New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-16

PLETED NEXT sEAsoN-DEATH
OF THE TWO SWEDISH En-
PLoRERs PROVED.
ST Johns, n. F.. Sept. 15.-The Peary main
and auxiliary expeditions. with all we'll. arrived
today from Falcon Harbor, which they left on
August &c. Peary, with Lee and Henson as
roIunteers remains at the headquarters at Fall
ron Harbor 10 complete their explorations next
season. Most OF the time Of the expedition last
fall and winter devoted to preparations for
the inland ice journey to Independence Bay.
which began on March 6. with party Of eight
men, twelve sledges and ninetytwo dogs. Five
natives also assisted during the first two or
three days Of the march. On April IS. Peary.
Baldwin. Entrikin and Clarke with twenty-four
dogs and no sledges arrived at Anniversary
Lodge having advanced 1874 miles In thirty-one
days and there cached their remaining supplies
and equipment. leaving Astrup. Lee and David
son In charge, DR.. Vincent having been previous
IL sent back incapacitated by illness or INJURY
from further service.
Rad weather and a succession OF storms cul-
, minated on March 10, while twenty-three mem
bers Of the expedition were at a camp forty
miles from Anniversary Lodge at an elevation
Of 3 800 feet In the equ!noctal storm, which
continued for four days. the temperature aver
aged from forty-ive to ffty-fve degrees below
zero reaching minimum of sixty degrees, ana
the wind for thirtyfour consecutive hours, blew
forty-eight miles an hour. The combination
Of temperature and the velocity OF the wind. II Is
believed. will break the record, and far exceed
that sustained by any other Arctic exploring
party All OF the explorers escaped serious in
Jury except Davidson whose left foot was
frozen. but has since fully recovered Many OF
the dogs were frozen solid and others had 10 be
chopped out OF the ice. .
Peary. Baldwin. Entrkin and Clarke pushed
on and In fourteen days were eighty-fve miles
further The maximum days march was eigh-
teen miles. The plague had carried off many
dogs Entrikin was unfit for travel, and the
others were so reduced by the hardships Vhey mao
Undergone that the plans for the summer could
not possibly be carried out. Only one-fourth or
the distance 10 independence Bay had been ac-
complished when II had been expected that they
would reach that point ten days earlier 1t was
therefore decided TO return. The dogs continued
TO die on the homeward march, compelling the
abandonment of the sledge in May.
On the trip they surveyed and mapped miner
to unknown coast line 10 Melville Bay for l5o
miles Peary and Lee are the first white men
to see locate and measure the historic IRON me
teorite near Cape York. which they Will bring
home next year Entrikin and Dr. vincent maze
a sledge journey TO Littlejohn Island, and would
have reached Kane's headquarters but for open
water.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Peary made sledge
tourney to Olnike Bay. Miss Annigito Peary
who was one year Old last Wednesday, Win an en-
Eskimo nurse. the first of her tribe to come south
OF the Arctic Circle, returned with the parry
Lieutenant. Peary accompanied the Falcon as iar
as Cape York hoping to send home ssf, he
ship on Tuesday morning. August %. off Petowik
Glacier thirty-fve miles north OF Cape YORK, IN
an open whaleboat, with Henson and crew OF
five natives, bound for Falcon Harbor. 100 miles
distant Lee had been in charge during his ab-
sence When last seen the boat was standing
on her course under full sail with fair wind
A tidal wave on October 81. 1893. destroyed the
launch and dories and swept away more than
half the oil supply. portion of which was SUD
seouently recovered. The burros. carrier
pigeons and launch proved Of little service to the
explorers. The party at the lodge is amply sup
piled and provisioned for year. and Will be sup
ported on inland ice next spring by the natives
The auxiliary expedition, in spite OF the iac'
that the Ice was heavier and more general than
for many years accomplished much important
work; all that in any manner practicabie
Communication with Peary was not opened up
until August l. and Falcon Harbor was not
reached until the GOTH Carey Islands. Cape
Faraday and Clarence Head were thoroughly
searched and the death Of the Swedish ex-
plorers Bjorlin and Kallestenius. settled felics
were brought from Carey Island and skeleton
supposed to be that Of sailor was properly
buried DR.. Ohlin, the Swedish representative
with the auxiliary expedition. returns direct from
DISCO 10 Copenhagen The Ice also prevented
the proposed explorations on Elesmere Land but
the auxiliary party gathered much valuable
scienti6c data made careful study OF many
important glaciers. and obtained much new and
valuable material in Arctic deep-sea dredging.