Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-24

violently to starboard. and the iron tiller.
catching the Leutenants leg just below
the knee, fractured both bones"
Notwithstanding this serious accident.
Lieutenant Peary was not daunted. He
proceeded with the expedition. landed as
recorded. and upon recovering his health,
started upon his work pretty much as
originally planned IL produced one
change of programme. however. Mrs.
Peary remained behind to face the ter
rible Arctic winter and 10 nurse back
her husband 10 health. The party that
remained behind were Mr.. Peary and his
wife Langdon Gibson, Elvind Astrup.
John F. Verhoen. DR.. F. A. Cook, and
Matthew Henson. Professor Angelo He'll
prin. Professor Benjamin Sharp, Profess
sor J. +. Holt. Dr. w. L. Hughes. Or.
Robert Y Keely. Frazer Ashhurst. Alex
ander c. Kenealy. ana Dr. William III.
Burk returned on the Kite.
In June, 1892. relief expedition sailed
from Brooklyn on the Miranda. headed
by Professor Angelo Heilprin. OF the
Academy Of Natural Sciences. Of this
citv The party consisted of Professor
HeIlprin. leader; Henry G.. Bryant. Sc
cond in command; Or. Jackson NJ. Mills,
Of New York surgeon: William T.. Nee
han. Of Philadelphia. botanist: c. f. Hite.
Burlington. y. j., taxidermlst: r. W.
stokes. artist: Albert w. Worse, Samuel
J. Entrikin West Chester.
on September 18th the whole party
with Peary and his friends, reached St
Johns on the return trip. except Yer
!roeff, who was lost In Greenland. Mr.
Peary's report Of the fan and winter
experiences were interesting. Work out
aide was stopped by ice by October LIST.
but I'm that time they had piled up IA
large supply OF food and made their
house comfortable. In the middle of
Anru I'm fine weather"-that Is, with
clear sunshine and the thermometer 10
degrees below Zero-Mr Peary and his
wife made trips around Whale sound on
Nav 18th the real start for the north be-
can Nav Path found them at the edge
Of Humboldt glacier. 100 miles from their
base Of supplies. on June 18th they
were under the SD parallel. on July
9Th the party. comprising only Peary
and Astrup, had reached the head of
great bay opening east and northeast
I'm latitude H37. longitude "a. the extreme
northeast end Of the trip. This he called
Jndependence bay. in honor OF the day.
ON the 9Th they started homeward over
the inland ice. sometimes traversing land
at 5000 feet elevation above the sea.
ON the ed Of July, he says. I'VE de-
scended from the clouds east OF Humboldt
glacier. Then, with dogs and ourselves
trained down to hard pan. we covered
over thirty miles per day for seven days,
till our eyes were gladdened by the deep
green iceberg-dotted waters OF Mccormick
bay.
ION the last day, as I come over
the summit Of the great Ice dome, lying
between the border OF the true inland
ice and the head Of the bay, / saw NOV
ing figures mile or two ahead on
the next ice dome. From that party
burst almost instantly a cheer, and 1t
was not long before was clasping hands
with Professor Heilpin and his men,
who were out on a reconnaissance pre-
paratory to going in toward Humboldt
glacier TO meet me.
"a few hours later I climbed over the
side Of the Kite. anchored at the head
of Mccormick bay, and the L3OO-mile
tourney was at an end.
"Two DAYS later the Kite steamed down
10 Red Clin their winter quarters
ED. Eight days after this all the work
was completed. and nearly everything
was on board the Kite.
''Verhoef, who had gone on geo
logical trip, failed TO return. and. fear
ing something might have happened TO
him. an immediate search was instituted.
During this search. prosecuted for seven
days and nights by all the members OF
my party and Professor Heilprins, the
Kites crew. and nine Eskimo. the lat
ter excited to the utmost by the promise
Of a rifle and box OF ammunition 70
the first who saw Verhoeff. the entire
country between the place where Yer
hoeff was last seen and the Eskimo set
Element. which was his destination, was
carefully searched. The men fired guns
AZ regular and frequent intervals, and
shouted continuously. knife ana
handkerchief lost by party or hunters
nearly a year previous were found also
minerals left by Verhoef. and he was
finally tracked 10 the edge OF one OF
the large glaciers, where all further
trace was lost, and. after quartering the
glacier in every direction we were forced
TO the painful conclusion that he had
perished in one of the countless Gre
vases. and the search was therefore
reluctantly abandoned
The party landed at st. Johns Septem-
Der II. 1893.
Speaking Of this trip. a leading news
naner said at the time Lieutenant
Pearv has accomplished one Of the most
brilliant and fruitful series Of researches
ever undertaken In the Arctic regions.
at a cost of not over fifth 10 a tenth OF
that Of many other exploring parties with
In the North Polar Circle.
VI
trip: with the exception of this sad
accident Ohe death Of Verhoeff). the ex-
pedition has been throughout most for
tunate. and has carried out almost 10
the letter the original programme The
convenience OF the Greenland coasts
above the seventy-seventh parallel. the
detection OF the main divide 10 the north
west above the same parallel, the termi-
nation of the continental ice cap below
Victoria inlet. and the existence Of large
glaciers i'm all the great northern fiords
are among the discoveries. The eXpedi-
ton brings back much chronological ma
terial. including tents. costumes. sledges,
KAYAKS. and dogs Of the Northern Es-
kiuo. and a large number of photographs
OF natives. dwellings. and costumes. and
Arctic scenery"
After his return from this trip. Mr.
Pearv spent much time lecturing and
melting public interest in the general
subject of Arctic exploration. new eX-
pedition was organized. sailing by the
steamer Falcon from Philadelphia, June
q. 1898. this being the one from which
AIR. Peary has just returned The F'al-
con left St Johns, y. F., on July l5th
and reached the Greenland coast on the
9Th. The vessel then stopped at Hol-
steinberg Godhaven, Cape York, getting
dogs at each place. till eighty-seven al
together had been procured. The Falcon
reached her destination in Bowdoin's
bay in neglected. gulf on August 30.
having made a most fortunate and rapid
passage Of Melville bay
The party staying in Greenland was as
follows: Lieutenant X. Il. Peary and
Mrs. Josephine Peary. Mrs. Cross. Mrs.
Peary's maid: DR.. T.. Vincent. surgeon;
5. ]. Entrekin, second in command
Evind Astrup. w. 5. Swain. secretary;
Genrge Il Clark. taxldermist: Z. b.