The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-15

Franz Josef Land, being imprisoned in
the ice near Cape Flora for the win
ter.
The Windward, commanded by Capt.
John Bartlett, sailed from New York
for the North. July g. 1898; parted
company with her consort. the Hope.
Capt. Samuel w. Bartlett, for Etah,
North Greenland, Aug. II, and spent
the following winter fast in the ice of
Altman Bay, breaking out early in Au-
gust, 1899, and joining the Diana (the
auxiliary ship at Etah, Aug. II, re-
turning to Brigus,. N. F. Extensive re-
pairs were made to the hull and ma
chinery early in the spring of 1900, and
July 20, commanded by Capt. Samuel
w. Bartlett, sailed from Sydney, with
Mrs. Peary on board, also Marie
Peary, for the North, and except re-
port from Godhayen, Aug. Is, nothing
further was heard from her until the
arrival of the Erik, the auxiliary ship
of 1901, at Etah, Aug 4. The Wind
ward had spent the eight months from
September to July fast in the ice of
Payer Harbor, near Cape Sabine. and
spent a month, as soon as extricating
herself, in a successful Walrus hunt in
Ingleheld Gulf. Returning at the end
of the season practically under sail for
three knots, with favorable wind and
tide, the utmost that the engines could
do, the Windward wintered at Brigus.
arriving in New York, March rs.
The departure of the Windward
seems to be a proper occasion for
brief statement concerning the Peary
Arctic Club, which has sustained Mr.
Psary during the five years expedit-
ions, and which, when the subscrip-
tons originally pledged have been all
paid and expended, will renew its
promise to support him and the work
to the end. The Peary Arctic Club is
made up of subscribers secured by Mr..
Peary just before his departure in 1898,
and was organized in January, 1899
Peary's original idea was to associate
twenty-five men who would pledge to
him and to each other, four annual
contributions of $1,000 each, thus in
surfing a working capital for four
years of his enterprise of $100. 600 His
departure was, however, compelled be-
fore the full number was secured and
the club as organized in January 1899,
was: President, Morris X. Jesup:
vice president, Frederick E. Hyde, M.
D.; treasurer Henry W. Cannon: sec
rotary, Herebtr L. Bridgman, who,
with the late James NJ. Constable,
Messrs. James j. Hill, E. c. Benedict,
ID. ID. Benedict, Fl. Hayden Sands, E.
w. Bliss, and the late President
Charles p. DAILY of the American Geo
graphical Society, were constituted
founders. Messrs. Jesup and Hill
each contributed a double portion of
the capital, and have generously re-
newed their full proportion for the
fifth and present year. Messrs. Ed
ward G. Wyckof and Clarence F.
Wycon of Ithaca, N. Y, and Grant B.
Schley of New York, have also Joined
the club. and Mr.. Frederick Constable.
since his fathers death, has COM
pleted' and continued his subscription
The club has faithfully seconded at
home all of Mr.. Peary's efforts in the
North; has sent the Hope in 1898, the
Diana in 1899 and the Erik in 1901. the
second and last which communicated
with him, spending nearly a month
at Inglefield Gulf, and brought home
complete journals and records, and a
large amount of valuable material res
cued by him from Fort Conger, and
brought over $50 miles over the ice
to Grinnell Land. The members of the
club have the most unqualified faith
in Mr.. Peary's ultimate success, and
have undertaken the expensive outlay
on the Windward this year with per-
haps more enthusiasm than ANYTHING
else in it's history. They recognized
the fact that Mr.. Peary's ample stores
and the best dog foods, his thorough
familiarity with the route from his
Cape Sabine headquarters to Cane
Hecla, the point of departure from the
North American coast for the Pole.
give him great advantage. and conf
IDENTIFY expect the return of the ship
early in September with the explorer
and the news of his complete sue
cess.