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THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH
SECOND PART.
THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13. "1892.
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IH THEARCTICS.
Mrs. Peary Tells How She
Provided for the Comforts
of tlie Kite Expedition,
ALL SOBTS OF PEBILS.
Wading Through Icj Bapids and
Fighting Off the Cold.
Fitting Out the Little Home Under the
Midnight Sun Caring for the Lieu
tenant's Broken Leg How an Amer
ican Woman Shoots Deer and Nar
whalA Trip That the Sto-m King
Spoiled The Death of a Big Polar
Bear Birthday Dinners With Low
Temperature The Costume for a
Woman Explorer A Wonderful Story
Graphically Told.
rWEITTEX TOB TIIE DISFATCH.I
HE Korth and West
Greenland expedi
tions of the Philadel
phia Academy ot Nat
ural Sciences left New
York June 6, 1831. It
was only at this time
that the general pub
lic became aware of
the fact that I intend
ed accompanying my
husband, and numer
ous and harsh were
the criticisms which
appeared In the press.
However, Mr. Peary
had foreseen this, and
for that reason my going was kept quiet un
til I should be in a place and position
where I would not be annoyed in the least
Strange, is it not, that I did not heed the
advice of people who cared nothing for me,
and, moreover, did not know what they
were talking about and based their views
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of the subject on the fact that no woman
had ever before ventured into the Arctic
regions, preferring rather to be guided by
one to whom I was everything, who had
visited Greenland only five years before
and who based hia opinions on actual ex
perience. We left Godhaven on the afternoon of
Monday, June 29, amid the firing of cannon
and dipping of flags for TJpernavik, the most
northerly white settlement in the world.
This we reached early the next morning,
and we fonnd there decay and apparent
poverty. The houses were built in the mud
and the natives had an exceedingly dirty
and poverty stricken aspect.
A Salute to an American Woman.
I found Governor and Mrs. Beyer very
pleasant people; Mrs. Beyer especially won
By heart. While seated at the table the
Governor rose, glass in hand, and said, "All
honor to the American woman; for only to
an American woman would we look for such
a sacrifice who follows her husband even
into the dreary Arctic regions. May God
bless her and keep her in safetyl ' Mrs.
Peary, I salnte yon."
At the word "salute" the booming of the
cannon in front of his house startled us for
an instant, and then we understood this was
his salute.
We left these pleasant people on the after
noon of the day of our arrival, Tuesday,
July 1, and headed for the Duck islands, so
called because the eider duck breeds there
in thousands. Here we hoped to lay in a
supply of ducks and eggs for our new home
which should last us until the house was
built and the hunting parties established.
I was particularly anxious to have the eggs'
for every housekeeper knows how necessary
they are in the culinary department, aud it
was the only thing with which we could not
provide ourselves at home.
At 4 a. jl Captain Pike knocked at our
door and said: "In half an hour we will be
at the islands."
We rose at once and at 5 o'clock had a
cup of hot coffee and went ashore. Thea
began a day's sport such as I never expected
to see. The ducks flew in thick flocks all
about us, and on every side and all over
this island were the nests, as large as a do
mestic duck's nest, but made entirelv of
eider down, each one containing from three
to six eggs. The nests were not hidden, but
were made right out on the ground, though
so nearly the color of the rocks about them
that, had it not been for the bluish white
eggs, we might easily have passed them by.
Gathering the Down of the Eider.
To my great disappointment we were too
late for the eggs. They were already incu
bated. I did not take ray gun ashore, as I
had intendc d to denote my time to gather
ing the eggs, and now that this occupation
was denied me I busied myself with gather
ing the down, leaving only enough in each
nest to protect the eggs temporarily, for I
knew the duck would pluck herself again
and makeup the amount I had taken. In
five hours I gathered 4"5 pounds, which,
cleaned and put in pillow cases made ct
cretonne, served us as a mattress in our cot
ai Kcdclifle, aud a very nice one it was.
Altogether 97 ducks were shot, Mr. Gibson,
the lion ot the day, having alone shot SX
The Glorious Fourth Celebrated.
