The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-19

dItions Forced Him to Turn Back.
 Sydney, N. S., Sept 18.-The Peary Arctic club steamer Windward, Captain Samuel w. Bartlett, arrived here this morning from Cape Sabine. All on board are well. Lieutenant PeaTy reached latitude of S4.17 north, sur- passing his previous record by about fifty miles, but his further progress was stopped by perilous obstacles encoun- tered on the ice of the Polar Sea.
 Lieutenant Peary sent to the club the following report of the operations of the expedition since August g, 1901.
 Left Erik Harbor, on the Ellesmere coast, August 29. The party reached Payer Harbor September IS, crossing Roose Bay partly by sledge and partly by boat, then walking across Beford Pim. About a week later my Eskimos began to fall sick, not one escaping. By November 19 six adults and one child were dead, nearly all the others very weak, but out of danger. Early in January Eskimos came across from Anvilak, bringing news of the ravages of a fatal epidemic through the tribe. Word was sent back by these scouts for as many of the survivors as could come to me, and by the end of the month they began arriving.
 "In February large depot of dog food was established near Cape Louis Napoleon, some sixty miles north of Sabine. On March my advance party of six sledges, in charge of Hensen, left for Conger. March 6, started with the main party of sixteen sledges, leaving Percy in charge at Payer Harbor. Con- ger was reached in twelve marches, arr irving within an hour or two of the ad- vance party. My supporting party of Eskimos, returning from Gangor, brought down the instruments, chro- noneters and Arctic library.
 Flight marches more took us to Cape Hecla. The north end of Robinson Channel was all open across to the Greenland coast, lakes of water extend- ing northward as far as could be seen from Black Cape and Cape Ramsome From Hecla another supporting party returned.
 DANGEROUS TRIP OVER THE PO-
 LAR SEA.
 April i, started northward over the Polar Sea with Hensen, four Eskimos and six sledges. Old foes, covered deep with snow and intersected with rubble ridges and lanes of young ice, were en- eountered from the moment we left the ice foot. The same kind of travelling, except the lanes of young ice, was found by the English expedition of 1s7e. After six marches open leads and foes in motion were encountered. Two na- tives were sent back. As we advanced the foes became smaller, the pressure ridges on grander scale and the open leads more frequent. Each days march was more perilous, and our general course deflected west by the character of the ice. Finally, at S4.17 north lati- tude, northwest of Hecla, the Polar pack became impracticable and further efforts to advance were given up.
 New leads and pressure ridges, with foggy weather, made our return, in some respects, more trying than the advance. Hecla was regained April 29 and Conger May 3. Leaving Conger on May 8, Cape Sabine was reached on the 18th. A few days later went north as far as Cape Louis Napoleon to com- plete the survey of Bobbit Bay, return ing the first of June. A proposed trip across Ellesmere Land westward was prevented by open water in Buchanan Bay.
 TIMELY ARRIVAL OF THE WIND
 WARD.
 "The ice broke up earlier than in 1901 and Payer Harbor was blockaded al- most continuously. The WindWard bored her way through the ice and en- tered the harbor the morning of August g. and got out again the same after noon, with scarcely fifteen minutes to spare before the harbor was closed by the ice. Forcing our way across Smith Sound, my Eskimos, with their belong ings, were landed in Ughfield Gulf. Sev eral days were devoted to hunting wal rus, then the Windward started south, reaching and leaving Cape York the af- ternoon of August 28. Calling at God haven, Greenland, and Cape Haven, Baffin Land, the Windward arrived at Choteau Bay Labrador, September 14 and sent dispatches.
 "The summer voyage has been with out mishap, and the Windward, with her engines, has made as good time as the larger and more powerful ships that have been going north the past ten years.
 "The year at Payer Harbor was pass ed comfortably, though an anxious strain caused by the ravages of disease among my faithful people was not light. Food was abundant aud our sup ply Of musk-ox and deer meat contin- ued throughout the year. The northern sledge trip in the spring was arduous, but not marked by special exposure, suffering or danger, more than is neces- sarily incidental to serious Arctic work. Equipment and personnel were satis- factory and further advance was vetoed by insuperable natural conditions.
 SPECIMENS BROUGHT HOME,
 ''The Windward has on board the in- struments, chronometers and Arctic li- brary abandoned by the Greedy expedi- ton, and numerous specimens Of nat ura1 history, bear, musk-ox, reindeer and walrus-skins. The skeleton of A two-horned narwhal, rare Arctic spec imen, also living specimens of nusk-ox, walrus, Arctic hare and Eskimo dog, also are on board. The anchor and chain lost by Erik last summer are on board.
 "The Tram left Godhaven about Au-