Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-23
.PEARY AND HIS
 SHIP ROOSEVELT WeatherbeateD, Disabled and in Dis- tess the North Pole Grew
 Reaches Sydney
ABSENT SIXTEEN MONTHS
Peary Went Closer to the North Pole Than Any Other Known
 Explorer.

Sydney. N. S., Nov 23.-Flying the flag of the United States which had been placed nearer the pole than any other national standard, weather beaten and torn and disabled, the Peary Arctic steamer Roosevelt ar rived to-day under sail and steam after sixteen months vain effort to reach the pole. Though not entire ly successful the expedition never theless got to S7 degrees minutes north latitude or 203 miles from the pole.
 The Roosevelt left Port Aux Basque, Newfoundland. at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon and averaged five miles an hour to Sydney, having experienced light winds and rains. The ship came to an anchor off the yacht squadron pier and though the hour was early the Roosevelt was soon visited by the American consul and various local officials and an in- vitation was extended Commander Peary on behalf of the Sydney board of trade to be the guest of the com- mercial body at banquet proposed to be given in his honor tonight.
 A large quantity of mail awaited Commander Peary and he decided at the time not to make fixed arrange ments regarding his present move ments. Commander Peary came ashore almost immediately after the steamer came to anchor and joined Mrs Peary, who has been here for two weeks awaiting her husbands return.
 When asked what he thought of the suggestion embodied in Fridtjof Nansen's recent interview to the eff feet that Peary's latest experience served to strengthen the plan of reaching the pole by drifting from Behring sea, Commander Peary said he always believed there were great possibilities in the drifting theory for men of the temperament to stand Imprisonment for several years in the ice. For his part he could not adapt himself to 1t. Touching the out break of the gale which had unex- pectedly come up in the Arctic and destroyed the ice bridge, Peary said that the prevailing wind was wester- ly in the Arctic region, but it was not always of the force of gale and 1t was impossible to tell in advance when a gale would occur. No per con could anticipate that problem. as gales happened with probably the same irregularity there as any other part of the globe. He would not talk about the Wellman expedition plans as he said he made 1t point not to discuss the ideas of other explorers.
 The commander said his immedi- ate movements were in doubt. On the way to Sydney he thought he would pay of the Newfoundland members of his crew at Sydney. make some re- pairs to the Roosevelt, get a new crew and equipment and go to New York. Since his arrival important matters had arisen and 1t was pos sible he and Mrs Peary would take the noon train from Sydney and leave the Roosevelt to follow in due course.
 Commander Peary looks in the best of health and spirits and though dis appointed at the failure to reach the pole. nevertheless feels satisfied with the advance actually made and prob ably plans for another expedition will soon be begun.
 Dr l.. J. Wolff said that the health oS tha parfv had haau axeaffenf There was no death and practically no sickness. Dr Wolff said that he had not the slightest doubt that if the gale of the early part of March had not occurred the pole would have been reached without difficulty. Dr Wolff said he and other members of the expedition intended to stay by the Roosevelt until she reached New York.