Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-06
AMERICAN EXPLORER
GOES NEAREST POLE.
COMMANDER PEARY REACHES
POINT 81 MILES BEYOND
AsRuzzi EXPEDITION.
BRIEF MESSAGE is
RECEIVED FROM HIM
Hints Of Hardships and Danger in
Telegram Regarding Attempt to
Reach Northern Goal-Thwarted
by Drifting Ice.

New York, Nov. 5.-The Worlds
polar exploration record has been
broken by Commander Robert p.
Peary. The intrepid American has
gone "a miles nearer the north pole
than any man who ever went into the
arctic seas. Lieut.. Peary reached lat
itude S7:O6, and hints of incredible
hardships and dangers are made IN
q telegram to Herbert L Bridgman,
secretary of the Peary Arctic club.
Message Tells Of Great Feat.
The message follows:
/, .Hopedale, Labrador, via Twillin-
gate, N. r., Nov. Roosevelt win
tered north coast Grantland some
what north Alert winter quarters.
Went north with sledges February
via Hecla and Columbia. Delayed by
omen water between "a and IS de-
xress. Beyond IS days. Gale dis
rupted ice destroyed caches. cut on
communication with supporting bod
lea and drifted due east. Reach 81
degrees six minutes, north latitude
over ice. drifting steadily eastward.
Returning ate eight dogs Drifted
] eastward delayed by open water,
reached north coast Greenland in
straightened conditions. Killed musk
oxen and returned along Greenland
coast to ship. Two supporting par
ties driven on north coast Greenland.
One rescued by me in starving con-
dition. After one week recupera-
tion on Roosevelt sledged west, COM
pleting north coast Grant Land and
reached other land, near one hHH-
dredth meridian Homeward voyage
incessant battle with ice, storms and
headwinds. Roosevelt magnificent
Ice fighter and sea boat. No deaths
or illness on expedition"
", Nansen and Abruzzf outdone.
In 1896 Nansen reached 1914 poFth
latitude. and his exploit was hailed
as tremend Gus exploit. for that was
1876 miles farther north than Greedy
had gone in 1882. Napsen held the rec.
ord fos only four years. Then in 1906
Capt. Cagpi, of the duke Of Abruzzis
expedition, pushed his way northward
and after almost Incredible hardships
reached q point % mites farther north
than Naassn had gone.
Until now the Italian explorer has ;a9!s
held the. record for farthest north nth!
New It 10 shattered by m American.
News from Commander Peary has
been awaited with anxiety for several
weeks, ~ July is was the date he had
1lxed for the end of the dash" across
the iee cap surrounding the pole
The oommander, when he sailed from
New York more than year ago
fondly hoped that the end Of the dash
would carry him to the pole itself.
Says Steamer Was Damaged.
st. Johns. N. F., Noy. 5.-The fac
that Commander Robert p. Peapy's
steamer Roosevelt was damaged bs
Ice during its long stay In the arcti.
regions while the explorer made hi.
last dash to the pole was repcrtes
Saturday from the Moravian mission
station at Hopsdale, on the Labrador
coast, where the Roosevelt has ar
rived. The extent OF the damages Il
unknown. Commander Peary also re
ported that the steamer was In meet
81 coal.
Wife Receives Message.
New York, Nov. 5.-Mrs. Robert e
Peary, wife Of the explorer, received
Saturday the following message from
Commander Peary, dated at Hopedale
Labrador:
.Homeward voyage incessant bat
de with ice, storms and head winds
YronAYles damaged and progress yer,
slow. Waiting here for coal from
mail steamer Have no anxiety. Ea
pect wire from Chateau Bay An
perfectly we'll"
Mr.. Bridgfnan said that Commando
Peary's mention OF Chateau Ba,
Fdight indicate that he expected t,
stouoh there on the way to Sydney
fr. Bfidsman believes that Feary Oh
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