The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
Intrepid American Explorer
Gives Intimation to That
Effect IN Cable to Friend
HIS ACHIEVEMENT
GRATIFIES NATION
AIanv Hardships Endured
by Party While Battling
With Ice in Frozen Zone

'LESNoX, Mass. Nov. s.-That DR..
Robert Peary encountered U1usuaI Diff
fcultics In his search for the north
Fcie was Indicated In a Telegram, re-
cefved today by Morris 4. JesSup, pres
fdent OF the Peary Arctic Club. Buff
fcted about In sea of ice. hts ship
Tvitbant coal. HIS dogs poisoned bv i'm
pure food and n portion of the interior
of hiS vessel torn away to provide fuel
fog the explorers were some of the
trials that Commander Pe.ry was
forced 10 face. The most Significant
portion Of the telegram. however. was
that containing an fntinlatfcn that DR..
Penry would again try 10 and the
r6rth pole
e. The. telegram follows
NAY MAKE ANOTHER TRIAL.
I5oPEDALE. LsbEador. by way Of
: Twillingate. Newfoundland - Steamer
Roosevelt now here Repairing rudder
and stern: taking ballast and awaiting
arrival Of mail steamer to secure coal.
Return vos-age fnoessant struggle with
Zee 20 Cape York September Is. Then
storm and. head winds to Labrador
oeast October 2s carried away two
fuddsrs. stern post and two blades Of
propeller. foretopmast and spanker
. boom; lost one boat. burned all coal
and some interior beams. using wood
and blubber along coast. Exaect TO
communicate again from Chateau Bay
All progress viii BE slow Have no
anxiety for our safety and give no ere
dence 10 exaggerated reports. Roose-
velt is returning this year for addi-
tional supplies and for repairs. Sew
eral tons Of whale meat and dog food
thrown away last fall after poisoning
q number Of dogs. Other supplies lost
by breaking Of ice in April.
~PEART"
'Jessup declined to comment upon the
telegram. stating that it spoke for
itself
NEW YORK. Nov. s.-H. L. Bridg-
man. secretary OF the Arctic club Of
America. today received a telegram
from Commando Peary. dated ~Ba tile
HTEbor. via Cape Race. November. 3"
Battle Hsrbor is just north Of the
STRAITS Of Belle Isle. on The southeast
coast Of Labrador and about 25o r.iles
south OF Hopedale in an air line
SENDS MESSAGE TO WIFE.
Mrs Robert z. Peary. wife Of the
explorer, received today the following
message from Commander Pesry. dat
ed Hope6ale, Labrador
"Homeward voyage Iacesssnt battle
with ice. storms and head winds. Pro
peller damaged and progress very slow.
Waiting here for coal from mail
steamer Have no anxiety. Expeer
wire from Chateau Bay. Ar, perfeotly
well"
. In discussing Peary's dash after he
had had time to study the command
er's message more closely. Secretary
Bridgeman Of me Peary Arctic club
said
Commander Peary's achievement
ought to be a subject for national re-
joicing. for I am sure it has been the
ambition Of every true American 10
see the stars and stripes frs, al the
Arctic pole And that IL shoull be an
American TO reach fhe farthest north
is but little less gratifying
1t is evident that Pesry has had the
same e~-o-ience Of getting on drifting
ice and being carried away from his
goal that other explorers nave had.
Probably other IaIn living would
have got o ~eli As Pea-y has He
found hims"i on Ice that had been
broken up by storm and was TAX
ing him in contrary direction. 1t Is
likely that he and HIS party went to
the limit Of human endurance before
they gave up. as instance the eating
OF the dogs. Without doubt the ex-
piorer is now on his way home. and
when he reaches here he viii bear /
wonderful story