New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
SUMMER IN THE ARCTIC
whitney Party Has Successful
Trip-GetS Living Trophies.


Bristol. R I. SEPT 5.-Two polar bears.
+,-o valruses six musk ox calves and
great variety Of birds are among the living
trorhies brought back from the Far North
r Harry Whitney. Of New Haven. and
Paul J. Rainev. Of New York the wealthy
suortsr7en. who arrived here last night after
summers hunting bevond the Arctic
circle Captain Robert Bartlett. who was
navigator Of the Pearv ship Roosevelt on
4he recent trip TO the North Pole, com
rranded tie expedition and Dr.. NJ J
Johnston. Of Louisville. was the surgeon
All r1e party returned n the best Of health
n addition 20 the living specimens
brought back from the Arctic. the Beothic
is laden with skins. turs. hides, horns.
tusks and other souvenirs valuable both to
TIE cu-1o hunter and 70 the naturalists-
While at Spa-ho. on the west side OF
Baf7n BAY. the party visited the house
where Dr.. Frederick 4. Cook. Of Brooklyn.
Is said to have spent the winter preceding
his alleged lash 70 the pole This house.
Is described 5y Captain Bartlett. was built
OF ruhhIe stone. and the rafters were made
of the -lhs OF whales which had been
washed Up on the beach. To these rib raft
IS were Iashed hides Of musk OK and wal
RS TIE roof, originally tight and warm,
was r q dilspIdated condition when visited
hv the Whitney party. but the stone frame
work Of TIE structure had withstood the
severity a. the Arctic storms n splendid
manner. No trace Of Or Cooks record was
found ~ the party N fact. no search for
an record was made.
No Wanton Slaughter CT Game.
TIE whi-nev-Rainey expedition reached
latitude 3 north, = point further than any
white hunting party had previously gone.
o. tia t-ip north the members Of the party
INDUCED n some remarkable salmon and
trout fishing a Gross Water Bay. Jahra-
dor and then they proceeded 70 North
Greenland. The d-sc big hunting was done
II E5Ies1aerela1d. where many walruses
were killed This was in latitude 70 north
None Of the naI-uses was wasted The
hides ard tusks were saved and the meat
and hluhbe- given q the Esqutnals to help
OFT their winters food supply ~ no time
during the expedition was there any wanton
slaughter II game
Fifteen Esqrrlr,auS were taken on board the
Beortlc 70 assist N the hunting expedition.
1Earv Of rhAse Esuuir1aus had been with
Pez-v and among them was Oo-Tah. one
o. The natives who had accompanied the
American explorer 70 the pole oo-Tah
was very glad 10 see Captain Bartlett and
EXPRESSED regret that Commander Peary
was TOT on board the Beornic- The native
vas greatly pleased with 2 talking ma
c1f-e on board the Beothic and he asked
~zrrzln Bartlett II request Commander
Pezrv 70 SAND him one Of the instruments
70 break the r1onotony Of the long Arctic
nigh CAPTAIN 6artlet- promised 70 deliver
Co-Tahs message 10 the explorer
From Ellez-erelard the Beothic sailed 70
Lancaster and Jones Sound and then .
Kane Pzv. about the eightiet1 parallel. On
--= west side Of Eliesrereland the party
had plenty o- excitement in capturing alive
-r= Two polar bears which We're brought
hack On board the shin. The animals were
e+erred On an ice hummo-k IN Melville
Ez- : launch from me Beothic was low
cred and the hunters gave chase The bears
were surrounded ard n an endeavor 70 es-
care their pu-suers plunged into the sea
TIE launch pursued the bears and both
were captured by means Of -awhide lassos-
Hunters in Great Peril.
After -he bears had been '-roped" the
<-.7 began. Both OF the creatures. which
v-=-e fun grown and ferocious. attempted
II Climb into -re launch. 70 the great peril
q -re hunters The hears We're repulsed Win
suea-s and r-= launch vas turned toward
-re 5=ctr5c and rowed the CapUves 10 the
shin There the ends O. the ldSSOS were
a-rached 70 the hosting boom On the
r=o-ri- rE-z donkey engine was started and
one z-r=- -1= other The bears were hoisted
from -he water and r0p=d into one OF
--e steamers holds. The bears were kept
II re hold Tor four or five days without
food or water. Finally J1e empty cage was
lowered INTO -h= hold is doors being left
omen Next & bucket of water vas lowered
into Jn@ cage and when the bears rusned
i--o t-e cage for rte water the door was
slammed and Locked T1e cage vas then
-oiz-=5 from --e hold 70 the upper deck,
---e-= = remained during -h= "trip sOu-1- As
r-= temperate zone vas reached the bears
became more f=roctous and never ceased
a--=--r-irE 10 break from their cage
n Rzt-ey has not decided what he VIII
CO with --= bears. ou- he viii axe them
u Eer York pending clelr ultimate dis
pozzL
among other things captured alive were
70 blue foxes ore Of which died on the
~ south. TIE surviving fox ike the
polar bears. has made frantic efforts 70
escape ever since reaching 2 warm eli
r-z-= An arctic loon. Some lrrle auks
ar6 - elder dugk are also included among
the living specimens On board rne Beothic.