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Paper: New York Times=20

City: New York City, NY.=20

Date: Wednesday April 22, 1896

ENGINEER PEARY'S DETAIL

Still Much Mystery over His Being Placed on Waiting Orders

Washington, April 21. - There is much mystery surrounding the detachment =
of Civil Engineer Peary from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and the action of =
the Navy Department in placing that officer on waiting orders. The =
denial from Exeter, N. H., to the effect that Lieut. Peary has neither =
the funds nor plans for another polar expedition has not made the matter =
any more clear.=20

The detachment of Mr. Peary from duty was not accomplished in the =
regular fashion. The Navy Department has its routine for doing =
everything; all orders follow one system, and all business pursues an =
established channel. The orders which affect civil engineers, for =
instance, would naturally come through the Bureau of Yards and Docks, =
under which bureau such officers are stationed. Order may originate with =
the Secretary or at the navy yards or in the bureaus but everything =
ordinarily passes through the bureau to which the duty pertains. In the =
Peary orders this routine was omitted, and the bureau people know =
nothing of the orders beyond what has been published in the papers.

There has been much speculation among Navy Department people regarding =
Mr Peary's future plans. A friend of the officer said to-day: "It is =
possible that Mr. Peary will devote his period of waiting orders to a =
lecturing tour, to recoup himself for various heavy expenditures made =
during his arctic experiences, or as a result of them. It is also =
possible that he may join an expedition to Southern Greenland, well =
within the limits of whalers, where Peary discovered the largest =
meteorite ever known. The party dug around the object but it was too =
large to be conveyed to the ship, which could not be brought near enough =
without extra means of lifting the interesting specimen. The =
Philadelphia Academy of Sciences is desirous of obtaining the meteorite =
and I understand that institution is willing to fit out an expedition to =
bring to this country this Peary "find."

Paper: New York Times=20

City: New York City, NY.=20

Date: Saturday, October 03, 1896

RETURN OF LIEUT. PEARY

BRINGS BACK FINE SPECIMENS FROM THE NORTH

Excelleent Collection to Illustrate the Life and Characteristics of the =
Eskimos - It Was Gathered for the American Museum of Natural History in =
This City- Casts and Skeletons of the Natives and a Team of Dogs

Lieut. Robert E. Peary, the artic explorer, returning for a cruise in =
northern latitudes, arrived in the city yesterday from Sidney, Cape =
Breton, July 16, in the steamship Hope. The object of his voyage this =
time was not one of exploration, but to secure ethnological specimens of =
the northern Eskimos for the American Museum of Natural History in this =
city.

Speaking of his voyage to a reporter for THE NEW-YORK TIMES yesterday at =
the Grand Union Hotel, Lient. Peary said he had been successful even =
beyond his most sanguine expectations. He has brought back specimens =
illustrating fully the life and customs of the northern Eskimos, both in =
Summer and Winter. The specimens include tents, cooking utensils, furs, =
several sledges, with their implements, a number of kayaks, or canoes, =
with harpoons and other implements, and complete sets of clothing, from =
the little short skirt of the infant up to the clothing of the adults.

The first apparel worn by infants consists of a skull cap of sealskin =
and a skirt made of bird skins, reaching to the waist. When the infant =
is one year old, it is provided with a hood and coat of foxskin, =
bearskin trousers, and sealskin boots. The costume of the adult is =
practically the same as that of the child a year old. There is no caste =
among the Eskimos. All are equal, and the better dresser is usually the =
better hunter.

Fine Collection of Furs

The collection of furs is complete, and is regarded as especially =
valuable by :Lieut. Peary. from the fact that the tribes are changing =
rapidly in their custons, as a result of the frequent visits of ships to =
that region. Lieut. Peary's collection also includes skins and skeletons =
of the walrus, skeletons of the narwhal, which, on account of its long =
horns, is supposed to be the original of the unicorn of fable; skeleton =
of a white whale, skeleton and skins of seals, skins of the artic =
reindeer, and a large collection of arctic birds. Of the ornithological =
collection, the king, or male, elder is considered the most beautiful, =
but the birds of the far North are not adorned with sucj brilliant =
plumage as those of the tropics.

