The Columbus journal., 1906-11-07
PEARY MAKES RECORD
DOGS SERVED AS FOOD
Caches Destroyed BY lee e1oos. Gem
pslliao Members of Party b Sub
sjee oW Sueh Provisions -
Presented Themselves.

holds the record Of ''furtherost north, :"
90 degrees ok minutes.
This feat Wa accomplished By Com
mAnder Robert E. Peary. Of the Unit
ID States navy.
The intrepid arctic explorer failed
to reach the north pole. - he bad
Confidently hoped to DO with his spe-
cially constructed vessel. the R0ooe-
velt, but - penetrated nearer to the
pole than tho duke Of Abrusxi's
expeditioa. which had held The arctic
record. ee degrees - minutes. What
Commander Peary did and his ex-
pesieaees duEipg the past year In the
froeea north are rather briefly. but
certainly vividly. summarized In .
communication received Friday night
from Peary By Herbert l. Bridgeman.
secretary Of tie feary Arctic club
This communication follows:
"Hopedale. Labrador. via Twillin-
gate. N. T., Nov. 1.-Roosevelt win
tered north coast Grant Land some
what north Alert winter quarter.
Went north with sledges February
via Hecla and Columbia. Delayed by
open water between 81 and IS de-
grees. Beyond IS six days. Gale dis-
rupted ice destroyed caches. cut OF
communication with supporting bod
les and drifted due east. Reached 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
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-
diti0n. After one week recupera-
ton on Roosevelt sledged west, com
pleting north coast Grant Land and
other land. near one hun
aredth meridian. Homeward voyage
|ncessant battle with ice. storms and
head winds. Roosevelt magnificent
ce fighter and sea boat. No deaths
or tllness on expedition"
Did Not Expect News.
After furnishing Press the contents
II Commander Peary's report. Mr..
Bridgeman said that the receipt Of
my news from the explorer now was
lutte . surprise to him, because he
lad supposed 1t had become too late
n the season for Commander Peary
o send news of his venture. Mr..
3ridgeman added that the message
'p0ke for itself and that since he |
lid not know more Of the results Of |
Peary's effort to reach
he pole than the public did. he could |
lardly comment upon the dispatch.
There was little doubt, however. he
aid. that Commander Peary was
0ming home. This seems to be
'orne out by the routing of the dis
'atch. Hopedale or Hoffenthal 10 .
d0ravian mission station ON the east
0ast Of Labrador. Twillingate 10
ort on the east coast of New Found
md. Mr.. Bridgeman said the mes
age was probably mailed by Com
nander Peary from Hopedale to the
most accessible cable point.
Sorry He Missed Pole.
Len0x, Mass. Morris X. Jes-
up, Of New York, who aided Com
,ander Peary generously In fitting
ut his expedition and who is at his
ountry residence In Lenox, said FRI
ay night that he had just heard from
ecretery Bridgeman. who read to
i'm over the telephone the message
'hich he had received from Com
lander Peary.
1T would be useless to deny that
am disappointed that Commander
cary failed to reach the pole" said
IT. Jessup, but I am glad to know
nat he went 50 far and especially
nat he is returning safe. Until we
ct more details of the voyage it will
q fruitless to discuss 1t more partic- :
larlv" /;