Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25
LIEUT.. PElRY FAILED
TO REACH NORTH POLE
But as a Result of His Last
Attempt He is Certain
1t Can be Reached.
WOULD KEEP ON TRYING IF
HE WERE A MAN OF MEANS
His Progress Was Stopped by
Icsf1n Arctic Sea.
fhe Most Northeriy Point He Touched
Was 81 Degrees, ~ nIinutes-His Report
to the Arctic ciub-Arrival ut North
sydney, Thursday.

North Sydney, Cape Breton, Sept.
& Is. Lieut.. Robert Z. Peary arrived
here today on the steamship Windward
from the arctic regions. He did not
reach the north pole in the course of
his trip of four years, but he says that
in his last dash with that object in
view he made important discoveries.
He feels certain that the pole can be
reached, and says that if he were a
man OF independent means he would
persevere until he succeeded.
The most northerly point reached
was 81 degrees IL minutes, northwest
of Cape Heola. Lieut.. Peary says that
the pole can be reached from Franz
Josef Land, and from Grant Land In
latitude 80 degrees, il winter quarters
are established as far north as possible.
He says that he would Just as soon
winter at Cape Hecla as at Sabine or
Etah.
On board the windward also was
Mrs. Peary, who is just recovering
from fortnight's illness, and who is
glad to reach land once more, She will,
1t is expected, recuperate quickly on
proceeding to more congenial cline.
Little Marie Peary and others of the
party are in good health. Lieut.. Peary
is recovering from an accident to one
of his legs, which he suffered last
winter. He is slightly lame, although
this is not specially noticeable.
Neither Peary nor DIR. Dedrick, who
was on the Windward, would make
statement pertaining to their reported
quarrel some time ago. Members of
the Windward's crew say that the two
men have had no intercourse whatever
since the doctor was taken on board at
Cape York, where he spent the winter.
DIR. DERRICK leaves here tomorrow for
his home in New York.
The Windward's cargo includes many
cases of relics from the North, and a
number of live animals for Central
Park, New York City.
LIEUTENANT PEARY's REPORT.
Lieut. Peary sent the following report
to the Peary Arctic Club:
Left at Erik Harbor, on the Files
mere coast, August 10Th. The party
reached Payer Harbor September 18th,
crossing Roose Bay partly By sledge
and partly by boat, then walking across
Bedford PIN Sound. About week
later my Eskimos began to fall sick,
not one escaping. By November 18th
six adults and one child were dead,
nearly all the Others very weak, but out
of danger.
Early in January Eskimos came
across from Anvilik, bringing news OF
the ravages of fatal epidemic through
the tribe. Word was sent back by these
scouts for as many of the survivors as
could come TO me, and by the end of
the month they began arriving. In
February large depot of dog food was
established near Cape Louis Napoleon,
some 60 miles north of Sabine. On
for 21 e -,
sledges, in charge of Henson, left for
Conger. March 9th started with the
main party of l6 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 Instruments, chronometers, and
arctic library. Eight marches more
took us to Cape Hecla. The north end
of Robinson Channel was all open
across to the Greenland coast, lakes Of
q water extending northward as far as
could be seen from Black Cape and
Cape Rausome. From Hecla another
supporting party returned.
April LIST started northward over
the Polar Sea with Hensen, four
Eskimos, and six sledges. Old foes
covered deep with snow and intersected
with rubble ridges and lanes of young
ice, were encountered from the moment
we left the ice foot, the same kind OF
travelling, except the lanes of young
ice, as found by the English expedition
of 1876.
After six marches, open leads, foes
In motion were encountered. Two
natives were sent back. As we ad
vanced 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 general course detected west
by the character of the ice.
FINALLY, at 81. II N. latitude, north
west of Hecla, the polar pack became
impracticable and further efforts to ad
vance were given up.
New leads and pressure ridges, with
foggy weather, made our return il
Some respects more trying than tn,
advance. Hecla was regained Apri
18th, and Conger May 9th. Leavin,
Conger May 9th, Cape Sabine wa
reached on the 18th. A few days late
went north as far as Cape Louis Ma
poleon to complete the survey of Bobbi
Bay, returning the LIST of June.
A proposed trip across Ellesmere lam
westward was prevented by open waite
Ill DuCudHdH
THE ice broke up earlier than il
1901, and Payer Harbor was blockade
almost continuously.
1.-THE Windward bored her wa
through the ice and entered the harbo
the morning of August 9TH, and go
out again the same afternoon wit
scarcely 10 minutes to spare before th
harbor was closed by the ice. Forcin
sse. way across Smith Sound, ou
EsksEos, with their belongings, wer
landed in Inglefield Gulf. Several day
were devoted to hunting walrus, the
the Windward started south, reachin
and leaving Cape York the afternoo
Of August 18th.
Calling at Godhaven, Greenland
and Cape Haven, Baffin Land, tt
Windward arrived at Chateau Bal
Labrador, September 14th, and ser
dispatches. The summer voyage hs
been without mishap, and the Wine
ward, with her engines, has made
good time as the larger and moi
powerful ships that have been goin
north the past 10 years.
The year at Payer Harbor WI
passed comfortably, though an anxio,
strain caused by the ravsges of disea,
among my faithful people was n,
hight. Food was abundant, and oil
supply of musk OK and deer meat col
tinued throughout the year. tt
northern sledge trip in the spring ";
arduous, but not marked by especi
exposure, suffering, or danger, mo
than is necessarily incidental to seriol
arctic work.
Equipment and personnel were SO