Albert Operti, the artist, was a member of the party, as Lieut. Peary'd =
guest, and he secured a large number of valuable sketches and studies, =
which will be developed in oil. He also secured a large collection of =
casts, showing the head, face and bodies of the natives. This collection =
is unique because it is the first that has ever been obtained. While the =
natives are timid, rather like a race of children, Lieut. Peary said he =
had no diffuculty in getting them on board ship for the purpose of =
securing the casts. Many of them has seen the Lieutenant before, and =
felt that they were safe in his hands.

Another collection which Lieut. Peary prizes highly consists of =
anatomical materical to show the skeletons of the natives which will be =
mounted and placed on exhibition in the museum. Lieut. Peary says he =
knew in life several of those bones he has now brought to this city.

Brings a Team of Dogs

Lieut. Peary brings back a number of live specimens, including two =
handsome polar bear cubs, which have been christened Polaris and =
Casslopea, and a team of ten dogs. The dogs are pronouned magnificent =
specimens as to markings, including the gray wolf, black, black and =
white, and the pure white. The Lieutenant believes there will be no =
trouble in keeping the dogs in this climate if have plenty of shape and =
the proper food. He doubts, however, if they could be worked in this =
climate.

Referring to his voyage, Lient. Peary said he covered move ground then =
even before, although he had attemped but little in the way of =
exploration. the temperature he said was not disagreeable on board ship, =
as there were only a few days when its was very low. On these occastions =
the fog froze on the rigging, the white sheets and spars giving the ship =
a most picturesque appearence. When asked for his opinion as to the =
results of Nansen's expedition, Lieut. Peary said:

"Nansen has discovered more in a negative way than in the affirmative. =
The long drift of his ship to the northwest shows that that section must =
be thrown out in the future in efforts to reach the north pole. If =
Jackson's explorations, which he is making entirely by land, along the =
Franz Josef route, also fail, then the only course to be followed will =
be the north from the northern end of Greenland, via the archipelago, =
which I discovered on my last voyage. I saw there land masses from a =
height of 4,000 feet, but saw distinctly that they were detached from =
the mainland.=20

"Lockwood and Brainerd of the Greely party went as far north as 83 =
degrees 24 seconds and they could see land nearly as far north as 84 =
degrees, but did not know it was detached from the mainland. I proved =
the insularity of Greenland and found the archipelago, and I believe =
that explorations further north must be along the shore line of these =
new-found land masses. The islands are of such a character that they =
could hardly be traversed.

Talks on the Polar Region

"It is nonsense to figure that abnormal conditions are to be found if =
the pole is ever reached. The discover is as likely to find land as =
water, but no one can hazard a guess as to what will be found. If land, =
it will be the same as in the northern part of Greenland, which the same =
vegetation. If water, it is likely to be a sea which is frozen over from =
nine to eleven months of the year, theIce during the remainder of the =
year beig broken up into fields.

"It is impossible to describe the hardships of arctic exploration. No =
one who has not experienced it can appreciate what it means to be in =
darkness for three or four months. When the first sunlight comes, =
members of the exploring party look at each other in surprize. The skin =
is then of a greenish-yellow hue, like a plant that has been kept in a =
cellar during the Winter."

On board the Hope with Lieut. Peary was a party from Cornell University, =
In charge of Prof. Ralph Tare. This party brought back a large =
collection of specimens for the museum at Cornell. Another party was =
headed by Prof. Alfred Burton of the Massachusetts Institute of =
Technology.

Lieut. Peary says he will probably not make another voyage to the North =
next year, but he expects to send a ship to make further collections. =
His leave will expire next month, but it is expected that it will be =
extended. Mrs. Peary is with his in this city, and they will remain here =
for several days. The collections, which fill two cars, are on their way =
from Sidney, and are expected to arrive some time next week.

