The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
PEARY FAILED 70 REACH The POLE. |
STOPPED By THE ICE
His Farthest Point In Frozen Seas
North. 81 Degrees II Minutes
OF Latitude.

After four years of stay In the
Arctic regions Lieutenant Peary has
returned without discovering the north
pole or getting higher than "a degrees
II minutes of north latitude, but he
says that his stay In the Ice has re.
suited In most important benefits to
science. some of which we're achieved
In his last dash in the direction OF the
pole. He says he feels certain that
the pole can be reached, and that If
he were man of indcpendent means
he would persevere u II he succeed.
ed. He believes that the pole can be
reached from Franz Josef Land and
from Grant Land, In latitude SO de-
grees, If the winter quarters are es.
tablished as far north as possible. He
says that he would Just as soon winter
at Cape Hecla, as at Sabine or Etah
The relief steamer Windward arrived
at Sydney, Nova Scotia, with Peary
and his party on board, including Mrs.
Peary and little Marie Peary. Lieu
tenant Peary Is recovering from an ac-
cident to one of his legs, from which
he suffered last winter He Is slightly
lame. He has sent to the Arctic Re.
lief club of New York report of his
movements since August, 1901. He
says: Left Erik harbor on the Elles-
mere coast, August 20. The party
reached Payer harbor September 16,
crossing Roose bay partly by sledge
and partly by boat. then walking across
Bedford PIN sound About a week
later my Eskimos began to fall sick,
not one escaping. BY November 10
six adults and one child were dead !;
nearly all the others very weak, but
out OF. danger Early in January Eskl-
mos came across from Anvilik, bring
ing news of the ravages of fatal cpl
demic through tlie tribe. Word was
sent back by these scouts for as many
of the survivors as could to come to
me. and by the end of the month they
began arriving. In February a large
depot of dog food was established
near Cape Louis Napoleon, some GO
miles north of Sabine. On March 8
my advance party of six sledges In
charge of Hensen left for Conger. On
March started with the main party
of IS sledges. leaving Percy In charge
at Payer harbor. Conger was reached
| in IL marches, arriving within an
hour or two of the advance party. My
supporting party of Eskimos returning
from Conger brought down the instru
ments, chronometers and Arctic H.
brary. Eight marches more took us
to Cape Hecla. The north end of Rob
inson channel was all open across Ia
the Greenland coast, lakes of water
extending northward as far as could
he seen from Black Cape and Cape
Ransome. On April started north
ward over the Polar sea with Henson
four Eskimos and six sedges. After
six marches open leads and foes In
motion were encountered. Two ma
tives were sent back. AS we advanced
the foes became smaller, the pressure
ridges on a grander scale and the
open leads more frequent. Each days
march was more perilous and our gen
eral course DETECTED west by the char
acter of the ice. Finally at SALT north
latitude, northwest of Hecla, the
polar pack became impracticable ant
further efforts to advance were given
up. The instruments. chronometerS
and Arctic library abandoned by the
lGreely expedition were recovered ant
are on board the Windward.