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lief Ship Diana from sidney, g. h.,
July O-Publication for the First
Time of Letters from Peary.
The Peary Arctic club, of which
President Morris X. Jesup, of the New
York chamber of commerce. is presl-
dent, and President Henry w. Cannon,
of the Chase National bank, treasurer,
authorizes the following statement: The
expedition of the club, under the direc-
ton of it's secretary, Herbert l.. Brldg-
man, Of the Brooklyn Standard Union,
will sail from Sydney on Thursday, July
20, in the steamer Diana, Captain Sam
ueL w. Bartlett, master The project OF
the expedition was clearly defined by
Civil Engineer Peary before his depar-
ture, last summer, and it is constitu-
ent part of his general plan OF opera
lions for reaching the pole. The Diana
is of AIS, gross, and 27S, net, TONS with
70 horsepower engines, of an average
speed of eight knots per hour, and
built in Greenock, Scotland, in 1871,
was thoroughly overhauled re-engined
and released at Dundee in 1891 The
Canadian government in 1897 employed
tbes Diana in six months SERVICE, deter
mining the availability of the Hudsons
bay route for commerce and the sup
is regarded as one of the best and most
commodious of the St. Johns sealing
fleet Mr.. Brigham, who Will have 1ull
control Of the ship, was memoef OIL tne
Peary auxiliary expedition OF 1884, anu
spent chen several weeks in the waters
and along the coasts which the Dana
expects to visit. Captain Bartlett Is Oh
the we'll known Newfoundland famlly
df that name; brother of Captain John
Rartlett. of the Windward, in which
MIR. Peary left Etah, Greenland, Au-
g,nst -, 1898, bound north, and from
which nothing has since been heard; OF
CAPTAIN Harry Bartlett, command
ing the Falcon in the 1893-94 Peary eX-
pedNHons, and lost with all his officers
and crew in October, 1894, returning
from Philadelphia to st. Johns, and
nephew of Captain William Bartlett
who in 1873 in the Panther, rescued the
Tvsou party from their 1,50O-mile DRIFT
on the foe, after the sinking of their
ship, Polaris.
leaving Sydney the Dana's first
stop will be at Disco, in Northern Green
land. where intelligence from the north
may be obtained. The next call Will De
made at IJpernavik, also by direction OF
Mr.. Peary, and thence the voyage VIII
he prosecuted with the utmost speed
nossible across Melville boy and beyond
Cane York to Peary's former headquar-
ters at Bowdoin bay, i'll Ingleheld gulI'
Should. however. no tidings be found AT
any of the ports, or at that point, the
course will then be laid to Littleton Is
land. at the entrance to smith SOUND
that the work of the expedition may
he definitely determined. The DIANA
will comply with Civil Engineer Peary
Instructions to deposit for him ana fof
his party supplies at Bowdoin bay, il
lending can be effected, and, If not, at
T,fttIeton Island. In each case proper
precautions will be taken to insure the
safety Of the caches and the most eff
fecttve arrangements made to secure tbs
comfort and safety of the explorer anC
his party whenever they shall return
to either of the points designated. inns
being accomplished, the Diana's WORT
will be done and her return to st. John'
will be as speedy as practicable
Tn addition to the proposed work o.
the expedition, three parties Will b
taken on the Diana-one headed by Pro
fessor William Libbey, of Princeton
for deep sea scientific work; one By
Russell w. Porter Of Boston, of Sports
men. and one by Robert Stein, of Wash
ing. to remain in Ellesmereand for
winter or two Each of these eXpedi
tions. however, is entirely incidenta
and independent of the undertaking o
the Peary Arctic club and subject t
the main purpose of it's expedition AM
other conditions as they may arise.
The Diana will take ample stores o
nrovisious for her own party, 10
Pearys and for the Windward's, in al
for fifty men for one year. The invoice
include large quantities of bacon, roas
and corned beef, beans, peas, rice, toma
toes. tea coffee, sugar evaporated pc
tatoes. onions, apples peaches, apricot
and prunes, all specially packed for tn
northern climate, and all selected &C
cording to the approved standards
the United States army rat1ons. IN
supplies for the three expeditions-th
Diana, Peary's and the Windward-
weigh in all over fifty TONS and wer
shipped in sealed cars, all rail, frol
New York via Boston and Portland,
sydney. where all duties and POI
charges have been RENTED by the Car
adan government. Other goods for tt
Diana were also admitted duty free 6
Newfoundland and the Danish govern
ment has. as usual, granted permssio
to the ship to land at the ports of Greer
land The Diana will also take cor
sigument of letters and neWspape
from Norway, specially transm1tte
that they may be delivered to Capta
Syerdrup and his companions on II
Fran. who were last heard from Ju
30 1898, at Upernavik, bound north,
The voyage Of the Diana is likely
he fraught with very much more tha
usual public interest. In addition to h
avn experiences, she will probably bflf
hack full news of the fate of the Win
ward Peary's ship of last summe
from which nothing has been heal
sirce she left Etah to attempt the pa
cage of Smith sound to land the eXplo
or north of Sherrard Osborne ford, al
oIso information concerning the NorW
rio, oartv in the Fran and their Wo
during the last winter 1t is by