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.
I slutningen af ​​oktober, da vinteren nærmede sig, stillede De Long Edison-lysbuesystemet op, men generatormekanismen undlod at producere selv den svageste af lysene, og apparatet blev hurtigt opgivet sammen med det lige så ineffektive telefonsystem.