Immediately after dinner we steamed
away and headed for the dreaded Melville
Uav! I" ,c,r hours we ecountered the
pack ice opposite the Devil's Thumb, and
irom this time, the evening of July 2, we
rammed our way through the ice. There
were days and days when we never moved.
These were spent in shooting the gulls that
hovered about the Kite and in hunting the
seal out on the ice. At midnight of July
3 the ship's guns were fired, the flags which
had been run up were dipped and greeted
ithaollcy of small arms, then a toast
was drunk to the Bfd, White and Bine, and
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the members of bolh expeditions took their
positions on the icl and were photographed
by the light of thi midnight sun in a tem
perature of 31. pVe had Fourth of July
dinner, to which (Captain Pike was invited.
At dinner I served Melville Bay punch,
which consisted ok snow from the Melville
Bay iee, with a Mixture of rum, lime juice
and sugar poured) over it, but I am sorry to
cay it was a failure, the ram and lime juice
being too strong in the mixture. Yet the
boys behaved beautifully, and even pre
tended to eat it
Tho Accident to Sir. Peary.
Saturday, July 11, was, as usual, cold and
foggy, but at 5:30 r. si. we found ourselves
suddenly moving, and everyone hoped we
wonld be able to reach the open water,
which the mate said could be seen lrom the
crow's nest After supper we bundled up
and went forward. Reclining on the fore
castle we watched the old Kite grind her
way through the masses of heaped-up ice,
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pushing them aside like so much foam.
Then we would run against an extra hard
floe, without making any impression on it
whatever, but ride right up on it, and then
gradually slide off and along the edge until
we touched a weak place, when the floe
would be shivered just as a sheet of taffy is
shivered when struck a quick, sharp blow.
We wated this interesting sight until
about 8 o'clock, when Mr. Peary decided to
go down into the cabin, I accompanied
him as far as the bridge, and there I stopped
to chat Before going down, Mr. Peary
stepped to the taflruil to take a look at the
ice under the stem of the vessel. The Kite
was backing at the moment, and as he leaned
over the rail the rudder struck a particu
larly solid cake of ice, tearing the wheel
from the helmsman's grasp, throning him
oompletely over on to the deck As he re
gained his feet, he called to the officer on
the bridge, "Stop her, sir, there is a man
hurt" Although I had not noticed Mr.
Peary step to the rail I could see him now
leaning against it and knew it was he who
was hurt I do not know how I reached
him, but I got to him before anyone else
and found him pale as death, standing on
his left leg and supporting his right one
with hands above the knee.
Slaking the Injured Man Comfortable.
In a hr moments he was carried into the
eabin by Dr. Sharp and Mr. Gibson, laid On
the table and his boots and clothing'cut
from the leg. Drs. Holt, Hughes Sharp
and Keely, of the West Greenland exped;
dition, and Dr. Cook of our party, exam
ined the leg and pronounced both bones
broken above the ankle. The leg was
dressed and a box made for it, and the pa
tient made as comfortable as circumstances
would permit, on a bed made of rough
boards, hastily nailed across one end of the
little cabin and covered with blankets. I
shall never forget how carefully and tend
erly these gentlemen of the medical pro
fession, as well as Mr. Gibson, handled my
husband, and how kind and considerate all
the members of the expedition were.
From. Saturday until Tuesday I never
closed my eyes, nor had any desire to do so.
Then Dr. Cook insisted on my lying down,
and knowing that I shonld break down if I
did not get some sleep I did so while Dr.
Cook sat with Mr. Peary. I fully intended
to sleep only for an hour at the most, but
knew nothing until the supper bell rang. I
felt as If I had been deal so heavy was my
sleep. This was the last time I slept in my
bunk. Every night I took off my dress, put
on a gray flannel n rapper, placed a nair of
blankets on the cabin table, and here I slept,
or rather lay, for I was up every hour of
the night I darkened the cabin, as we now
had constant daylight, by pinning a blanket
across the skylight, and then hung a blanket
across the end of the table, so the boys
could pais through the cabin without dis
turbing Mr. Peary.
Shooting a Volar Bear.
