Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03
PEARY FAILS TO FIND POLE
Expedition, However, Makes New Record
for Most NOrtherly Point Reached
OPEN WATER DELAYS sLEDeE PARTY
Breakup of Ice Destroys Caches and
Explorers Drift steadily East
ward-DOEs Are Eaten on
Return Trip.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The United states
now holds the record OF "farthest north"
81 degrees 6 minutes This feat was ac-
compshod by Commander Robert T. Peary
OF the United States navy The intrepid
Arctic explorer failed to reach the north
pole, as he had confidently hoped TO do
with his specially constructed vessel-the
Roosevelt-but he penetrated nearer tho
pole than the duke Of the Abbruzzi's ex-
pedtion, 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 rather
briefly but certainly vividly summarized IN
a communication received tonight by Her
bert L. Bridgcman, secretary Of the Peary
Arctic club
Commander PearN'E Message
This communication follows:
HOPEDALE. Labrador Cvia Twilingate,
n. r. Nov. 2D-Herbert l.. BridEeman
Roosevelt wintered on north coast of
Grantland somewhat north OF the Alert
winter quarters. Went north with sledges
I'm February, via Heckla and Columbia
Delayed by open water between "a and 81
degrees. Beyond 50 degrees six days. Gale
disrupted ice and destroyed caches, cut
OF Communication with supporting bodies
and drifted due east. Reached 81 degrees
6 minutes, north latitude over ice. drifting
steadily eastward Returning, ate eight
water; reached north coast of Gruntland
I'm straitened condition. Killed muskOXen
and returned along Greenland coast to
ship.
Two supporting parties were driven on
the north coast OF Greenland. One rescued
by me in starving condition. After one
weeks recuperation on tho Roosevelt,
sledged west, completing north coast Of
Grautland and reached other land near
Tooth meridian. Homeward voyage. inces-
sant battle with ice storms and head
winds. Roosevelt magnificent ice fighter
and sea boat No deaths or illness on eN-
pedition. PEARY.
Penry lis Coming Home
After furnishing the Associated Press the
contents of Commander Peary's report Mr..
Bridgeman said the receipt Of any news
! frcm the explorer now was quite a surprise
to him, because he had supposed it had
become too late in the season for Com
mander Peary to send news OF his venture.
Mr. Brldgeman added that the message
| spoke for itself, and that as he did not
know any more OF the results of Com
! mander Pearys efforts to reach the pole
than the public did he could hardly COM
ment on tho dispatch. There was little
doubt, he said, that Commander Peary was
| coming home. This seems to be borne out
/ by the routing of the dispatch. Hopedale
| or Hoffenthal is a Moravian mission sta
! tion on the east coast of Labrador. Twill
| lingate Is a port on the east coast OF
! Newfoundland Mr. Bridgeman said the
: message was probably mailed by Com
! mander Peary from IIopedale TO the most
1 accessible cable point.
! start of Expedition.
Commandel' Pearys polar steamship, ths
Roosevelt left New York on its Ions
journey in search of the north pole July Ii
1906. The Roosevelt was built IN Maine and
came down to New York, where it was re
fitted before starting. The vessel, for which
! funds were furnished by the Arctic club OF
! New York, was designed by Naval Archi
| tect William Winant particularly for arctic
exploration. II cost about 10000. The