The herald., 1897-10-02
PEARY'S PLANS
Promise to Solve the Polar
Mystery
HAS NO D0-0R-DIE PROGRAM
EFFORT
HAS NO Do-oR-DIE PROGRAM
With Ample Funds at His Disposal He
Considers Two Years Time to
Reach the Pole
Associated Press Special wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-when the whal-
ing steamer Hope arrived at her dock in
Brooklyn, Lieutenant Peary and party
Of friends were on hand to meet her.
On board the vessel were Albert Operti,
the artist who accompanied the expedi-
ton; j. D. Higgins, the taxiredmist; DR..
M. F. Sohn, ships surgeon; Robert Stein,
Of the Geological Survey at Washington,
and Peary's servant six Esquimaux and
four dogs, the crew and the great me-
teorite. In an interview Lieutenant
Peary said:
II took observations to ascertain just
how much further north 1t would be
possible to navigate, and I also visited
the settlement of EsQuimaux known as
Arctic Highlanders, who live some 200
miles north Of Melville bay. There are
only 200 in the entire tribe, and I am
acquainted with every man, woman and
child. I picked out ten strong young
men and women and instructed them to
prepare for my coming next year.
II want to say that never asserted
that would find the north pole OF die
In the attempt. But I shall make de-
termined effort to find 1t and shall have
practically unlimited funds at my oom-
mand and five years time.
1.-THE Arctic Highlarders will do any,
thing I ask them. They are Injured to
hardship and are the very people I need.
The ten couples have picked out will
begin at once preparing food for three
yearr, consisting Of walrus and seal
meat.
IT shall sail to the most northern limit
possible and then make landing and
on sledges carry all the necessary out
At for permanent camp to the most
northern limit. 1t is known that land
exists as far north as latitude SO de-
grees. How much further 1t extends
/ shall have to determine, and when
reach that point shall make permanent
camp and make 1t my base Of supplies.
1 believe the pole can be reached inside
Of two years.
IT believe, too, that shall be able to
sail as far north as Sherrard Osborne,
800 miles north Of Melville bay"
NO GHOULIsH SEARCH
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-The Herald
prints an Interview with Lieutenant
Peary, in which he says:
II found no evidence Of cannibalism at
Camp Clay, on Cape Sabine. I have said
this repeatedly. I did not look for proofs
or Indications or evidence of anything
which would again open this terrible
episode Of Arctic adventure. did not
go to Cape Sabine to obtain proof that
the men with Greely had their natural
feelings overcome by the agonies Of
starvation.
''It seems to me- however, that this
talk OF cannabalism is unnecessarily
revived. think it has been conceded
that the tragedy Of Cape Sabine forced
the men into conditions which could
not have existed under other circum-
stances. 1t seems to me that the viola
tion of the laws of nature would have
been to have let the living perish when
existence might have been sustained
by the food which was put before them.
1t would be, 1t seems to me, only mat
ter for the individual to- odecide-whether
he would partake Of the dead or die.
1T would be different II lots were
drawn and the unfortunate being made
the victim Of the lust of appetite Of his
living murderers.
Nothing Of that sort has been even
imagined for this tragedy of Cape Sa-
bine. The living, In order to sustain
life, may have been tempted--in fact. I
believe it was decided that they had pre-
served their lives in this manner, But
as for taking part in any ghoulish search
that did not, nor will do So"