In this way we got along until we reached
McCormick Bay, July 25,having only one ex
citement It occurred on the evening of July
1C, when Captain Pike came to the skylight
and called "Mrs. Peary, come up; there is a
bear coming directly toward the Kite. " In
a moment every one was crouching behind
the rail, rifle in hand, ready to fire at the
word from the Captain. In the meantime
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A. Comer in Mrs. Peary' t Boudoir
this unsuspecting creature came steadily on,
cream white iu color against the dazzling
background of snow and ice, with head up,
and sniffing the air with his black tipped
nose, now and then bounding into the air as
a gull flew over his head, all unconscious of
the 1G rifles ready to take his life.
When within GO yards of the ship he was
frightened at a shot fired at some gulls by
one of the party out on the ice. He stopped,
and seemed about to turn back. Our bovs
could hold back no longer, and a volley was
fired. Down went the beautiful apimal on
his knees, the snow stained crimson with
his blood, but before the boys could fire
ngain he was up and off toward a pool of
water, whence he would certainly escape;
but just as he reached It Mr. Gibson stopped
him by a bullet in the base of the skull,
aud he rolled over quite dead. The boys
were nearly wild with excitement, and soon
bad the bear alongside the Kite, and were
limy weighing, measuring and spinning
him. He measured 7 feet 1 inch aud
weighed about 600 pounds. The gentlemen
who fired at the bear decided they would
throw dice for the skin, aud turn the ine-it
over to us as a starter for our winter larder.
Later on, we saw another bear with two
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cubs, but did no-get near enough to get a
shot at them.
Seeing the Land by a Mirror.
The Kite next steamed along the shores
of Northumberland and Herbert Islands,,
where we saw deserted settlements, ana
then headed for Cape Ackland, near the
head of Inglefield Gulf. Before we had
gone very far we were stopped by the ice,
whioh extended in an unbroken floe from
shore to shore. After a consultation and a
view of the country br Mr. Peary with the
aid of a mirror which I held over the tran
som under which he lav, it was decided to
try the shores of McCormick Bay for a
site for our new home. A whole day was
devoted to exploring these shores, as it
was of the greatest Importance that our
house, once built, should be in the most
favorable spot
As soon as we landed on the south shore
of the bay we saw a reindeer quietly graz
ing halfway up the cliffs, about a mile dis
tant By his actions we could plainly see
that the deer had not been disturbed iu this
part of the country by the natives and that
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we would have no trouble In getting all the
venison we wanted, for the deer tracks
were countless.
We decided to build our house on the
south shore, and early the next morning
our boys, accompanied by some of the mem
bers of the West Greenland expedition,
went ashore, armed with picks and shovels,
and began to dig the foundation of our
house at the foot of some red cliffs about
1,700 feet high. .
Beauty of Northland Scenery.
Here, in the midst of a field of yellow
poppies and yellow flowers, surrounded by
great beds of the greenest of moss, watered
by tinv rivulets which gurgled down from
these bright red cliffs, stood the boys some
in red flannel shirts, some in white shirt
sleeves and others stripped to the waist
digging up the earth which had never be
fore been disturbed by man. The sun was
shining bright and warm, and the little
Kite out on the bay, surrounded by floes
and chaos heaped ice, looked like a toy
ship in contrast with high cliffs on one side
and the huge bergs on the other. The boys
worked until late at night and began again
early in the morning.
The longer I looked at these shores,
which were to be my home for at least
otre and possibly two years, the better I
liked them. With the aid of my mirror I
again endeavored to show the beauties of
the landscape to Mr. Peary, but I fear it
was not satisfactory. At any rate, that aft
ernoon he insisted upon having tne tent put
up near the sight ot the house and being
carried into it I made him a bed upon
some patent fuel boxes, from which he
could watch the progress of the house.
Here also the boys could come to him for
any information they might want, as they
were all novices nt the work. Two days
after Mr. Peary was carried ashore all our
provisions had been landed, with seven
tons of coal from the Kite, the walls of the
house were up and the floor down, and, al
though not a plank toward the roof had
been nailed, he decided to turn the Kite
over to Prof. Heilprln that he might start
on the return trip as soon as possible.
