The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-16
SEARCHING ron THE POLE.
An Expedition win sail From sgd
ney July 20.


An Expedition WIN sail From sgd
ney July 20.
The Peary Arctic Club, of which Presi-
dent Morris X. Jesup of the New York
Chamber of Commerce is president and
President Henry w Cannon of the Chase
National Bank treasurer, authorizes the
following statement: The expedition of the
club, under the direction of It's secretary,
Herbert l.. Bridgman of the Brooklyn
Standard Union will sail from Sydney on
Thursday. July 90 in the steamer Diana,
Capt. Samuel W. Bartlett master. The
project of the expedition was clearly de-
fined by Civil Engineer Peary before his
departure, last summer and it is a constit-
uent part OF his general plan of operation
for reaching The pole. The Diana is of
473, gross, and 27S net tons with 70 horse
power engines, Of an average speed of
eight knots per hour, and, built in Green
ock, Scotland, in 1871 was thoroughly over
hauled, re-engined and released at Dun
dee in 1891.
Mr.. Bridgman, who will have fun con-
troll of the ship, was a member of the
EtdIy duAllldIS tADtNllloH Of loJit dil
spent then several weeks in the waters and
along the coasts which the Diana expects
to visit Capt. Bartlett is of the we'll
known Newfoundland family of that name;
brother of Capt. John Bartlett of the
Winward, in which Mr.. Peary left Etah,
Greenland, Aug. u, 1898, bound north and
from which nothing has since been heard,
of Capt. Harry Bartlett, commanding
The Falcon in the 1S93-94 Peary expeditions,
and lost with all his officers and crew in
October, 1894, returning from Philadelphia
TO ST. Johns, and a nephew of Capt. VIII
lam Bartlett, who in 1878, in the Panther,
rescued the Tyson party from their Loo
mile drift on The foe, after the sinking OF
their ship, Polaris,
Leaving Sydney, the Dlana's first stop
will be at Disco, in Northern Greenland,
where intelligence from the North may
be obtained. The next call Will be made
at Upernavik, also by direction of Mr..
Peary and thence the voyage Will be pros
ecuted with the utmost speed possible
across Melville bay and beyond Cape York
to Pearys former headquarters at Bow
doin bay, in Inglefeld gulf Should, how
ever, no tidngs be found at any of the
ports, or at that point, the course Will
then be LAID to Littleton Island, at the
entrance to Smith sound, that the work
of the expedition may be definitely de
termined. The Diana will comply with
Civil Engineer Peary's instructions to de-
pos!e for him and for his party supplies
at Bowdoin bay. if landing can be effect
ed. and, If not at Littleton Island. In
each case proper precautions viii be TAX
en- 10 insure the safety of the caches and
the most effective arrangements made to
secure the comfort and safety of the ex-
plorer and his party whenever they shall
return to either Of the points designated.
This being accomplished, the Diana's work
Ba 10 n Johns
will be as speedy as practicable.
In addition to the proposed work Of the
expedition, three parties will be taken on
the Diana-one headed by Prof. William
Libbey of Princeton, for deep sea scien-
tihc work; one by Russell W. Porter OF
Boston, of sportsmen, and one by Robert
Stein of Washington, 10 remain in Files
mereland for a winter or two. Each Of
these expeditions, however, is entirely in
cidental and Independent Of the undertake
ing Of the Peary Arctic Club and subject
to the main purpose of its expedition and
other conditions as they may arise.
The voyage of the Diana is likely to be
fraught with very much more than usual
public interest. In addition 10 her own
experiences she will probably bring back
fun news of the fate of the Windwarl,
Pearys ship of last summer, from which
nothing has been heard since she left
Etah to attempt the passage OF Smith
sound TO land the explorer north Of Sher-
rard Osborne ford. and also information
concerning the Norwegian party in the
Fran and their work during the past win
ter. 1t is by no means certain that Mr.
Peary will be seen OF directly Communl-
Gated with. If everything has gone well
with him and his headquarters at Cape
Washington or some equally far northern
point, have been safely maintained, 1t IS
not likely l1at he will return to Ingleneld
"a in Of
disaster or loss OF provisions, compelling
him to fall back on his base, would he be
likely to undertake the journey across the
inland ice for the summer, 10 open com
municatlon with the world The probable
ity IS that letters and reports from him,
sent back by his Eskimo companions,
early In the spring, will be found awaiting
the party either at Bowdoin bay or Little
ton Island or at some of the Eskimo vii
lagos In the vicinity OF Ingleheld gulf
and that the letters and dispatches viii
be taken to Peary by the same allies upon
their return to his main northern station.
The prime object Of the expedition is to
deposit. against all contingency an ample
supplv OF food and to inform Peary Of the
fact. 50 that In case disaster drives him
hack. he may find subsistence nj Tnglefeld
gulf. I'm which country he Is practically at
home.
Two letters have been received from Mr..
Peary since his departure from Sydney.
Cape Breton. July Z, 1898 giving an ac-
count OF his voyage northward IN the
Hope from sydney to Elah One Of them
Is dated Cape York, July %, 1898, and the
other Etah Aug 10, 1898. The letters con-
tain some interesting details Of the trip.
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