe two men coming out of that great
lysterious north over the vast ice shest
heretofore believed to be forbidded terri
ly 70 human beings evidently strong,
eeaaiVhy and not travel-worn.
% great was the feeling that the cheer
died away, and the silence which fol-
sowea was unbroken until Mr.. PearY, COM
I. III X close, himself broke it by exclaiming,
ven, well, we'll this is Prof Heliprin. 1
80 glad yours is the first hand take. So
nis Is tbs relief party. Well, gentlemen,
I'llng could give me greater pleasure"
ue9 after shaking each heartily by the
a I he continued, al have Travelled 1900
a lss aud made record. and nsither Of us
~ ~ mad al an ache or pain since we left the
eu Clitfe house." After short chat
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