Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-11-08
PEARY WILL TRY AGAIN.
Message From Labrador lntimates
That He Is Not Discouraged.

| Thdt He is MOT discouraged.
Lenox, Mass, Nov. 6.-That Com
mander Robert Z. Peary encountered
unusual difficulties in his search for
the North Pole was indicated in a
telegram received today by Morris X.
Jessup, president of the Peary Arctic
Club. The most significant portion or
the telegram, however, was that con-
tanning an intimation that Command
er Peary would again try to find the
North Pole. The telegram follows
"Hopedale, Labrador, by way or
Twillingate, Newfoundland-S
Roosevelt now here. Repairing rud-
der and stern, taking ballast ana
awaiting arrival mail steamer to Sc
cure coal.
Return voyage incessant struggle
with ice to Cape York. September 20.
Then storms and head winds to Lab
rador coast, October 23.
Carried away two rudders, stern
post and two blades Of propeller, fore
top mast and spanker boom; lost one
boat; burned all coal and some inter
ior beams. using wood and blubber
along coast.
Expect to communicate again from
Chapeau Bay. All progress will be
slow. Have no anxiety for our safety
and give no credence to exaggerated
reports.
Roosevelt is returning this year for
additional supplies and for repairs.
Several tons of whale meat and dog
food thrown away last fall after poi
soning a number of dogs. Other sup
plies lost by breaking of ice in April
"PEARY."
New York, Nov. 6.-Although Com
mander Peary failed to reach the
North Pole, Secretary H. l.. Bridg-
man, of the Peary Arctic Club, be-
lieves that his feat in reaching farther
north ought to be a subject for Ma
tional rejoicing. Mr.. Bridgman, who
received the message from Command
er Peary, announcing his return to
civilization, telephoned the news of
Mr.. Peary's safety to Mrs. Peary, who
happened to be in the city.
Thank God he is SAFE" was her
first comment. Then she piled Mr..
Bridgman with questions regarding
the details of the news he had re-.
ceived from her husband.
band while he had failed to reach the
pole. because of ice. had now the dis
tinction of having gone farther north,
having reached 81 degrees 6 minutes,
a point 32 minutes nearer to the North
Pole than that reached by the Duke
of Abruzzi expedition in 1900. In dis
cussing Peary's dash late last fall,
after he had time to study the Com
plOS1IV
Bridgman said:
Il am sure it has been the ambition
of every true American to see the
Stars and Stripes first at the Arctic
pole. And that it should be an Amer
lean who should reach the farthest
north is little less gratifying. 1t is
evident Peary has had the same ex-
perience of getting on drifting ice and ,
being carried away from his goal that |
other explorers have had. Probably |
no other man living would have gotten
off so well as Peary has. He found |
himself on ice that had been broken !
I'D by a storm and was taken in a |
contrary direction. 1t is likely that
he and his party went to the limit of
human endurance before they gave up,
as instanced by the eating of the
dogs"
will Peary ever make the attempt
again?"
Il do not know. Although it was
said by the newspapers when he sail
ed away that if he failed this time he
would never try again. he never told
me that, and was quite close to him:
| consider that one of the wonderful
features of this expedition is the fact
that the Roosevelt is coming home
with the entire party despite the hard
ships they have experienced.
"Peary probably reached within 2o3
miles of the North Pole. He passed
the Abruzzi party by about 80 miles
This was Peary's fifth attempt to
reach the pole. Other sledge journeys
we're made in the years 1892, 1895, 1900
and 1902.
The following message of congratu'
alton for Commander Peary was re-
ceived today by Mr. Bridgman, secre-
tary of the Peary Arctic Club:
"Peary, Care Bridgman. New YORK:
Very hearty congratulations upon your
splendid achievement.
civilian S. BRUSE,
"Edinburgh. Scotland"