Evening star., 1893-09-09
THE PEARY EXPEDITION.
Landing Of the Explorers On the
Greenland Coast.

6recntaud Coast.
The steamer Falcon returned to 81.
Johns. n. F.. Tuesday afternoon from
Bowdoin bay, West Greenland, having sue
cessfully accomplished the landing OF the
Peary expedition at that place. The Falc0n
left St Johns July Is bound for Labrador
to purchase dogs necessary for the success
Of the expedition. She frrived at Battle
harbor on the l7th. and cruised along the
Labrador coast, calling at TurnaSik. Hope
dale. Okek and Cape Mugford. meeting with
but Indifferent success in the purchase II
dogs, and after getting only twenty LETT
Labrador. On the I'D she arrived at the
Greenland coast, and on the 9th four don
Keys belonging to the expedition persisted
Of exposure.
The Falcon sailed along the Gresnland
coast. calling at holsteinberg. Disco. upeT-
navik. Cape York, Holsteinhohe and Dsl-
rymple. getting the balance of the dogs
needed: Altogether the party got eighty
seven dogs.
At Cape York Peary got 1--WE native
Es9uimsux to assist In caring for the doss
and to do general work.
The Falcon arrived at her destination On
August 3. The voyage was fairly pleasant
as little ice and no bears were encountered.
She made the passage across Melville bay
In twenty-four hours and fifty minutes.
This is the quickest trip ever made across
the bay by eleven hours. Arriving at her
destination, the Falcon cast anchor IN q
harbor selected and christened by Peaxy 80
Falcon harbor. thirty miles north Of biz
former headQuarters.
Landing Stores.
The party Immediately began landing ths
stores and the house. The latter was Inn
mediately set up. after which the stores
were packed in and about IL. On August u
the ship started north on a wairus hunt
,x.A "a
her to get enough walrus to supply the
dogs with winter food. They spent -four
days on the ship. and got beyond Littleton
Island. eighty miles north. and then went
within fifteen miles Of Cape Sabine. when
an ice pack was met with. and being Inn
penetrable the ship was forced to return.
Thirty-one walrus were killed, their edi-
BILE meat weighing twenty-five tons. The
18th and landed the meat and the few
stores that had not been taken out Of the
ship before The Falcon started on her re-
turn trip to ST. Johns on the 10th Then
the house was nearly completed and tbs
party were living in IT,
There were several men employed daily
In carrying stores from the headquarters 70
an interior ice house, where they were
petition next spring. The work was very
difficult, and only one trip could be made
daily, even with the burros and dogs. The
remainder OF the party were engaged IN
stores. II was found that the house used
by the last expedition had been torn down
and used for various purposes by the ma
tives. A whole colony OF natives living on
1nglefeld gulf moved near Peary TO refnatD
with him during his stay.
Work of Expioration.
Peary proposes to occupy the time TN
winter i'm exploring the adjacent country,
and Immediately upon the opening Of
spring will start on his great overland
tourney across Greenland TO the northern
point reached by him last year on Inde-
pendence bay. and thence he will proceed
as far north as II is possible 70 get. even 70
the pole itself. though this part OF the plan
is likely to be abandoned, as he has decided
TO return next summer and not remain TIL
1886, as was his original Intention. IL has
been definitely settled that the Falcon will
return for him next year.
Exhaustive inquiries concerning Terhoe6,
who was supposed 10 have been killed last
year by falling into a crevasse, were made
by the party but nothing could be learned
OF him. and now no doubt remains a. 20 his
fate Search was also made for the two
Norwegian scientists. kelstermun and
Djorling who left ST. Johns early last year
I'm the schooner Ripple to explore Smiths
sound. Nothing was known Of them at any
of the points touched. 50 Il is probable that
they and the crew OF four men were all
drowned.
An of the Peary party were well and in
good spirits at the time the Falcon left
Falcon harbor.
one incident OF this expedition will be the
birth OF a child. Late IN September Mrs.
Peary is expected TO become a mother. The
infant will be the first white child born In
that high latitude. In fact IL win be born
farther north than the habitat of any
human being of the present day.
The party staying I'm Greenland until next
year Is as follows: Lieut.. r. T.. Peary and
Mrs. Josephine Peary. Mrs Cross, Mrs.
Peary's maid: Dr. +. Vincent, surgeon:
Mr. s J. Entrikin. second In commsndi
Eavind Astrup W. s. Swain, secretary:
George II. Clarke. taxidermist: Y. u. Bald
win. meteoroiogist: r. ". Stokes. artist:
George w. Carr. Hugh Lee and J. W.
Davidson Mrs. Hodge. Pearys steuoe
rapher. returned in the Falcon.