The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-11
Reported That Oil Mag
nate Will Back Arc
tic Expedition.
MONEY TO REV ARD CREW
Commander Says This Will
Spur Men On to Good
Work.

NEW YORK, July I.-John D. Rocke
fe1ler, il is said, will back the Pear
North Pole expedition. 10 the exten
of seeing that the Roosevelt. Com
mander Peary's ship, does not star
without the necessary implements an
supplies which will have much to d
with the success of the expedition.
1t Will be recalled that Commando
Peary recently announced that $500
was needed for absolute essentials
While neither Peary nor Mr.. Rocke
feller's representatives here will con
firm the report, there is reason TO be
lieve that the Standard Oil millionair
mas come 10 tie rescue It Is know
that the oil supply Of the Roosevelt ha
been contributed by the Standard o.
Company II has been necessary I
carry mineral oil, not only because
gives better results in high latitude. bot
for heating and lubricating purposes. bl
it Is not SO highly regarded as a foo
dencacF by the natives as the vege
table oils are The Roosevelt is no,
almost ready to sail. and II Is hoped [
get her off the latter part of this wee
OF the early part. Of next.
cASUuucl OI the PaItV.
Besides Commander and Mrs. Pear
their two children. and Miss Babb. VIII
goes as a companion to Mrs. Peary
there will be crew and six scientist.
The sailing crew consists of: Sailin
master, Harry Crater: second office,
F. T. Stewart; chief engineer. Ward
well: second engineer, Norton: third en-
gineer. Hayes; firemen, Johnson an
Allen; sailors, Olsen. Svensen. Petersen
and Ryan: steward. Sam Crosby. an
assistant steward, Sam johnson.
And Billy. the goat Billy Just bu,
ted into the expedition, but he is &C
ing along too.
The crew of the Roosevelt will hav
hours that will make bankers enviou.
Rise at il O'Clock a. m, try the pump
get fresh ice and water for the stewar
and have breakfast Dinner at In til
afternoon; supper at 10 at night Mott
ing TO do the rest Of the time but s.
around and swap yarns and smoke.
Why such genial hOurs?" Captai
Haughton was asked.
Why not? 1t is sunlight all th
time. tWenty-four hours at q strerci
six months of the year. and we migt
yenient hours as possible, so long as "
don't have to reckon by any sunris
There will be nothing else TO do. b,
keep the boat going until we reach Car
Sabine. where the hard work of goin
over the Ice on sledges begins
Besides $4,000 additional needed
properly equip the expedition in scare
hopes some pubIic-spirited man
wealth will establish a fund of $751;
from which to reward the members
the Roosevelt's crew provided the exp,
dition Is successful
Reward an Incentive.
LAS long as human nature Is VIII.
ii is said Mr.. Peary IN an intervie
between his engagements with a scol
OF selling agents, the promise of q r
ward Will prove an intense incentiv
Nothing could be Of such aid 10 Il
Roosevelt expedition, now that the sh
Itself and the main part of the equiv
ment have been SO generously provide
as the setting aside of money with whil
to reward my crew If we return withi
say. eighteen months with the honor
having found the pole, and there set I
the American flag.
ITO the men who Will accompany n
such an offer would especially appea
By heredity and lifelong experience the
are gamblers Year after year the.
! Newfoundland men 60 after seal
gain little or nothing in the event OF fai
ure, but with the chance of gre;
profit If successful. Their wages a.
infinitesimal but they have their shal
In every catch. and every one Of the
Is straining every effort to make II
voyage q success.
In small way l have seen how
Works with them. On one OF my triI
/ was exceedingly anxious to make tin
across a sound and offered the engineer
and firemen $40 each If they would brea
the record of twenty-four hours for II
crossing We. arrived two hours ahea
OF the best time ever before made.
Division of the Money.
There will be less than twenty me
| In the crew, and If they knew thu
600 was TO be divided among them
the event of success it would have
tremendously inspiring effect on then
The money need not be paid now,
&C urse. and never would have to be pai
unless we are successful. 1t might |
left with a trustee where II would
earning interest for Its donor. SO ths
unless we won there would be no los
ev en- OF interest, for him. Meanwhile
would have the credit OF having dor
much to inspire the crew with ei
thus;asm. thus aiding greatly in II
success Of the expedition.
There Is no doubt that the ability {
the Duke of the AbruzZi to offer to IL
members OF his crew handsome reward
contingent upon success had much to q
with the fine record lac made, and IL
quite probable that the government
offer OF s25 900 TO whalers to recov,
Greely saved him and those with hin
/. so happened that the reward did M
have to be paid, but without doubt II
xhalers set a pace for Schley tha
bt ought him to Greedy al least rg
weeks ahead of the time he would othe
wise have arrived, and, as II turned ou
only just IL time.
Six thousand dollars more was give
Yesterday 70 meet the expenses OF Il
cxpedition, 5000 by banker who mat