The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-11
PEARY's STEAMER READY.
Soon TO start on Her Trip Toward
the North Pole

ST. Johns, \. F., June 1O.-The Pea.y
Arctic steamer "Windward" is ready 20
come out of dry dock. having fully COM
pleted the extensive repairs which have
been in progress for several months. and
will shortly leave for sydney, c. b, in
command of Capt. Samuel W. Bartlett.
to take on coal and supplies Tor her voy-
age to the North
while the new engines desired have not
been obtained in consequence of the ut
ter inability of manufacturers both in
Great Britain and in America to take up
the contract, a new shaft and propeller
have been supplied, the old engines thor
oughly oyerhauled and put in the h, 81
possible order, so that al least a knot mi
one-half an hour in speed has been gain
ed, bringing the ''Windward" up TO the
kite" of the 1S9l-1S92 and 1885 expeditions.
In addition, the huh has been thoroughly
rebuilt, strengthened both within and
without, and the Windward. as a whole,
is in far better condition than she has
been for years, new boilers having been
installed by Mr. Harmsworth shortly be-
fore he turned her over to Mr.. Peary in
1893.
The Windward" will this year sail as an
American ship. so far as her nationa y
Is concerned. The necessary legislat on
by Congress having been approved by
President Mckinley, though not hev ng
entered an American port the formal
register has not yet been issued. Capt.
Bartlett has, however a copy Of the
act, certified by the Secretary of the
Treasury upon which the United states
consul and foreign authorities OF any port
will permit the Windward 10 fly the S.ars
and Stripes The rebuilt Windwatd w II
be, therefore. the first Artic expedition
steamer to carry the Stars and Stripes at
the peak since the Inflated Polaris LEFT
the Brooklyn navy yard in July, 1871, IN
der command of Capt. Charles f. Han,
and who died on board a few months
later.
The expedition will sail from Sydney
about July l, and proceed dire rly. with
call at Disco, to Etah North Greenland,
Mr.. Pearys winter quarters, where IN
structions from him will doubtless be
found or if not will be awaited The
Windward will take with her The maxi
mum quantity of coal which she can carry;
additional lumber, oil. sugar arms, am
munitions, provisions, scientific instru-
ments and everything which is necessary
for Mr. Peary's work. The Windward
also takes TWO new WhaleDoatS, Dull al
New Bedford for the Peary service, thor
oughly equipped in every detail.
1t is however, quite possible that Mr..
Peery may have attained the Pole this
spring in which case he will, Of course,
return with the ship; If not, the additional
equipment with what remains OF the forty
tons of supplies left at Etah by the Diana
last year, will be ample for the remainder
of the time which he will devote to his
orIr ha of
at Etah. Mr.. Peary will assume command,
and her further movements will be sub
ject to the conditions of his work and
to his Instructions. No passengers VIII
be taken on the Windward, the Danish
government having qualified their permits
sion to land at the Greenland ports. with
the conditions that tourists should not be
carried. Mrs. Peary and Miss Peary, how
ever. will go North on the steamer as far
as Etah, and it is probable that the Wind
ward, if she returns, will bring home the
Robert Stein party, landed near Cape Sa-
hipa nv the Diana i'm August last.