The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-25
SCHOONER CLUETT STILL ICEB0UND IN ARCTIC OCEAN
First Scientist to Return De- nies Existence of Crock CT Land.-Tells of
 Hardships.


 The schooner C1uett, which refitted here for the purpose of rescuing the MacMilIan Polar expedition to Crocker Land has performed her mission but is still. icebound>in North Star Bay, near Greenland, accirding to reports abroad. Professor Tanquary who accompanied the MacMillan expedition is the first to return His story as cab1ed to this country ollows: London, May .-23.-Prof. Maurice c. Tanquary, of Chicago, a member of the American. Crocker Land expedition to the Arctic, arrived yesterday at Co., penhagen. He is the first man of the party led by Donald B. MacMillan to return to civilization.
 Professor Tanquary told of the hard ships the expedition has endured, and reported good scientific results have been obtained. MacMil1an and the majority of the party are still at North Star Bay as their relief ship, the Geo. B. Cluett, is held in the ice.
 By s1edging his way overland, Pro- lessor Tanquary was able to catch the first Danish steamship from Greenland. Two others who made the same trip remained at Egedes Minde. ''The expedition, which left New York July 2, 1913,' said Professor Tan quary, arrived safe at Etah. Head quarters was established at that point and the next two years were spent in the exploration of the section where Admiral Peary assumed Crocker Land to be located.
 cit was established there was no I such place as Crocker Land. This ob- jecte accomplished, the scientists devot- ed their entire time to other investiga- tion.''
 The George B. Cluett was scheduled to arrive at Etah late in 1915 to bring the party home This vessel was in charge of a party from the Museum of Natural History, New Yonl1, command ed by pr. Edmtind O. Hovey. Run ming into bad weather conditions the CIuett was unable to reach Eta.h, and halted in North Star Bay. The Cluett stopped at a station es- 1 abolished by the Danish explorers, Knud Rasmussen and Peter F'reuschen. sF'reuschen offered to take Dr. Ho- vey to Eta;h, in motor boat,' contin- l ued Professor Tanquary, land he 1 reached Etah on September IS. At one 1 time only four members of the expe- 1 dition, including myself, were there. It was ggetting late in the season, and l the Danes did not dare wait at Etah with their boat
 l with Ensign .Fitzhugh Green, U. s. N; N. w. Ekblow, botanist; MT. Allan, electrician, and myself, the motorb oat started back the same day it arrived. l 'fWe got in touch with pr. MacN1i1- | ISn ana MT. small OOWn the coast a l bit, but they decided to stay behind and. take care of the data and collec- l tions.- We# #reached North Star Bay two days later. l 'FWe boarded the Cluett and started south with difficulty. The motor went I bad, and the rudder broke.+-~ Septena-
 Der 23 we were frozen entirely in Park 4 CT Harbor. .Dr. Hovey, Green, Allan and I then started south over the ice. 1 '.The first day we marched fifty miles to Cape York, but-Dr. Hovey was
 so exhausted and i'll from cold he re- turned. In February we reached Usuanak, where I met the Rev. MT. Balle.
 After hard trip Dr. Ba11e and our party reached Bgedes and started for Egedes Minde, where Green and AL 1 Ian remained. Finally I arrived at Hans Egede in time to catch the steamer Hans Egede. bound for Co., penhagen.