New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
M'MILLAN RELIEF
VESSEL FAILS
The Cluett Prevented by
Ice from Reaching Etah,
HOvey Reports.
BY DR.. l.. o. HOVEN.
Head Of the Macmillan Relief RIpedition.


BY Cable 10 The Tribune
Thorshavn. Farce Islands, Nav IS
The auxiliary schooner George r. Gu
cit, which was sent to the Arctic last
summer by the American Museum of
Natural History for the relief Of the
Crocker Land expedition at Etah, met
with bad ice conditions in Melville Bay.
did not arrive in North Star Bay until
September -, and failed to reach Etah.
As representative Of the museum on
the ship, / proceeded in a power boat
belonging TO Knud Rasmussen, under
charge Of Peter Freuchen. from North
Star Bay and arrived At Etsh on Sep
tember 10 and found FitZhugh Green.
Ekblaw Tanquary and Allen there and
brought them sWsv with most impor-
tant records and a supply of gasolenc
for the vessel. Macmillan, Hunt and
Small were absent hunting game for
food, but ! met Macmillan and Small
next day and left them in charge Of
affairs and to continue their work.
reached the Cluctt in gale on Sep
tember II and left North Star BAY
for New York on September 70.
] had trouble with the engine and on
September % was driven back from near
Cape York by a gale and took refuge
in Parker Snow Bay and was finally
forced TO winter there with a broken
crankshsft, a broken rudder, stove-in
side plank and an inadequate supply OF
food. The shortage Of food forced the
museum party &c leave the vessel
Green, Tsnquary, Allen and myself
started southwark by dog sledge on
January l6, under guidance OF Peter
Freuchen, the Danish agent at North
Star Bay, 20 make the journey across
Melville Bay TO Ufernivik or some
other place where subsistence could be
secured. The expectation Of the party
was ultimately TO reach lIolstenborg
a sledge journey Of ] 800 miles and
to take the steamer Hansegede thence
on the first trip Of the season 90 Eu.
rope.
The food supply in Greenland was
short on account Of the war. At Cape
York 7 collapsed from the cold and
was obliged TO drop ont from the party.
Ekblaw came down from the ship TO
care for me. and on January 20 Green.
Tanquary. Allen and Freuchcn contin-
ued the journey. leaving me well. but
not able TO withstand the hardships Of
tho severe trip across Melville Bay.
! was to return TO the ship and later GO
to North Star Bay for the summer.
Conner went to North Star BAY in De
ccmber.
Green spent the fall sledging between
North Star Bay and Etah and assisted
Macmillan TO bring the Crocker Land
expedition skins. clothing and food
10 help Peter Freuchen outfit the party
going southwark.
Macmillan planned to leave Etah
about March 10 with four EsGuimaus,
five sledges and fifty dogs for an eX-
ploration Cf the region north Of Perry
island. lie hoped to reach and en-
circle Findlay Land seen by the Frank
lin Expedition in 1858.
lie also planned a map Of the uneN-
nlorcd island and an examination OF
Prince Gustave Adolph Sea. The whole
Journey as planned was of about l,4Oo
m les and Of ninety days duration. His
expectation was 10 return TO Etah be-
lore June IS and to spend in ethnologi-
cal and ornithological work the time
remaining before the arrival OF the
relief shin from America.
Fkblaw was assigned TO take charge
of the southern station expedition, with
Ieedouarters in North Star Bay, viSn
uu,t and Conner as assistants. The
nartv is doing work in geology, botany.
ornifboloey and ethnology. Small is IN
charge Of Inc headquarters az ttan.