Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-08
HOLDS THE RECORD
Commander Peary Of the United
States Navy Fails In Effort
to Reach the Pole.
TELEGRAM TELLS THE TALE
Ga1es Disrupted Ice-Opem Water
DeIayS-SuDDIiea Destroyed-suD-
porting Parties Driven Back
Too Many Obstacles i'm Way.

| New York, Nov. 3.-The United
States now holds the record Of Earth
est north" 81 degrees, 6 minutes. This
feat was accomplished by Commander
Robert e. Peary Of the United States
navy. The intrepid Arctic explorer
failed to reach the North pole as he
had confidently hoped to do with his
speedily constructed vessel, the Roose-
welt, but he penetrated nearer to the
pole than the Duke of the Abruzzis
expedition which had held the Arctic
record, SO degrees, 81 minutes. What
Commander Perry did and his exper-
lences during the past year in the
frozen north are rather briefly but
certainly wildly summarized in com
munication received by Herbert L.
Brakeman, secretary of the Peary
Arctic CLUB This communication
follows:
"Hopedale. Labrador, via Twilling-
ate, N. f., Nov, 3.-Herbert L. Bridge
man: Roosevelt wintered north coast
Grantland somewhat north Alert win
ter quarters. Went north with sledges
February via Heckla and Columbia.
Delayed by open water between "a
and SIS degrees. Beyond IS six days.
Gale disrupted ice, destroyed cache
cut off communication with support
IN bodies and drifted due east. Reach
I'd 81 degrees minutes, north latitude
'ver ice. drifting steadily eastward
returning ate eight dogs Drifted
eastward, delayed by open water
cached north coast Grantland in
traitened conditions. Killed musk
ken and returned along Greenland
cast to ship. Two supporting parties
riven on north coast Greenland. h
'ne rescued by me In starving cond' I
ion. After one week recuperation I
n Roosevelt sledged west, complet- |
lg north coast GrantIand and reached '
Their land near Tooth meridian. Home :
ard voyage incessant battle with ice q
forms and head winds. Roosevelt y
'agnificent ice fighter and sea boat :
o deaths or illness expedition
(slgned) "PEARY." y
After furnishing the Associated
ress the contents of Commander
eary's report, Mr.. Bridgeman said n
lat the receipt Of any news from the
Iplorer now was quite a surprise to
IN, because he had supposed 1t had
ecome too late in the season for Com
ander Peary to send news of his n,
'nture. Mr.. Bridgeman added that II
e message spoke for itself and that 4,
nee he did not know more of the n,
suits Of Commander Peary's effort te
reach the pole than the public did, NJ
could hardly comment upon the o.
spatch. There was little doubt. how, ro
err, he said, that Commander Peary a.
Is coming home. This seems to be "a
rne out by the routing of the dis ~
tch. Hopedale or Hoffenthal, is a an
,ravian mission station on the east -
ast Of Newfoundland. Mr.. Bridge :
IN said the message was probably
lied by Commander Peary from
pedale to the most accessible ca SCI
point. 1885. w
coa
Ienox, Mass, Nov 3.-Morris X AM
Iup Of New York, who aided Com tor
nder Peary generously In fitting
his expedition and who Is at his :
ntry residence in Lenox, said that -
had just heard from Secretary ~
dgeman, who read to him over the -.
'phone the message which he hac "a
eived from Commander Peary.
II would be useless to deny that
m disappointed that Commander
ny failed to reach the pole" saia
Jesup, but am glad to know
he went so far and especially
he Is returning safe. Until we
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