Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-03
IN SEARCH or fiN"''
The Explorers wife Getting VI I"
Relief Expedition.
CWash.ngton Post)

Mrs r. L. Peary. the intrepid h''Ie
| Arctic explorer. IS out in search OF her
husband. she knows just about Whefe
70 find him. that Is 10 say, she mas MN
prctty wei located by latitude ana IohsF
tude. but there are several hundred ih"'s
Of fee and water between Washington anu
the camp where Lieutenant ieary Is quar-
tered on the side Of Greenland Icy h'ou"
faius and II will take q RELIEF exp lul'oH
NJ considerable magnitude 10 get him out
Lieutenant Pcary is In no particular Jan
ger in his present position, but Whe'h,l ~
IS taken off from his winter camp ny "
relief expedition or left 10 the chan'e i'tr
Of coming down 10 pick up WhdicI ~"
make Just a years difference III 'he ''i"'
he will get back 20 Washington
In view Of this, Washington VIII prooa-
Nv have n chance within the coming
month To see what no other city has yet
seen-nameiy. Mrs. Peary on the REQUIRE
pLatform. with all her northern adNeh-
;ures and all her husbands fame AIs'
peery has shrunk from appearing per
sonally before the public in the role elther
Of a heroine or lecturer. she has written
a wonderfully clever journal Of her Arcuc
experiences. but she has not yet been H.
duced to take the platform,
an urgent demand for funds. Mrs. Peary
has made an arraneement with the Ma
tional Geographic Society OF this city
whereby that society will waive It's rule
Of no-benent lectures and Mrs. Peary VIII
waive her rule of no public Appearances
and will give a talk on The Arctic I'M
der the auspices Of the society. MIS-
Peary, with her brother, Mr.. Emile Del
bitsch, OF this city, who was member
IF one Of the Peary expeditions, appearel
before the National Geographic Society
last week, and as n result OF the con-
ference the date of the lecture is pro-
visionally fixed for May 3D. ana there
l. but little doubt that IL VIII b. gwen
in due time.
LIEUT.. PEARY'S SUMMER PLANS.
As to the position Of Lieutenant Peary,
he voluntarily stayed over at his winter
camp after being banied by the Severe
weather last open season, and TINS sum
mer from his base of supplies. IN lat-
tude -, will make dash north ana
back as quickly as the open season
will allow. He will not get back 10 his
winter camp till August or Septem-
Der. and he will then be 80 miles north
Of the track of the whaling fleet. The
whaling fleet. on the other hand, 80 north
from St Johns as early as June. ana.
passing by the nearest point 10 the Peary
camp, while the party Will he away on
their summer expedition in the interior.
do not return by that point till the next
year.
Thus. II Peary gets back safely TO his
winter camp In the fan OF 1880 ne viii
be obliged 10 wait till the spring Of
1896 when he can catch an up-bound
whaler make the summer cruise on IL.
and get back 10 the States in the fall
of 1896. But, If the relief vessel is sent
up in the fan of 1895, it will cross Mel
vile bay just In time to take the party
from the edge of the fee and set back
to the States this autumn.
There will be number Of whalers at
ST. John after the whaling feet goes
out this spring. and to get a vessel to go
up after the exploring party would be
simply matter of charterihg II for the
trip. This would cost anywhere from
$500 TO $1,000. according 10 the terms
that could be made with the ST. Johns
whalemen.
GOVERNMENT AID REFUSED.
Mrs Peary has had the project of re-
lief party in mind ever since last winter
when the whaling fleet brought back word
that the Lieutenant would risk another
winter in the ice Application was made,
through the American Geographic So
Ciety of New YORK, TO the secretary OF
the Navy 60 send one of the North Al
lantic squadron north to bring down the
party. But this was refused on the double
plea that the department had no YES
sci and that u would require special
act OF Congress Il send one north. 80
Mrs. Peary was left 10 her own resources
to charter private vessel for the cX-
petition. OF course the piucky little wo-
man has a host Of friends. and all the
scientific societies are very much interest
ed in getting out relief expedition But
II is a noteworthy fact that scientific So
cieties usually have more good wishes
than surplus in their treasures, ana,
though the the American Society pledged
$1,000 on the back of the Navy Depart
ments refusal. and though Mrs. Peary
has since raised a good deal besides. there
Is yet a margin lacking 10 cover the
necessary amount.
\ circular letter has been issued 20 the
scientific societies of the country asking
them TO lend their aid and some have
already done so. just how much is now
I'm hand has not yet been made public.
hut il is understood that something more
than half is in slght-that is 10 say,
pledged in case the whole amount Is
raised Ii is thought that the lecture be
fore the Geographic Society. which viii
undoubt -dly be held. Will add substan-
TALLY toward swelling the fund that Is 10
reduce by twelve months duration the
coldness that exists between MIS-. Peagy
and her husband.