The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-27
PEARY'S WORK NORTH
MR.. MELVILLE SAYS THE LIEUTEN-
ANT DID LITTLE FOR SCIENCE,
While General Greedy COmmends the
Efforts of the Explorer fin Outlin-
ing the Coast Of Greenland.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.-The return of
Lieutenant Peary to civilization after his
unsuccessful trip to Greenland possesses
especial interest for Washington. Mr..
Peary is civil engineer in the navy. and
has been granted leave of absence for each
OF his trips. to Greenland. 1t is an open
secret that he is by no means popular
among his fellow-officers, who rarely miss
an opportunity to, snecr at his work.
Engineer in chief Melville, who had
charge of the Greedy relief expedition, and
who is consequently qualified to speak with
authority on the question Of polar explora-
lions. thinks that practically nothing has
been gained for science by Lieutenant
Peary's trip. 1T cannot in a strict sense"
said he. "be considered a polar expedition
Lieutenant Peary's party crossed the ice
cap of Greenland in northeasterly direc-
ton and devoted its attention mainly to
real polar exploration would have chosen
a route by way of Franz Josef island. He
ca GOOD work In crossing the ice-caps of
, ureeniand, put when that had been accom-
Pisneo MS expedition was completed The
fact of the matter is that portion of the
Arctic circle has been completely worked
ta p SI by nig en- degree Of latitude can be OBJ
choosing it, "
General A. w. Greedy. the Arctic explorer
taxes kindly view of Lieutenant Pearv's
Work. speaking of his methods and plans
General Greedy said: IL have always APP
proved OF Pearys methods as regards the
ice cap travel of which / predicted his
crliiiant success in 1891 They are adj
mlraDly suited for inward ice travel but
cannot De very successful for travel over
the sea or along the coast"
As to criticisms of the results of Lien
tenant Peary's researches General Greedy
SAID signifcantly ut may not be salts
factory to some people. to say that the
energy, courage and perseverance of Lieu
tenant Peary have resulted in some of
the most brilliant geographical feats of
late years. His journey over the Green
land ice cap far surpassed in extent and
and Nansen upon the inland ice from six
hundred to one thousand miles to the
south. From a geographical standpoint a
most important result has been reached
by him in the location OF the extreme coast
line of northeast Greenland. Peary's eff
forts, singiehanded. have done. more to
outline the coast than the entire efforts
of European travellers for a century past
He has reached point more than two hum
dred miles above the extreme north reached
by the German explorers in 1S70'
But when a comparison with his own ex-
petition was made General Greedy was
prompt to point out what Lieutenant Peary
had not accomplished. 1.-The northing of
Lockwood and Brainard," said he "has
neither been excelled nor even approached
by any subsequent explorer The fact that
Peary reached the most northerly point
ever attained on the east coast of Green
land has led to the misapprehension that
hundred miles to the south of Lock-
woods