The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-22
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Arrival Of the HeIief steamer Kite
With Explorers on board.

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With Explorers on board.
St. Johns. y. p. sept. 2l.-The Peary re-
lief steamer Kite arrived here this after
noon, bringing Peary, Lee and Henson safe
home. The Peary expedition party en-
dured much hardship last winter. but I'm
daunred started nOrthWard again in April
in an attempt 10 make q new record They
succeeded be reaching Independence Bay.
where they camped They were unable TO
make any pronounced advance northward
OWING 70 the weakness OF the party, both
Lee and Henson being exhausted. A num-
Der Of the dogs died from plague com
mon among them.
The work Of the expedition is believed to
De- unimportant The Kite reached Peary's
headquarters Aug g. and started to re-
turn on sept. J. They spent the interven-
ms time exploring in the interests OF the
Greenland scientific expedition. Messrs.
Dit1i-Z Salisbury. Dicne. DeBoutilIler and
1T alSll, 81 lo We're on board. surveyed many
miles OF unknown coasts. They also dis
covered two large mcte0rltes, which they
brought home, and another. weighing forty
tons. which IL was Impossible to take
away. They also found IL impossible to
bring Rome Peary,s house. Many specI-
mems or deer Nairus and northern animals
and birds flowers. lichens were secured
but the captures were not as extensive as
nad been expected owing 10 the time for
exploring being cut short IN the hurry to
return. The Kite visited Jones Sound,
Cape Sabine and many ports south OF
Greenland. They had pleasant and un-
eVentfm passage.
The FeaFy party are very reticent.
hut generally cOncedc that in the main
the expedition was practically a failure.
Last winter was passed uneVentfuiy at
Anniversary Lodge in preparing for the
great expedition over the ice cap which
lef. Anniversary Lodge April !. All three,
Ieary. Lee and Henson. took part, hav-
ms i've sledges and forty-nine dogs, be-
sides O. supporting party Of natives dur
ing The first stages OF the journey.
When they arrived at q point 1875 miles
from headquarters where ne had cached
provisions on the failure of the expedi-
ton in 1894. Peary could not find the
cache which had evidently been showed
over and buried. Consequently he de-
cided TO continue on toward Independ-
cnce Bay, hoping TO augment hts limited
stock Of provisions by shooting game.
He expected to reach the bay and GO
some coast exploration, which two hopes
were realized, although at the cost OF
dreadful hardships. Lee gave out and
had TO be hauled for several days, tin
the bay was reached, where they con-
trived TO shoot several musk oxen.
owing to the smallness of the party and
the fatal defect Of a scarcity Of food,
Peary could not make his way north
himself while Lee recuperated, after
which they began their return
journey 70 camp. The dogs be-
food and then developed contagious sick
ness. Peary was compelled to kill the
weaker ones by degrees to supply the
stronger ones Win 1000. 0ltlmdtely the
stock of dogs became so reduced that
only one remained when headquarters
were reached on the return journey.
During the return Lee again collapsed
ana had TO take TO the sledge which Peary
ana Henson with the remaining dogs,
drew over the frozen snow until he re-
covered. For over two weeks all three
lived on one meal day. They ate their
last ounce of food twenty miles from
camp and passed twenty-six hours with
out food before hey succeeded in reach
hon -rtf NO. Tfr14 asaee
week before they heard news of the re-
lief expedition The Kite reached the
mouth Of lngleiield gulf July p, but could
not penetrate Northumberland SOUND,
owing 70 ice. Being forced south by the
Ice pack she tried Murchison sound, but
failed and eventually entered McCOr-
mack bay on Aug. 2.
The relief expedition started and walk
ed thirty-hve miles to Bowdern Bay,
where they found the gallant trio. Both
parties returned to the Spaugh She then
started on walrus cruise. She proceeded
thirty miles north of Littleton Island. on
the east side and then crossed to Cape
Sabine on the west coast when she cruis-
ca south, entering Jones Sound and pro-
ceedlng nifty miles up it until stopped by
ice. Next she followed the coast south and
crossed Melville Bay TO Cape York, where
she explored for meteorites, and contrived
TO get two safely shipped. One weighed
half ton and the other three tons, but a
stone commonly known as Sir John Ross,
an immense block of almost pure iron
weighing about 20 tons, was found impos-
sible to move and they were compelled to
abandon it, They drilled several holes
in it; hoping TO force off piece. but
failed.
on Sept. Z the Kite was caught in
pack of disks and remained there four
days. She barely escaped being nipped
and sinking The Kite has on board the
most brilliant collection ever brought out
Of the Arctic regions. Ii is mainly the
work Of Prof. Dieche of Kansas Univers-
ity, who collected nearly 1900 specimens
Of birds eggs and animals in the neigh
borhood OF HOlsteinburg besides which
the following specimens were also secured
during the Kites cruise: "a walruses, 3
narwhal, Is seals, Il polar bears and
number of other animals.
Peary made many meteorological data.
He thoroughly surveyed lngleheld gulf
and the neighborhood All the members of
the combined expeditions agree that this
gives the death blow to any Arctic expedi-
tons under American auspices for many
years to come. Peary feels his failure
keenly and much sympathy is expressed
for him here.