The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-26
FOOD SCARCE.
Members Of the Peary Party
Driven Back.
Mrs. Peary Intends to Bring Back Her
Husband to Civilization.
By The Associated Pres,

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26-The steamer
Falcon, with the Peary relief party and
members Of the expedition on board,
docked at $3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
at the International Navigation com
pany's wharf in the lower portion of the
city. Long before the vessel reached her
moorings thousands of people had gath
cred on the wharves in the vicinity to well
come the little party of explorers.
AS soon as the Falcon was tied to the
pier, Mrs Peary with her baby, Marie
Ahnetigo Peary, and girl whom Mrs.
Peary had brought with her from the
Arctic regions, were escorted to a wagon
coach and hu-ried TO the Pennsylvania
station, whore she boarded a train for
Washington, the home of her mother.
A reporter had short interview with
Mrs. Peary before she left the city. The
brave little woman showed plainly by her
manner that she is much chagrined be-
cause of her husbands determination To
remain in the Arctic regions. She declares
she is going north again next summer and
bring him back to civilization
IL She Has To Drag Him with Her.
Mrs Peary appeared in excellent health,
and the baby, born amid icebergs, which
is now little more than year old and a
beautiful child, seems TO be all the better
for the rough life she has been compelled to
lead.
Commander Bryant, who had charge OF
the relief party, says the expedition was II
grand success. 1--WE made many valuable
collections. the chronological specimens be-
ing very rare. j think we have the finest
series of photographs of life and scenes in
the Arctic country that were ever taken"
The party killed eight polar bears and
have the skins with them on the Falcon.
They also have the skeletons of all of
these animals. In addition, they brought
back about 80 Eskimo dogs. All of the
party came on the Falcon except DIR.
Ohlin who left at Copenhagen, and Pro
fessor Chamberlain of Chicago and ii. Il.
Bridgman of Brooklyn, who went from
st. Johns 10 Toronto, where they
viii Examine Some Fossils.
All on board were very reticent 1t Is
said that an embargo has been placed on
their ships for five days or longer, and it
was therefore difficult TO get information
about the trip. 1t was intimated 10y one
of the men who was with Peary that sew
sral who came away would have remained
with the explorer in the frozen north but
for the scarcity of food.
When asked If IL was true that the ex-
plorer and his party had been compelled
to eat whale blubber the man declined to
either confirm or deny the story. 1t is be-
lieved, however, That Peary is threatened
with lack of food that may become
serious. The Falcon will load with coal
and return Immediately TO St Johns.
Lieutenant Peary has transmitted to
Professor Heilprin, president Of the Geo
graphical club of Philadelphia, under
whose auspices the expedition was sent,
formal report upon the scientific results
of the expedition, which will be given to
the public at an early date In "A brief
communication addressed TO Professor
Heilprin, Lieutenant Peary says:
Before this rerteifes you, yeti- will have
heard of the years failure. l have not
lost heart and shall try again and l be-
lieve shall yet succeed"
Mrs. Peary expects to return to Phila-
delphia in few days TO concert plans for
raising money for an expedition next
summer and the Geographical society will
lend IL assistance.