In late October, as winter approached, De Long ordered the Edison arc lighting system erected, but the generating mechanism failed to produce even the dimmest of lights, and the apparatus was swiftly abandoned, along with the equally ineffective telephone system.
In late October, in anticipation of the coming polar winter, De Long ordered the Edison arc lighting system erected. Under Collins' direction, 60 lamps were fixed to the rigging, but the generating mechanism failed to produce even the dimmest of lights, and the apparatus was swiftly abandoned, along with the equally ineffective telephone system.