The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-11-09
PEARY FAIL ED
TO REACH POLE
Daring Artic Explorer, However,
Broke All Previous Records.
MOST PERIL0US VOYAGE
Came Within 203 Miles of Elnh's
Apex--Attained Latitude of 81
Degrees, SIX Minutes.


The United States now holds the
record of 'furthest north" 81 degrees
6 minutes. This feat was accomplished
by Commander Robert L. 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 lie PEN
ertated nearer to the pole than the
duke of Abruzis epedition which had
held the Arctic record, Sc degrees, "a
minutes. What Commander Peary
did and his experiences during the
past year in the frozen north are brief
ly but wildly summarized in a COM
munication received Friday night by
Herbert L. Bridgeman, secretary of
the Peary Arctic Club. This com
munication follows:
"Hopedale, Labrador, via Twillin-
gate, N g., November 2.-Herbert Il.
Brldgeman: Roosevelt wintered north
coast Grand land, somewhere north
Alert winter quarters Went north
with sledges February via Hecllla and
Co 'nbia 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. C1e rescued
by me in surviving condition. After
one week recuperatlon on Roosevelt
sledge west. completing north coast
Grant land and reached other land
near Tooth meridian. Homeward yoy-
age incessant battle with ica storms
and head winds.y Roosevelt magnih-
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 ne had sup
posed 1t had become too late in the
season for Commander Peary to snnd
word Of his venture. Mr.. Bridgemam
added thar the message spoke for it.
self, and that since re did not know
more Of the results Of Commander
Pcary's 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 ander Peary was COM
ing home THIS seems to be borne out
by the routing Of the dispatch Hope.
dale or Hofcnthal is q Moraviaq mis-
sion station on the east coast Of Lab
rador Twillin2ate Is port On the
east coast Of Newfoundland. Mr..
Rridgernan sid the message was prob
abably mailed By Comamnder Peary
from Fopedale to the most acceptable
cable point.
Robert Edwin Peary was born in
1884 He is a civil engineer in the
United States navy His first trip to
the Arctic regions was made in 1886.
In September 1892 he reached lati-
tude 8417 north. HIS wife accompa-
MED her husband on three Of bis ex-
petitions as far as tna winter quar-
tiers.
The previous record of the point
nearest the pole was made By Captain
Cagni duke Of The A5ruzzis italian
expedition, who reached 26.S north,
or within 287 statute miles Of the
pole. The point reached by Peary, 8T.6,
placed him about 2Q3 miles from the
pole.