A Temptation to Be turn.
That same evening all our shipmates, in
cluding tjear old Captain Pike and his offi
cers and crew, bade u; goodby, many of
them expecting never to see us again. The
captain pleaded with me to return with him,
said it was next to impossible for me to
stand the long cold, dark winter, and utter
ly impossible for me to stand the boat jour
ney througn Mellville Bay. But I re
mained firm in my determination to stay
with my husband as long as he wished me
to stay. That night all the bovs slept on
the Kite for the last time, Mr. Peary and I
sleeping in the tent on shore. Had any
thing happened during the night the only
help I could have had uas from the Kite,
lying half a mile from shore.
Early the next morning our boys landed,
and the little vessel with our friends on
board sailed for home. Overcome by sleep
and exhaustion, I did not even hear the
farewell shrieks of the Kite's whistle, nor
the cheers and shouts of the little party in
the whaleboat, who were heading for the
shore of the unknown Arctic country, away
from friends and home.
It was, of course, very necessarv that the
house be under roof and the doors and
windows in place, for although we had had
beautifnl weather for some time, no one
could tell when it would change, and the
little tent could not possibly give all of us
shelter. So the boys worked away on the
roof, singing and whistling, while the wind
grew fresher and fresher and great clouds
began to roll up from the south. I pre
pared our lunch ot Boston baked beans,
coffee and buscuit, and called the workers.
Seated about on boxes and boards, Inside
and outside the tent, tin mess p-ns and
spoons on their knees and cups of coffee be-
siut: iiieiu, buej' ucnaiuiy uiu justice 10 tne
meat
A Sapper Under Difficulties.
Long before supper time it was raining in
torrents and the wind constantly increasing?
in force and velocity until the boys were
compelled to stop work and seek shelter in
the half-roofed house. For supper we had
corned beef, stewed tomatoes, biscuit and
tea, served in the same sumptuous style as
our lunch, except that some of the boys
crowded in the tent, while others seized
their mess paus and ran through the pour
ing rain into the house where the water was
running in streams along some portions of
the floor and the wind whistling through it
like mad. The storm grew worse . and
worse, the little tent swayed and rocked,
and I expected from moment to moment to
see it go. That day aud the following night
passed very slowly to me, for every minute
was full of anxiety. By noon of Saturday
(the second day after the Kite left us) the
house was under cover, the doors and win
dows in place, our stove up and a roaring
fire ot blocks and shavings drying out
everything, and in the afternoon Mr. Peary
was carried in and "placed on a pile of sun
dries in one corner. What a relief to get
under a shelter that did not rock and an ay
with every gust of wind, and where I could
step about without sinking in mud to my
ankles.
I stretched a pair of blankets across our j
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corner of the. house and this was kitchen
and dining room in common and bedroom
and dressing room for Mr. Peary and my
self. Gradually the interior of the house
began to assuraeji homelike appearance.
We did not have an extension table, but
the boys counted heads and made one just
large enough to accommodate us comforta
bly. Jfo allowance was made for company,
as we did not expect to entertain to any
great extent Our chairs were not fancy
but substantial ones, and, though It seemed
at first as though I could cot be comfortable
on a chair without a back, I soon accus
tomed myself to it, and on my return to
civilization bad almost forgotten there wero
such things as chairs with backs, cushioned
chairs and rockers.
Our bedsteads were simply a framework,
with a cauvas stretched across for the bot
tom. Those in the large room were one over
the other, after the manner of bunks on
board Bhip. Ours was placed at the end ot
the little apartment 7 feet by 12, which had
been partitioned off for our use, about three
feet from the floor. In it I placed all the
down I had gathered on the Duck Islands,
made into five large pillows which just cov
ered the bottom of the bed. These were
put on top of the contents of four oilskin
bags, consisting ot long, heavy woolen
stockings, reaching to the hips, heavy
woolen finger mittens, woolen hoods made
of the eiderdown wool, and heavy woolen
kidney protectors, besides ordinary woolen
socks, stockings and mittens; all kuit by
the loving bands of my deur mother, who
wove as many prayers "for our safety as she
did strands of wool into the garments. -Curtained
by tho American Flag.
