Show THE WINDWARD i iTO I 7 TO SAIL TODAY I J Vessel Well ell Equipped For Ven Venturesome Venturesome Voyage t t s tS SHOULD S REACH PEARY AUG I 1 WIFE WIFE AND AND D DAUGHTER OP OF THE TH EXPLORER WITH WITE EXPEDITION 4 EW YORK July 23 The Peary Pear NEW RI Arctic steamer Windward arrived ed edAt f at t Jersey City today and will go into commission and depart for tor the north tomorrow The Windward came down under her own steam In the early morning from Newburgh N Y where for tor the last two tw months she he has ha been receiving new equipment of o boilers and machinery making the run in very creditable time and with wIll a ft very sat satisfactory performance ot of the new en engine gine Ine The ceremony of transfer from the contractor to the club was very simple The stars and stripes having been for the tie first time at the peak inder the special act of ot congress Signed by the late President McKinley allowing an American registry to the 1 Windward little Marie Peary daugh fer of the explorer and the moat most north northern 1 ern em born child In the world hoisted to the fore truck the club pennant de designed signed by herself and also displayed for the I first time The emblem Is simple yet effective and appropriate with two to long Iong narrow red stripes each bordered on the Inside by white a triangular blue field bears the white initials P A C the combination In Introducing introducing the national colors In strong yet legible combination which can be read a long distance The Windward since her arrival in New York three months ago has been completely changed and will go north as powered completely equipped and thoroughly commodious ship for Arctic work To admit the new and powerful boiler once In the Vigilancia wrecked on the Cuban coast the main mainmast mast has baa been completely removed giving the ship the nondescript rig of or square squar sails saUs on the foremast and a fore and spanker and topsail on the mizzen II Across the deck just forward of the poop POOl has been built a So house which has I five commodious state rooms three of or i which on the starboard side will be occupied by Mr and Mrs Peary In Inthe Inthe the center of or the tho house is a large mess I room or saloon with the cook and his galley adjoining on the port side while I the roof of or the house serves as asa a bridge bridgefor t for the navigating officer The new I 1 engine Is a steeple compound all aU I parts being made exceptionally strong I II I for br work In the Ice lee with every modern I Improvement and Is expected to give a speed of from seven to eight knots i equal to that of ot the fastest of or the New Newfoundland Newfoundland Newfoundland sealing fleet and nearly three times that possible with the dis discarded discarded carded 0 boiler and engine engi e The Windward will coal at Sydney C B 13 and proceed north through the Straits of or Belle Belie Isle touching at God haven and possibly at Upernavik and should with all favorable circum circumstances circumstances stances reach headquarters and him about Aug 1 L Creates Much lluch Interest i S During yesterday the members of ot the 1 Peary Arctic club and many guests if 4 vIsIted the Windward inspecting with much m UCh Interest the quarters which Mrs M rs j il Peary and Miss Peary will occupy on I their northern north n voyage and much more tIe the little cabin in which they spent eight long months imprisoned in the Ice at Payer harbor The little state stateroom stateroom j room was also the home of ot Lieutenant 4 4 Peary Jackson and Lieutenant Armit Armitage Armitage age much smaller than the ordinary I state tate room of an ocean ocea liner and was also the home of Mr Jackson on his I voyage to and from Franz Josef j Land Laud and in which Dr Nansen made his return from his arduous and ad adventurous adventurous adventurous venturous Arctic voyage While the Windward cabin is s cramped cra almost of ot diminutive proportions proportions a semicircular table in front of ofa ofa ofa a transom of cushion it will date by careful packing half halt a dozen people but of course those on the in inside Inside side are ae unable to move moe until those ends of the semi circle make room oom for tor them Four people will I nil nu the cabin while six crowd It un uncomfortably uncomfortablY uncomfortably comfortably and therefore part I Ii i of the time of or the visitors yesterday esterd 1 was allotted to the deck eck and to the new deck deek house The forward decks of or the Windward were also busy yesterday since stores or a year and additional supplies for he Jie Jenson station at Cumberland Cumb rland lound were being stored that the de departure arture might be effected at the earli earil earliest earliest est possible moment The little ship was all bustle and activity and she takes north with her besides the cus customary customary tomary stores and supplies a n large I amount of ot material for the Eskimos presents pr from Mr Peary In recognition I of their faithful work and scientific l instruments with which to carry on deep sea work ork and In many respects respect is better appointed and more com completely completely equipped than any ship which has ever gone