The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-27
First Letters Received Since
August of Last Year.
DOES NOT KNOW OF WIFE'S TRIP
Messages sent 10 sirs. Peary i'm This City,
Afser She Left to Join Her Husband, Scat
TO the Peary Oub-Pushins ON Aisng the
Northeast Greenland Coast Last March
In Coed Health W hen Heard Frsm-Nrs.
Peary's " hereabouts Unknown.

New York. Nov. 25.-Herbert L. Bridg-
man. secretary of the Peary Arctic Club,
tonight gave out extracts from letters
received by Mrs. Peary from her husband,
Lieut.. Peary. the arctic explorer. Mr.
Bridgman says:
The accompanying extracts from let
ters from Lieut. Peary, directed by him
70 his wife at vr family residence at
Washington, contained the first direct In
formation from Peary. the arctice explor-
er. since August IS 1899. Mrs. Peary's
family forwarded them to me.
Mrs. Peary left Sydney, Cape Briton,
on July 20. with her daughter 10 join her
husband at Etah. Greenland, on the
Windward, Capt. Samuel Bartlett The
vessel was last reported at Disco. Green
land on August 70 last. These last let
ters Of Peary's were carried by natives to
the camp Of the Stein party. at Cape Sa-
bine, and thence conveyed TO Cape York
by DR.. Kahn, who boarded the steam
whaler Eclipse. 90 June 8. and was landed
by her at Dundee. Scotland, on the 9th In
slant"
1T is an interesting fact to note that
the lieutenant has not the slightest knowl-
edge that his wife and daughter are on
their way to meet him. And, on the other
hand, none Of Mrs. Pearys friends can
even hazard a guess as to her exact
whereabouts in the ice regions. Ii cannot,
in fact, be even predicted just how soon
she herself is likely to be heard FROM
Neither Mrs. Peary nor her husband Is
aware of the death of the explorers
mother about three weeks ago.
Penry'. Letter ef March 81. 1900.
Following are the letter extracts fur
nished by Mr. Bridgman:
Fort Congo. Lady Franklin Bay.
March 81, 1900.
"'Just line to go down to g. whaler by
returning natives. ! arrived here at mid
night OF the 18th, twenty-four days from
Etah. Six and one-half days of this time
we were held in camp by heavy wind
storms. The doctor and Henson each left
Etah with natives before we arrived here.
The journey was a tedious one. owing 10
the storms, but not an uncomfortable one
for me. A number of the dogs died on the
way, but had an ample number for the
work ahead. Twenty-one musk oxen were
killed in sight of the fort the day before /
arrived; so we have an abundant supply
of fresh meat.
"'After resting and feeding the dogs
few days longer shall go on with Mott
and the best Eskimos up the northeast
Greenland coast. The doctor and the
other Eskimos will remain at sthe fort
hunting am in good condition, and the
Journey shows me that am myself again.
If do my work this spring / shall come
back and hasten down to meet the ship
and turn back with her. i hope to write
again by natives, whom / shall send back
from some point up the Greenland coast
DR.. Didnok wishes to be remembered
At Windward's Winter Quarters.
"The second extracts follows:
"'Cape D'Urville, Grinnelland, March y,
1901 write this note on the chance of
Stein and DR.. Kahn reaching Upusauk by
way of Melville Bay. The fall and win
ter passed comfortably at Etah, without
even a days indisposition on my part
I have husbanded myself careftlly. My
feet have given me very little trouble,
and now / feel that / am myself again.
/ am now at the Windward's winter quar-
ters. with the rear division. Mott and
the doctor are ahead with two other di-
visions, all on the way TO Conger. All
but few Of the natives will return at
once from there, leaving a few with me-
/ shall push on from Conger without de-
lay, perhaps by way of the Greenland
coast. / shall strain every nerve, and,
God willing, shall do my work this spring
that 1 may come hack this summer. l
send duplicate of this 10 Cape York for
yhalpr'"