The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-02
PEARY AND THE NORTH POLE.
Herbert I. Bridgmsn's Graphic Ac-
count of Explorers Progress.

tBrO0klrn Eagle.)
Herbert L. BriGgman. who has made
several trips into the Arctic regions as
friend and fellow traveller with Lieu
tenant Peary in the Iatter's search for
the North pole, last night entertained a
large audience in McCaddin Memorial
hall In Berry street with a very inter-
eStlng and graphically illustrated lee
Jure- which he calls "PeaTy's Progress
10 the Pole This lecture is included
IN the free public course now being
given under the direction Of the board
of education.
Mr.. Bridgman prefaced the lecture
with brief statement OF Mr. Peary's
plans and of the work of the Peary
Arctic club cooperating with him in
their exc cutiou. The project for attain
ing the pole was first submitted TO the
American Geographical society early in
1897, approved by a special committee.
and in 1898 Mr. Peary left the United
States to undertake the achievement
of his purpose The Diana in 1893 eff
fcCted a junction with him at Etah
North Greenland. bringing reports of
his first years work. but from the date
Of her separation from him nothing
had been heard except a brief message
from Fort COnger. March 81 1900. an
n0uncing that hI proposed within the
next few days to cross the Greenland
coast and proceed north. Likewise
nothing has been heard either from
the Peary Arctic clubs Nindward,
which. with Mrs. Peary and Miss Peary
on board. eft Sydney, c. b. July y.
1900
o . .
Taking up the story of the cruise of
the Erik al her departure from sgd
ney. Sunday. July A. 1891, Mr.. Bridg-
man followed her northward across.
via Go6haven and Upernavik. Cape
York. through the north waters TO
junction in about three weeks with
Nr. Peary at Etah. where was also
found the Windward with Mrs Peary.
Miss Peary, and all on board well. The
ship had been imprisoned in the ice on
the western side of Smith sound dur
Ing the entire winter. and only a month
before lad eXtricated herself and
crossed over TO Inglefeld gulf. where
during July 10 walrus were captured.
Then the story of Mr.. Pearys great
work i'm the spring OF 1890 from his own
Inns was told. bow he crossed over
from Fora COuger accompanied by
Mat Henson. his cOlored follower. and
five Eskimos. and pushed forward
along the Greenland coast TO its north
ernost extremity. passing, May y, the
farthest north $50 OF Lockwood and
Bra mard ia 1854 and taking up the
records from their cairn. Of which
conv was deposited at Cape Washing
Ton. the point of land seen by them.
and then proceeding still farther on 10
~, extremity of the Greenland archi-
nalaeo. at S3-29 Here Mr.. Peary found
the coast trending rapidly 20 the east
ward. and. therefore. left it. striking
ont over the sea ice for the pole. Open
water and disintegrated pack short
distance at S3.50 compelled him to re-
mace his steps 20 the land, whence he
again took Gp Ehe eastward march,
continuing on nearly 100 miles farther
chan LockwoOd'S fartheSt- oT until he
recognized the highland seen by him
from Independence hay. which he dis
covered on his first trip across Green
land fin 1882 Retracing his steps alOnS
the coast. practically by the same
ro1lte Afr. Peary was safely back at
Fort Conger by the middle of June
having made one of the most important
and successful explorations in history.
-Tl7a flag of his country had been
planted on the highest known land,
which Is undoubtedly the fartheS-
10Th i'm the world The Greenland
problem. wrapped in the misJs Of a
lbousand years. had been solved. a re-
s,,it which Sir Clements Markham,
-,7,assdent Of the Royal Geographical
society. declares second in importance
l,,Iz- To the attainment of the pole IL
$50 spIendidly achieved. The maps of
pssr-' IS work of the evolution OF
C,raeu{a- from the unknown and un-
,ia+aYr,i boundaries OF the middle
sgzs ,fg,us y the early beginnings Of
ire history. in the times of Hans Eye
~ the missionary. and Of hrantz- the
cs~man traveller. were shown, and
[lsar idea given Of the Development of
a. stages by which the great archi-
-,sYsoa of the north became definitely
known To geography.
7rr Peary's story of the next sum
.,,-s- and of the following winter. which
h. spent in the Lake Hazen country.
So or sixty miles 10 the westward
~ Sort Couger. living in snow igloOs
ma subsisting or the game Of the re-
gio7 was told together with bis futile
5f+a=7nt to proceed north last spring
49, the open sec from Cape Hecla, an
,,,,.5srtalfnE W. sailed through the
5Dobuitv 81 D. nen and dogs TO
,,-f+4,srand the ere and arduous
strnrrIe. The story % Mrs. Peary's
-,-s,-fa- on the Wiudwar6. icebound in
80 sabine. within go miles Of her
husband. each igu6vant Of the Other
,,resence. was also told. and the mar