to the north The Windward a barque is s easily the most interesting and historic of or all the Arctic craft now afloat Built at Sunderland England In 1865 it was for more than a quarter of ot a century employed in the Dundee and Peterhead whale fisheries Purchased in Ia 1894 by b Alfred C Harmsworth rth she took the worth expedition to Franz Josef Joset Land being Imprisoned in inthe Inthe the ice near hear Cape Flora for the winter win winter ter tar tarI I The Windward commanded by Cap lain tain John Bartlett sailed from New NewYork York for the north July 3 1898 parted company with her consort the Hope Captain Samuel W Bartlett for Etah Etan North Greenland Aug 12 if I and spent the following winter fast In the ice of ot I Allman Ailman bay breaking out early in August 1859 1 9 and joining the Diana the auxiliary ship at Etah Aug 12 returning to Brigus N F Extensive repairs were made to the hull bun and machinery early In the spring Of bf 1900 and on July 20 0 commanded C by Captain Samuel W Bartlett sailed from rom Sydney with Mrs rs Peary on 1 oard also Marie Peary for the north t nd except a n report from Aug Mig 15 nothing further was waa heard rom her h r until the arrival of the Erik he auxiliary ship of 1301 1901 at Etah ug 4 The T e Windward had bad spent the eight months from September to July fast fas I in the ice lee of ot Payer Harbor near Cape Cap Sabine and spent a month as soon ai as as extricating herself in a successfUl walrus hunt bunt In Inglefield gulf gult Be Re turning at the end of at the season under sail for three knots with favorable wind and tide Ude the utmost utmos that the th engines could cold co ld do the Wind Windward Windward Windward ward wintered at Brigus arriving In tn New cw York March 26 8 a The Tha Te Peary Pe Arctic Ac Club The departure of the Windward m to be b a proper occasion oCion for a brief statement ment concerning the Peary Arctic club cub which has ha sustained Mr Mrea Peary ea during duing the five fe years ea lions Ion and ad which when the te eXi lions tons originally pledged have bare been ben ai al aIl paid and expended will pd wi renew its s promise to support him lim and ad the worl wor to t the te end en The Peary Pear Arctic Arc club Is made mae up Urn of subscribers subscriber n secured by Mr Peary Pery Pr Just before his departure ur la i it t aad sad was s organized organised in January 18 t Pe arys original Idea was to associate tw men men who wha ho pledge to Ia Iam him hi hi hico m and to each ea other oter four t Annual contributions co Q 1000 each ech thus Bius in insuring suring su a working of his enterprise of His de departure p pa was ws however compelled be before b bere f fore fo foth re the full fuU number was secured ed and ande ti the th e club as organized in January 1899 tip V was wa w as President Pre dent Morris K K Jesup vice p president pr Frederick Fe E Hyde yde I M 31 r D ti tit treasurer tr Henry Henr W secre secretary secretary titi t tary ta ry Herbert L L Bridgman who with wih withe ti the th e late James James M r Constable J James Ja ames mes J Hm E C Benedict H H H IL i I B Benedict H Hi Hayden Bayden Sands E B E W Wiss I BUss Bliss Bl iss and the late President Charles CharlesP P I Daly of ot the American Geographical Si Sia society so soM were constituted founders Siu a M Jesup Jeup and Hill Hil each contrib contributed u ut utan ed a double portion porton of ot the capital a and an d have generously renewed their th lr full ful P proportion pr prye for the tha te fifth and present prent y year yea ye ar Edward G Wyckoff and c Clarence Cl Clan arence F P Wyckoff of or Ithaca N Y Yand Yand Yd a and an d Grant B Schley of New York have also al so joined the club and ad Mr Frederick C since his fathers fathers death deat has ha completed co and continued his tion ton ti on The club has faithfully seconded at home all aU of Mr Peal efforts in inthe inthe Ine the th e north has sent s nt the Hope in 1898 the th e Diana Diana In i 1899 and the Erik in 1901 the th e second and last of which communicated communicated ni with wih him spending nearly a a month m at Inglefield Ingle eld gilf g and brought ha home h ome m complete journals d records and a nd a a large amount of ot valuable ma material material marial te rial rescued by him from Fort Con Conger Conger Conr ger ge r and brought over miles mies over overe the th e ice lee to Grinnell Grinnel Land The members of the club cub have the most m ost unqualified faith In Mr peals ultimate ul success and have undertaken the th e expensive outlay on the Windward this th is year er with wih perhaps more snore enthusiasm si than anything anything else In its history They T hey recognized the fact tact that Mr Pears P ample stores store and the best dog foods fo his thorough familiarity with wih withe the th e route from his hI Cape Sabine Sabie head headquarters headquarters quarters q to Cape Hecla the point of departure d from the North American coast c for tor the pole give him great ad advantage vantage antage v and confidently expect the re ye return turn tur t urn of ot the ship early carly In September with wih w ith the explorer and the news of ot his complete c success |