The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-27
BACK FROM THE FIELDS OF ICE
THE PEARY PARTY SAILS INTO
NORTH SYDNEY.

The Gear on the Hope Not Powerful
Enough TO Raise the Large Me-
teOr the Party wished TO Bring
Back With Them-StudIes and
Sketches Made of the Natives of
UmnnaIS--A New Glacier Discov-
cred.
North Sydney, N. S, Sept. 26.-The
steamship Hope, with Lieut.. Peary and
party on board, arrived here to-day about
noon and tied up at Harringtons wharf.
The whole party had their traps ready
expecting they would be able to leave
for the United States by to-day's train.
but the time table of trains had been
changed since the party left for the north
and they were compelled to remain here
until Monday morning. The correspon-
dent of the Southern Associated Press
did not find any of the party very COM
municative as to why they did not bring
the much-talked of meteor with them.
One explanation of the failure is that
enough to raise the great mass. The
trip was singularly free from accidents,
and a slight seasickness at first was the
only Illness from which any of the party
suffered. The propeller was somewhat
damaged by the ice. Three of the blades
had pieces broken off, but the speed OF
the ship at no time, when necessary, was
less than six knots. Going north, the
Hope sailed at Gods Haven and Umanalx.
Prof. Burton of the Massachusetts insti-
tute of technology and party landed at
Umanak. Here Mr.. Porter, their artist
made sketches and studies of the natives.
On the following day. August Z, the Cor
nell party landed at the peninsula of Mug
suak, where they remained while the ship
went further north with Lieut.. Peary. The
Cornell party during their months stay
at Nugsuak. made a careful study OF a
large double glazier which they discov-
cred, and which they called Cornell glaz-
Ter They also made valuable botanical
collection and spent some time In the study
of unverterbrate zoology and made care
full examina ton OF crystalline rocks under
the supervision of Prof. GIL. AS Is well
known, Greenland is covered with ice, ex-
cept the peninsulas around the edge OF the
coast. The Cornell party went inland over
an ice cape six or seven miles, and while
there discovered a mountain which came
up through great field of ice. They called
it Mount Schurman in honor of the presi'
dent Of Cornell university, During their
stay at Nugsuak they lived In tents and
enjoyed plenty of shooting.
MIR. Punam, with the Benton party OF
the United States coast survey depart
ment, made a series of pendulum and
magnetic observations for tire purpose o.
measuring the force of gravity which, az
is we'll known, increases from the equator
to the poles on account Of the fiattenine
Of the earth at the poles,
The climate was good, especially up the
Fiords, the peculiar part being that al
Umanak, nearest to the Greenfield ict
fields, the temperature is higher and tht
atmosphere clearer.
On the deck of the Hope, securely tied
In a large cage, were two great polar
bears captured at Mugford, near Caprt
Labrador. They are for the American
museum of history. Between the decks
were Esquimaux dogs, and all aroune
were hung bird skins, whale bone ant
lother mementos of the trip.
Capt Bartlett was spoken OF as having
given every satisfaction. The captain'i
son, George Bartlett, was one of the
party.