The evening times., 1902-07-10
Peary 5 Arctic Ship Leaves
New York HarbOr.
EQUIPPED FOR Her WORK
Has Been Completely Re6tted to Make
Her Voyage Success1uI-WiH Reach
Explorers Headquarters at UPernavik
August Personnel OF PeaIy Club.

NEW YORK. July l9.-The Feary Arc +
tic steamer Wfndward went into com
mission ar noon today for the expedition
OF 1902. at her pier near the Erie sta
tion. IN Jersey City. and ty dawn to
morrow VIII be under way, via Long
Island Sound for the Far North.
The WIndward had come down under
her own steam in the early morning
from Newburgh, y y Vice, for the
last two months. she had been receiving
new equipment Of boilers and machine
~, making the run In very creditabIe
time and with a very satisfactory per
ferua1cc o. the new engine.
When the Windward reached Jersey
City tits morning Mrs Peary and her
daughte- and q number OF members OF
the Erctic Club were at the pier Then
. followed the ceremony 1f transferring
the Windward's registry to the United
States under the special act of Con
gress signed by President Mckinley
Mrs. Peary Confident.
Mrs. Peary is confident tl17.t she viii
find her husband safe and weiI, although
he has not been heard from in a long
while It is rather indefinite as to when
and where she viii meet him. The lieu
tenant expected TO make Cape Sabine by
June 10, but was not certain. The only
fear which Mrs. Peary has is that her
husband may be caught IN the ice and
delayed.
Lieutenant Peary's five years leave
Of absence will expire in November"
said Mrs Peary this morning, and I
intend 10 claim him from that time until
the end OF our days. II was practically
decided between US when he started on
his present trip on July /, 1898, that
this should be his last attempt to Pene-
trate the ice bound Arctic regions. We
viii telegraph our safe return from
sydney OF from St. John Ny daughter
and 60 TO Sydney By rail and VIII join
The Windvard there
The ceremony OF transfer from the
contractor to the club was very simple,
The stars and Stripes having been hoist
ed 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 WindwGrd. lit
tie Marie Peary, daughter of the ex-
PlCTeT. and the most IoTJheTn born child
IN the world, hoisted 10 the fOTetTuck
The club DcnD2nt, designed By herself
and alsc displayed for the Rrst time
The emblem is simple, vet effective and
appropriate. with two long. narrow red
stripes. each bCrdCTed on the inside by
white; triangular blue field bears the
white initials p A. c. the combiGa-
TI0n Introducing the national c0lOTs in
strong yet legibIe combination, which
can be read q leng distance.
4 Thoroughly Equipped Ship.
The Windward, since her arrival IN
New York three months ago. has been
completely changed, and will 20 north IS
a fuH-powered. completely equipped.
and thoroughly commodious ship for
Arctic work To admit the new and pow
erful boiler, once in the Vigilancia.
wrecked on the Cuban coast. the main
mast has been completely removed, Civ
ing the ship the nondescriDt rig Of
square sails on the foremast and fore
and aft spanker and topsaiI on the miz-
zen Across the deck just forward OF
the poop has been built house which
has five commodious staterooms, three
Of which. on the starboard side, viii be
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Peary.
IN the centre OF the house IS a large
rnessroom or saloon, with the cook and
his galley adjoining on the port side
white the roof Of the house serves as
bridge for the navigating officer The
new engine IS q ''steeple compound" al
parts being made exceptionally strong
for work in the ice. with every mcdeTI
improvement, aaC il is expected to giv'
& speed from seven TO eight knots, equa
to that Of the fastest OF the Newfound
land sealing fleet and nearly three times
that possible with the discarded boiIe
and engine The Windward viii coal a
Sydney, C. 3, and proceed north through
the Straits Of Belle Isle. touching al
Codhaven. and possibly at Upernavik
and should, with all favorable eircum.
stances, reach Peary's headquarters an,
him about august l.
Visited by the Arctic Club.
During yesterday the members Of thr
Peary Arctic Club and many guest
visited the Windward. inspecting viii
much interest the quarters which 8Irs
Peary and Miss Peary will occupy o1
their Northern voyage. and much more
the little cabin In which they sper
eight long months Imprisoned In tn
ice at Payer HaTbor The little state
room was also the home Of Lieut.. Peary
Nr. Jackson and Lieutenant ArEitage
much smaller than the ordinary state
room of an ocean liner, and was ais,
the home OF Mr. Jackson on his voyagt
TO and from Franz Josef Land, and fl
which Dr.. Nansen made his return from
his arduous and adventurous Arcti
voyage.
While the Windward cabin IS cramped
almost Of diminutive proportions,
semi circular table in front OF q tran
som Of cushion. It VIII accommodate b.
careful packing half a dozen people, bn
of course those on the inside are Unabl
to move until those nearer the end
Of the semicircle make room for them
-Four people viii I'll the cabin. Will
six crowd comfortably, and therefor
part CT the time Of the visitors yesterda-
was allotted 20 the deck and to the ne7
deckhouse
Stores Going on Beard.