The Washington times., 1906-12-04
GRENFELL RETURNS
FROM FAR LABRADOR
Medical Missionary Reports
Loss of TWenty-one
Vessels.
COAST NEEDS LIGHT HOUSES
Noted Physician Has Established
Hospitals on Frozen
Coast

NEW YORK. Dec. 4--Dr. Wnfrsd T.
lFtnIeIL Iue lone medical missionary
an the coast Of Labrador, has reached
New York and Is 81 anchor al the home
3f Stephen Baker, s East Seventy-tirst
street. one of the active directors OF
lle Grenfeu Association. of New York.
DR.. Grenfel said there had been a
arge number of vessels lost off the
Labrador and Newfoundland coast this
season.
There were twenty-one," ae said.
Think Of il! only two lights along 6U
miles OF coast, But we are improving
aings We have now three Marconi
tations on The Labrador shore"
What do you live on ~ there. doc
.or?'
Why, pork and boor-saIted. you
noW- But. OF course. goldfish chiefly
And then We shoot ducks.
IN tell YOU" said DIT. GrenfclI
Earnestly. what I'm really most in
'erested In. It's TO set reindeer DO
nestieated up there.
Need of Reindeer.
We've got TO bring the reindeer from
Lapland. We must bring herdCrs over
here from Lapland TO teach our men
low TO attend them Alaska has been
laved by an appropriation OF $4,000 from
he Government
i have succeeded IN getting Governor
Sir William MacGregJr interested in
his matter, and I have hopes"
TIE doctor said that The neets leaving
81 Johns. Newfoundland, In ea-;y
lpring usually stay out until Npyem-
ser. The American fleet of bankers"
Eas lying more "noTthWaTd' thau usual
his year. lie said the Newfoundland
lshermen were distinctly more religions
man other sailors: that seldom II ever
Noald you see them fsh on Sunday.
No Sunday Fishing.
The fishermen are now found on the
Straits" instead Of the Banks-as in
he days OF "Pecteur d'Isluude'-be-
sause they must get bait which up
here is called "Caplin."
Or. Grenfell added that there now
seems TO be a modus Vivendi among the
ntagonistic anglers. That is. there is
10 fishing on Sunday. This means a.
'aIher important peace. Tor there are
D,Ooo fishermen up there, Three doc
Ration.
Asked about the condition OF the ma
ives health. he said that the most
lerious trouble was tuberculosis
In the Labrador region, with which
ne doctor is familiar for many years,
Here are some 1000 inhabitants. About
.ooo SchoOuerS ply The waters for cod.
There are four hospitals he has estab-
3shed, three on the north ana one on
he south shore. He has bad curious
Tlsiturs and assistants for instance
wO Harvard and two Bowdoln gradu-
lJes Finally. said DR.. GrenfClI. 1T
'equires as much care up there 70 raise
potato as q baby
Lionized in New York.
The Canadian statesman. Lord Strath-
iona and Mount Royal, presented Dr
5renfeu with the floating hospital
strathcOna, which has been a boon and
blessing 10 the cod fishers.
Dr. Grenfeu has beer HoniZed a bit
"a New York. The Century Club made
much of him the winter before last. lie
Eas the hero of Norman Duncan's Or
luke, of Labrador" and was included
among King Edwards recent birthday
aOncrs, being made q Commander OF
5t, Michael and St George
In the list Of the directorate OF Tho
irenfeN Association, of New York, are
.he names of Eugene DelanO, Rev Or
Henry Van Dyke, u BFVsOn DeIavan.
Frederic S. Lee, Hamilton w. Mabie.
Francis Lynde Stetsou, Herbert l. sat
erlee ana a. Alexander Smith