The Portland daily press., 1897-12-29
FOR THE POLE.
mrs Peary Talks of Her Husbands
Coming Expedition.

Mrs. Peary, wife of the exp xplorer. who
mas been in Washington spending Christ
mas with her mother here, in talking
WIN an interviewer, spoke with enthu-
slasm Of her husband S next trip. She will
not accompany him. she said, because he
WIZ be gone about Eve years, and he did
not desire to take their little daughter
Marie, along. Marie is just 4 years old,
and was born nearer the north pole than
any other white child. She was born at
Anniversary Lodge" which was one of
the houses built by Lieut.. Peary on his
last northern trip. The house WAS
given its present name because the ex-
plorer and his wife spent more of their
wedding anniversary in 1t than at any
other one place.
Mrs. Peary said that Lieut.. Peary
would start for the pole from New York
next summer. She said the Eskimos OF
north Greenland, who all know and love
Mr.. Peary, have given the explorer every
assurance of their confidence in him, and
they would follow him almost anywhere
over the ice. He will take six or eight
married Eskimo couples with him, and
will then push up through Smiths sound
and Kennedy and Robscn's channel, on
the west coast of Greenland, as far as he
can. The party will 60 ashore, and, after
toe proVisionss and. supplies have been
reached, the Windward will be sent back.
Mr.. Peary and the natives will then
move on over the ice toward the pole.
| The camp will be moved 80 miles ahead
until the most northern part yet reached
mas been arrived at, and then a long
march over the ice will be made in the
direction of the pole. He has already
gone within 800 miles of the goal, and
when the party arrives there it VIII wait
until spring and then move north over
| the Polar sea ice. No intermediate sta
tlons can be built there, as on the ice,
from Greenland to the last one, which Is
about 500 miles from the pole Mr.
Peary's idea is to survey and photograph
the lands along tho proposed route, and
TO observe the currents, the winds, the
temperature of the Arctic regions, and
| make similar scientific observations.
Mrs. Peary said that Lieut.. Peary is
more than gratified with the reception
given to him in England. He addressed
the Royal Scottish Geographical Society
IN Edinburg, and the Royal Geographical
1 @ceuSCA
8. During his trip Lieut.. Peary intended
to look out for ship for his coming polar
| expedition, but after his address before
the Royal Geographical society, Mr.. A. G.
Harmsworth offered him the Windward,
q whaling ship which was used for three
years in the jackson -Harmsworth ex-
pedition to Franz & Joseland. The offer
was made Internationally, and was an
entire surprise to Lieut.. Peary.
| Mrs. Peary, i'll speaking of the gift
sGid: Mr. Peary was on the lookout for
a vessel adapted for polar expedition
while we were abroad, but he had no idea
that one would be offered him. Mr..
Harmsworth Is q young business man of
the English metropolis, who is interested
| in Arctic exploration. He gave 30,CO0
pounds sterling Tor the jackson Harms
worth expedition to Franz Josef land, in
| which the Windward figured so proni-
nently. The Windward is whaler In
fine trim, and adapted to just such trip
as Mr.. Peary will undertake next sum-
mer. Mr.. Harmsworth will have the yes
sci completely oyerhauled and fitted with
new engines and boilers.