Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-19
D NOT REACH THE POLE.
ptedric,s Not Patched Up:


Lieutenant Pcary did not succeed in
reaching the pole. but he announces that
he made important discoveries. When
Peary stepped from the Windward to the
wharf, no one would have supposed that
ne had braved the rigors of a winter
in the polar regions. His face was bronz-
ed. but he looked the picture of health
Mrs. Pcary and her daughter, who had
gone with the Windward TO meet him.
looked we'll although the former is just
recovering from an illness.
nr. Die6riclS was on board. and quite
we'll. AS far as can be learned, the diff
France between him and Lieutenant
I9cary has not been patched up. Dr.. Died
rick declined to say anything further at
nresant. than that the difficulty between
rim and Lieutenant Peary had not been
settled.
Lieutenant Peary recovered and brought
hack The instruments abandoned by the
r,yoa1v. eypedition. he also brought
numerous and rare specimens Of natural
history. The Lieutenant sent to the
Arctic Club the following report of the
opcyations Of The expedition since Au-
gust q, 1901:
u 1T at Erik Harbor. on the Ellesmoc
coast Aug. -. The party reached PAYER
IIartor Sept. 16, crossing Roose bay L:
sleGse and partly by boat o.sen walking
across ISeforn PIN Sound. About a week
Iat,r nv sEskirnos began to fall sick, not
one,escaping. BY Nov. 80 six adults and
onelchi!d were dead: nearly all Of the
othes -ery weak, but out of danger.
''flrIr in January Eskifnos came across
from Anvllik. bringing news Of the raw
aEeslof a fatal epidemic through the
tribel Word was sent back by these
SCOUT for as many of the survivors as
oouidfome to me. and by the end OF the
rnoniFthey began arriving. In February
a lars depot of dog food was established
rear iape Louis Napoleon. some sixty
;:lics !orth of Sabine.
DASH FOR POLE.
"OniIarch my advance party of six
sledget in charge Of Hensen, left for
Gaugei March 6, started with the main
party L eighteen sledges leaving Percy
in chase at Payer Harbor. Ganger was
reachein twelve marches, arriving with
IL an bur or two of the advance party.
'.AiNsupporting party of Eskimos re-
.urnillf from CANCER broughr down the
nstrurtnts. chronometers and arctic IL
orary. Eight marches more took us to
cape sccia. The north end Of Robinson
cham; was all open.
''-Aclss 70 the Greenland coast, lakes
OF war extending northward as far as
couldbe seen from Black Cape and
CapcRansone From Hecla another
suppTing party returned,
'.Afil l. started no1tfiward over the
Polat sea with Henson. four Eskimoa
and ;ixty sledges. Old foes covered
dseTsyii.l snow and Interested with rub
ble Jdges and lancs. young ice were
enc nteGed from the moment we left the
ice bot.
he same kind Of travelling. except the
larts of young ice, as found by the Eng
Isl expedition of 1876.
NORTH POLE IMPOSSIBLE.
After six marches open leads and foes
itnotion We're encountered. Two natives
rJ-e sent back. AS we advanced the
Ges became smaller. the pressure
ilses on q grander scale, and the open
lads more frequent Each days march
las more perilous and our general course
detected west by the character OF the
ice. Finally at Si,17N. latitude north
west OF Hecla, the polar pack became
Iimp-acticable and further efforts TO adj
Vance were given up. New leads and
| pressure ridges with foEgy weat Their made
our return in some prospects more try
ing than the advance. Eecla was re-
gained April % and Granger (corrccD
May 3.
Leaving Garger May Cape Sabine
was reached on the Is. A few days later
went north as far as Cape Louis Ma
poleen TO complete the survey OF Bobbit
bay, returning the first Of June a pro
posed trip across Ellesmoc land west
ward was prevented by open water in
Buchanan bay
The ice broke up earlier than in 1901
and Payer HaTboI was biocka6ed almost
continuously.
The Nindward bored her way through,
the ice and entered the ;larbor the morn
ing OF Aug. 5 and got out again the same
afternoon with scarcely fifteen minutes
to spare before the harbor was closed
!ongtngs Were landed in fInglefIeld gulf.
Several days We're devoted to hunting
Calrus, then the Wifldward started south
reaching and leaving Cape York the
afternoon OF Aug. IS.
Calling at God haven. Greenland. ard
Cape Haven. Baffin Land. the WindwarG
arrived at Chateau bay. Labrador Sept.
j. and sent dispatches. The summer voy-
age has been without incident.
MARROW ESCAPE OF SHIP.
The Nindward with her engines has
made as good time as the larger and
Fnore powerful ships that have been go
ing north The last ten years. The year
Fl Payer har5or was passed comfortably,
Though an anxious strain caused by the
tavages of disease among my faithful
heople was not light. Food was abund-
PINT and our supply Of inush-oI and deer
tneat continued throughout the year. The
northern sleage trip in the spring was
ardous but not marked by special ex-
posure. suffering or danger more than
is necessarily incidental to serious Arctic
work;
ADVANCE VETOED.
Equipment ana personnel! were salts
| factory but further advance was vetoed
by inspperable natural conditions. The
Mindward has on board the instruments
chTOnometers and arctic library abend-
oned by the Greeley expedition and nu-
inerous specimens OF natural history
| bear musB-ox, reindeer and walrus skins
/ he skeleton CT a two-l7orneu mar
Whale, 2 rare Arctic specimen also liN-
tng specimens of musk OK. walrus. arr
oc haze ard Eskimo dog are on boare
The anchor and chain lost by the Er4cf
lest summer is on beard. The Fran ief'
3ooahaven about August 20, bound home
she has been in Soner sound IRON
whence it is understood expeditions were
rnaee 10 the northwest. One death q
hre:asn} is reported since Others o1
hoard said to be well. The little scnoonei
!'orget-Ale-Not. which was caught III I'M
ice at Cape Haven last year is now OF
hcr way 10 st. John.
This report, signed by Pearx. is az