The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-18

fined By Civil Engineer Peary before ~
departure. last summer. and 4 q eea-
stItuent part OF his general plan q opef-
atoms for reaching the pole. The D.sn4
Is Of 50. gross. and -. net. touas win
90 horsepower engines. ot an averasa
speed OF eight knots per hour. and. ecass
In GreenOck. Scotland. IN iS7l. was shurs
oughly ovsrhauled. re-enEined ana r.
cIassed at Dundee In ISL. The Canadian
government IN 1877 employed the dana
In six months service. determining Tie
availability OF tho Hudson's Bay routa
for commerce. and the chip Il regarded a8
one Of the best and most commodioua
% the 81. Johns sealing feet. Mr.. BriaE-
man. who viii have fall control Of tAs
ship. was q member OF the ePary aux
Hilary expedition Of 1884. ana spent then
several weeks in the waters and alonG
the coasts which the Diana expects %
visit. Captain Bartlett II OF the wei
known Newfoundland family y that
hame: brother OF Captain John Bartlett.
OF the wlndward. In which Mr.. PeRry left
Etah. Greenland. August Il. isSS hoanA
north. and from which nothing has sinca
been heard: Of Captain Harry Bartlett.
cou1rnanding the Falcon 81 the 1884
Peary expeditions. and lost with al biz
officers snd crew In October, fS9l returns
ing from Philadelphia 70 81. Johns. ana
a nephew OF Captain william Bartletis
who In iS7S, In the Panther. rescued ne
Tyson party from their !, 5oo-fnile drift On
the foe. after the sinking Of their chip
POlaris.
Leaving Sydney the Diana's frss stop
will be n DISCO, IN northern Greeuian9s
where intelligence from the north MAG
be obtained The next call viii b made
at Uperuavik., also by direction Of Mr.
Peary. and thence the voyage. VII -
prosecuted with the utmost speed possi-
BILE across Melville Bay and beyond Caps
York to Peary's former headquarters 40
Bowdudn Bay. in Ingiefeld Gulf. Shcuia
however. no tidings be found ~ aay Of
the ports. or At that point. the course wiz
then be laid to ISttIeton Island ~ the
entrance 10 Smith Sound. thai the work
OF the expedition may BE- definitely deter
mined. The Diana will comply with Ctvo
Engineer Peary's Instructions 20 deposie
for him and for his party suDplies at
RowdoIn Bay. ~ landing can be sffectsd.
III
case proper precautions will be taken 70
insure the safety o. the caches and the
most effective arrangements mads 20 Sc
cure the comfort and safety Of the exc
plorer and his party whenever they shah
return 90 either OF the points Designated
This being accomplished. the Dtana1
work will BE- done. and her return % s.
Johns will be as speedy as practicable.
IN addition 20 the proposed work q tha
expedition. three parties viii be taken on
the Diana--one headed b. Prof William
I4lsbey. OF Princeton. for deep SEA scien-
tihc work: one By Russell W. Porter. q
Boston. Of sportsmen. and one by R5iark
Stein. OF Washingioa. 10 remain IN Eiles-
n.ereland for a winter Of two Each %
these expeditions. however. - e1siirey IN
cIcenfal md independent 81 the UNDER
taking Of the Peary Arctic club and sub
feet 10 the main purpose OF its expedition
and other conditions a. they may ariss...
The Diana will take ample stores -
provisions for her own party, for ePary'a.
and for the Nindwari's. IN ali for hfiy
men for one year. The invoices include
large quantities. Of bacon. rOass ana
ccrned beet. beans. peas. nee. tomatoes.
tea. coffee. sugar. cvsPorafed potatoes.
onions. apples. peaches. spric0ss ana
prunes. all specially packed for ths
northern climate. and all selected accord
ing to the approved standards % ri1s
United states army atoms. The sup-
plies 70 tho three sKp~Ntbons-ths Dams.
Peary's and the windwart-Wcizh IN Ell
over nifty tons. and were shipped IN sealea
cars. all rail. from New York via Bosion
and Portland. 20 sydney. where all dHttes
and port charges have been rsrnittsd ~
the Canadian government other goods
for the DIANA were also a6Snlt4ed eatY
free AZ Newfoundland. ana ne Dsnlsn
government has. hs usual. EsaBted per-
mission 20 the ship % land ~ TIE poFfs
81 Greenland. The Diana viii also taks
a consignment 81 letters ard nswsDapsFa
from Norway. sD-ciasiy transmitted. thas
they may D. dsiiv~Fei 70 CaOaais Everasep
and his companions on 'he Fran. Wis
were lAst beard from July % iE4. e.
I'pernaVfs. bound north.
The voyage Of The Diana II hksiy % BE-
fsaught with very much more than ssast
pubic interest. In a8ditton 90 Der oHn
experiences. she wiz pfooetiT bring back
FUN news Of sha fEfs ~ fhs wiBdWafd.
P~ary's ship Of last summer. from wbleh
nothing has been heard sinos she ieft
F.ah 90 atfsmDt the pzssaEs %
smith s0u13 % iabd the erpiorsr
north % sherrard Osborne fjord. and
aiao information couce-ainE the Sorus-
gan party IN the Fran ana thsir uork
during the past stn4sF II u ~ 10 meaas
es-rsla tsat Ar. Posry VIII - hssa -
s!rsc,ly communicated via. II ssssy.
thing has EOne wei WITH him asd his
headquarters AZ CAEs Washinktga. 80
sons equally sar B0rtbsrn pysnt. hass
ben safely raa1ntsissd. q is.n0t aG<iy
that be all resarn % fazi~asie 0sif -
met she Dana priY 10 eaas - s5sas-
ser or les q yrosisi9ns. oOrnpelitng KIN
70 fan bsek On ~ hass. E7SiA ~ -
Hksly 60 underfaks 90 tourasy acrpas tks
inlani Sc foF the FssrBnsr. % ga &C.,
rssafcaflon WITH - Word Ths DEoes-
tSllty r. thzt letters sri rsszor7s fssrn
hiaa. sent bssk ~ bis Eskimo eampa1-
sons .sariy n ihs ssfisE. vi - foene
awaiting fhs patty s1thsr a. BsWe1in
Pay ~ fStfsetsz Island - - sana %
shs Ezklrao villages - tss ricieitg q
FnrSsGsia G8lf .sna fkst ~ issssFr an4
e.so.,ehes sil b. tkkrE 90 Pear ~ ths
sars- aisi-s Bt-ea thSsr fsfurn - ne s1sta
za-.sesn seAssyn Ths pFinss pe1srt ~
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eonsirxsaeJ. al snsss FspViy g fol4
az - fn<e-rs Psary q go facf. - tta9
30 eass Ssastsr drives him baek. ~ 80
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