The San Francisco call., 1899-07-16
GOING TO AID
EXPLORER PEARY
An Expedition to Leave
Sydney, c. 3.
SUPPLIES TO BE CACHED
STEPS TO INSURE THE SAFETY
CT THE LIEUTENANT.
News May Also Be Brought Back of
the Fate of the Windward and
Of the Norwegian Party
on the Fran.
STEPS TO INSURE THE SAFETY
OF THE LIEUTENANT.
Special Dispatch to Th. Gail.

NEW YORK. July 15.--Moris K. Jessup.
president OF the New York Chamber of
Commerce and president Of the Peary
Arctic Club. has organized an expedition
which is 10 start from Sydney. c. B, 20
find and Join Lieutenant Peary, II pos
sible, II the frozen north. The expedition
Will be under the direction OF Herbert l.
Bridgman. secretary Of the club, who left
New York last week to join his ship at
St Johns. The project OF the expedition
was clearly defined by Lieutenant Peary
before his department last summer, and
is q constituent part OF his general plan
OF operations for reaching the north pole.
The main aim IS TO deposit, against al
contingencies an ample supply OF rood
at Ingleheld Gulf and to inform Peary OF
the fact, so that in case disaster drives
him back he may find subsistence in a
region where he is practically at home.
Tho Diana, the ship which carries the
expedition IS OF 4I3 gross and 273 net tons
with 1C-horsepoWer engines or an average
speed Of eight knots ali hour. Leaving
Sydney, where she is expected to arrive
IN five days the Diana'S first stop Will be
at Disco, IN Northern Greenland, where
Intelligence from the north may be OBJ
The next call will be made at Upernavik.
by direction of MIR. Peary, and thence
the voyage will be prosecuted with the
utmost speed possible across Melville Bay
and beyond Cape York TO PeaTy's former
headquarters at Bowdoin Bay, in Ingle-
ueIQ cur. Inc DlaQa Will comply Will
Pearys instructions TO deposit for him
and for his party supplies at Bowdotn Bay
if q landing can be effected. and II not at
Littleton Island. In each case proper pre-
cautions will be taken TO insure the safety
OF the caches and the most effective ar
rangemenLs made to secure the comfort
and safety Of the explorer and his party
whenever they shall return TO either or
the points designated.
The voyage Of the Diana is likely to be
fraught with very much more than usual
q haT nTX~Tl
experiences she Will probably bring back
full news of the fate of the Windward, Il,
Pearys ship of last summer, from Which
nothing has been heard since she lett
Ftah to attempt the passage of Smith
Sound to land the explorer north of Sher-
rard Osborn Fjord, and also information
concerning the Norwegian party in the
Fran and their work during last winter.
1t is by no means certain that Mr.. Peary
will be seen or directly communicated
with. If everything has gone well with
him and his headquarters at Cape Wash
iugton or some equally far northern point
has been safely maintained it is not
likely that he will return to lnglefeld Gulf
to meet the Diana Only in case of dis
aster or loss of provisions, compelling him
TO fall back on his base, would he be likely
to undertake a journey across inland Ice
for the summer to open communication
with the world. The supplies for the eX-
pedition weigh in all over fifty tons, and
were shipped in sealed cars, all rail from
New York via Boston and Portland to
Sydney:
The last letter from Peary is dated
Etah, August 7, 1898, in which he said
"Wednesday morning the Hope started
for Littleton Island and at 9 p. m. Joined
the Windward, anchored off the deserted
settlement of Etah, in Foulke FJord. Both
ships are now here. Tomorrow the Hope
will start south and the Windward north.
In passing north shall land some provi-
sions on Littleton Island for use in case
the Windward is crushed going up.
have on board now ten Eskimos Give
couplesl, with their sledges, tents, kayaks
and bRi0upiOPS- ahOut sixty dogs SiXtV
walrus and a fair supply of extra cloth
ing