Evening star., 1901-09-14
PEARY LEFT AT CAPE SABINE
NEWS BROUGHT by THE STEAMER
ERIK.
Failed to Reach the Pole, but Reach
ed Highest Latitude Attained in
Western Hemisphere.

The Peary Arctic Club steamer Erik,
| from Cape Sabine, Ellesmere Land, August
%, arrived at North Sydney, c. B., yes
! terday. She reports Peary and his COM
panions all well as late as August 30.
Lieut.. Peary on April 15, 1900, left Fort
| Conger, where he was last reported March
| 81, 1900. With Henson and an Eskimo,
Ahngmalckto, at S3 degrees 30 minutes
north he rounded the northern extremity
Of Greenland, finding the coast at this
| point to trend rapidly eastward Here, on
the most northerly known land in the
world, Peary built a cairn, in which he de-
| posted in addition to the records Of his
journey to that point, portions of the flags
of his country, of his club and of his pri-
vate signal, other articles interesting as
souvenirs.
Changing his course directly northward
Peary then struck out over the sea ice for
the pole but was able to advance only to
So degrees 80 minutes north, when he was
effectively stopped by the broken pack and
much open water absolutely impossible
either for sledges or boats.
Explored Greenland Coast.
Retracing his steps to the shore, Peary
pushed on along the Greenland coast, all
the time eastward, about 16O miles beyond
Lockwoods farthest, to latitude SO north,
longitude 25 west, or, approximately, lit
more than a degree from Independence
bay. discovered and named by him July 4,
1892.
The reconnaissance ended with a definite
demonstration of the western and northern
coast lines Of Geernland, and, with one or
two small breaks along the eastern coast,
an accurate chart of the entire archipelago.
Peary's own estimate of his work is set
forth in the following letter to the secre-
tary of the Peary Arctic Club, H. L.
Bridgman:
What Peary Accomplished.
"It gives me great pleasure to present
to the club the results of the work OF
1900:
First. The rounding of the northern
limit of the Greenland archipelago, the
most northerly known land in the world,
probably the most northerly land.
Second. The highest latitude yet at
tanned in the western hemisphere, 50 de-
grees so north.
Third. The determination Of the origin
of the so-called 'poleocrystic ice (ioe
Considering that am an old man, have
one broken leg and only three toes, and
that my starting point was Etah, / feel
that this was doing tolerably well. 1t is
almost a thousand years since Erik the
Red first sighted the southern extremity
Of the archipelago and from that time
Norwegians Dutch, Danes, Swedes, En-
glishmen, Scotchmen and Americans have
crept gradually northward up It's shores
until at last through the instrumentality
and liberality of the club, it's northern cape
has been lifted out of the arctic mists and
obscurity. 1t seems fitting that this event,
characterized by Sir Clements Markham as
second in Importance only to the attain
ment Of the pole itself, should fall In the
closing year of the century. If l do not
capture the pole itself In this springs CAM
paign shall try it again next SPRING
Peary, June 10. arrived at Fort Conger.
Having eliminated the Greenland archi-
pelago as a desirable route to the pole
Peary decided that his next attempt should
be from Cape Hecla, the northern point Of
Grinnell Land
BY Way of Cape Hecla.
Peary, accompanied by Henson and five
Eskimos, left Fort Conger April 8. 1901,
for the north by way of Cape Hecla. But
after ten days march both men and dogs
proved to be out of condition and Peary
returned to Fort Conger.
Late in april with his entire force, Peary
retreated southwark.
The Windward fast in her winter quar-
ters at Payer Harbor. near Cape Sabine.
with Mrs. Peary and Miss Peary on board.
prisoners in the ice for nearly eight months,
was reached May 6. Not until then did
Peary learn of the death, almost eighteen
months before. Of his daughter Francesca,
born in this city, in January, 1893, following
his departure for the north.
July the Windward proceeded to Etah,
where she awaited the Erik. which arrived
August A. bringing Peary other news. that
OF his mothers death in Portland. Me-. in
November last.
His Winter Camp.
The Erik, having landed Peary and the
last of his equipment and supplies at a
temporary camp on the south side Of
Herschel bay. ten miles south of Cape Sa-
bine. his headquarters for next winter.
sailed. August %, for home, Mrs. Peary
and Miss Peary returning on her to be fol-
lowed IN few days by the Windward.
Peary.s winter arrangements at Cape
Sabine insure comfort. and, with an ample
supply OF provisions. pushed along the route
to Fort Conger. he expects to take the field
with the returning light OF 1902, fully rest