Then a goodly supply of soft woolen
blankets were piled on and our bed was fit
for a king. I ran a bamboo pole across the
room, within a foot of the ceiling and a
short distance from the bed, and on this I
fastened the two silk American flags a la
portiere. These could be drawn in such a
manner as to completely hide the bed and
its occupant.
All the walls of the house were hung with
red blankets, the black striped border form
ing a frieze around the rooms, and our room
was carpeted with a warm, red carpet The
large coal stove was placed in the big room,
just to the left of where the door opened
into our room, and by allowing the door to
remain open during the day we were kept
warm enough. In addition I had the six
oil stoves on which we did our cooking
placed on a long box which we called the
range, at one end of my room, and during
the preparation of the meals, while these
little furnaces were burning, we wero un
comfortably warm in our little den. Be
sides, we faced the south, and the heat of
the now constantly shining sun added very
materially to the warmth. In fact, one of
the doors was almost always kept open.
August 8 was Matt's birthday, and we
had made a rule to celebrate each one's
birthday with a dinner, such as he might
select from the stores. Matt's choice was
a? follows:
1 Btew of Httle Auks, with preen peas. :
iiroiiea .Bluer duck'sui east. ;
Boston Baked Beans. :
Corn and Tomatoes. :
Apple Pio i
Plum Duff, with brandy sauce. :
; canned 1'e.icnos. :
: coffee :
A cocktail made after Mr. Peary's own
recipe, and which the boys afterward
named "Eedcliffe Houso cocktail,' two
bottles of Rhine wine and two Sauterne
helped to make the dinner success.
A Snap Shot at Beer Hunters.
Mr. Peary laughingly told the boys to
take their rifle, go out and bring back a
deer, while I prepared the birthday dinner.
After they had gone he surprised me by an
nouncing that he intended to get up. Only
the day before the doctor had taken the leg
out of the box and put it in splints. When
I saw that he had set his heart on making
the effort I bandaged up the limb as well as
I could, and helped him dress, then I
brought him the crutches which Dr. Cook
had kindly made, and he rose from the bed
and came into the other room, where be
watched me prepare the feast,orthe "feed,"
as our boys afterward called my similar
celebration, which was to be served at 5
o'clock. A little after 5 o'clock I heard
footsteps, and, looking out, saw the boys
straggling down the cliffs, each one carry
ing some portion of a deer. This was too
much for Mr. Peary to bear quietly, and he
hobbled out and asked me to bring his
kodak, thit he might immortalize the re
turn of the first hunting party that lsft
"Eedcliffi" as we now determined to call
our house. The bovs were jubilant over
their success, and brought back appetites
that nothing short ot a birthday dinner
could have satisfied.
Three days afterward we repeated the
feasting, with a variation in the bill of fare
in honor of the third anniversary of our
marriage, and this time we sampled the
venison, which we found so delicious that
the boys were more eager than ever to lay
in a stock for the winter.
Interesting Esquimaux Assistants.
The next day Mr. Peary sent all the boys
except Matt in one of our whaleboats, the
Faith, to search Herbert and JSorthumber
land Islands for an Esquimaux settlement,
and if they were successful to induce a man
and his wife to bring their family and settle
Mr. Peary's Bookcasi
down near Redcliff House, the man to show
us the best hunting grounds and assist iu
bagging all kinds ot game and the woman to
attend to making and keeping our skin
boots or kamiks in order. They were also
instructed to visit the "loomeries," as the
breeding places of the birds are called, and
bring back as many birds as they could get
The boys returned at the end of a week,
bringing with them a native man named
"Ikwa," his wife, "Mane," aud two children,
both little girls "Anuadore," aged 2 years
and G months, and a baby of G months,
whom we called "Noyah," short for "Kow
yahrtlich." They brought their dog, a
sledge, a tent, a kayak or canoe, and all
their housekeeping utensils and articles of
furniture, which consisted of two or three
deerskins, on which the family slept; a stove
made of soapstone, in which thev burned seal
fat, and a dish or pot made of tho same ma
terial, which they hang over their stove and
in wnicn tney melt the ice for drinking
purposes and also heat their seal and walrus
meat, for we would hardly call it cooked
when they take it out of the water.
