The record-union., 1896-09-28
They Did Not Bring Away the Big
Meteorite,
But He Expects to Go Back and Get II
Next Year-llany Valuable Addi-
tiOnS Will Enrich American Mu-
seumS-BOdieS of Five of the
Yacht Hebe'S Passengers Found
Mount HolyOke College DESTROYED
by Fire, But No Lives Lost.


SYDNEY Cape Breton), Sept e
Lieutenant Peary gives the following
account of his trip to Greenland on the
steamship Hope:
After leaving Turnavik, Labrador.
the Hope steamed northWard along the
coast, encountering much heavy ice. She
passed an American whaling bark or
-Four Peaks and was detained one day
off Cape Chidley by ice She obtained
three Polar bears there, two being cap
tured alive and uninjured
The Hope entered the Hudson Straits
and reached Ashe Inlet, on the north
side, July 9th. The country in the vi
cinity was examined and the pendulum
and magnetic observations made. They
visited the village of Hudson Bay Es-
quimos and obtained kiak costumes
They then left the Hudson Straits for
Ceada passage through the ice bound
Resolution Islands, July 9th, and the
following day attempted to enter Cum
berland Sound, but were prevented by
the heavy ice. They bore away for Gold
Havens, Greenland, arriving there Au-
gust I'd. Magnetic observations We're
taken here. They then steamed to
Atanikerdluk, in the Waiga, and coll
lected fossils. Thence they went to Or
nenak, where Professor Burton and his
party We're landed for the summers
work; then to Upernavik to obtain Es-
quimo hunters for Professor Tarr
The next stop was made at Wilcox
Head, Melville Bay. Professor Tarr and
his party We're landed on August eth.
Melville Bay was crossed in spite of the
ice. large Polar bear was killed on
the way. They arrived August Sth at
Cape Creek and found few natives
there and learned that influenza had
killed tWenty-eight of the little tribe; IL
per cent. Of their entire number They
also learned that the anniversary lodge
had been burned. They encountered
much ice off Cape York in Melville Bay
and the Hope steamed north and visited
Various settlements, obtaining costumes,
tents, sleds, canoes, implements, wea-
pons, dogs. etc, making casts, photo
graphs and measurements Of the peo-
pie
Two or three days We're devoted to
walrus hunting, a number of specimens
being secured, also a number of rein
deer. narwhale, white whale, seals, ETC.,
The bird cliffs were also visited and
specimens Of Arctic birds of all stages
Of growth secured. They also visited
Ignimut. The great fire stone of the
Kyrites was secured fragments of
which for years have served the natives
as flints and have been used for lighting
their fires.
At one Of the villages they saw Miss
BILL" a little Esquimo girl whom Mrs.
Peary brought to the States for year.
She is now a matron with an establish
ment Of her own.
Steaming north again the steamship
was prevented by heavy ice from enter
ing Smith Sound the site Of the Polar
House, which was visited and Port
Fouke, Hayes winter quarters, We're
discovered and the grave Of Soutag
Hayes, astronomer, was rebuilt and a
headStone erected.
Returning to Cape York August 23d,
the ice had broken up enough to allow
the Hope to penetrate into Melville Bay
and reach the site of the meteorite. They
were fortunate in effecting a landing.
Two hydraulic jacks were applied and
rendered useless in tearing the iron
monster from the frozen bed. A third
failed few days later, and moving the
meteorite then became so slow that be-
fore it could be embarked the Hope was
compelled by the ice to leave the scene.
The Hope reached Wilcox Head on
September 9Th. They found Professor
Tarr and party all well and much val
G2 BILE work was accomplished. They
took them on board touched at Uper-
naYik, landed the natives and reached
oreneak on the 9th. They found Bur
ton and party all we'll and with ex-
tensive results from their five weeks
work, and received them on board and
proceeded to Ataniderdluk. They then
embarked the Bartlett party with seven
tons Of fossils and steamed to Gold Ha-
ven, where the Hope was trimmed for
the homeWard voyage. Crossing the
strait of Cumberland Sound they en-
countered heavy sea and lost boat
and some minor articles. The Hope
was caught in the ice off Cape Merch
and held fast for two days and a half.
They reached Niantilik, a whaling
station in Cumberland Sound, on Sep
tember 18th. Each Of the Scotch and
American stations in this vicinity have
killed whale this season. This good
fortune was offset by the loss of three
r1en, Captain Timothy Clisby of Nan
tucket, Rev. J. G. Parker of Ware, Eng
land, and Alexander Hall of Scotland,
and four natives by the capsizing of a
whale boat.
On August 11th they entered Thatcher
Harbor and embarked whalebone from
the American station. They sailed ear
ly on the morning of the 10Th, favora BILE
winds prevailing the entire distance
and the voyage to Sydney was made in
seven days.
The past winter in Greenland has
been one of unusual severity, and the
summer has been marked by much wind
and an usual amount Of heavy ice. The
entire coast from Turnavik Island Lab
rador, to Cape Sabine was blocked by
large barriers of ice until late in Au-
gust, yet in spite Of the ice and weather
the experience of the severe seasons in
those northern waters, combined with
a stancn and suitable ship. CAPTAIN
Bartletts unerring ice instinct and level
headedness and prudence which in the
Panther in 1869 won Hayes and Brad
furd's highest admiration, have enabled
him to complete the voyage without
miShap on the proposed time schedule