New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
THE ROOSEVELT SAILS.
CHEERED DOWN THE BAY.
Nr. Peary viii Join Her Later off
Cape Breton.

While every form of craft whistled a god
speed, and hundreds of men, women and chill
dren Justify cheered it ard its crew the polar
ship Roosevelt lifted anchor yesterday after
noon off West 34th-st. and steamed gayly down
the bay. Commander Peary. with a delego-
ton Of the Arctic Club. stood amidships bow
ing to the plaudits that came from all sides of
the river. 1t exactly 3:15 o'clock when she
lifted anchor. and less than two hours later she
had passed Quarantine.
The first TO greet the Roosevelt were a few
young men in steam launch piloted by a cap
tain who had drunk deeply to show his good
feeling. His guests, mostly newspaper men and
artists, were pulled alongside of the Roosevelt
she steamed into midstream. They had
hoped to go aboard, but a thorough ducking
and a threatened capsizing Of their launch on
the way to the ship prevented them from reach
ing it at the hour appointed for sailing
Commander Peary and his guests accompanied
the Roosevelt to the Narrows then returned 10
the city in tie government tug Nantuckec. At
midnight, after concluding every arrangement,
Mr. Peary left the city on an express train, in
tending to go by rail to Sydney Cape Breton,
where he Will board the Roosevelt and emain
on her until the region is reached where she will
DE. no longer serviceable.
Captain Frank A Houghton viii take me ship
as Ear as Sydney, then Captain Robert Bartlett
VIII take command.
The physician who viii accompany Command
tr Peary 10 the Pole is DR. Louis j. Wolff, of
siiYerton. Ore. a young who has been
connected with the Bellevue Hospital dispensary
for several months DR. Wolff starts the
perilOus Journey with only an informal adieu to
his parents. They will not know that their
has gone on the Arctic expedition until they
.ceiVe dispatch from him some time to-day.
de says he did not wish TO have his parents
worrying about his intention, he decided TO
Keep them in ignorance Of his going until he was
OFT q reach of protest Dr. Wolfs father is
wealthy hop grower of SilNeTtOn, ore.
tri board the Roosevelt she went down the
bay were Commander ana Mrs. Peary. Marie
Agnita and Robert Peary, jr-. their children;
Mrs Magdalene Diebitsch. mother-in-laW of the
explorer; Miss Babb, Professor Monroe Smith
q Columbia University; l. /. Delafeld, General
J. Russell Lowell. Herbert L. Bridgman Philip
X. WolcOtt; Wallace DOwney, Of the Shipbuid-
H~s' Association: Charles Millken. Fred P. Della
neid and Professor Holland F. Stone.
GREETINGS FROM ALL SIDES.
Vo.ey after volley Of salutes roared from forts
and clubs as the ship passed. while every liner,
yacht and tug sent out its greeting in its own
rec2,iar way. At the Atlantic Yacht Club a
voiiey greeted the Roosevelt, which responded
by dipping its colors. The yachts Josephine.
Lucille and Carmen steamng up the bay, blew
their sirens while the well dressed
shoard waved their handkerchiefs and the men
yeiicd. The Crescent Athletic Club also fired
salute and sent out a boat TO convey its well
Rv:yaes.
Before enbarking there an informal fare
weI held the tug, Herbert L. Bridgman,
secretary and treasurer of the Arctic Club,
making a brief speech, in which he declared
that the Arctic Club would stand by Mr.. Peary
snd his crew to the last.
Replying, Mr. Peary said;
appreciate all that has been done for me.
! an going now in Gods name. and with the
help II God I hope 10 accomplish the end in
view. / have a good ship, the best that has
ever ploughed a northern sea. know the
crew. 1t is tried one. / have no fears for il.
whatever the outcome, you may be sure the
ehoTt VIII not be lacking.
Late Commander Peary said he had new
Plans for the sledges which must be used after
the Roosevelt is abandoned. He win have from
six 10 eight dogs for each SLED.
THE RoOsEVELTs CREW
All told. there will be only twenty persons
aboard the Roosevelt when she turns her bow
'o The north Besides the crew, the captain
and Dr. Wolf already named there will be (
George A. WardeI, the chief engineer, ana (
Charles Percy. both veterans Of arctic eXplora-
Non trips; Matthew a. Hensen, Peary's Iallh- +
ltt negro servant. and Professor Ross T. Mar ;
Ain, 0f Cornell University. Professor Marvin IS
gsoosist, and goes with a view TO eNperl,
mental Work and 10 ala IA the surveying anu
geogra phicaI w4r1. Both Professor Marvin and .
Or v oln arc volunteers. Then there's the cat,
hlac!tO homeless creature. which boarded the .
ship al the Atlantic Transport pier few days
ago lie has been cirlsJened Teddy out OF 4
respect f3i his new associations He got a
thorough sC.uDbing Saturday night and isn't
tao lOoAsng animal after all The say
re u Ihe several minutes n the Northern air.
Yesterday morning so tons Of coai
pitched into the kooseyelt's hold, and tile final
cargo WAS stored away. Ia the early hours Of
NE morning private launches did a land Office
nls.aess carrying the curious over 10 the ship
"i.,@ she lay on West .54ta-st Some Of the
lauhca o~ners demanded as much as 81 for the
4oaLc tlip and got IL. Several persons narrowly .
escaped being drowned, owing TO the reckless
mss - The pilots OF these small craft most Of
"I'Oia med 10 have drank too freely to war
TO-, iho safety 81 t's.il guests. One anxious
.ffsoa in Vlfe duck trousers slipped off
ieiieii aud gCt a duching almost up 10 his
~ ~ .-fore he ca-gtt the lire thrown from the
Roosevelt
s~1d5 Hook, July 1G.-Peary's polar steamer
roosevelt put out TO sea this evening. She was
i44utod by Al! the craft she passed in the bay
- - tie Western Union observer here signalled
lsF' Success" i