New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-26
MACMILLAN MAN BACK
WITH TALES OF NORTH
Water, Water Everywhere, Nor
Any Drop to Drink, Plant
of Photographer.
SHIP IN THREE-DAY GALE
The Stephano Brings Into Port
Barrels of Skins and Tusks
Judge Sprigg Is
Most Modest.

The first member OF the Macmillan ex-
petition TO Crocker Land. which sailed
from this port early in July and recently
went into winter camp at Etah. returned
TO New York yesterday. He was Edwin
s. Booke. jr.. the official photographer
Of the expedition. and was a passenger
on the Red Cross liner Stephano from
St Johns. Newfoundland Booke re-
turned he said because his contract
specified that he had to go only as far
as the camp.
Booke was met at the pier In Brooklyn
by Dr. Edmund Otis Hovey. OF the
charge Of the expedition
I'm his luggage were several hundred
Photographic plates. the first OF the series
taken shortly after the steamer Diana
was wrecked i'm the Strait 81 Belle Isle
and later abandoned by Macmillan at St
Johns for the steamer Erik. Of New
York
The stories told 10y the photographer
coinclded with those printed in The
] o.
conditions that prevented Macmillan from
reaching a point on Flagler Bay, where
he intended 10 camp and the establishing
Of his winter quarters at Etah, fifty miles
distant.
The most striking feature of the trip,
Booke said. was three-day gale encoun-
tered I'm the Davis Strait The steamer
Erik was not IN ballast. he declared, and
he. as we'll as some members OF the crew.
feared the vessel would founder at any
minute To add 10 the discomfort, ne
said. the drinking water gave out, and
for nearly seventy-two hours II was an
other case OF water. water everywhere,
nor any drop to drink"
The Stephano also brought into port
three barrels and three cases OF skins and
tusks. testimony 10 the prowess rs
hunters Of Judge Carroll sprigg and Fred
eric Patterson. Of Dayton. Ohio. who
were passengers on the expedition until
Etah was reached The hunters returned
10 New York overland from ST. Johns
early in the week.
Judge Sprigg went 10 the pier yester-
DAY afternoon 10 see that his trophies
were landed In safety. but was too mod
est 20 recount his experiences or say
exactly how many Arctic animals fell be
FOR, his unerring aim.
n would seem "uuethical." he declared.
for a sportsman to boast OF his achieve
mcnts The fact that no such custom
prevailed among fishermen. and that
Theodore Roosevelt had never known any
such delicate sentiment In filling volumes
with his hunting exploits, did not alter
Judge SprigC's decision.
The Museum OF Natural History also
was In receipt Of further news from the
Macmillan expedition yesterday. Letters
from Donald Macmillan and other mem
beers OF the party were received. The first
message written by Macmillan when the
steamer Erik was I'm Melville Bay. August
r. was I'm part az follows:
1--WE are slowly making our way
through a very thick fog toward Cape
York. where we should be to-day II IL
were not for thick weather. Have had
rather pleasant run. one night only
being so rough that the sailors for'ard
were almost washed ont OF their hunks
by water through the hawse pipes. Have
passed only two fields OF ice, not OF large
extent. so We easily passed around TO the
eastward
August is We are now nearing our
destination. leaving Nerky for Etah our
last port Of call We have on board seven
dog drivers seven wives and nine chill
dren VIII try 10 send back some OF the
men with children I'm the spring. Expect
10 buy ten dogs more az Etsh. making
the number OF full grown dogs eighty.
From conditions thus far | should
Judge that We can venture well into Flag
Ter Bay.
I'VE have seen one bear. I let the
Judge shoot that one. Have seen one pan
Judge shoot at them.
August 22-We are now up against the
pack. about ten miles from Cape Sabine.
From here II is a solid jam. but there
IS open water 20 the westward. Have had
one snowstorm so far.
August 25-We have given mp reach
Ing Cape Sabinea The captain and all the
officers have decided that IL is impossible
TO cross Smith Sound. We tried IT again
to-day and found solid jam. II is get
ting late and freezing nights and / can
not risk the ship remaining up here. She
is not proyisioned for year. We are
going to build our house near the
Esquimau igloos at Etah.
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