The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-11
PEARY DOING GREAT WORK
NEVIS BROUGHTBYT THE WIND WARD
FROM GREENLAND.
CoastIines Defined Hayes sound Shown
to be Myth-Greeley Expeditions
Headquarters Reached -Undtsturbcd
for Sixteen Yenrs-Peaiy's Toes Frost
bitten--Scveral Amputated.
bitten-ScveraI Amputated


for sixteen Years-Peaiy's Toes Frost
bitten-ScveraI Amputattd.
Brigus, N. t., Sept. 10.-The Peary-
Harmsworth steamer Windward, Cap
tain John Bartlett, from Etah, North
Greeland, August 26. arrived here to-
day, reporting all we'll on board. She
will be followed in a week by the Peary
Arctic clubs steamer Diana, Captain
Samuel w. Bartlett, also from Etah.
The Windward reports that all on board
the Diana were we'll at the time the ves-
sci sailed. The two steamers met at
Etah on June 20 and worked in COM
pany under the personal direction of
Lieutenant Peary in collecting sup
plies for the winter and the equipment
for next springs caYpaign, The Wind
ward was ice bound in All Man bay on
the west side of Kane basin, about fifty
miles north of Cape Sabine, from Au-
gust IS, 1898, to August 9, 1899, being in
sort of eddy undisturbed by wind or
current. The season was one of con-
tinuous calm, with very little snow, the
minimum temperature at the ship being
70 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. All
the Windward's company, including the
ten EsauimauX, were exempt from ill
ness, accident or casualty of any kind.
Lieutenant Peary and the sledge par
ties were in the field almost continuous
ly from October, 1898, to August of this
year, and have effected an extraordinary
amount of important work, not only
bearing on the future of his own eXpe-
dition, but adding much TO the geo.
graphical knowledge of the coast line
and the interior of Ellesmoreland, the
southern portion of Grinnell land. His
sledging journeys aggregated more than
1900 miles, not including several trips
repeated over portions of the track. AS
soon as the young ice could bear a
sledge Lieutenant Peary made careful
reconnaissance Of the coast line south
west of All Man bay and carefully de-
fined the lands and water between that
point and Cape Sabine. The coastline
of Princess Marie Bay and Buchanan
strait, heretofore unknown, was aecu-
rately defined and Hayes sound was
demonstrated to be a myth.
The work completed, Lieut.. Peary
| next made several successful hunting
trips and laid in an ample supply or
fresh meat, including musk oxen, seal
| and birds for the winter. Utilizing the
December moon he sledged along the ice
! $50 miles north. over almost impossible
ice to Fort Conger, the headquarters Of
the Greeley expedition. He had the mis-
~
which necesistated six weeks delay and
confinement until he could make the
return trip Lashed to a sled. he was
| hauled all the way to the WindWard
where several toes were amputated.
| Complete recovery followed rapidly, and
| he now walks as well as ever.
| Lieutenant Peary found Fort Conger
| exactly as Greeley left il. The table
| as standing from the last meal, and all
other appointments had remained un-
| disturbed for sixteen years. The build
! ing were in fair condition, though some
of them would not be servictble much
| longer He took possession of all the
property, real and personal in the name
of the United States government and
posted notices to that effect. He brought
away, and is sending home, the original
| Greeley records, the Sextant Of Lieuten-
ant Beaumont, r. N, of the Mares
Markham expedition of 1868, recovered
by Lieutenant Lockwood, and many
private letters and papers of members
| of Greeley's party, all of which are to
| be forwarded to the Peary Arctic club
| of New York. A considerable quantity
of provisions was also found and pro-
| tected for further emergency.
He also pushed reconnaissance be-
yond Fort Conger to Cape Beechy, find
| ing practically the same conditions OF
| ice and sea as south of the former point
| Subsequently he made a second trip to
| Fort Conger and, In all, four parties
| from the Windward reached that point
| and returned without other accident
| than that to Lieutenant Peary himself
| as a result Of the winters work. -Four
| tons of provisions, two at Conger and
| the others distributed between Cape
Sabine Durville, Louis Napoleon, Fra
zer and other points not more than
fftv miles apart, have been deposited;
and both natives and whites engaged in
| the work have been made so frequent
with the caches that all risk to life and
| limb along this path is entirely ended
| A boat is also cached at Cape Louis
| Napoleon
Lieutenant Peary's last sledge jour
ney was an overland exploration west
ward from the winter quarters of the
! Windward, completely crossing Files
mere land and connecting his work
with that of Lieutenant Lockwood OF
| the Greeley expedition at the ford bear
| ing the latters name on the western
| slope. Ellesmere land was found prac-
| tically ice free and to contain much
| game. The water to the west OF the
| coast. as far as could be seen, was also
| comparatively clear of ice. His winter
| quarters Lieutenant Peary has estab-
| lisled at Etah, one of the eligible points
| on the east side of Smith sound 1t is
| a mile or so north of Hayes winter
| quarters in 1861 five miles south OF
I,ifeboat Cove, in which the Polaris
wintered and six miles north of Cape
Alexander Ample supplies for the re-
| mainder of the time of the expedition
not less than fifty tons-bave been
| landed forty tons of which went by the
| Peary Arctic clubs steamer Diana ana
| the sloop slop yacht Senta, the gift OF
Benjamin Hoppin of Baddock, {. B., 10
Lieutenant Peary. is anchored in the
bay. but will be hauled up before VIM
| ter sets in.
| He has built a commOdiouS living ana
| ,,-,rIz{,,ey ron,, for himself and his COM