The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-03
Commander Peary Fails to Reach the Pole but Es- tabIishes a New
 Record.
GETS NEARER THAN ABRUZzI
EIGHTY-SEVEN DEGREES AND SIX MINUTES OF THE COV-
 ETED GOAL.

Result of Expedition Briefly Told in
 Telegram Received by Herbert L.
 Bridgeman, Secretary of the Peary
 Arctic CIub--Great PrivatIons suf-
 fcred--DOgs Eaten-Two Supporting
 Parties Driven on North Coast of
 GreenIand-One Rescued in Starving
 OnditiOR-Homeward Bound.
 New York, Nov. 2-Commander Rob- ert E. Peary of the United States navy has given to his native country, the rec ord of having penetrated 'farthest north"-87 degrees and minutes. News of the feat came tonight The Intrepid Arctic explorer failed to reach the North Pole as he had confidently hoped to do, with his specially con- structed vessel, the Roosevelt, but he penetrated nearer to the pole than the Duke of Abruzzi's expedition, which held the Arctic record of S6 degrees, 34 minutes. What Commander Peary did, and his experiences during the past year in the frozen north are rather briefly, but certainly Fividly summariZ- ed in a communication received to- night by Herbert l.. Bridgeman, sec- retary of the Peary Arctic club. This communication follows:
 Hopedale, Labrador, via Twillingate,
 Newfoundland, Nov. g.
 Herbert l.. Bridgeman:
 Roosevelt wintered north cast of Grant Land, somewhat north Alert win ter quarters; went north with sledges February via Hecla and Columbia. De- layed by open water between 84 and 85 degrees. Beyond S5 six days. Gale dis Tupted ice, destroyed caches, cut off communication with supporting bodies and drifted due east. Reached ST de- grees, 6 minutes, north latitude over ice, drifting steadily eastward. Re- turning ate eight dogs. Drifted east ward, delayed by open water, reached north coast of Greenland in straitened conditions. Killed musk oxen and re- turned along Greeland coast to ship. The supporting parties driven on north coast Greenland. One rescued by me in starving condition. After one week re- cuperation on Roosevelt sledged west, completing north coast Grant Island and reached other land, near tooth mer- idian. Homeward voyage incessant battle with ice, storms and head winds. Roosevelt magnificent ice fighter and sea boat. No deaths or illness in ex- pedition.
 (Signed) Peary.
 After furnishing the contents of Com- mander Peary's missive to the Associat- ed Press, MT Bridgenan said that the receipt of any news from the explorer now was quite a surprise to him, be- cause he had supposed it had become too late in the season for Commander Peary to send any news of his ven- ture MT. Bridgeman added that the message spoke for itself, and that since he did not know more of the results of Commander Peary's efforts to reach the pole than the public did, he could hard ly comment upon the dispatch. There was little doubt, however, 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 Mloravian mission sta- ton on the east coast of Labrador. Twillingate is a port on the east coast of Newfoundland. MT Bridgeman said the message was probably mailed by Commander Peary from Hopedale to the most accessible cable point.
 Commander Peary's Polar steamship, the Roosevelt, left New York on her long Journey in search of the North Pole July 1G, 1905. The Roosevelt was built in Maine and came down to New York. where she was reftted before starting. The vessel, for which funds were furnished by the Peary Arctic club of New York, was designed by Naval Architect William E. Winant particularly for Arctic exploration. She cost about $1OO,0 ,0O0. The vessel had a crew of twenty men, under Captain Bartlett. Commander Peary did not go with the ship from New York, but joined her later at Sydney c. B., where she took on coal and additional SUD- plies The ship left Sydney on July 26. She was next reported at Domino Run Labrador, July 29, from which point she crossed to Greenland. The vessel was next heard from at Etah, North Greenland. She passed Cape York August 1, and reached Etah August 16. The eXpedition's auxiliary steamer Erik, in the meantime, had visited va rious settlements in Greenland and se- cured natives and dogs for the eXplor- CT and turned them over to Commander Peary on August 13. At Etah the Roosevelt overhauled her machinery took on board her last supply of coal from the Erik and thence proceeded north with Esquimaux to the number of twenty-three on board, and with about 200 dogs.
 When nothing had been heard from the ship by last July friends of the Arctic explorer. who had expected a message of some kind in May or June began to worry at the long delay. This anxiety, however, was not shared by the members of the Peary Arctic club