Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-15
A DASH FOR THE POLE.
Robert E. Peary Will Make New Eff
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Robert +. Peary Will Make New Eft.
fort to Reach it.
New York, Sept. 15.--Robert e. Peary
made an announcement to the geo
graphical congress at the banquet given
in his honor last night. As expected,
it had to do with new dash for the
pole. He is going next summer in a
vessel which will contain all the i'm
provements suggested by his previous
experiences In the arctic region, and
this, he says, will be the final supreme
effort of his life.
The presentation to Peary of the
Paris Geographical Society's gold med
al preceded the announcement. NJ.
Cordier, president of the Paris society
made the presentation speech. In re-
spending, the explorer said:
Tonight. have the pleasure of say
ing to you that the contract for my new
arctic ship has been signed, and it's keel
lis being laid now. This means that the
expedition upon which have been put
ting my energies during the last two
years has been lifted out of the realm
of uncertainty, and that if I am alive,
I shall start north again next summer,
in another attempt upon the north pole.
tit does mot mean that have all
the money. necessary, but 1t does mean
that T. have from now until the first
of next July in which to obtain the
additional funds necessary to fit out
and equip a ship. l do not believe that
my countiyrnen will permit the expedi-
tion to fail for lack of, additional neces-
sary funds.
81 cannot refrain from word or two
in regard to the ship. 1t will, believe,
be the ablest ship that ever pointed its
nose inside the arctic or antarctic cir
Gle. It will possess such shape as will
enable it to rise to the pressure of ice
foes and escape destruction. 1t will
possess such strength of construction
as will permit it to stand this pressure
without injury. 1t will possess such
features of bow as will enable it to
smash the ice in it's path, and will con-
tain such engine power as will enable
it to force it's way thru the ice.
sIn maximum dimensions, length
over all, breadth of beam and draught,
this ship will be the size of the British
antarctic ship, Discovery; in isplace-
ment it will be less in power. 1t will
compare with our largest ocean going
tugs. 1t will have engines capable of
developing 1000 indicated horse power
continuously, and 1900 horse power for
limited periods.
.'My plan of campaign is to force this
ship to the north shore of Grantland,
taking on board at Whale sound, the
pick and flower of the Eskimo tribes
with whom I have worked and lived so
long. shall go into winter quarters
on that shore and start with the earliest
returning light on a sledge journey
across the central polar pack, utilizing
these EslSimos entirely for the rank and
file of my party
"Never before has it been within the
power of a white man to command the
utmost efforts and fullest resources of
this little tribe of people as I can do,
and that fact will be Of inestimable ad-
vantage to me.
"But I will not take up your time
with the details. Next summer shall
start north again after that on which
l have set my heart. Shall win? God
knows. hope and dream and pray
that / may. But if / do not some one
else WILL