The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-22

4 -1AONA'SA
stepped to the front-Hugh J. Lee, of
Meridian, Connecticut Brayest of the
brayeD Napoleon would have had him
in the Old Guard
The brightest picture which his vivid
imagination had painted of Arctic life
and Arctic adventures when far away
in the States in the warm lecture room,
had been dimmed by fierce storms and
bitter cold, the darkness of the long night
had created shadows where before was
sunshine, and the whole scene had
changed from one of imaginary glory to
one of stern reality, and yet he was ready
to go through it all again
This young hero is a native of Maiden,
Mass, and before coming North was
dan. Conn.,. of which city his father, O.
d. Lee, is resident. He was for several
years pupil though not graduate of
the Meridian High School, and has two
brothers older, and brother and sister
younger than himself Imagine, says
Mr.. Bridgman, the historian of..the Peary
Auxiliary Expedition of 1894, ga dark,
ITO pound young man, Ave feet seven
inches high and you will have in your
minds eye, Hugh Lee, of whom it is no
rash prediction, that the world in gener-
al, and Arctic exploration circles in par
tieular will yet hear good deal more; =
Mathew Henson, Mr.. Peary's faithful
servant, is colored boy, 26 years old. He
was with Mr.. Peary in Nicaragua, and
was also on the Arctic expedition of 1891
90. He Is strong, active, intelligent and
willing, and has demonstrated his ability
to withstand cold and privation, as well
IT not better than some of the white MEM
beers of the expedition.
In order to bring these three brave men
| home have chartered the steam barken-
| time X itQ 100 TONS NOT and haua
Capt. John BARTLETT as her master The
Kite is staunch. snug little craft we'll
adapted for ice work She carried us
north in the summer of 81, and brought
us back in the fall of 49, Only III feet
long and 26 feet abeam, sheathed with
| silva heart her bow solid and strapped
with iron she is compact and strong.
The engine is vertical one Of fifty
horse power placed we'll aft, thus insuring
a short crank shaft for the propeller.
This lessons the liability to breakage,
while there is less friction and conse-
quently greater speed than in many YES
sells of higher power.
The Kite draws only twelve feet of
water, and answers her helm quickly and
steams about seven knots per hour all OF
which are desirable properties in region
where unknown reefs thrust themselves
upon you, great icebergs loom up sud
denly out of the fog, and the magnetic
needle pointeth where it listeth.
OF the Kites master all that need be
said is that he is a member of the Bartlett
family-a name known for generations
among the greatest seafaring people in
the wOrld-the Observation-Disclosures.
Capt. John BARTLETT is a nephew of the
Capt Bartlett who rescued the Polaris
party from their dangerous position on
the ice-floe. He is brother of the gal
liant but Inflated Henry Bartlett, who
commanded the Falcon in her trips to
North Greenland, and who, together with
that ship and its crew, went down in the
storms of last October, on the way from
Philadelphia to st. Johns.
Capt. Bartlett is skillful mariner,
who has been "to the ice'' every year
since he was old enough to haul rope
The leader of the expedition, my broth
er, Emil Diebitsch, in addition to the in
terest which he would naturally take in
| the success of Mr.. Peary's plans, is well
adapted for the work in hand.
He is graduate in civil engineering
from Lehigh University, and in the pur-
suit of his profession has gained valuable
experience for just such work as this. In
| 1888 he crossed Nicaragua from ocean
Canal, living in the jungle for the greater
part of the year. From 1891 to 1894 he
was stationed at the United States Naval
Station, Port Royal S. G. When the
hurricane and tidal way of August, 1898,
swept over the Carolina coast, he was alb
sent from the station, but Immediately
fastened to the scene of disaster. The last
twenty five miles of the journey was made
on foot through storm wasted country.
By swimming the bridgeless streams, he
managed to report for duty the day after
the hurricane, being the first person to
bring news from the outside world to the
storm wrecked people. For this he re-
ceived the official thanks of the Navy De-
| partlnent.
Mr. Diebitsch is an active, energetic
man of cool Judgment and resolute will
He was a member of the Peary Auxiliary
| Expedition, 1894, and is therefore &C
quainted with the region which he is to
visit. He has some knowledge of astron-
omy and navigation, and possesses the
complete confidence of both Mr. Peary
and myself.
Rollin D. Salisbury, professor of geo
graphic geology in the University OF
Chicago, geologist in charge of the sur
| face geology of New Jersey, has done
much work in glacial and geographic
geology, both in the United States and
in Germany. Before going to the Uni
versity of Chicago, Prot. Salisbury was
Wisconsin, and still earlier with Beloit
College, his alma mater.
In addition to holding professorship
in the University of Chicago, he is also
dean of the University College in that in
stitution. Prof. Salisbury has published
many papers and reports on geological
subjects which have appeared in the vari-
Gus geological journals of America and in
| the publications of the National and New
| Jersey Surveys.
Physically he is man of splendid pro-
portions, strong land vigorous He is
| about thirty five years of age, and will
| devote his attention principally to the
glaciers, though little of geological impor-
tance will escape his alert and scientific
eye.
Prof Salisbury is a colleague of Prof
T. c. Chamberlain, of the University of
Chicago, the geologist of the Peary Aux
iliary Expedition Of 1894, and his work
this summer, together with that of Prof
Chamberlain of last year, will make d
most exhaustive study of Greenland glac-
iers, which would in itself warrant the
sending of an expedition to the North.
Lewis Lindsay Dyche, professor of
zoology, taxidermist and curator of
mammals and birds, State University,
Lawrence, Kas., is most enthusiastic
and successful collector and naturalist
At the Worlds Fair in Chicago he was
awadred the highest prize for the best ex