Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-06
CAMP[O FOR WINTER.
The Peary Party at Falcon
Harbor.
NATIVES FOR NEIGHBORS.
Interesting Event Expected the Latter
Part of Next Month.

ST JOHNS, N. r., Sept. 6-Lieut enant
Peary's Arctic steamer Falcon arrived
here yesterday. She left Peary, with his
party all welh ut the head OF Bowdoin
bay, North Greenland. Aug. 70 Peary
had at that time 20 dogs, 20 tons OF wal
rus meat and IL deer on band
The Falcon left here July 10 bound for
Labrador to purchase the dogs necessary
Tor the success Of the expedition. She ar
rived at Battle Harbor on July II and
cruised along Che Labrador coast. calling
at TurnaRik, Hopedale, Okek and Cape
Mugford, meeting with but Indifferent
success in the purchase OF dogs, and, after
getting only 20, left Labrador.
July 30 she reached the Greenland coast.
and July "a four donkeys belonging to the
expedition persisted OF exposure. The
Falcon sailed along the Greenland coast.
calling at Holsteinberg, Disko, Upernavik,
Cape York, Holsteinhohe end 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.
Al Cape York Lieutenant Peary got five
native Eskimos to assist In caring for the
dogs and TO do general work. The Falcon
arrived at her destination on Aug. g. The
voyage was fairly pleasant, as little ice
and no bergs were encountered.
The Winter Quartera
The Falcon made the passage across
Melville bay In "a hours and so minutes.
This Is the quickest trip ever made across
the bay by | hours. On reaching her des-
tination the Falco cast anchor in a har-
Dor, christened by Lieutenant Peary as
Falcon harbor, 80 miles north Of his for
mer headquarters The house was imme-
diately set up, after which the stores were
packed in and about IL.
On Aug IL the ship started north on
wairus hunt, Peary, Entrikin and 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, 80 miles north, and
then went within Is miles of Cape Sabine,
when an ice pack was met with, and,
being impenetrable, the ship was forced to
return.
Thirty-one walruses were killed, their
edible meat weighing 25 tons The party
reached their headquarters Aug. IL and
landed the meat and the few stores that
bad not been taken out of the ship be-
fore.
The Falcon started on her return here
Aug 90 Then the house was nearly COM
pleted, and the party were living In it.
Thele were several men employed daily In
carrying stores from the headquarters to
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-
pedition had been torn down and used for
various purposes by tho natives.
A whole colony Of natives living on
Inglefield 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 over
land journey across Greenland to the
northern point reached by him last year
on Independence Bay.
Thence he will proceed as far north as
AZ ~ pOsoioic W kct, tNcu W but pOle 1tSelI,
though this part of the plan is likely to be
abandoned, as he has decided to return
next summer and not remain till 1895, as
was his original intention 1t has been
definitely settled that the Falcon will re-
turn for him next year.
Missing Men.
Exhaustive inquiries concerning Ber-
hoeh, who was supposed to have been
killed last year by falling into q crevasse,
were made by the party, but nothing
could be learned of him, and now no doubt
remains as to his fate.
Search was also made for the two Nor
wegian scientists, Kelstermuns and Dior
ling, who left here early last year in the
schooner Ripple to explore Smith sound.
Nothing was known Of them at any points
touched. so it is probable that they and
the crew of four men were all drowned.
All the party were we'll aud In good
spirits at the time she left Falcon Harbor.
One incident of this expedition will be
the birth of a child. Late In September
Mrs. Peary Is expected to become mother.
The infant will be the first white child
born In this latitude In fact. It will be
born farther north than the habitation OF