Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-19
STEAMER IN HLRBOR
Wirdwsrd Arrives at Sidney Altar Long
Trip 10 the Nsrth.
IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES ARE ANNOUNCED
Expedition Fats 90 Reach the north
Pole, but Lieutenant Peary Feels
that Trip Has Been Val
unble one.

SIDNEY, N. s., Sept. 1s-The Peary Arc
tic clubs relief steamer windward, with
Lieutenant Robert f. Peary on board, ar
rived at North sidney at SIS this morning
rom Greenland.
Lieutenant Peary did not succeed in
reaching the pole, but tits announced that
he made important discoveries.
when Peary stepped from Windward
to the wharf no one would have supposed
that he had braved the rigors Of a winter
in the polar regions. His face was bronEed.
but he looked the picture Of health.
Mrs. Peary and daughter, who had gone
with windward 10 meet him, looked well. al
though the former Is Just recovering from
an Illness.
DR.. Diederick was on board and quite we'll.
As far as can be learned the difference be-
tween him and Lieutenant Peary has not
been patched up. DR.. Diederick declined
to say anything further at present than
that the difficulty between him and Lieu
tenant Peary had not been settled.
His Faith U~ndaunted,
The citiSeAs OF Sydney gave Lieutenant
Peary a public reception in Alexandra hall
this evening, Mayor Crow. presided and
presented to Lieutenant Peary an eloquent
address commendatory OF his work, to
which the explorer made a brief but ef-
fective response. God Save the King
and America" were sung by the audience.
after which many OF those present were
presented to Lieutenant Pesry.
Lieutenant Peary has received an invi-
tation from the Scottish Geographical So
ciety TO visit Edinburgh and receive a
gold medal, It's highest honor, He has
also been elected an honorary fellow Of the
National Geographical society. whose head
quarters are at Washington. D. C.
He says he feels certain that the pole
can be reached and furthermore that II he
were a man Of independent means he would
persevere until he succeeded.
Lieutenant Peary said:
Our expedition did not reach the north
pole, but we made most important scientific
discoveries. We are we'll and glad to get
back to civilization"
He recovered and brought back the in
struments and library abandoned by the
Greeley expedition He also brought numer-.
Gus and rare specimens OF natural history.
Lieutenant Peary sent TO the Arctic club
the following report Of the operations Of the
expedition since August 8, 1901;
Left at Erik harbor, on the Ellesmere
coast, August 20, the party reached Payer
nhTDOE september TO- CTOEblIk .fAOOHG jan
by sledge and partly by boat, then going
across Beford Pima about "A week later
and met Eskimos, began to fall sick, not
adults and one child were dead; nearly all
the others were very weak, but out Of
danger.
r RayaEes of Fatal Epidemic.
Early in January Eskimos came across
ages Of a fatal epidemic through the tribe
Word was sent back by these scouts for
as many Of the survivors as could to come
began arriving. In February a large depot
of dog food was established near Cape
Sabine. On March , my advance party of
six sledses In charge of Hensen left for
Sanger Of M eisStee g s sIeases, T ieavi1 6ee P %siH
In charge at Payer harbor. Conger was
reached in twelve marches, arriving within
supporting party OF Eskimos returning from
longer brought down the. Instruments,
marches more took us to Cape Hecla. The
north end Of Robinson channel was all
open across to the Greenland coast, lakes
OF water extending northward as far as
could be seen from Black, Cape and Cape
Ramsome. From Hecla another support
ing party returned.
start Over Polar Sea.
April ! started northward over the Polar
sledges, Old foes covered deep with snow
and intersected with .rubble ridges and
the moment we LEFT the ice foot. The same
kin OF travelling, except the lanes Of young
ice, as found by the English expedition OF
After six marches open leads, foes in
motion were encountered. 1.-Two natives
were sent back. As we advanced the foes
became smaller. the pressure ridges on a
grander scale and the open leads more fire.
quent. Each days march was more perl
lOus and our general course DETECTED west
by the character of the ice. Finally, at
s4.17 north latitude, northwest of Hecla, the
polar pack became impracticable and
further efforts to advance were given up.
New leads and pressure ridges with foggy
weather made our return in some respects
more safe than the advance. Hecla was
regained April % and Conger May 3. Leav-
ing Conger May 6, Cape Sabine was reached
as far as Cape Louis Napoleon to complete
the survey OF Rabbit bay, returning the
first OF June. A proposed trip across Files
water IN Buchanan bay.
The ice broke up earlier thar in 1901 and
Bayer harbor was blockaded almost con-
BOres Way through Ice.
The windward bored its way through the
ice and entered the harbor the morning OF
August ; and got out again the same after
before the hsrbof WAS closed by the Ice.
Forcing our way across Smith sound, my
Esklmos with their belongings were landed
voted to hunting walrus. then WIndwarc
started south, reaching and leaving Cape
YORK the afternoon or august Is.
Calling at Goldhoun, Greenland. and Cape
Haven. Bafhnsland, Windward arrived Al
Chateau bay. Labrador, September IA, anc
sent dispatches. The summer voyage hai
been without mishap and Windward with
It's engines has made as good time as tn,
larger and more powerful ships that have
been going north the last ten years. The
year at Payer harbor was passed comfort
ably, though an anxious strain. caused by
the ravages OF disease among my faithful
people was not light. Food was abundan
and our supply OF musk OK and deer meaI
continued throughout the year. The north
ern sledge trip In the spring was arduous
but not marked by special exposure, suffer
ing or danger more than is necessarily I'm
cidental to serious arctic work.
, Finds Greedy Instruments.
Equipment and personnel were satisfac
, tory and further advance was vetoed b!
insuperable natural conditions. wind
ward has on board the Instruments. chro
nometers and arctic library abandoned b!
the Greedy expedition and numerous speci
mems OF natural history, lear, musk on
! reindeer and walFus skins,
The skeleton Of a two-horned narwhal
a rare arctic specimen, also living speci
mems of musk OK walrus, arctic hare an
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