The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-11-29
POINTS NEAR POLE REACHED BY PEAay.

r. r. Baldwin, scientific observers;
w. Davidson, who had been Mr.
Peary's lecture manager; Frederick
W. Stokes. the artist, and the ever
faithful Henson.
On this, his second expedition,
Peary followed the trail he had blazed
into the frozen region two years be-
fore. In the autumn the Peary baby
was born in their hut on the west
Greenland shore. The ensuing spring
the nOrthward march was begun, but
frightful storms beset them from the
start, and they had to retreat. after
struggling against the weather for
two weeks. Some of the party were
frosted and others were discouraged
and nothing more was done but tC
wait for the relief ship, which arrived
in 1894, commanded by Emil Diebitsch
Mrs. Peary's brother
OF all the party Peary, Lee and
Henson alone were undsmayed and
determined to make another attempt
This they did early in 1895, and sue
ceeded in the journey across the ice
cap, but from lack of food could go no
farther, for starvation had them at
deaths door. They escaped by e>tine
their dogs, out of 40 with which they
left they brought back only one.
Another Siege to the Pole.
In 1896 Peary tried to carry to New
York the great meteorite at Cape
York, the largest in the world. but his
ship was forced away from the Green,
land coast by ice and storm. He tried
again in 1897, and this time succeeded.
In 1898 he began a new siege of the
po and in long and toilsome march
was caught by blizzard and held
helpless for two days and nights The
little group killed dog and ate it. but
Peary feet had become frosted and
DR.. Dedrick, then of his force. had tc
amputate seven toes. To do this even
roughly they were forced to shelter
in Greely's deserted station. Fort Con.
ger, Lady Franklin bay, and there the
invalid lay helpless for six weeks.
Then he had to be dragged south for
200 miles on a sledge. with the TEN.
perature 30 degrees below zero, to his
ship, the Windward. for the operation
to be perfected, as the surgeon had no
proper instruments north This in.
volved another six weeks illness. and
spoiled an advance toward the pole in
/ 1899.
/ In 1900 Peary was well enough to
start again, and this time iourneyed
to the northernmost tip of Greenland
in SO degrees, q minutes, whence he
Ventured on the foe and headed TO,
| the pole. He reached SO degrees 5C
minutes. where the ice was found toe
I open for safety, so he had to fan back
/ again He utilized the reverse TO de-
! limit the whole northern coast line nj
Greenland, In 1901, an advance owe,
the same route being useless. he
/ started for Cape Hecla, the farthest
point in Grlnnell Land, west of Green
land, and took his departure there
/ from. But the fates were stin unnro
pitious. The season was an unusua,
~ open one and he had once more IL
retire bafled
Near Pole with Negro.
In 1902, Peary. Henson, and eight n,
ten Eskimos tried this trip again. II,
had go dogs for his sledges and q
tons of walrus meat for the CANNES
besides ample stores of food for III,
humans The party hurried forward
sending back the Esldmos one after
another as the stores We're exhausted
until Peary and Henson-the whit,
and the black America .s-were left r,
make the last stage of the iourpa,
| alone In that journey Peary and Hen
! son made their way as far as "a de
grees, II minutes north latitude north
west to Cape Heca. the rarthest noin,
of Grinnell Land, beyond which an Cd
vance was found to be Impossible an,
/ the idea of further progress had m h,
/ reluctantly abandoned. Peary nIanro,
70 he GO days on this journey 40 In ad
! vancing and 20 in returning bmt Il
occupied only 20 in all Pearv ,bor
/ made his way south to Cape SABINE
where relief ship with Mrs. Pear,
on board. met him in August and con
| veyed him back to New York