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ENGINEER PEARY'S DETAIL
Still Much Mystery over His Being Placed on Waiting Orders
Washington, April 21. - There is much mystery surrounding the =
detachment of=20
Civil Engineer Peary from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and the action of the =
Navy=20
Department in placing that officer on waiting orders. The denial from =
Exeter, N.=20
H., to the effect that Lieut. Peary has neither the funds nor plans for =
another=20
polar expedition has not made the matter any more clear. 
The detachment of Mr. Peary from duty was not accomplished in the =
regular=20
fashion. The Navy Department has its routine for doing everything; all =
orders=20
follow one system, and all business pursues an established channel. The =
orders=20
which affect civil engineers, for instance, would naturally come through =
the=20
Bureau of Yards and Docks, under which bureau such officers are =
stationed. Order=20
may originate with the Secretary or at the navy yards or in the bureaus =
but=20
everything ordinarily passes through the bureau to which the duty =
pertains. In=20
the Peary orders this routine was omitted, and the bureau people know =
nothing of=20
the orders beyond what has been published in the papers.
There has been much speculation among Navy Department people =
regarding Mr=20
Peary's future plans. A friend of the officer said to-day: "It is =
possible that=20
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to=20
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experiences, or as a result of them. It is also possible that he may =
join an=20
expedition to Southern Greenland, well within the limits of whalers, =
where Peary=20
discovered the largest meteorite ever known. The party dug around the =
object but=20
it was too large to be conveyed to the ship, which could not be brought =
near=20
enough without extra means of lifting the interesting specimen. The =
Philadelphia=20
Academy of Sciences is desirous of obtaining the meteorite and I =
understand that=20
institution is willing to fit out an expedition to bring to this country =
this=20
Peary "find."
 
Paper: New=20
York Times 
City: =
<FONT=20
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Date: =
<FONT=20
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RETURN OF LIEUT. PEARY
BRINGS BACK FINE SPECIMENS FROM THE NORTH
Excelleent Collection to Illustrate the Life and Characteristics of =
the=20
Eskimos - It Was Gathered for the American Museum of Natural History in =
This=20
City- Casts and Skeletons of the Natives and a Team of Dogs
Lieut. Robert E. Peary, the artic explorer, returning for a cruise in =

