Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-17
waco Endured by Lieut.. Peary
And His Companions Almost
Beyond Description.
|ooc MEAT BECAME A LUXURY.
,.,,ibIe Suffering From Hunger
And pruation Was Experienced
For Many Days.
.ard Passage Was Attended
with More Dangers Than the
Dash for the Pole.

..u York. nov. lin special
,..n sydney n <, the World TO-
=, slrs some details of hardsnips
.d nv Lieut.. PeaTy and his men
,so,r faale dash for the north pole.
,... reaching the most extreme
r..,,rand settlement. II is stated 40
| r,,rlmsux ana 100 dogs were secured,
"A then. taking the lee, the steamer
poossyen drifted on and steamed
,s,orgb the barrier to S2.27 degrees
,.rh where winter quarters were
Anon No. being the farthest north
alTsr auarters in the history of arc
| ID eplorauoh . hit,
"a make all comfortable were COM
KID By Feb. 7, 1906, and on that
XIV Peary with his Esquimaux ana
,rne teams of dogs, made his start
4, the pole. Other parties also went
al in charge of Capt, Bartlett. DR..
Wolfe. T. G. Marion, j. Clarke and
N RYAN respectively. These were re-
n parties and they kept 80 miles
art
During the flrst part Of the journey
,oderate weather prevailed and Peary
made good speed. Before his return
| b bis ship, III days later, however,
| cnditions changed and terrible suffer-
! ns from hunger and privation was en-
| inred
lndeterred. Peary went further for
| ward into the Arctic night until he
reached the highest point ever reached
| ~ any explorer, S7.06 north latitude,
| within 1853 miles OF the pole.
Before he started on the return voy-
k.e the food supply had almost given
tgt. During his return Peary en-
conferred fierce snow storm, when
hsed week. and which drove the
+ WY out Of its course, Peary immedi-
/ irly set out TO recover mis- lost course,
| Ghefore he succeeded hunger threat
sa to drive the Esquimaux mad and
my was compelled to kill some OF bis
~ The commander enjoyed the
agY Of dog meat equally as we'll as
k hQuimaux. When Peary returned
|SAe ship only three. dogs out OF II
leralned n having been eaten. Musk
a and deer killed on the road by
kNimaux helped the famished men.
ilarke, with one OF the relief parties
~ Went astray and he was compelled
skill some Of his dogs to provide food.
1arke, II appears, was unable TO ind
NJ way back. but Peary luckily came
sfoss his tracks and went to Clarkes
rescue. C. Ike, It il stated. has not
yet recovered from his trying experi-
tce.
The other relief parties also suffered,
bqt all went through the ordeal with
heroic fortitude. Ryan's party ran
short OF food and had to eat some Oh
The dogs
While the attempt to reach the pole
vas attended with great danger. the
h0meward passage was accomplished
amid even greater peril. After getting
oat OF the ice, the ship struggled on
IN boisterous weather. Storm followed
Storm with ever increasing force. For
days the steamer was practically at
The mercy OF the waves and ice. and
y hat time covered only 200 miles.
contact with the ice broke away two
Blades Of her propeller, and stern post
and also the rudder post, and other
wise damaged her stern. A gale carried
lle toretopmast overheard with the
!pooom and head gear and damaged
lhe bow.
After yainly trying to reach Victoria
Head where food was stored the Roose-
lelt' on Sept 10, continued the voyage
south. little fine weather followed
and then another storm came on. The
statement Is made that II the ship had
zen less strongly constructed the ex-
Flltlcn would have come TO grief.
after battling with the elements 10
uays cape York was reached, and then,
eal having run short, an attempt was
s 10 continue under sail. This
Oh oct /, hurricane started the
wy rudder. which has been rugged.
snu rev days later the rudder broke
"Isy ana another had to be rugged
neofoh was reached on Oct. n, where
sue Noot was secured but this soon
Nsout and fittings were used for fuel.
~ hopedale which was reached next,
.p'e wood and few tons of coal were
Le1' the latter from the steamer
sria Lake through the kindness OF
H. satsons, hsr captain. This coal en-
~ ,he Roosevelt. which had now be-
az 80 battered that she could steam
n -FOUR knots an hour. TO reach Bat
a, .ty brought back about 300 musk
n,an 'u other skins, several domesti-
hs,' wolves. 10 EsquImaux dogs. a
Az 'hat was used IN the polar expe-
b,n,nu ., si2-3, and some cartridges
Pr ssn oy the same expedition.
,o,I present plan IL to take on
a, or "nen ne reaches Sydney and sail
! ~ Jnee for New York.
rescbns NO mas not given up hope OF
Is an 49, tne pole, but his next purpose
proiec s,Ap'otation OF Labrador For this
mode, We mas already in his possession
bpIIt VI steamer which he Will have