[meteorite-list] 1897 Cape York Newspaper Article

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Paper: New York Times City: New York City, NY. Date: Friday, October 01, =
1897

BACK FROM THE FAR NORTH

Steamer Hope, with the Big Greenland Meteorite Aboard, Moored at =
Brooklyn

ESKIMOS AND CURIOSITIES

Liet. Robert E. Peary's artic steamer Hope, In command of Capt. John =
Bartlett arrived from Boston yesterday with a number of Peary's party, =
who spent the Simmer in Greenland, aboard. Securely stored in the =
vessel's hold is the famous one hundred-ton Greenland meteorite.

The Hope arrived shortly after 2 'clock yesterday afternoon and was =
moored to the excursion wharf at the foot of Dock Steet, Brooklyn, near =
the bridge pier. A large crowd gathered as the ship was being made fast. =
Lieut. Peary and a few of his friends were the only persons permitted to =
go aboard. Later in the day passes were issued to those wishing to visit =
the ship to see the great mass of stone and steel that fell some time =
from space.

Besides the meteorite, Lieut. Peary has brought a number of articles =
found in the camp of the ill-fated Greely expedition on Sabino Island. =
They consist of clothing, empty cartridge cases, and a number of books, =
which is thought, will prove valuable. A number of other article were =
brought from the camp, but the nature of them is kept secret by Lieut. =
Peary and the members of his party. Lieut. Peary was the first white man =
to visit Greely camp since Greely and his surviving comrades were =
rescued in 1881.

A collection of the implements, tents, sleds, and clothingof the =
"Greenland Highlanders." a tribe inhabiting Northern Greenland was also =
brought back. These will be placed in the American Museum of Natural =
History. Six Eskinos and four of their dogs were carried on the steamer. =
These people look not unlike the American Indians, and will help Lieut. =
Peary arrange the materials he brought home. Untill Peary explored their =
land they had never seen a white man.

They are dressed in their native clothing, which consists of a coat made =
from the pelts of hair seal, with trousers of white bearskin. The boots, =
reaching above the knees, are made of tanned sealskins. They are =
constructed like the moccasins worn by the Western Indians.=20

Among the Eskimos are Noon-Tah, forty years old, the son of old Chief =
Kootoatoopah of Nutulumi, who plotted to murder Dr. Hayes and some of =
his companions during their expedition in 1853; his wife, =
Ah-TungAh-Nak-Soah, forty-five years old and their daughter, Ah-Wee-Ah, =
twelve years old. The others are Ke-Shu, Wee-Shak-I'p-Sle and Menny, the =
nine-year-old son of Ke-Shu. They are all small, the largest being only =
four feet eight inches in height. They will remain here this Winter, and =
will return with Peary when he goes back to Greenland. They belong to =
the tribe from which Peary will select his colony next year.

As soon as the Hope was made fast the Eskimos began to arrange their =
stuff. They first brought a sled and kayak, or small boat made of tanned =
skins, from the hold. It is a very crude affair, made of bone and wood =
their together by skins cut into strips. The "shoes," or runners, are =
made of walrus-ivory.

The meteorite is the largest ever discovered. It resembles a mass of =
rusted iron on which a number of men with large hammer have been a work. =
At its widest point it measures twelve feet, with a width of eight feet. =
The height is sixteen feet, but near the top it is only from two to four =
feet thick. Its estimated weight is 100 tons. It is securely packaged in =
the hold of the Hope.

It was got on board by means of a railroad constructed by Lieut. Peary. =
Heavy jacks were used to put it on the railroad and to lower it into the =
hold.

The meteorite is supposed to be the same one discovered by Sir Isaac =
Ross in 1803. Lieut. Peary discovered it is his expedition of 1894. He =
has tried on several occasions to have it brought home. When the =
meteorite was removd a quantity of "rough ashler" was found in its bed. =
This was brought home and pieces of it will be presented to President =
McKinley; the Grand Lodge of New York, and also to Kane Lodge, No. 454, =
to which one of the members of Lieut. Peary's expedition belongs.

Lient. Peary has not as yet decided what will be done with the =
meteorite. The Hope will be taken to the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Saturday =
for the purpose of having the meteorite and other material removed, and =
also to have the vessel refitted. The meteorite will remain in the Navy =
Yard untill a suitable place has been found for it in one of the public =
museums.=20

Lient. Peary when questioned concerning the alleged finding of proof =
that Greeley and his men resorted to cannibalis, when the point of =
starvation, said "I did not look for any relics, and although the first =
one to go into the camp. I found nothing that would lead me to believe =
that cannibalism was practiced.

Of the meteorite he said: "It is almost identical with material the =
Government is now using for armor plates for the new battleships."

(Note: The names of the Eskimo's were hard to read and might be =
misspelled).

