The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-23
REPORTS "CROCKBR
LAND" PARTY SAFE
Prof. Tanquary. First Of Arctic
Expedition TO Return, Is
at Copenhagen.
SUPPOSED LAND A MYTH

LONDON, May 22.-Pror. Maurice V
TanQuary OF Chicago. the first member
OF the Macmillan party to return from
tho Arctic, arrived to-day at Copen-
hagen on the steamship Hans Egede
from Greenland. lie reported that good
scientific results had beer obtained by
The expedition. The professor was In
charge Of the geological work.
Prof. Tanquary aid that the remain
ing members Of the party will probably
reach home during the summer. They
have been forced to stay at North Star
Bay. as the relief ship George b. C1ustt
was unable to get through the Ice. He
reported that Donald p. Macmillan, head
OF tho party. Is In good health.
Tho professor and two others Of the
expedition sledged all the way south
overland. intending TO board the first
steamer that sailed. The others failed
to catch the Hans lgede.
Prof. T~anQuary said that the farst
two years In the Arctic were spent In
searching for Croker Land.
1T was definitely established that no
such land exists there he continued.
When We had established this We spent
our time in scientific Investigations.
According to the plans. = relief ship
should have arrived In the summer OF
1915 to take the party home. North
star Bay, where the George II. Cluett
now lies. Is 100 miles south OF Etah and
Is the station now under control OF
knud Rasmussen.
Peter Freuschen. who 10 with Ras-
museen. offered to take Or. Ddmund
.. Hovey. who was on the Cluett. TO
fIah. and they reached Etah on Septem-
Der IL. Only four Of lie were then
there. These were Ensign FftIhugh
and g~eolosist: Mr.. Allan. electrician.
and myself. DR.. Hunt was away on a
reindeer hunt to the north, Macmillan
was hunting in the south with Mr..
Small. the other member Of the expedi-
ton. II was impossible to get hold OF
them. II was late In the season and
the lanes did not dare to wait. no We
four left the same day the motorboat
arrived for us.
while sailing back I North Star
Bay We got into communication with
Macmillan and Small and they decided
to stay to take care Of the collections
and the scientific data. ~ we could only
take our personal belongings In the
small boat. Our motor wa damaged
and We tried to sail south. We had
many difficulties and at last the motor
was completely disabled and the rudder
headband was broken.
ION September "a we were driven into
the harbor 81 Parker. where We were
completely frozen In. Iiovey. Green,
Allan and | then decided to go souti
by and We left on January 8. using
nine ten dog sledges. The first day We
made Cape York. fifty miles away and
Hovey became III there and was forced
10 return. f:kblow ann down from
the ship with Esk!mos and took hin,
back. The rest Of US left on Jsnuar,
20 to cross Melville BAY"
The Macmillan expedition. also known
as the Croker Land expedition. sailed
from New York on July .. l2la with
the main object ~ Exploring and map
ping the northern continent which Rear
| Admiral Robert T.. Feary had reported
he had apparently sighted In 1906 and
which he called Croker Land. Mac.
milan and his party went far enough
north to report definitely that this land
did not exist. Then he decided to re.
main at least a year to continue his ex
plorations.
The steamship Diana. on which the
party left New York, was seriously dam
aged on July II, 1913. when she rar
aground IN the Strait of Bell, Isle
The party WAS transferred to the seale,
Erik. The Erik reached E'ah. wher.
a station was established. Part Of ths
expedition went on to F1agler Sound
where they waited until February, 1914
Il was then that they began the search
IF rocker and.
The George H.. Cluctt was despatched
for the relief Of the party In June. 1915
as hackers OF the OK pedition were be
coming worried because Of their faIlur,
to receive word from Macmillan. TIL,
ship met bad ice conditions and Wa.
forced to put In at North Star Bay.