Evening star., 1909-09-13
the trip to Etah for nothing. Only one

the trip to Etah for nothing. Only one
serious accident marred the success Of
the Peary expedition this year. Prof
Ross G. Marvin of Cornell University,
one OF the commanders most trusted as
siStants, who leaves a widowed mother
at Elmira, N. Y, was drowned April 10.
HE was in advance of sledge and
natives. as Is the custom with the leader
in these sfedging expeditions, and was
far ahead of the others. He fell into a
lead in the ice. and when the Eskimos
arrived at the lead Prof. Marvin was
drowned. He was thirty-four years old,
and this was the second Peary, expedi-
ton he had been a member OF. Com
mander Peary feels Prof. Marvin's death
as q deep personal loss. He was con-
genial companion. and his experience on
the previous expeditions made his assist
ance of great value.
prof. Donald b. Mcmillan OF Worces-
ter Academy. one of Commander Peary
assistants, had a most fortunate escape
from death while sleeping In his bunk
August II. Several members of the ex-
pedition had returned from walrus hunt
and were taking the cartridges from their
1882 rifles when one weapon was acci-
dentally discharged The. heavy bullet
went through the partitions, passed di-
rectly through the professors right Shout
der, struck a finger, and then passed IN
one side and out the other OF the lett
forearm He was up and about five days
after the unusual accident and In fine
physical condition, said Mr.. Peary. But
fear he added, I'm getting too old to
take out another expedition
From Mr.. Whitney the party on the
Jeanie learned that the Cook party ar
rived at Etah April II, and, after re-
naming there five days. left by sledges
for the Danish cOaling station at Tasin-
SAX, where they took a boat to Upernavik,
said that he had drifted on the ice after
making his dash north to Jones sound
and had sledged back to Cape Sabine. He
told Mr.. Whitney he was we'll pleased
with the trip and had done all he ex-
pected to, and more, having discovered
new land in the north and gone beyond
the mark established by Mr.. Peary in
1906. 1t is certain that the condition
of his equipment when he arrived at
Cape Sabine will be used as a basis for
Peary's old marks. or made, as he de-
clared. the longest sledge trail.
MI. Whitney Has Enough.
Harry Whitney. resident Of New Ha-
ven and q Yale graduate. who has hunt
ed big game In all countries, declared
that while he had no desire to repeat his
experiences. he would rot have missed
his winter in the north for q good deal.
He said he had three toes seriously
frozen, fearing at one time he would lose
them, but the simple remedies OF the
Eskimos saved them. His greatest In
convenience was running out of tobacco
for two weeks. He speaks in the highest
terms of the natives Of the unknown re-
gion. He has been away from civiliza-
ton for thirteen months. and the latter
part of the time without a calendar, and
was ten days ahead when the Roosevelt
came along. His only disappointment was
that he did not get a good polar bear
skin. and he is after one of these now.
Meme Wallace, the Eskimo boy who
is returning to his people, and who de-
clared against Mr.. Peary before leaving
New York, was the first one on the pier
to sight the Roosevelt. He made his
peace with Mr.. Peary when the ships
bay, and Meme received shotgun. a
rife ammunition for both and complete
outfit of good tools and supplies. which
he declared was all he asked and which
was entirely satisfactory to him.