northern latitudes, arrived in the city yesterday from Sidney, Cape =
Breton, July=20
16, in the steamship Hope. The object of his voyage this time was not =
one of=20
exploration, but to secure ethnological specimens of the northern =
Eskimos for=20
the American Museum of Natural History in this city.
Speaking of his voyage to a reporter for THE NEW-YORK TIMES yesterday =
at the=20
Grand Union Hotel, Lient. Peary said he had been successful even beyond =
his most=20
sanguine expectations. He has brought back specimens illustrating fully =
the life=20
and customs of the northern Eskimos, both in Summer and Winter. The =
specimens=20
include tents, cooking utensils, furs, several sledges, with their =
implements, a=20
number of kayaks, or canoes, with harpoons and other implements, and =
complete=20
sets of clothing, from the little short skirt of the infant up to the =
clothing=20
of the adults.
The first apparel worn by infants consists of a skull cap of sealskin =
and a=20
skirt made of bird skins, reaching to the waist. When the infant is one =
year=20
old, it is provided with a hood and coat of foxskin, bearskin trousers, =
and=20
sealskin boots. The costume of the adult is practically the same as that =
of the=20
child a year old. There is no caste among the Eskimos. All are equal, =
and the=20
better dresser is usually the better hunter.
Fine Collection of Furs
The collection of furs is complete, and is regarded as especially =
valuable by=20
:Lieut. Peary. from the fact that the tribes are changing rapidly in =
their=20
custons, as a result of the frequent visits of ships to that region. =
Lieut.=20
Peary's collection also includes skins and skeletons of the walrus, =
skeletons of=20
the narwhal, which, on account of its long horns, is supposed to be the =
original=20
of the unicorn of fable; skeleton of a white whale, skeleton and skins =
of seals,=20
skins of the artic reindeer, and a large collection of arctic birds. Of =
the=20
ornithological collection, the king, or male, elder is considered the =
most=20
beautiful, but the birds of the far North are not adorned with sucj =
brilliant=20
plumage as those of the tropics.
Albert Operti, the artist, was a member of the party, as Lieut. =
Peary'd=20
guest, and he secured a large number of valuable sketches and studies, =
which=20
will be developed in oil. He also secured a large collection of casts, =
showing=20
the head, face and bodies of the natives. This collection is unique =
because it=20
is the first that has ever been obtained. While the natives are timid, =
rather=20
like a race of children, Lieut. Peary said he had no diffuculty in =
getting them=20
on board ship for the purpose of securing the casts. Many of them has =
seen the=20
Lieutenant before, and felt that they were safe in his hands.
Another collection which Lieut. Peary prizes highly consists of =
anatomical=20
materical to show the skeletons of the natives which will be mounted and =
placed=20
on exhibition in the museum. Lieut. Peary says he knew in life several =
of those=20
bones he has now brought to this city.
Brings a Team of Dogs
Lieut. Peary brings back a number of live specimens, including two =
handsome=20
polar bear cubs, which have been christened Polaris and Casslopea, and a =
team of=20
ten dogs. The dogs are pronouned magnificent specimens as to markings, =
including=20
the gray wolf, black, black and white, and the pure white. The =
Lieutenant=20
believes there will be no trouble in keeping the dogs in this climate if =
have=20
plenty of shape and the proper food. He doubts, however, if they could =
be worked=20
in this climate.
Referring to his voyage, Lient. Peary said he covered move ground =
then even=20
before, although he had attemped but little in the way of exploration. =
the=20
temperature he said was not disagreeable on board ship, as there were =
only a few=20
days when its was very low. On these occastions the fog froze on the =
rigging,=20
the white sheets and spars giving the ship a most picturesque =
appearence. When=20
asked for his opinion as to the results of Nansen's expedition, Lieut. =
Peary=20
said:
"Nansen has discovered more in a negative way than in the =
affirmative. The=20
long drift of his ship to the northwest shows that that section must be =
thrown=20
out in the future in efforts to reach the north pole. If Jackson's =
explorations,=20
which he is making entirely by land, along the Franz Josef route, also =
fail,=20
then the only course to be followed will be the north from the northern =
end of=20
Greenland, via the archipelago, which I discovered on my last voyage. I =
saw=20
there land masses from a height of 4,000 feet, but saw distinctly that =
they were=20
detached from the mainland. 
"Lockwood and Brainerd of the Greely party went as far north as 83 =
degrees 24=20
seconds and they could see land nearly as far north as 84 degrees, but =
did not=20
know it was detached from the mainland. I proved the insularity of =
Greenland and=20
found the archipelago, and I believe that explorations further north =
must be=20
along the shore line of these new-found land masses. The islands are of =
such a=20
character that they could hardly be traversed.
Talks on the Polar Region
"It is nonsense to figure that abnormal conditions are to be found if =
the=20
pole is ever reached. The discover is as likely to find land as water, =
but no=20
one can hazard a guess as to what will be found. If land, it will be the =
same as=20
in the northern part of Greenland, which the same vegetation. If water, =
it is=20
likely to be a sea which is frozen over from nine to eleven months of =
the year,=20
theIce during the remainder of the year beig broken up into fields.
"It is impossible to describe the hardships of arctic exploration. No =
one who=20
has not experienced it can appreciate what it means to be in darkness =
for three=20
or four months. When the first sunlight comes, members of the exploring =
party=20
look at each other in surprize. The skin is then of a greenish-yellow =
hue, like=20
a plant that has been kept in a cellar during the Winter."
On board the Hope with Lieut. Peary was a party from Cornell =
University, In=20
charge of Prof. Ralph Tare. This party brought back a large collection =
of=20
specimens for the museum at Cornell. Another party was headed by Prof. =
Alfred=20
Burton of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Lieut. Peary says he will probably not make another voyage to the =
North next=20
year, but he expects to send a ship to make further collections. His =
leave will=20
expire next month, but it is expected that it will be extended. Mrs. =
Peary is=20
with his in this city, and they will remain here for several days. The=20
collections, which fill two cars, are on their way from Sidney, and are =
expected=20
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