The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-17
PEANY'S SHIP SAILS NORTH,
THE ROOSEVELT STARTS WITH.
OUT HER COMMANDER.
He'll Meet Her at sydney--Prof. MunrOe
Smith Falls OverbOard-Sslutes Of All
Kinds on the Way Down the Bay-Dr.


l.. j. Wolf VIII Go with tho Party.
To the footing OF the whistles Of harbor
craft, Peary's polar ship Roosevelt left her
anchorage of Twenty-ninth street, North
River. at 3:07 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and started on her journey for the north
a Commander Peary, with q number OF
relatives and friends, members of the Peary
Arctic Club, went IA far as Quarantine
where the navy yard tug Pentucket, loaned
for the occasion by Rear Admiral Coghlan
took them aboard and Brought them back
to the Battery.
Commander Peary left at midnight for
Boston, whence he will go to Sydney. c. B.,
where he will join the ship.
But the pride of the Peary family, Marie
Anighito, known as SNOWFALL, the Com
on board the Roosevelt and as the ship
headed for the open sea stood on the rail
waving her handkerchief to her father and
mother on the tug.
Her infant brother, Robert. DR., was held
by her grandmother. Mrs. ,Nagdalene
Diebitsch, who also went to Sydney. &C
companied by her daughter, Miss Diebitsch,
and Miss Babb.
Going down the river and the bay Capt.
Frank Houghton was on the bridge The
ferryboats, yachts and tugs kept him busy
answering salutes. on the Crescent Ath-
letic Club at Bay Ridge the Roosevelt was
compelled to dip her colors in response
to salute fired by the clubs gun, and
again the colors dipped when a resident
on the Staten Island shore near Fort Wads-
worth fired.
1t was announced yesterday that the
surgeon who will accompany the ex-
petition is DR.. Louie James Wolf, young
Oregonian, who for six months has been
in the Bellevue Hospital dispensary. DIR.
Wolf received his appointment on Saturday
night and will leave New York Tuesday
night for Sydney.
The departure OF the Roosevelt was not
without accident. Prof. Munroe Smith of
the chair of Roman law and comparative
Jurisprudence of Columbia University won't
forget Sunday, July 10, as long as he lives
because he fell In the water trying to board
the Roosevelt from q naphtha launch, lost
q new straw hat and was all but carried
away by a strong ebb tide.
Prof. Smith was in a party invited on
board by Lewis l.. Delafeld, counsel for
the Peary Arctic Club, and was the last to
try to leave the launch. just as Prof.
Smith caught hold of the ropes to ascend
the gangway the launch captain ordered
his man in the bow to shove off. Prof.
Smiths feet flew in the air and the next
thing he knew he was in the water holding
on for dear life while the launch was steam
ing away from the ship.
Fred Stewart, second officer of the Roose-
welt. ran down the gangway and pulled
the professor aboard The bedra ggled
professor was escorted to the engine room,
because there were no dry clothes except
furs on board. The launch captain rescued
the professors hat, but kept 1t as salvage.
When Prof. Smith at last came on deck
he was wearing an old cap that belonged to
Commander Peary.
an have to get a new hat he said, but
II hadn't lost it wouldn't have had this
relic of the expedition"
Those on board yesterday who will go
all the way besides the commander and
DIR. Wolf were Chief Engineer George War
dell, Steward Charles Percy and Matt Hem
son, the explorers negro servant. Matt
has been with Peary on all of his trips, and
Percy knows great deal Of the Arctic
region.
AnOtneT IueIIpeT Ol lle party WHO WAS
not on board Is Ross f. Marvin of Ithaca,
a recent graduate Of Cornell, who will assist
Peary in making surveys and will 60 with
him all the way.
At the Battery on the return the party
gathered on the after deck of the PEN
tucket and Secretary Herbert Bridgman of
the Peary Arctic Club, on behalf of the
club, babe the explorer godspeed. Com
mander Peary replied that he hoped and
believed that he would do what the Peary
club had made 1t possible for him to at
tempt.
when we return" said Commassss
Peary, Il hope successfully, Morris ~.
Jesup will be the first to hear of what we
have done. My work will be protected
against possible slight errors in Instruments.
will divide into quarterings an area of
| five miles in all directions around the spot
locate as the geographical pole, and
| then survey the entire area"
The Erik, which will accompany the
Roosevelt to Cape Sabine, has arrived at
Sydney and Is coaling.