The Jersey City news., 1902-07-14
4sWindward' Here Loading
Stores for Expedition to
Bring Back Peary.
WILL TAKE A YEARS PROVISIONS
Explorers Wife Says That
She Will Never Be Sep
arated From Her
Husband Again.

The recently transformed steamship
Windward is lying at the foot Of Pavonia
avenue at Pier No. 2. She is loading
stores for an expedition to the Arctic
regions for the relief of Lieutenant r..
E. Peary, the celebrated Arctic explorer
Teh object of the trip will be to reach
Smith Sound on the shore of which Lieu
tenant Peary is supposed to be. Mrs.
Peary, her daughter, who was born in
the Polar regions, and a maid will ac
company the expedition. Mrs. Peary has
stated that when she and her husband
are reunited this time they will never
again be separated.
WINDWARD'S CONDITION.
The Windward was formerly three
masted whaler and made several trips 70
tine North when rugged that way. For
merly she belonged to Alfred Harms
worth, London editor, who presented
it to Mr.. Peary. She now has 300
horse power steeple compressed engines.
Her fore and mizzen masts will be used
whenever there is wind enough to war
rant spreading the sails. The ship has
been thoroughly overhouled and is il
splendid condition. The interior of all
the statesrooms and cabin has been en-
tirely refitted.
Mrs. Peary will occupy state rooms
directly over the boilers, and amply pro-
tected from the wind.
PROVISIONS FOR A YEAR.
Provisions will be taken to supply the
party for twelve months, but the trip is
expected to be accomplished in thrt,,
months. The men have all laid in stock
of tobacco for that time The steward,
John AIorgans. stated that the meals
would be served to forecastle and cabin
alike. The will be somewhat on this or
der: Tripe, rice and curry and hash
for breakfast. Soup, roast beef, prepared
cabbage, potatoes, tea and plum pudding,
for dinner Supper will consist of cold
roast, bread and butter, pickles, jam and
cake. A quantity of kerosene oil has
been taken on board for lighting pur-
poses, bur after the 21st of October
there will not be much use for artificial
light, as the midnight sun will furnish
all necessary.
The start is expected to be made to-
morrow morning and the first stop will
be made at Sydney, B. c., where Mrs.
Peary and her daughter will board the
vessel. The vessel will be coaled there.
taking on about 300 tons, and then head
for Cape Sabine.
CROWS NEST ATTRACTS yISI-
TORS.
A portion of the vessel which attracts
considerable attention is the crows nest
attached to the mast at the joint of the
topmast and main stick, is what looks
to be a common barrel 1t is crows
nest from which the captain or mate win
be enable to locate clear water when
the ice fields are encountered. The
steersman will be compelled to stand out
in all kinds of weather as neither of
the pilot wheels are enclosed. The aft
wheel will be used until the ice is en-
tered and then a wheel located ON the
roof of the deckhouse, just amidships
Will pc Drought INTO reQulSlllOn.
VETERAN RANGE.
The oldest article on board is the range
which has been used ever since the yes
sci went into commission. Between decks
in the amidship hold is stored quantity
of ice saws and tackle for dragging the
vessel out, should she become jammed
in an ice foe.
Probably the youngest citizens Of the
United States to enter the Arctic regions
will be the four kittens which Dolly"
the ships pet cat, gave birth to about
week ago in Newburgh. There are three
other cats aboard, which make a total
of eight.