The herald., 1894-09-16
BACK FROM THE ARCTIC,
Part of the Peary Expedi-
tiOn Returned.
Peary and Two Companions
Left Behind.
The Object of the Expedition SO Far
q Failure.
Great Hardships Endured by the Ex
plorers-Nearly All Thur Dogs
Disd-Mrs. Poary's Baby
Born in Greenland.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated PresA
ST. JOINS, N. F.. Sept. 15.-The
steamer Falcon, Captain Bartlett. re-
turned this afternoon, bringing back the
whole personnel of the Peary expedi-
tion OF last year, except Lieutenant
Peary himself. Hugh Lee, companion.
and Matthew Henderson, q colored SER
want, all Of whom remain at Bowdoin
for another year, hoping to accomplish
the work OF the expedition, which is
still Left untitled. The story of the ex-
pediuon itself is very thrilling. The
final incident of note was the birth Of
Mrs. Peary's baby on September IL.
1898, month after the Falcon left last
year.
The various scientific observations
we're pursued all winter. The meteoro-
logical observations were most success
full. They were taken by Mr.. Baldwin.
On March last the main expedition
started across Greenland to Independ-
ence bay, the farthest point north
reached by Lieutenant Peary ON his
previous journey.
The storms reached their worst point
during the equinoctial gales in March.
The party was the1 in camp about Do
miles from Anniversary lodge, in tenn
porary house at the head OF Bowdoin
bay. The Thermometer dropped to 81
and 80 degrees below zero and remained
so for two days, while q gale was blow
ing about 81 miles an hour. The dogs
perished in great numbers. After the
storm. the whole party returned to An
niverssry lodge, where they left three
sick men. Then the four healthy ones
Lieutenant Pesry. Ingram, Clark and
Baldwin. started again and 90 tinued on
ward IA days. But the dogs continued
to die, and those left were unable to
drag the sledges and provisions. The
party WAS 90 weak from exposure and
the travelling was so slow as to render
it impossible to reach Independence
bav in time to accomplish anything.
Consequently Peary returned to the
headquarters, which were reached on
April goth.
The party was absent about 45 days
and only got l30 miles away. 1t started
with 92 dogs and returned with only 20.
after having abandoned all the sledges
on the way. 1t covered only quarter
of the distance necessary, and never
made more than 20 miles in any day.
All had narrow escapes from being
frozen to death. Davidson was sick for
four months after his experience.
The party regained health. and other
explorations in the neigh borhood were
made. Astrup surveyed the unexplored
part of the coaet of Melville bay and
charted 100 miles of it. Mr.. Pesry and
his wife made sledge journey to Olrske
bay, 100 miles distant. Ingram and DIR.
Vincent tried to reach Kane's winter
quarters at Littieton island, but the ice
broke up, compelling them to return.
The auxiliary expedition which sailed
from here July 9th, found the Peary
party all in good health and spirits and
! glad OF the opportunity to return home.
The Falcon. while going north, searched
Carr island. Cape Faraday and Clear
ance head, but found no traces of the
long missing Swedish explorers, Biorling
and Kalagenius. Their death is now re-
garded as certain.
Lieutenant Pssry decided to remain
another year in the north and try to
cross Greenland next year. Lee and
Henderson agreed to remain with him.
Peary accompanied the Falcon as far
south as Cape York, where he had die
covered magnificent iron meteorite.
which he wished to eend to the United
States. The ice blocked the ship out
from the land. and therefore he was
obliged to give up the attempt to send
the meteorlte.