The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-02

From the New York Times.
 Lieut.. Robert E. Peary, the arctic ex- plorer, who arrived at New York Satur- day night from Portland, Me, is at the St. Denis hotel. With him are Mrs. Peary and his nine-year-old daughter, Marie both of whom went to the arctic regions last summer on board the Windward, the ship that brought the explorer back to civilization after a sojourn of more than four years in the frozen north.
 Lieutenant Peary is in excellent health, and, according to his friends looks hardly a day older than when he sailed away in search of the north pole. When seen at the St. Denis he said he was very willing to answer most any questions that might be asked him. but added that he thought that nearly everything that he knew about the arctic region. and everything else. for that matter. had been ''pumped out of him. since his arrival at Sydney, Cape Breton, on the 18th inst.
 The first question asked Lieutenant Peary was if he thought it possible for any man to reach the pole.
 T certainly do think it possible" an- swered the explorer. land that man whose starting point is latitude SS, and whose starting point is the best to be had, and who can strike favorable con- ditions for the northward dash, is the man who will find the pole. Of course. he will have to keep at 1t, and maybe will have to make several attempts before he succeeds, but it Is the try try, again principle that's going to find the pole If I only transfer my experience to him the problem would be much simplified."
 Lieutenant Peary was asked if life in the arctic was as unpleasant as 1t Is sometimes painted.
 If you know what clothes to wear and how to wear them. as well as how-to travel up there, taken all in all. the arctic is not such an unpleasant place after all, :" he replied. "Of course there are unpleas- ant things connected with life in the arc tic, but if one Is enthusiastic, his inter est in this work tides him over all such unpleasantries. However, if a man were compelled to live in the arctic against his will imagine it would be about the most disagreeable place under the sun"
 The explorer said he thought the arctic one of the best places on earth for per- sons afflicted with pulmonary diseases. In proof of the health-giving conditions there, he said that nearly everybody who went up there came back weighing more and in a much better state of health generally. Lieutenant Peary said that he did not bring any Eskimos south with him this time for the reason that those he brought several years ago had expert enced such hard time. many of them succumbing to pulmonary diseases.
 How about those arctic animals which you sent to New York. and which ar- rived here last Sunday-do you think they will be able to live in this climate?"
 "Its quite change from 7s degrees north to this c1ime." replied Lieutenant Peary, ''but we got them here all right, and with proper attention I think the animals should live"
 Regarding the big Eskimo dog that was the king of the pack that pulled the sledge that carried him to latitude s4i7 the furthest point north he reached. and which Is among the animals now in the Bronx park, Lieutenant Peary said the dogs name was not Brakeman, as has been reported. His real name he said was Thar Lak Pok Soah, which is the Eskimo for "the big gray fellow" Of his work in the arctic. Lieutenant Peary said that he had charted much oi the northern end and east coast oi Greenland, and also filled in some gaps He had obtained much valuable scientific information, he said, which was prin- cipally geographical, but also meteroiog. ical and geological.
 twill you make another attempt tc | discover the pole?' Lieutenant Peary was asked.
 "No. I am through now, and I am go- | ing back to work in the navy. I do not know as yet where I will be stationed will go to Washington in a few days and report for duty. No. my arctic worl, was entirely Independent of the govern ment and 1 will not report the results of that experience to the navy depart ment."
 Suppose somebody does get to the pole, what do you think they will find?'
 "Ice. nothing but ice,'' Lieutenant Peary answered. l Among other interesting things brought home by Lieutenant Peary is the equip. ment of the Greedy expedition that was | abandoned at Fort Coneer in 12S4 This