The skin tent put up and these articles
put in place the house was considered fur
nished and ready for occupancy. Wood be
ing very scarce the tents were put up with
narwhal tusks, which are more plentiful
and answer the purpose. The tent itself is
made of sealskin, tanned and sewed to
gether with narwhal sinews.
Delighted With Uttlo Girts.
These people who were very curious to
see the white woman, who, they were given
to understand, was in the American "igloo"
(house), and when Mr. Peary and I came
out they looked at both of us and thea
Ikwa asked, "Soonah koonah?" Of course
we did not know whit he wanted, but he
soon made us understand that he wished
to know which was the woman. I delighted
him and won his lasting favor bv making
him a present of a knife. His w fie, Mane,
was almost overwhelmed by a gift of some
needles, while Annadore. the elder of the
two children, amused herself by making
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faces at her image In a small mirror that I
had presented to her.
The fall and winter passed rapidly. My
anxious time and the time that seemed
longer than all the rest of our stay began
May 3, when Mr. Peary left Redcliff for
the inland ice, and lasted until August 0,
when he returned from his 1,300 mile tramp.
From May 3 nntil June, when the sup
porting party, consisting of Mr. Gibson and
Dr. Cook, returned, I had been confined
closely to Redcliff
About July IS the boys expected to be
through with their excursions and I in
tended to take my vacation. I planned to
take the tent and provisions for two weeks
for Matt andjinyself and go to the head of
McCormick Bay, where Mr. Peary expected
to come off the ice, and there await his re
turn. July 13 1 left Redoiiff for my camp.
Matt had gone while the bay was still
practicable for sledge travel, taking Ikwa
nnd the dogs to help him with the load. I
went on foot along the shore.
Fording In Ice Cold Water.
When we reached the mouth of the river
it was low tide, and I said, "I believe we
can cross here now, and it would save five
miles: suppose we try it." Matt stepped
in and I lollowcd. Oh, how cold the water
wasl It was above my kamik tops, but not
above my knees, and I said, "Go on."
When we came to a rocic about a quarter
of the way over we were compelled to climb
on it and beat our feet and limbs. They
were so numb that we could hardly control
them. Then on wo went, but "the last
fourth of the distance was the deepest, the
water coming above my knees. It took us
15 minutes to cross, and the temperature of
the water was certainly not over 35, for
large aud small pieces ot ice were floating
about in it
The current was very strong in places,
and had it not been for the boathook I had
taken, on which to lioidt a flag over the
cache, I should have been swept off my feet
many times. i
Once across and our wet stockings
changed for dry ones, I did not regret com
ing, though Matt kept talking about the re
turn. I thought we might be able to cross
at the head ot the lake wtthout much dis
comfort, and so did not worry.
We found tho cache after some little
trouble, and I deposited a note and put up
the flag AVe continued our walk along the
river bank toward the head ot the lake.
On the wav Matt, who had taken my little
Frederick, the Pilot.
gun, shot several specimens and a pair of
long tailed ducks for our supper. On reach
ing the head of the big lake we found that
it communicated with a smaller one by a
deep, roaring torrent, which, although nar
rower than the river below, was still too
wide and deep to be crossed. So on we
went till we reached the end of the second
lake.
Beat Suffering at La'it.
On either side ,of this stretch of water
the valley was carpeted with yellow pop
pies and fairly alive with bird's. We tar-
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up my mind to leave so beautiful a scene,
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A Tapestry Rocker, $6.
A Nice Couch, $8.50.
A Good Bed Lounge, $10.
A Parlor Table (oak), 98 cents.
A Chamber Suit, $15.
A 7-piece Chamber Suit, $20.
A $40 Chamber Suit, $25.
HOUSEHOLD CREDIT CO.
414 WOOD STREET 414
MR. MEANTWELL'S STREET1 CAR TROUBLES.
