The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

two sears and carries q crew
Of eighteen men. well accuxtomed 20 arc
tic navigation
The peary Arctic Club. Of which Press-
6ans Morris K Jezsip. of the New York
Chamber Of Commerce.. IN president. and
President Henry W. Cannon. 81 the Chase
National bank, treasurer. authorizes the
following stateuents The expedition %
she cisfh under fhe direction 81 its sesre-
fary Herbart l.. Briarnmn. 81 the Brook
iyn STANDARD Union. with sail from sgd
nev oa Thursday. July ~ The project Of
the expedition Was clearly defined by
f.s.ii Engineer Pearg before his depart
IRE iasf summer and IL II constituent.
part OF his general plan OF operations for
reaching the pole.
The Diana is Of ~ tons gross ard s7s
tons net. with seventy hors~ power err
gfnes % ar average speed OF eigh; knots
per hour. and. built in Gseenock. Scot
land. In is71 was thoroughly averhauseti
re-engined ard released AT Dundee in
1ssss .ae canaussm government In ISL
employed IN. Diana Ira six months ser
yfer. determining ,hs availability OF the
Iiudson's bay route for commerce. and
the ship IL regarded az one OF ira best
and most cornmodioss OF the ST Johns
sealing feet. Mr.. Hrifgnian. who Will
hate fan control Of the ship. was a mem
ter of the Peary auxiliary expedition Of
1894. and spent then several weeks in the
Diana expects 10 visit
az an Exploring Family
Capt Hartlett II Of the weli-knewn
Newfoundland family of that name,
brother OF Capt john Bartlett OF the
Windward. In which Mr., Peary left Esah
Greenland. August L. ss9s bound north,
and from which nothing has since been
heard. Of Capt. Harry" Bartlett COM
handing the Falcon I'm the isss-ss peary
expeditions. and lost with all his officers
and crew ia October. 1894. returning from
Philadelphia to st. Johns. and nephew
OF Capt. William bartlett. who In 1873. in
the Panther. rescued the Tyson party
from their i.Eae-rnile drifs on the foe after
the sinking OF their ship the Poiaris
leaving Sydney. tina Diana's first stop
will be al Disco. In northern Greenland
where Intelligence from the north may be
obtained. The next call will be made at
t'pesnavik. also by direction Of Mr.. Pesrv.
ard thence the voyage viii be prosecuted
with the utmost speed possible across
Melville bay and beyond Cape York to
peary's former headquarters ~ Rowdoin
bay. ~ Ineiefleid gulf should however
no tidings be found al any Of the ports
or AZ that point. the course viii then Dee
iaid 10 iiftletan island. az the entrance
tn Smith sound that the work % the ex-
peditleu may b. definitely determined
VIII Deposit Supplies.
neer peary's Instructions to deposit for
him and hia party supplies M Bowaoiu
bay IL landing can be effected and If not
NJ fIttlston island Ia each case proper
precautions Will he taken To Insure the
safety of the caches and ths most efrec-
Tive arrangements made 10 secure the
comfort and safety Of the explorer and
hIa nartv whenever they shalt return 10
either of the points designated. ants be-
ing accomplished. the Diana's work VIII
b. done. ant her return To ST. Johns Will
be az speedy as practicable,
Ia addition 20 the proposed work of the
expedition thre. parties wifi he taken on
the ntana-aue headed BY Prof. William
.hhev. Of Princeton. for deep saa seien-
tnr work by Russell ". Porter aS
Boston. Of spor,s,uen and one by Robert
Stein Of Washington. 10 remain IN Files
nereand far wiuter or two. Each of
these expeditions. however, IL entirely In
eit!entai ard independent of the undertake
inE OF III. reary Arctic Club and subject
10 the main purpose ~ IT'S expedition and
other conditions they may arise
Ration. for Three Parties.
The Diana will take ample stores or
proyisions Tor her own party. for reary's
aud for the Ayiadwarti's. sn all for Hffy
taen fes one year. The invoices include
large quantities ~ bacon, roast ard
caFned beef beans peas. rice. tomatoes.
tea. c0ffee sugar. evaporafed potatoes.
entenx. apples. peaches, apri0nfs ana
ry0acS All specially packed Tor the north
srn climate ard ali selected according
n the approved standards 81 the United
ssases army v8tlnns.
THIS supplies for the three expcditiona--
the Diana. pcary's ard the Windwarf
weigh sn all over ufty toms ard were
shipuesi is sSalea car*. az raN from New
NeYk VS. Raston ard Portland 10 sydney.
where al duties aud porf charges have
f..ss f3.ass ~
meat other goods ~ the Diana were
ui%o admitted duty Tree az Newfoundland
AMI he Danish government has RS usual.
granted permission - che shp 20 land az
the ports ar Greenland The Diana viii
afsa take a consignment of letters ana
newspapers fram Norway. specially trans
United. shat they NAV he delivered 20
Cant Sveedr8p a0a hts companions ou
the FRAN Who were hast beard from July
D. iS~ At t'reFaAvik. bound north.
VOYAGE of Unusual Interest
Tia vt,xaxe ~ the Diana is llkelY - be
sraught with very much more than usual
public interest. in addition go her Dwn
experiences she Viii probably bring hack
FELL news ~ the fate of the wtndwsst
fsearY'z ship az last Summer. from which
nothing has been heard since she ieft
Utah - attempt ths passage Il Smith
Soun.i to iaHs she explorer Hurlh ~ sser~
rara ostseyne flarf ans' also Information
eo2treTUf1E tba Norwegian parts 1T the
t'ram ARA thelr wofA during IRE past
winter
u ts by ue means certain that MI
l'aarw 8f}5 le Sesn ~ directly cnmmani-
eatc,t with n everything has sere vel
With hina ana BIS headquarters ~ care
Washington 30 sctne equally far aAiFthern
rs*sns nave been safety maintained n IS
rot likely thAt he w4'a se5erss IN fagl@iie'a
su1g IN fasss she Diana. Cnfy Ia eAss NJ
disaster ~ leSs AZ provisions. compelling
Nus 50 fAU harg re F5S has~ NeuSA NJ
-. hSe}v ss uuscgtaSg she SsaT1cy Asrcss
the tnAtr8 tsH fov 5hs stsrgnaFF ga op~w
communication with Tao world, Th@ prob.
8es,uv IS that letters ara reports ffu,se
hisn szut hack bv his Eskimo companions
eArfs tn thr spring viii - faumd await
sae 5he nafey either a. bsSsinfn has ar
Tif.ssfor island ar AZ ~onfe 80 ~. Eskimo
vS1akes 81 ;Ae vicinity ~ inmlefelf sssif,
sas thar the ietfSes ara dispatches wilt