New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12
THE VINDWARD IN PORT.
LIEUTENANT PEARY'S VESSEL FIFTY
TWO DAYS OUT FROM LONDON.
SIZE CAME ACROSS UNDER HER SAILS usiNo
HER ENGINES ONLY TO CLEAR THE ENG
IIsH CHANNEI~-T1HE SHIP THOR
OUGHLY sEAWORTHY.

HER ENGINES ONLY TO CLEAR THE ENG
IIsH CIANNEI-THE SHIP THOR
OUGHLY sEAwORTHY.
The little arctic vessel Wndward came into port
yesterday after tedious passage Of ffty-two days
from London She arrived IN port urder sails,
having giveA up the use of steam power after she
got out of sight OF land on the other side OF tho
Atlantic. She was within twenty miles or SANDY
Hook on Sunday last. and the captain Of the vessel
was sure OF making port that night. but adverse
winds sprang UP which resulted In sending him
over one hundred miles out OF his course. and II
was not until yesterday morning that he was able
TO enter port.
The steamer sailed for this port on March H.
She was presented to Lieutenant r. e. Peary by
Alfred c. Harmsworth. OF THE London Mall who
had the vessel built especially for arctic explora-
ton work
When the Wndward did not arrive here three
weeks ago fears felt for her safety. and many
persons believed that she was lost Her former
owner and Lieutenant Peary were. however. or the
opinion that the little vessel would como into port
all right The Wndward is in command OF captain
Reid Of the Royal Naval Reserves. HIS crew con-
s!sts Of twenty-seven lie intended 10 take
the steamer up to the Navy Yard where she was
to remain until she started on her trip to me arctic
region The war which had begun since the
Windward sailed from London. compelled the
changing OF these plans. as the yard IL now
crowded with vessels being prepared for active
duty Instead Of going to the Navy fard at present
the Wndward viii remain at anchor off Tompk'ns-
Vile
captain Reid said las, night when on board
the vessel that he had no intention OF making
quick trip to this port. The Windward left London
under her own steam but soon az he got the
vessel out To sea he used the sails. This ne ala on
account Of the fac, that the Windward needed her
coal for ballast At the same time tho captain
complained about the new engines or the vessel
He said that Mr Harmsworth had had her COM
pletely overhaued and repaired before sending her
over 10 this side and he had now powerful elSiitc
put into her which were supposed to he goOa 1oa
six knots an hour but the actuaI use OF ny ~
showed that they could not MAKE "ne-; tr v ho
had placed the new engines IN the steamer h'u "o'
fulfilled their contract ,,
storms The first bad weather was experience
when in the latitude Of Bermuda on April 70 rms
efYect on the Windward and Captain Reid could
say enough in praise Of tho seawor'hy 'ha'
The Windward is one OF the stanchest arctic
vessels ever built She was especiaily constr 100
modern appliances and convenences. She mas an
extra steel-sheathcd bottom. . o,,o Nv
plorations OF recent years. While the Jackson,
Harmsworth expedition was In Franz Joses a,ni,e
for three years the Windward mad" three separate
trips between England and the camp OF tils eN-
plorers Five days after landing the par''i iIII
July the vessel could not be moved fooi. en-, ne
crew suffered severely from me cpa ana on uT
6, and Two davs later the journey south 10 England
was begun The Ice field was more man ' mr.
hundred miles In width. however ana IN" noes
wero so tightly bound together that the crew al
most dc> paired Of ever getting the Nessel hroug"
/, took until SeniembeT to finally get cl'hI OF
The ice and IN accomplishing Il every BIT OF luel on
board had been used 10 make steam. Even PhI,,s
of the vessel were burned up when me o1ai s supply
ran out Favorable winds carried the WlhdWaIu
to Vardo on September 10 where supplies WEI"
nrocured For fourteen months on the first VOYAGE
no,hinc had been heard OF her. The two later voy
ages OF The vessel TO Franz Josef Lana were NOR
sncrcssfIl 0uick trips being made both times Sne
carried Jackson and his party back TO Ehg'ah'
last summer ..,i,sh r,uch
better work with tho Wlndward than with the oid
Falcon.