It'tapUantre to give my if to apittty
girl
And Tdon't like to see tico icom-n scpialblc
over the seat I offer.
Besides, we were now compelled to wait for
low tide, which would be about 1 o'clock
in the morning, and cross where vie did be
fore. It was 9 o'clock P. sl when we
reached the mouth of the river agaia and
the tide was falling. Had we had some
thing to eat, although we were both tired, I
think we would not have minded the wait
ing. However, we kept moving in order
to keep warm, and at last it was time tor
low tide. As we neareil the shore we could
see no familiar line of rocks which indi
cated a low tide, and on closer examination
we were horrified to find a high low tide.
Still we felt we must cross, aud Matt
started in, while I followed at his heels.
The first step was over my knees, the
next came mid high, and I backed out, for I
knew we were not near the deepest part,
and besides the current was so strong I
could hardly keep on my feet What
would I do in midstream. On hearing me
sar, "I cannot cross here," Matt came
back and said, "No, I think it will be con
siderably bove the waist before we get
across here."
So we tried it lower down, but with the
same result Even had we made up our
minds to bear the cold water, we could not
possibly stand up against the current We
then determined'to try irln tho lake, but
were again unsuccessful. By this time we
were pretty well drenched, and yet the
only thing "to do was to wait for tho low
tide ot tho next day, about 12 o'clock in the
alternoon.
Cold, Hungry and Discouraged;
We sat down-on the rock, took off our
stockings and kamiks, wrung the water out
and theu put them on again. I knew it
would never do for us to sleep or even sit
still in our wet clothes, and yet the pros
pect of 12 hours more of tramping, when wo
had already tramped 12- hours, with noth
ing to eat and the cold log settling down on
us, was anything but encouraging. Still, we
must do it. 1
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A Home Comfort
PITTSBURG'S LEADING CASH AND CREDIT HOUSE.
Inner a'low a lady to ttcrnd, bvt it maket
me mad to tee a fellow a'ip into the teat I
tacateor Iter.
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So I'll be dinged if I don't sit rigJil here
and let some one else be gallant
I suggested that we return to the cache,
where we had left milk for the inland ice
partv, drink some-of it, and then begin to
climb to JTunatak Cache, a cache placed at
the base of aNunatak, at the edge of the
inland ice, by the inland ice party, I had
ray old enemy, the sick headache, brought
on by lack ot food, and consequently every
step was agony. We walked and walke'd
until almost ready to drop with hunger,
fatigue and lack oj sleep, and then as we
climbed aoove the fog into the warm sun
shine we would sit down ff few minutes,
wrapping our heads in our handkerchiefs to
keep off the mosquitoes. As soon as we be
gan to doze we were compelled to push on
again. In this way we climbed through
the ravine and in sight of the Kunatak, but
it was impossible forme to go further. My
limbs trembled under me andremsed to act
at my bidding. We turned back and I said
to Matt, "I innst have the boathook to help
me across the river, for I shall never be
able to stand up against the current." So
he found a deer horn, to which he tied the
flag, and we took the boathook with us to
the river. Finally, at 12 o'clock noon, w
recrossed the stream. It was deeper and
the current stronger than the previous dar,
due to the fact that we did not wait until
the tide was low.
Iteturn of Uententint Peary.
Two more thankful creatures never
breathed than we when we lound ourselves
..on dry land, on our side of the "kook"
again. We were perfectly numb with cold,
but by running and pounding our leet and
limbs reached our tent iu an hour. I
dragged off my wet clothes and got into my
sleeping bag, prepared n drink of hot water
and whisky for us, and after 3Iatt had
cooked a meal we went ta sleep and slept
nineteen hours without waking.
After I had been in camp a'weekr I was
surprised one morning early by the appear
ance of one of onr "Huskies" f Eskimo'
with the news "Oomiaksoak tigaiay" (a I
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want is room, and room we will have. If
Allegheny county
$10 for a Good Wardrobe.
'$I3-S fr a nice Bookcase.
$8 For a Ladies' Desk;
$ 1 2 for an Oak Chiffonier.
