Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-09-07
By TELEGRAPH.


81, JoHx'A n. F.. Sept d-Lieatens
Peary's Arctic steamer Falcon arrived
here yesterday. She left Psary, with his
party all well. At the head Of Bowdoia
hay. North Greenland. Aug. 70. Peary
lad a that tims 20 dogs. % tons Of wal
rus meat and II deer on hand
The Falcon left here July Is bound for
Labrador 70 purchase the dogs necessary
for the success OF the expedition Shs ar
rived AZ Battle Harbor on July II and
eruised along the Labrador coast, calling
at Turnasik. Hopedale, Okek and Cape
Mugford, meeting with bat indifferent
success in the purchase OF dogs. and, after
getting only -, left Labrador.
July = she reached the Greenland coast,
and July "a four doukeys belonging to the
expedition perishcd Of exposure. The
Fa.con sailed along the Greenland coast.
calling a, Holsteinberg. Disko. Upernav:k.
Cape York. Holsteinhohe snd Dalrymple.
getting the balance OF the dogs needed, a
greater number being necessary because
Of the loss of the donkeys. Altogether
the party got 81 dogs
At Cape York Lieutenant Peary got Eve
native Eskimos TO assist in caring for the
dogs and to do general work The Falcon
arrived at her destination on Aug. 3 The
voyage was fairly pleasant, As little lex
and no bergs were encountered.
The Winter Qaartera
The Falcon made the passage across
Melville bay in "A hours and 80 minutes.
This is the quickest trip ever made across
the bay By II hours. On reaching her des-
tination the Falcon cast anchor in 4 hsr-
Dor, ehristenef By Lieutenant Peary II,
Falcon harbor, 50 miles north of his for
ner headquarters. The house WAS imme-
diately set up, after which the stores were
packed in and about it.
Ga Aug Il the ship started north on
walrus hunt, Peary, Entrikin aud Vincent
accompanying her TO get enough walrus
To supply the dogs with winter food. They
spent four days on the ship and got be
yond Littleton island, 50 miles north, and
then went within Is miles of Cape Sabine,
when an ice pack WAS met with, and
being impenet rabIe, the ship was forced tc
return.
Thirty-one walruses were killed, their
edible meat weighing % tons The party
reached their headquarters Aug. II AM
landed the meat and the few stores that
had not been taken out of the ship be
fore.
The Falcon started on her return here
Aug 20 Then the house was nearly COM
pleted, and the party were living In It,
Theie ware several men employed daily III
carrying stores from the headquarters IL
an interior ice camp, where they were
cached in readiness for the great inland
expedition next spring.
Hard Work.
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 completing the
house and arranging the stores 1t was
found that the house used by the last ex
Dedition had been torn down and used fol
various purposes by the natives.
A whole coouy of natives living On
Inglefeld Gulf moved near Lieutenant
Peary to remain with him during his stay
Lieutenant peary proposes to occupy the
time till winter in exploring the adjacent
country, and Immediately upon the OPEN
ing Of spring will start on his great oyer
land journey across Greenlund 10. tee
northern point reached by him last yeaf
on Independence Bay
Thence he Will proceed ms far north as
il is possible Ia get. even TO the pole itself,
though this part of the plan is likely to bt
abandoned, as he has decided To return
uext summer aud not T. main till 1885, a.
was his original Intention. 1t has been
definitely settled that the Falcon will &c
.uru for him next year.
Missing Men.
Exhaustive inquiries concerning Ber
hoeif, who WIS suppo-ed TO have been
killed last year by falling Into a orevasse,
were made bv the party. but nothing
could he learned Of him, aud now no doubt
remains as To his fate
Search WAS also made for the two Nor
wegian scientists, k-leterinun~ aud Dior
ling, who left here early last year ia the
schooner Ripple To explore Smith sound
Nothing was known of them at any points
touched, so it is pgoblhie that they aud
the crew OF four men were all drowned
All the party were well and in gooi
spirits at the time she left Fa con HarDur
One incident OF this expedition will De
the birth vi "A ,hi.d. I,ate in September
Mrs Peary is expected to become a mother.
The infant viii be tie first white child
born in this latitude. Ia fact. 1t will be
born farther nurtn than the habitation oil
any human being Of the present day.