Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-03
Noted Explorer Fails to
Reach the North Pole
But Succeeds in Making the
FuTihest Record North.
Tid;ngs Received by Sec. Bridgeman
Of peary Arctic Club.

New York, Nov 2-Commander Rob-
ert r. Pcary of the United states navy
has given to his native country the re-
cord of having penetrated lartheSt
nortn' 81 degrees and minutes, News
Of the expedition came tonight. Inc
Arctic explorer failed to reach the
north pole as he had confidently hoped
to do with his especially constructed
vessel, the Roosevelt, but he pcnetra-
ted nearer 10 the pole than the Duke of
AbruzZi's expedition, which had held
tho Arctic record. Sc degrees "a minutes.
What Commander Peary did and his
experiences during the past year in the
froz.n north are rather briefly but WV
idly summarized in a communication
received tonight by Herbert l.. Fridge
man, secretary Of the Peary Arctic
club This communication follows:
"Iiopcdalc, I.Ibradore, via Twillingate,
New Foundland. Nov. Q.
.'fI.rbcrt l.. BrdSeman:
"Kousevclt wintcrcd on north coast of
Grant Land, somewhat north of Alert
winter quarters. Went north with SlcdgcS
In February via IIcckla and Columbia.
Delayed ~ open winter between 81 and
S. degrees. beyond 81 degrees six days.
Gal" disrupted ic", destroyed caches. cut
off communication with supporting bodir;
aud driftcd due east. Reached s. degrees
6 minutes north latitude. over ice. drift
i,r:; steadily eastward. Returning ate
c.Eht dogs DrftcI eastward. delayed by
open water. reached north coast Green
nd in gtrditcncd circumstances. Killed
musk oxen ANA returned along Green
l:ud coast to ship. Two supporting par
tirs driven IN north coast Greenland.
One rescued by mo in starving condition.
After On" week rcrupcration on RoOs"-
VIZ Sirds.cd west completing north
coast Grant Land and reached other land
near 1mth meridian. iiomcward voyage
iucrssnut battl" with ice. storms and
head winds Roosevelt magnificent Ice
fighter and sea boat. No deaths or illness
In cTicdition.
tSi.ncd "PEARY."
After furnishing the contents of COM
ntand.r 'rary's message to The AsSociat~
81 i'r.Ss. Mr.. Bridgcman said that the re-
cent Uf any news from the explorer was
.uit" Il surprise to him hecaus" H. had
SUPPRESSED il had become too late in the
season for Commander Pcary to send
news. Mir. I|ridgeman added that the
message, spoke for itself and that he DID,
not know any more of the results OF
rnI,. than the public. did lie could ha-dlT
.,,t.iruont uron the dispatch. There was
litI. doubt. however. he said. that Com
mIul r Pcary was coming home. This
seems Ia hr borne out by the routing o!
the ,IienntCh. lIoT edalc or IIofcnthal IS i
Mnravian missionary station on the east
roast of Labrador. TwilEngatc is Il port
IN thr west const Of New Foundland. Mr.
- ,N,ss, nl.,-
N mailed by Commander Peary from
lTnpr!al" to the most accessible cable
point.
Commander rcaryS polar steamship,
the Roosevelt left New York on her
long Journey in search Of the north
pole July IL. 1905. The Roosevelt was
hunt in Maine and came to New York.
where, sh,. was ra1ittcd before starting.
TIL. vessel. for which funds We're fur
III ;hv,i hy the Prary Arctic Club Of
N,.,y York. WAS designed by Naval Ar
cIitcct William T.. Winant. particulars
Is for Arctic exploration. She cost
SlNn coo The vessel had 4 crew Of -
nan under capt. Bartlett. Commands
,r p,ary did not 80 with the ship FROM
NAV YORK. nut joined her later at sgd
p,v e. t. where she took on coal ana
additional supplies. The ship left Syl-
u,.y on July IS. She was next report
cal Mt Domino, Labrador. July %. from
which point they crossed to Green
lnnd. TIL vessel was next heard from
ID Etnh. north Greenland. She passed
cane York Aug. and reached Etah
Ann lf The expeditions auxiliary
steamer Erik in the meantime htl
visited various settlements in Grc"a-
lana ANA had secured natives ana dogs
for the exploration and turned th""1
over to Commander Pcary. At Etah
the Roosevelt ovcrhauled h'r machin-
cry. took on board her last supply OF
cnaI from the Erik and thence pro-
ccc,,cd north with Esquimaux to thu
number Of % on board ana with about
ga dogs.
When nothing had been heard from
the slim !y last July. friends OF the
Arctic cxriorer who had expected Z
message Of some kind i'll May or June
began IL worry ~ the long delay. This
anxiety. however was not shared by the
merabers VI the Peary Arctic Club. VIII
then said they did not expect to hca
from Prary until October or November
Ii was explained that his only way t,
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