$20 for a $50 Leather Couch.
$7.50 for a Stylish Hat Rack.
$15 for a Fine China Closet.
10 cents a yard for Remnant Carpet,
50 cents for a Good Carpet.
Rocker, $2.50.
ship has come), and two days later Dr.
Cook arrived and requested me to shorten
my stav in camp and return to Redcliffe
and help them entertain our friends, the
members of the relief party, which I did.
I remained at Redcliff until August 3,
when I accepted the invitation of Prof.
Heilprln to accompany his party oa the
Kite to the head of the bay, where he in
tended to make a reconnoissance of the
inland ice previous to starting on his search
for Mr. Peary and Aatrup. About 3 a.m.
on August G, while lying In my bank, I
heard the clash of oars and the shouts of the
returning party. As the boat reached the
vessel someone jumped over the rail and
came tumbling down tne compamonway.
My cabin door was hurriedly pushed open
and my busband stood before me.
Shooting Beer and Narwhal.
August 8 we landed at Redcliff and An
gnst 9 Mr. Peary, Mr. Verhoeffand myself,
with an Eskimo crew and Matt as their cap
tain, started, up Whale Sound and Ingle
field Gulf to collect some specimens at
neighboring settlements, which had been
bought, but not delivered. We were ab
sent a week and during this time it rained
every day, and usually all day long. The
experience in an open boat is one which I
will not soon forget However, ne got ten
deer, of which I shot three, and I killed my
ifrst and only narwhal.
August 21 we all boarded the Kite and
steamed homeward. Everyone of us had a
feeling of sorrow at leaving the good old
Huskies, who had been so faithful to us and
to whom our visit had given a glimpse of
the way other people live.
There seems to be prevalent an entirely
mistaken idea of the style of dress adopted
by me during my absence. When I left the
United States i went fully equipped for a
two-year3' stay in the Arctic regions.
While I did not labor under the delusion
that anyone wintering in Greenland would
surely Jreeze to death I did provide myself
with an abundance or woolen clothing.
Among other things I had heavy flannel
wrappers and flannel dresses consisting of
stirt and jacket. I never for a moment
thought of discarding my mode of dress for
that of the Eskimo.
Mrs. Peary's Arctic Costumes.
My costume in the house consisted of a
Jaros combination suit knickerbockers
made of deerskin, a common sense waist
and a heavy flannel wrapper cut walking
length, deerskin stockings coming to the
knee and kamiks made by the natives.
Deerskin mittens and the deerskin kooly-
tab, which had a close fitting hood attached
to the neck band and was trimmed around
the lace with toxskin and also had fox tails
around the bottom ot the sleeves, were
added when I went out for my dally walk
during the winter.
But I must mike it plain that this mode
of dress was only adopted daring the months -when
the thermometer ranged from 25a&ove
to CO below zero. Anything warmer than
2j above, with no wind, was entirely too
warm for furs if we were exercising at all,
and my deerskin knickerbockers were ex
changed for woolen skirts as soon as we had
constant sunlight, except when I was mak
ing the 250-tmle tour of Whale Sound and
Inglefield Gulf in April. Then, although
we had sunlight 21 hours out of the 24, 1
was riding on the sledge part of he time,
and we always traveled by night, or rather
during that part of the da'v when the sun
was near and below the horizon, thus having
the warmest part of the day for sleeping.
JOSEPIIIXK DlEDITbClI-PEAKX:
Profitable Beat staie.
To Invest for sure andlarso returns buy
In New Castle Vj, tho place in which so
many immense works aro iu operation and
baildinir. Tor tho lact address field &
DuShanc. ,
Have, Yon Old Pars?
In mot cises it will surely pay yon to
have them renovated. Can mako an old
sacque, bon, mnn or capo look like anew
one, and it will cost only a trifle.
Wm. Goabowsev, l'ractlc il Furrier,
7u7 Pen n avenue.
E'TOLess assortment ofmen'a stoves.
Litxell's, !03 bmlthfleld street
HOUSEHOLD CREDIT CO.,
414 Wood St.
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