The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
CRITICISM OF II. PEARY
Commodore Melville Says He
Selected the Wrong Route.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A Truly Polar Expedition Must BE
Madeby Way of Fra NJ Joseph Island.
Explorers Gu mot Depend UpOnDOgs.
Should HIVE All the Human Ass
siStance Possible.


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HIS Arct'c eApcu'' 'oiis' ia ms
announced that lie Will hiake ho iui 'i'ei
efforts to discover the hor'h poie' HAS
awakened renewed interest among scien-
| lists in this city and those who have them
salves 'conduefe,f explorations in Northern
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/ hei eSpeui't"i' mas e'ieiu'iS ""''"eu On
subsequent. attempts TO penetrate 'Ie
Arctic regions. He does not believe that
any practical results VIII follow Lieut..
Peary's last Visit He says
1T cannot IL strict sense OF the "efd'
be considered Polar expedition. Lieut..
Peary's party crossed the Ice cap OF
Greenland in a northeasteriy direction
and devoted its attention mainly to the
explora ton of the northeastern coast.
A real Polar expedition should nave
chosen route by way OF RAM Joseph
Island.
MORE MEN NEEDED.
at would seoma in my opinion, to
have been better had Lieut.. Peary EN-
ployed more men in his expedition, in
stead of depending SO much on dogs. Noex-
petition can go to the Arctic regions unless
well equipped with provisions, supplies,
and above all, large force oi competent
men.
1T is decidedly important 'ha' such
party should nave al the human assist
ance possible, ana the use Oh duiiio pFuiesih-
stead or men SIMPLY Jeopafuizes 'he cape
dition. Polar explorer cannot place any
great dependence upon ooe' III cannot
perform the work oil a man. ana though
it does not consume hali the iooo tha'
man would, 1t cannot 90 more IMAM
one-tenth oil the work.
This experiment has beeh tried seVerai
times and nj ways proved UNSUCCESSFUL Dogs
can be properly employed to convey sup
plies from station TO s'atioh' put cahiio.
be relied upon TO perform the service 'ha'
some explorers mink they can Lieut.
Peary should nave had larger NUMBER
OF men ana FEWER uogs'
III Lieutenant feary hau sone 'oi' III
by way OF the Franz Joseph isiahu MS
vessel could nave maze hien hor'herh
latitude IN safety anu idhueu men anu
dogs on the mort. emu OF tue isidhu' Lieu
tenant feary ulu Soou WORN III ciossihs
the ice caps OF Greenland Due Wheh 'pa'
hau neeh accomplished us eNpeoi'ioh was
cohpleteu'
Az MIN" ~ DE
"A survey OF inc northeastern e-''s. VI
Greenhhd wouid oe Oh great interest 10
seographers' out peSoho the iiiele ii'dppii's
or TINS coast-Dne ana lhe JANUS stan'ihs
10 the horth' tuefe Is holi'ns iui'iiei
De gained IN mat direc'ioh' MS eApeui-
tloh was Tue ouiy ohe on 'ec"iu 'id'
ever crossed 'reehidhu III tna' u'ieetioh'
Inns ne eiu soihe tiihe ago. anu s'idhse
TO say lie experienced more trouble IN
traVersins TINS sectohl uurlhs Ills ias' "Trip
tHan on MS previous oho.
ne laSt VI .ne iiial'ei 10 '"'S po' 'toh
OF the Arc'lc ufeie mas oeeh eoiipiv'eis
wofhed up NO hish uesfee Vi iautuue
can De atlaiheu ny 'he rou'e seiee'eu u!
Lieutenant fedry' anu / am Vi 'le oi'iioii
thae ne filaue Hi's'dhe ID c"oosiiis 1t.
hau beeh IN MS piace "oun' MOI nave
gone III 'his urec'toh' w n"V peiie'e III
the route ana truIy poiar eApeuiooii must
De inade ny ralZ Joseph isiaiu' hau he
dohe SO MS worn "ouiu nave peeh eas'ei'
ana ne coulo nave reacneu the ice caps
that eAtehu ds lar hoIth as 90 uesices
hofth Htlude, anu 'here 's every piopa