The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-10
American Explorer and George
Street, His Companion,
Slain by Eskimos.
LEFT HERE FEB. -, 1909
Planned Four Year Trip for
Geographical Discovery to
Cover 5000 Miles.

ford. the New York explorer. has been
killed by Eskinos In the far north ace
cording to dispatches received here to-day
by the Controller OF the Royal Northwest
Mounted Police here.
The report received by Controller For
tescue to-day differs somewhat in detail
from another report sen, out by mail
steamer Via Hudson Strait route. Both
reports. which reached here to-day say
that Rad!ord's companion, George stree,
OF Ottawa. was also killed. Th. story was
questioned till late Tonight when the
~ the mounted police wired
from Regina
Have received reports fiom Supt
Demeis. who states an Eskimo named
Akulak Informed the manager of the
Hudsons Ray Company q, chesic' field IN
let that MesSrs. Eadford and Street were
murdered by Bathurst Inlet Eskimo at
and Street were en route 10 For, Mae.
i'herson. The clrcumstantal account of
the fight seems authentic"
Capt. b,mers II the officer comma nding
the mounted police at Churchill.
Arranged trip with Eskimo.
According to the account which has
reached Ottawa by mail advice. the two
explorers set Out from Fort Churchill. on
the west coast o. Hudson Bay. In the fall
OF 1871 for Chesterfield. where IL estah-
lished the northprnmost post of the Hud-
sons Bay Company in that region. Arrived
at Chesterfield they arranged to accom-
I,.t.,. ,,,t
trek to the interior. til. destination o.
the natives being Schultz Lake. There
the t.skirmos were to meet another band
OF E.siiimOs from the interior for purposes
OF barter.
As soon as winter set in tine coast
band departed with their dog sleds and
trading outfit for the interior. and with
them went the two explorers. The Es-
kimos duly returned to Chesterfield
before the summer thaw. They reported
that at Schultz Lake Radford and Street
Joined the inland tribe and We're pre-
pairing to accompany them on the jour
ney toward tho further Northwest when
they came away.
This being according to the plans Of
the explorers no suspicion ot mishap WAS
entertained At the l,udson Bay post.
But az the summer passed ana prep
ara'ions We're being made for the inland
trading trip of the next year rumor go:
abroad among the other coast bands OF
Eskimos that there had been n tray
edy at Schultz Lake. These stories cam.
TO the ears OF the mounted pol'cr AZ
Chesterfield. They Investigated. and as
result Of diliR-nt questioning brought
out the tai. Of the killing Of Radford and
Street which has at last reached civiliza-
tion.
Harrr v Radford. Arctic explorer. fellow
of the American G~ovrap phicai Society and
member OF the Arctic ClIb of New York
left this city on February ~. 1909. for n
four years trip OF exploration in northern
canada. His p'rpOs" WAS veoxrs phical
discovery and geological in nvestigation aud
he planned to cover about S,OW miles
through northwestern British Columbia,
northern Alaska and the east cape OF Asia.
MIR. Radford was drawn to this re- gion by
the fact that Samuel Hearne. a farnou.
Hudson bay trader. who in 1872 made a
journey through what Is now the north
western territory from Hudson Hay to the
shores Of the Arctic Ocean. reported wood
otpou 1HeFe uuttuHf MT. hAuIOru
explained at the time he prepared for his
trip. is without exception the rerest and
least known animal in the world. No sports
man has ever shot ore and very few men
have even seen one. His intention was not
10 shoot the animals hut TO study them In an
attempt 10 discover the reason for their
diminmtion and with view Of restoring
them to their former abundance. He took
q stereoscopic camera in the hope OF secur-
ing some good photographs.
In the fall OF 1912 Mr. Radford sent word
that he had discovered more than $50 wild
buffalo In the Slave Lake district of the
Hudson Bay country. This announce
ment was received with great interest be-
northwest Of a new and distinct species of
buffalo differing from the American bison.
The explorer did not take any compan-
ions with him. His plan was to travel
with natives he could secure. Before
leaving New York he explained TO Cardinal
then Archbishop Farley who gave him
letters to the pvelates and missiona ries
OF Canada. Al Ottawa he called upon
Earl Grey. Governor General OF Canada,
and secured from him the necessary per-
mits for his trip.
Ibc iclt iSouOutOu, hIocTtd. Ou OCtOUeT
4, 1910. going by way Of Fort VePmillion
and Fort Smith He wrote on ID ecember
20 Of That year that he had trav elled no
miles from Edmonton. Mr. Radford next
wrote to the Arctic Club and the club agreed
10 send him provisions. In one of the
lett ers Mr.. Radford spoke Of having another
white man with him. I. George Street of
Ottawa. Canada.
Serious apprehension was felt by the
explorers friends when word came in
March. 1919. that Radford had been deserted
by his Indian guides. This came in
letter from A. J. Bell. Canadian agent sta
toned at Fort Smith. and was date January
Is. 1912.
Six months later Col. Street OF Ottawa, a
brother Of the man who had been Joined to
the Radford party. said that he was In
receipt OF information that the explorer
was safe ana that the R9dford party was
carrying out itS announced programme.
This was to strike forth from Fort Resolu-
ton and down the Mackenzie River 10 It's
delta at Fort Mcpherson. Skirtins the
shores Of the Arctic to the Alaskan boundry,
he planned ID ascend the Yukon 10 its mouth.
Crossing Berins Strait he intended TO
spend some time on the east coast. OF Asia
stud wing rare animals. with the last lap of
his extraordinary trip down the PsCinc
coaat to Fan Francisco.