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size=3D2>Friday, October 01, 1897
 
BACK FROM THE FAR NORTH
Steamer Hope, with the Big Greenland Meteorite Aboard, Moored at =
Brooklyn
ESKIMOS AND CURIOSITIES
Liet. Robert E. Peary's artic steamer Hope, In command of Capt. John =
Bartlett=20
arrived from Boston yesterday with a number of Peary's party, who spent =
the=20
Simmer in Greenland, aboard. Securely stored in the vessel's hold is the =
famous=20
one hundred-ton Greenland meteorite.
The Hope arrived shortly after 2 'clock yesterday afternoon and was =
moored to=20
the excursion wharf at the foot of Dock Steet, Brooklyn, near the bridge =
pier. A=20
large crowd gathered as the ship was being made fast. Lieut. Peary and a =
few of=20
his friends were the only persons permitted to go aboard. Later in the =
day=20
passes were issued to those wishing to visit the ship to see the great =
mass of=20
stone and steel that fell some time from space.
Besides the meteorite, Lieut. Peary has brought a number of articles =
found in=20
the camp of the ill-fated Greely expedition on Sabino Island. They =
consist of=20
clothing, empty cartridge cases, and a number of books, which is =
thought, will=20
prove valuable. A number of other article were brought from the camp, =
but the=20
nature of them is kept secret by Lieut. Peary and the members of his =
party.=20
Lieut. Peary was the first white man to visit Greely camp since Greely =
and his=20
surviving comrades were rescued in 1881.
A collection of the implements, tents, sleds, and clothingof the =
"Greenland=20
Highlanders." a tribe inhabiting Northern Greenland was also brought =
back. These=20
will be placed in the American Museum of Natural History. Six Eskinos =
and four=20
of their dogs were carried on the steamer. These people look not unlike =
the=20
American Indians, and will help Lieut. Peary arrange the materials he =
brought=20
home. Untill Peary explored their land they had never seen a white =
man.
They are dressed in their native clothing, which consists of a coat =
made from=20
the pelts of hair seal, with trousers of white bearskin. The boots, =
reaching=20
above the knees, are made of tanned sealskins. They are constructed like =
the=20
moccasins worn by the Western Indians. 
Among the Eskimos are Noon-Tah, forty years old, the son of old Chief =

Kootoatoopah of Nutulumi, who plotted to murder Dr. Hayes and some of =
his=20
companions during their expedition in 1853; his wife, =
Ah-TungAh-Nak-Soah,=20
forty-five years old and their daughter, Ah-Wee-Ah, twelve years old. =
The others=20
are Ke-Shu, Wee-Shak-I'p-Sle and Menny, the nine-year-old son of Ke-Shu. =
They=20
are all small, the largest being only four feet eight inches in height. =
They=20
will remain here this Winter, and will return with Peary when he goes =
back to=20
Greenland. They belong to the tribe from which Peary will select his =
colony next=20
year.
As soon as the Hope was made fast the Eskimos began to arrange their =
stuff.=20
They first brought a sled and kayak, or small boat made of tanned skins, =
from=20
the hold. It is a very crude affair, made of bone and wood their =
together by=20
skins cut into strips. The "shoes," or runners, are made of =
walrus-ivory.
The meteorite is the largest ever discovered. It resembles a mass of =
rusted=20
iron on which a number of men with large hammer have been a work. At its =
widest=20
point it measures twelve feet, with a width of eight feet. The height is =
sixteen=20
feet, but near the top it is only from two to four feet thick. Its =
estimated=20
weight is 100 tons. It is securely packaged in the hold of the Hope.
It was got on board by means of a railroad constructed by Lieut. =
Peary. Heavy=20
jacks were used to put it on the railroad and to lower it into the =
hold.
The meteorite is supposed to be the same one discovered by Sir Isaac =
Ross in=20
1803. Lieut. Peary discovered it is his expedition of 1894. He has tried =
on=20
several occasions to have it brought home. When the meteorite was removd =
a=20
quantity of "rough ashler" was found in its bed. This was brought home =
and=20
pieces of it will be presented to President McKinley; the Grand Lodge of =
New=20
York, and also to Kane Lodge, No. 454, to which one of the members of =
Lieut.=20
Peary's expedition belongs.
Lient. Peary has not as yet decided what will be done with the =
meteorite. The=20
Hope will be taken to the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Saturday for the purpose =
of=20
having the meteorite and other material removed, and also to have the =
vessel=20
refitted. The meteorite will remain in the Navy Yard untill a suitable =
place has=20
been found for it in one of the public museums. 
Lient. Peary when questioned concerning the alleged finding of proof =
that=20
Greeley and his men resorted to cannibalis, when the point of =
starvation, said=20
"I did not look for any relics, and although the first one to go into =
the camp.=20
I found nothing that would lead me to believe that cannibalism was=20
practiced.
Of the meteorite he said: "It is almost identical with material the=20
Government is now using for armor plates for the new battleships."
 
(Note: The names of the Eskimo's were hard to read and might be=20
misspelled).</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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