The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
Though Peary Broke All the
North Pole Records.
REACHED LATITUDE OF 81
And Six Minutes in Daring Dash tc
Polar Regions on the Roosevelt.
Letter is Received from
Him.

Inc CulleQ SIdleS now nOlQS Lle
record of "furthest 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 hop.
ed to do with his specially construct
ed vessel, the Roosevelt, but he pen
ertated nearer to the pole than the
duke of Abruzis epedition which had
held the Arctic record, sc degrees, 81
minutes. What Commander Peary
did and his experiences during the
past year in the frozen north are BRIEF
ly but viyidly summarized in com.
munication received Friday night by
Herbert L. Bridgeman, secretary Of
the Peary Arctic Club. This COM
munication follows:
"Kopedale, Labrador, via Twillin-
gate, N. E., November 2.-Herbert L.
Brldgeman: Roosevelt wintered north
coast Grand land, somewhere north
Alert winter quarters. Went north
with sledges February via Heckla and
Columbia. Delayed by open water be-
tween "a and IS degrees. Beyond IS
six days. Gale disrupted ice, Destroy
ed caches, cut off communication
with supporting bodies and drifted
due east. Reached 81 degrees six min
utes north latitude over ice, drifting
steadily eastward. Returning with
eight dogs. Drifted eastward, delayed
by open water, reaching north coast
Greenland in straitened conditions.
Killed musk oxen and returned along
Greenland coast to ship.
1.-TWO supporting parties driven on
north coast Greenland. One rescued
by me in surviving condition. After
one week recuperation on Roosevelt
sledge west. completing north coast
Grant land and reached other land
near Tooth meridian. Homeward voy'
age incessant battle with ice, storms
and head winds. Roosevelt magnifi-
cent ice fighter and sea boat No
deaths or illness in expedition.
"PEARY."
After furnishing the Associated
Press the contents of Commander
Peary's report, Mr.. Bridgeman said
that the receipt Of the news was a
surprise to him. because he had sup
posed it had become too late In the
season for Commander Peary to snnd
word of his venture. Mr.. Bridgeman
added that the message spoke for It.
self, and that since he did not know
more of the results of Commander
Pearys efforts to reach the pole than
the public did, he could hardly COM
ment upon the dispatch.
There was little doubt, however, he
said that Comm nander Peary was COM
ing home. This seems to be borne out
by the routing Of the dispatch. Hope
dale or Hoffenthal is a Moravian mis-
sion station on the east coast Of Lab
rador. Twillingate Is port on the
east coast of Newfoundland. Mr..
Rridgeman said the message was prob
abably mailed by Commander Peary
from Hopedale to the most acceptable
cable point.
Robert Edwin Peary was born in
1854. He is a civil engineer In the
United States navy. His first trip to
The Arctic regions was made in 1886.
In September. 1902, he reached lati-
tude 84.17 north. His wife aceompa-
MED her husband on three OF his ex-
neditions as far as the winter quar-
ters.
The previous record Of the point
nearest the pole was made by Captain
Cagni. duke of the Abruzzi's Italian
expedition, who reached S6.3 north,
or within 237 statute miles OF the
pole. The point reached by Peary, S7.6,
placed him about 2O3 miles from the
pole.