Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
IF PEARY RETURNS
THIS MAY PROVE
HIS LAST TRIP
ANXIOUS WIFE OF FAMOUS Ex-
PLoRER MAY NEVER GIVE HER
CONSENT FOR ANOTHER
PERILoUs VOYAGE.
copyright, 1902, N. Y. HeraId0

(copyriqht, 1902, N. Y. Heraldo
NEW YORK. May S1.-If Lieutenant r.
E. Peary returns in safety from his pres
ent expedition in search of the North
Pole. his wife declares 1t will be his last
trip to the Arctic regions.
Mrs. Peary will leave for the north IN
a few weeks, where she expects TO JOIN
her husband. She says II It is posi-
bflity that she will bring him back TO
Washington and keep him here with her.
The last that was heard from Lieuten-
| ant Peary he was at Payer Haroor'
place named after Captain Payer VINO
was head Of the Austrian expeditlon IN
1870. The nearest point to this is caps
Sabine. 80.
Hecla. and from there he was to go due
| north as far as he could over the ice
| mack. He expected to return to his mead
| quarters in July, when a snip VIII pe
sent sometime in August to pick him up
and to bring him home.
Mrs. Peary will go to New York very
soon m confer with members Of the
Peary Arctic club to arrange for obtain
ing a vessel for this purpose Inc mem
bers of the club are well known Ne"
| York millionaires, devoted to the advance
ment of science and research, VINO are
| backing the expedition.
4 h.
L. Bridgeman its secretary. A meeting
will be held to talk over the plans LOT
the trip. and inspection will be made OF
the Windward to decide whether she can
be repaired and reftted for less than
1t would cost to hire another vessel.
my present plans" said Mrs. Peary'
| els 10 sail for Peary Harbor between
July 1 and Is, but, or course, a great
deal will depend upon the season and the
| flow Of ice along the coast Mr.. Peary
has to report for active duty In NoVem-
ber as his leave expires then and VIII
probably arrive home in October. He Will
have to go under a surgical operation.
A portion of one Of his feet was frozen
| and he will have to have this ATTENDED
to. But that will be of little conse-
'Will Lieutenant Peary make any more
expeditions Of this characters" she was
asked.
Indeed he will not make any more such
| trips, and 1 don't think he wants TO,
It is too far away from home, He can't
send any news, nor can he hear from
us. His mother died in November. 1900,
and he did not know Of 1t until the 1oi-
| lowing August"
Speaking of Lieutenant Peary's winter
| quarters. Mrs Peary said that the dock
house of the Windward was moved
| ashore sheathed and packed outside with
snow, which made him warm and comfort
Fable.
He has all kinds of canned supplies, coal,
and oil for burning in lamps. The coun-
try is depended upon for fresh meat
He also had 40 saddles of venison LETT
| him and 200 walrus for food for the dogs.
A walrus weighs from 1900 to $500 pounds
so the dogs were well provided for.
| 'I never mention the name walrus but
that 1 feel like a cannibal," said Mrs.
Peary, with shudder. Truth to tell,
ate one once. The steaks are tough
and have no flavor. The first time
tasted it was when we were out of fresh
meats.
''I took small piece from Mr.. Peary's
plate and found it was not half bad. One
| Of the members Of the party thought II
| could endure 1t he could. That started
the rest, and after awhile we all ate II
and liked 1t fairly well. 1t is only tough,
/ and has no fishy taste at all.
THE time never hung heavily on that
| trip. but occasionally longed for home,
especially during the holiday times, when
| everything surrounding me was dark and
dreary Then I thought of F street and
the gay laughing Christmas shoppers.
The contrast made me feel decidedly
blue.
did the time hang heavily? No. had
my little daughter, who occupied most OF
my time. 1 appointed myself school mis-
tress and taught her. She was the life
Of the ship, and everybody wanted TO
play with her. 1t was hard at times to
have her to myself, as she was such a
| greaI pet"
Mrs. Peary gave an interesting descrip-
| ton of the garments worn by the Peary
1 party. The clothes are OF fur, with a
wooden combination deer skin shirt, fox
skin coat, when out Of doors, rabbit skin
stockings and sealslxin boots.
The fox skin coat has hood, the head
| int n
pulls it over the~face, leaving a place for
the eyes, or it can be regulated to conceal
the face of the wearer, as he desires. All
kinds of mittens are used.
This costume is copied from the natives.
except that their clothes are made shorter.
When in an upright position their bodies
are covered, but when they bend over,
/ the coat and trousers do not meet, leav-
\ ing the body bare at the waist. The same
< is the case at the knees.
This opening in the clothes is the
method of the natives to prevent pers-
plration. AS they are full of blubbers the
cold does not affect them when it strikes
| the body.
The great health precaution is not to
perspire. When this happens the mois-
| ture forms into ice and freezes, that
| being the cause of the injury to Lieu
tenant Peary's foot. To prevent perspir-
| ing the Peary party divest themselves of
changes, or according to their movements
| In following the sleds.
Mrs. Peary has spent three years and
six months in the Arctic regions and dur
| ing that time she says that she has SUI
fered no discomforts from the cold.
visitor upon entering the home Of
Mrs. Peary can see at a glance every
| evidence of Arctic explorations. The hall
way and walls are decorated with curios
and relics brought home by Lieutenant
| and Mrs. Peary from former trips.
| About the floors of the drawing rooms
are mounted skins of the polar bear and
other animals of that cold region. On
| the walls are hung Arctic scenes, the vari-
Gus implements of the Eskimo and the
| picture of little Ah-ni-ghi-to Perry in
Eskimo costume. A cabinet in one corner
contains miniature snow shoes, snow
gIeds, pixies and Eskimo dogs.
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