New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-19

of relics from the North and a number Of live
animals for Central Park. New-York City
The citizens of Sydney gave Peary a public
reception in Alexandra Hall this evening
Mayor Grow presided. and presented to Peary
an eloquent address commendatOry of his work.
TO which the explorer made a brief but errectiVe
response God Save the King and America"
were sung by the audience. after which many OF
those present were introduced TO Peary.
Commander Peary has received an invitation
from the Scottish Geogra phicaI Society 70 visit
Edinburgh and receive gold medal. its highest
honor He has also been elected an honorary
Fellow of the National Geogra phicaI Society,
whose headquarters are at Washington.
PEARY's REPORT OF HIS JOURNEY
Commander Peary sent to the club the fol-
lowing report of the operations Of the expedition
since August 9. 1901:
Left at Erik Harbor. on the Ellesmere coast.
on August % The party reached Payer Har-
Dor on September 16 crossing Roose Bay partly
by sledge and partly by noat lnenN We We 1r1tils Iet
across Beford PIN Sound About week later
my Esquimaus began TO fall sick. not one escap-
ing BY November 10 six adults and one child
were dead; nearly all the others were weak out
out of danger.
Early in January Esquimaus came across
from Anvilik, bringing news OF the TaVages oL
a fatal epidemic through the tribe. Word was
sent back by these scouts for as many OF Ihe
survivors as could to come to me. and Oy tne
end or the month Jney beSdH arriving
ruary a large depot Of dog food was estao aoASIed
near Cape Louis Napoleon, some sixty niles
north OF Sabine On March 5 my advance parry
of six sedges. in charge of HenSen. LETT 1or
Conger.
On March started with the main party leaV-
ing Percy in charge Payer Haroor- ConSeT
was reached in twelve marches. arriving within
an hour or of the advance party MY sup
porting party of Esquimaus returning from
Conger brought down the instruments. chro-
nometers and arctic library Elght mdICueS
more took US to Cape Hecla-
The north end of Robson Channel was an
omen across 70 the Greenland Coast. lakes OF
seen from Black Cape and cape FSahsolls-
From Hecla another supporting party returned
April 1-Started northward over Lne FOidr
Sea with Henson. four Esqu1Inaus ana SIX
sedges Old foes covered deep with snow anu
fntersected with rubble ridges, and lanes OF
young ice were encountered from tne iIi, tloiT1
we left the ice foot. the same kind OF traVellIs
EXCEPT the lanes of young ice, as found py Vhe
English expedition of 1876 IL.
After six marches open leads. HoeS IN nlotlot'
were encountered Two natives were sent oach-
AS we advanced the foes became snlaiie.' tte
pressure ridges grander ScaIe anu - -
open leads more frequent Each days marcn
was more pertlous and our general course oe-
hected west by the character OF the ice fIh5
" at 81 degrees IL minutes nortn IdlltuLe' -
northwest of Hecla, the polar PACK became -
practica BILE and further efforts TO ADVANCE
given up New leads and pressure ridges, Win
foggv weather made our return IN some -
snec+s roora irving than the advance Hecla was
raeained on April % and Conger on May o
Iaaying Conger on May ,. Cape Saolne was
reached ON the 18th a few days Iater WeII1
north as far as Cape Louis Napoleoh 70 COil.-
nleta the survey of BobbiJ Bay. returning oi,
June A proposed trip across EllesTnere Lano