The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-14

NEW YORK, July 13.-The Peary
Arctic steamer WindWard arrived at
Jersey City today, and will go into
commission and depart for the North
tomorrow. The WindWard came down
under her own steam in the early
morning from Newburgh, N. Y, where
for the last two months she has been
receiving new equipment of boilers and
machinery, making the run in very
creditabe time and with a very sat-
iSfactory performance of the new en-
CINE. The ceremony of transfer from
the contractor to the club was very
simple. The Stars and Stripes having
been hOiSted for the first time at the
peak, under the special act of congress
signed by the late President Mckinley,
allowing an American registry to the
Windward little Marie Peary, daugh-
ter of the explorer, and the most north
ern born child in the world, hoiSted to
the foretruck of the club pennqnt, de-
signed by herself, and also displayed
for the first time.
The emblem is simple, yet effective
and appropriate, with two long, mar
row red stripes, each bordered on the
inside by white, a triangular blue field
bears the white initials "P. A c."
the combination introducing the ma
tiOnal colors in strong yet legible COM
bination, which can be read a long
distance.
Changes in the Windward.
The Windward, since her arrival in
New York three months ago, has been
completely changed, and will go north
as a full-pOWered completely equip
ped and thoroughly commodious ship
for Arctic work To admit the new
and powerful boiler, once in the Vigi-
lancia, wrecked on the Cuban coast,
the mainmast has been completely re-
moved, giving the ship the nondescript
rig of square sails on the foremost
and a fore and aft spanker and top
sail on the miZZen. Across the deck,
just forward of the poop, has been
built a house which has five commo-
diouS stateroOmS, three of which, on
the starboard side, will be occupied
by Mir. and Mrs. Peary. In the center
of the house is a large meSsroom or
saloon, with the cook and his galley
adjoining on the port side, while the
roof of the house serves as a bridge
for the navigation officer.
The new engine is a 'steeple COM
pound" all parts being made eXcep-
tiOnally strong for work in the ice,
with every modern improvement, and
is expected to give a speed of from
seven to eight knots, equal to that of
the fastest Newfoundland sealing fleet
and nearly three times that possible
with the discarded boiler and engine
The Windward will coal at Sydney, c.
B., and proceed north through the
Straits of Belle Isle, touching at God
haven and possibly at Upernavik, and
should, with all favorable circum-
stances, reach Peary's headquarters
and him about Aug. l.
Material for Esquimos.
Today the members of the Peary
Arctic club and many guests visited
the Windward, inspecting with much
interest the quarters which Mrs. Peary
and Miss Peary will occupy on their
northern voyage, and much more, the
little cabin in which they spent eight
long months imprisoned in the ice at
Prayer harbor.
TIE little stateroOm was also the
home of Lieut. Peary, Jackson and
Lieut. Armitage, much smaller than
the ordinary stateroom of an ocean
liner, and was also the home of Mr..
jackson in his voyage to and from
Franz Josef Land, and in which DR..
NanSen made his return from his ar
duous and adventurous Arctic voyage.
While the WindWard cabin is cramp-
ed, almost of diminutive proportions,
semi circular table in front of a tran
som of cushion, it will accommodate
by careful packing half dozen peo-
pie, but of course those on the inside
are unable to move until those nearer
the ends of the semi circle make room
for them. -Four people will fill the
cabin, while six crowd uncomfortably
and therefore part of the time of the
visitors today was allotted to the deck
and to the new deckhouSe. The forward
decks of the Windward were also busy
today, since stores for year and adj
ditonal supplies for the Jensen sta
ton at Cumberland sound were being
stored, that the departure might be
effected at the earliest possible mo-
ment. The little ship was all hustle
Oh RoIr L ~
her, besides the customary stores and
supplies, a large amount of material
Tor the Esquimos, presents from Mr.
Peary in recognition of their faithful
work, and scientific instruments with
which to carry on the deep sea work
and in many respects is better appoint
ed and more completely equipped thar
any ship which has ever gone to the
North.
Record of the Windward.
The Windward, a 320-ton barque, is
easily the most interesting and historic
of all the Arctic craft now afloat. Bull
at Sunderland, Eng, in 1865, it was fol
more than quarter of a century en-
ployed in the Dundee and PeterheaC
whale fisheries. Purchased in 1894 by
"a Alfred c. Harmsworth, she took the
Jackson Harmsworth expedition te
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 Yorl
for the North July 8, 1898; parted com
pany with her consort, the Hope, Capt
ot Samuel Bartlett, for Etah, NORTH
Greenland, Aug. II, and spent the fol-
lowing winter fast in the ice of All.
man bay breaking out early in Au
gust, 1899, and joining the Diana (tht
auxiliary ship at Etah, Aug. IL, re
turning to Brigus, N. F.
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hull and machinery early in the sprin,
of 1900, and July 20, commanded b!