The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-03

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the Fran would also serve to stimulate him e
even, greater ,exertions in this respect. ior !
Was he who formulated the Plan, for rea SI,I.
turned TO prevent tie NorWeeians iGspoiInl
| people are Justly entitled. If originality IN con
ceptioI and energy count for anything In Arctic
The chief difficulty Peary would have to cope
with is the lack Of speed IN his shin. II he wins
,bnn record 1Hw i WI, be IN desie Sf hS
ward is altoge Their too empowered for the
work Of forcing her way through the immense
channel she is only 35 horse power as against
the Dana'snO. and 4 the latter. or the Hone
would be very much greater. The windward
Is also rather large for the work IN hard, as she
e Te wo sR fes the eo
north she misht be s' caught there and frozen up
would have to procure additional supplies from
those stored at lnglcileld Gulf in authorization
| OF any such emergency. Should any OCCASION
arise to compel the Abandonment Of the Wind
| ward or should 1t be seen that there was no
or W. erew viii leave Ser mot tha
| Aug. 2S and make their way south. hoping
| 70 be rescued by the Diana in Bowdoin Bay. AS
| Pcary's old headquarters.
last winter Judging by the weather along
very severe one in the Arctic and the size and
extent oil the foes coming down give added
Sra ns Sf1 Il SeS the Il nv
have como to grief. not because OF bad man
agement so much as that Peary would be
OF Sverdrup and the Fran This would, in
deed, be the chief danger to tho success
tons of safety would he thrown to the winds
II IL were senior instance that the Fran was in
mains to be seen yet II the Fran meets with
the same. measure of success in her en-;
E "e s she Gfi IN that Of Franz JSsS
Land. Where she last cruiscd bergs were non
she is faced with every variety OF icebergs of
huge size and difficult TO dodge. rafting ice
which she will find it difficult to deal win. and
better than her rival. while it is doubtful If, in
the other cases, she would he as good But.
not follow at all that any harm would come to
the crew; They would he within a short dis;
lance OF land. their leader is u man uneuualled
in overcoming obstacles in that region. they
would have the assistance OF the natives with
them and stores have been cached for their
need. 30 they would have nothing beyond some
discomtorts 10 endure.
The auxiliary, or relief expedition, which
II series OF contingencies. action being gov
crn"d by circumstances as hey arise Peary
the Cniied states. detailed precise instructions
ms to the course to be followed by the ship and
narty going up tbs season. aud these instrpc-
tons will be adhered too rs rigidly as possible
They provide that the Diana is to call at Disco,
Inernayik Cape York. Bowdoin Bay and Lit
traces Of Peary and his followers. At Bowdoin
Bay. il POSSIBLE. and, if not. at ,Littleton
p the srfS ea are p 5s ana
crew for year This provision is being made
so that fthc Diana should fail to connect with
those OF whom sh" ls III quest. and they should
have To retreat south from some Inaccessible
point this fall. they would not be without
them n@xt, sea-Nn. or they could make their
way to the Danish settlements. The stores to
Hndfh are ampG for do5 ysp rom
July -. but can he held in the North for an
extra six weeks at a much higher rate OF insur-
the first period. but an arrangement could not
b" come to for the secon,i, the matter of safe
g4ar,ltnC her in this PARTICULAR haying to he
But as the figure IS certain to be steep one
commander. will. II it seems prudent await tn.
clos" of navigation. which. for in-shore waters
is about Oct. Il. Bus he cannot tax" any great
risks in This as /, would be disastrous to all
possible loss of the Wndward. He will alter
nate between Lttt!eton, Island and Bowdoin
York. where he viii continue on the scout until
it is impossible to remain longer Capt. Bart
lett has large measure OF discretion as to his
advisers. Mr.. BridGman and Prof. Libbey. have
been in the Arctic before. they are not likely
to ask him to run needless risks.
1T is Just possible that circumstances may
arise which would cali for the Windward, even
i e. she got clear and made her way south or i
to remain north another winter. The contin-
Gency has also been provided for. Tho Wind
landed seventy tons Of coal and a lot OF sup
plies ioor her last year. and on eTccting june
visions will b." supplemented. The two crews
and his men from the ,Windward. who have al
ready spent winter in the north. Joining tho
Diana and bringing her home. while Cant.
Samuel Bartlett and the crew Of the latter will
Ill next season. With this object in view all
the men who Joined tho Diana this season for
the trip north signed special agreement bind
INK themselves'to transfer to the Windward II
needed. and as there is the nducement Of
much higher wages offered IN c2nncction with
TO be met in inducing them to hold to their
agreement
the past can have no doubt as to his doing
everything mortal man can do in the endeavor
to accomplish the objects he has outlined, and
this one will have the same, good fortune.
dcnce in Peary. a confidence born OF his adj
mirahle achievements in the past, and We look
% 's o a 1anS T norh
crn record broken"
These opinions; OF, the veteran navigator
arrival Of one or both ships II the Wind.
Brigus her destination. as her captain wishes
to rcJoin his family. from whom he has been
separated Tor over year: but IL the Diana
alone comes she will make st. Johns her ter
minus. Here the scientists and sportsmen on
board her will dehark. and the news she brings
VIII be disseminated to the world by tho cleo
trio cable. Probably not for many years has
there been such an interesting tale Of
Arctic cndeavor as that which she
The record Of three net expcd Hi"Fps
-Perry'S, northvard dash III all has
gone well. the Windward's experiences the
past winter and spring and the doings Of
Svcrdrup and his confreres in the Fam. IL
Perry has made the point he was aiming for
Cape Washington, the northern extremity OF
Greenland-he will not be seen by the Diana
at a as b" will be over 300 miles north OF her
but he will send dispatches south by his faith
ful natives, who will cross the inland ice-cap
and connect with the ship at Bowdoln Bay
bringing back TO the explorer letters and mes
saEeS from his friends and we'll wishers in the
world outside.
o! course. il any untoward circumstance
should Ga use his pans to miscarry. he will I'M
douhtedly fall back on this base himself but
rs there he can procure dogs. sleds, native
niles and every requisite to resume his in
corrupted onset such check would be
merely temporary rather than On use an aban-
dOnment OF his venture altogether. Nothing
but tho direst disaster would cause Peary to
give m his work now. for success Ia almost
within his Y whllp n rAturn IN the Initial