The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-22

+ Tor his own purposes, because Greeiy had
been unable to bring away any more than
{ TWO boaSloads when they left
n This new project PeaTy again met a
! cruel cheek. Il Was the most serious set
/ back in his whole Arctic career. When he
/ was entering NcCormacl1 Bay in 1871. or
I his first expedition, the wheei-chain Of
( the Steamer Kite snapped by collision
with an ice-mass and ehe metal, striking
him in the leg. broke the limb and left
! him helpless for three months. But he r.
+ covered the fun use Of his Iirab again.
/ and as early az The next spring vas max
ing his great journey across The Green
land ice-cap. as already described Il
his advance towards Fort Conger. il the
last wek OF Isse. stII greater misfortune
befeIi him Crossing the foe al Baird m
let. TO avoid The longer journey involved
in skirting the shore . blizzard was en-
countered and the party lost their way
Pear, Dederiek and Hensen were scout
ing ahead. with one sledge. the Eskimos
following with the supplies The tEo
parties lost touch with each other. and the
natives. being nearer the land. rstreated
there. Pesry and his comrades had 70
seek shelter IN cavity in an iceberg.
where they were storm-bound for thirty
six hours. and had 70 Kill a dog 10 satisfy
their hunger
The doctor complaining OF his fet be-
coming frozen, Pesry offered him his own
reserve pair Of "kameks, eider-duck
skinsmade into stockings. the native foot
wear in the region, This unselsshness.
while saving the Doctor his feet probably
cost PeaTy his HIS toes were affected
as the hours wore on. and when he real
lied that there was something wrong l.
was too late 70 repair the mischief The
storm over. they made their way To Fort
Conger. Peary already helpless and be-
ing drawn along along by his comPauions-
IN the gloom Of the Polar midnight they
staggered across the threshold 81 the
house untenanted for more than fifteen
years. aud CROPPED blindly about Tor the
materials 10 produce light and make
a IRE. This done. attention was turned 10
Peary. who was found 70 have his feet so
badly frosted that seven toes required i'm
mediate amputation. task successfully
accomplished with the aI-.naGequate aP-
planes at Or. Dederick disposal
Here the trio STAYED for six weeks
communication being renewed with the
Eskimos ard TIE ship until Perry was
sufficiently recovered 70 be removed south
TO the steamer. where a second operation
was performed. which incapaciated him
for a similar period. OF course. this I'M
fortunate affair put it out Of the cues
ton 10 attempt anything further in the
way Of exploring for the time. but II is
characteristic OF the man that while he
lay i'll abed az Fort Conger he was hav-
ing his comrades repair the structure so
as 70 make it habitable for some years.
It had suffered from the storms. but by
dismantling the outhousss he was able 10
effect substantial Improvements.
On first arriving. the place was found
70 be n Just the condition OF domestic dis
order in which Greely's men had left IL
The utensils were on the cook stove. the /
dishes were on the table. the half-eaten
portions showed where the last meal had
been taken, the mems hunks" were dot /