Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10

ty OF Captain Cass Bracket Of Mon
hogan, had arrived meanwhile from
Wiscasset with ~ relatives, friends
and newspapermen. Nature gave
Macmillan cold reception. A grey
rain swept the ocean, although the
sea was calm. However, the throng
OF relatives extended the explorers a
warm greeting, which more than
compensated for the weather.
Among the first who rowed ashore
were M. o. Williams of the National
Geographic Society. whose wife was
waiting to greet him, and Benjamin
magnetic observer. whose brother
was also on hand. Meanwhile. Lieu
tenant Mienrod A. Schur and his
wife had effected meeting for which
one had voyaged from Etah, Green
land, while the other journeyed from
their San Diego. Calf, home. The
men of the Peary and Bowdoin also
had much to interchange between
themselves. Although on this last leg
of their voyage they had sometimes
conversed by radiophone. the two
ships had not lain in the same har-
Dor since they were in northern Lab
rador. for the Peary was a day or
two ahead most OF the way.
The band of AZ who extended the
welcome here exceeded the expecta-
lions Of Monhegan. Twenty-Five had
been looked for. but warm-hearted,
isolated Monhegan opened it's homes
little wider and all found shelter
while a hasty chicken massacre pro-
vided food.
Commander Macmillan, who brought
the Bowdoin safely back from his third
trip on that vessel into the frozen
north. before launching into his tale
paid tribute to all of the members of
the expedition, then mentioned specifi-
caliy the work Of several. Among
them were Jacob Gayor. who took
many color photographs, some Of them
only liz degrees from the North Pole.
He mentioned also the work of Dr.
walter N. Koelz, who brought back
with him 1900 specimens Of the fauna
OF the Arctic. Again it was the bray-
cry OF such men as Earl e. Erber and
Nels 2. Sorenson. both Of the United
states navy, who did the bulk Of the
flying in the naval planes.
Commander Macmillan also COM
nended highly the work of Kenneth
Rawson, the 14year- old boy of Chica-
go, who had taken his trick at the
wheel even in the severest gales. Of
MIN MACMILLAN said:
Il was told to set him to work and
he stood up to 1t like seaman"
Commander Macmillan again declar-
ed his conviction that the airplane is
only suited for work south of the Arc
tic Circle, and particularly will be USE
full in the interiors Of Labrador and
Bafln Land where lakes abound and
provide the necessary landing places.
IN hot L.
still king Of the Arctic. although he
said he believed that dirigibles are
practicable. He said despite the tragic
loss of the Shenandoah he favored a
dirigible attempt at discovery of the
unknown land which he still believes
lies in the north.
Il shall never take out planes
again." he said.
Told of Colonel Mitchelrs attack on
the type Of planes carried by the
Peary, Commander Macmillan declined
to comment.
II am not enough Of an aviator to
know what type of plane is best. My
previous work in the Arctic. however,
has led me to believe that the am
phibian type which we tried was best
suited for the difficult landings in the
north. It might be possible with
skids to work with planes on the fee,
but doubt IL the ice Of the Polar sea
is ever smooth enough"
He also dwelt again on the ruins Of
the Morse settlement which the party
visited in Greenland. Commander
Macmillan said he estimated the age
Of the stone church they examined at
about 800 years, since the Norsemen
were known to have reached Green
land at about 9s2. and disappeared dur
ing the 18th century. He expressed
the opinion that the white settlement
had been overwhelmed through inter-
marriage with the Eskimos.
He stressed the courtesy of the
Danes in permitting him to work in
Greenland, from which they bar even
their own nationals. While he said
mite, his greatest desire. he said, was
to push the work of exploration Of
Morse remains in Labrador and to es-
tablish in that land permanent sci
entiflc station.
Later in the evening Commander
Macmillan came on shore and gave
brief speech to the residents of Mon
hogan and those who had come here to
welcome him. He plans to leave here
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning so as
to land in Wiscasset by 2 o'clock in
the afternoon.
After the welcoming ceremony at
the dock Commander Macmillan will
be taken in the official automobile of
Governor Ralph o. Brewster to Port
land, where he will be given a dinner
by the Portland Rotary Club, of