Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-03
PEARY AGAIN
HOLDS RECORD
American Arctic Explorer Goes
aFarthest North United Within
203 Miles of Poles.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Ine stars ant
stripes have been set up nearer to the
north pole than the flag of any other
nation. fsa
Commander Robert L. Peary of the
United States IAvy has won for his
country the distinction of having gone
farther north than any human being.
Peary, undaunted by his former ex-
perlences in battlihg against the frozen
north, has forged his way in the spe-
eially constructed gressel Roosevelt to
Sc degrees 9 minutes north, or within
203 miles ofsthe pole.
The Duke Of Abruzzi's Italian expe-
dition, which held the record, got with
in 237 statute miles of the pole, or to
Sc degrees 81 minutes north.
The arctic explorer failed to reach
the north pole, as he had confidently
hoped to do. but he penetrated nearer
to the pole than the Duke of Abruzzi's
expedition, thus gaining the record.
With Peary were DR.. G. L. Wolf and
Ross G. Marvin, the scientist of the ex-
petition.
What Commander Peary did during
the past year in the frozen north are
rather briefly but certainly wildly
summarized in a telegraphic commune
cation received from him last night by
Herbert L. Bridgman, secretary of
the Peary Arctic club. This communi-
cation from Hopedale. Labrador, via
Twillingate, Newfoundland, follows:
The Roosevelt wintered north coast
Grant Land. somewhat north Alert
winter quarters. Went north with
sledges February, via Heckla and Co.
lumbia. Delayed by open water be-
tween "a and 81 degrees. Beyond
e~ighty-five o e~ighty-six days. Gale
disrupted ice, destroyed caches, cut
off communication with supporting
bodies and drifted due east. Reached
over ice. drifting steadily eastward.
Returning. ate eight dogs. Drlfted
eastward, delayed by open water, and
reached north coast Greenland in
straitened conditions. Killed musk
oxen and returned along Greenland
coast to ship. Two supporting parties
driven on north coast Greenland. One
rescued by me in starving condition.
After one week recuperation on Roose-
welt sledged west, completing north
coast Grant Land and reached other
land near one hundredth meridian.
Homeward voyage incessant battle
with ice, storms and headwinds.
Roosevelt magnificent ice fighter and
sea boat. No deaths or illness in expe-
dltion.''
After furnishing the contents of Com
mander Peary's message Mr.. Bridg-
man said that the receipt of any news
from the explorer nov was quite a sur
prise to him because he had supposed
it had become 90 late in the season
for Commander Peary to send news of
his venture. Mr.. Bridgman added
that the message spoke for itself and
that since he did not know more of
the results of Commander Peary's eff
fort to reach the pole than the public
did he could hardly comment upon the
dispatch.
There was little doubt. however, he
said. that Commander Peary was COM
ing home.
Mrs. Robert E. Peary, wife of the
commander, has been spending the
past summer in Maine. Interviewed
Oct. 25, Mrs. Peary expressed her con-
idence in her husbands safety. She
said also that she expected to hear
from him in November.
Robert Edwin Peary was born in
1854. He is a civil engineer In the
United States navy. His first trip to
the actic regions was made in 1886.
In September. 1902, he reached lati-
tude S4.17 north. His wife, Josephine
Diebitsch Peary, accompanied her hus-
band on three of his expeditions as far
as the winter quarters.
Asked what good it would do If he
found the pole, Mr.. Peary said, ut
will open up 3,000,0 900 square miles of
absolutely unknown regions that have
been separated from the rest OF the
world for countless ages"
Commander Peary's polar steamship.
the Roosevelt, left New York cn her
long Journey In search of the north
pole July 16, 1905. The vessel, for
which funds were furnished by the
Peary Arctic club of New York, was
designed by Naval Architect William
Il. Winant particularly for arctic ex-
plofation. She cost about 100000. The
Roosevelt had a crew of twenty men,
under Captain Bartlett. Commander
Peary did not go with the ship from
New York, but Joined her later Ut Syu-
ney, G. B.
The Roosevelt left Sydney on July
20. She was next reported at Domino
run, Labrador, July 20, from which
pointi she crossed to Greenland. The
vessel was next heard from at Etah'
North Greenland. She passed Cape
York Aug. { and reached Etah Aug. 16.
The expeditions auxiliary steamer
Erik in the meantime had visited vari-
Gus settlements in Greenland INT Sc
cured natives and dogs for the explorer
and turned them over to the Roosevelt
on Aug. Is. At Etah the Roosevelt
overhauled bar machinery. TOOK on
board her last sunnly of coal from the