The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-19
pEARY'S PARTY REPORTS MANY
HARD AND TRYING EXPERT
ENcES AND DIFFICULTIES.
RETURN WAS PERIl0US
But the PIucky American is Already
Planning Labrador Trip-Ex
pIorer viii Soon Reach
Sydne, N. S.

from sydney, N s., today, gives sone
details Of the hardship9 endured by
Lieut. Peary and his men The steam
er Roosevelt steamed through the
barrier of 82.27 degrees north, where
winter quarters We're taken up, being
the furthest north winter quartefs
in the history of Arctic exploration.
4 Arrangements to secure the ship
and make all comfortable were com.
pleted by Feb. Z, 1906 ana on that
day Peary, with his Esqulmaux and
thre teams Of dogs made his start for
the pole. Other parties also went
ont in charge of Capt. Bartlett, Dr..
Wolfe, r. G Marion J. Clark and NJ.
Ryan. respectively. These were re.
! lief parties. and they kept fifty miles
apart. During the first part of the
! journey moderate weather prevailed
/ and Peary made good speed. Before
/ his return to his ship III days later
/ however terrible suffering from hun.
ger ana privation was endured Tn
deferred, Peary pushed further for
| ward into the Arctic night until he
reached the highest point ever reach.
ed by any explorer, S7,0G north lati-
tude, within 1873 miles Of the pole.
fierce snowstorm drove the party
cut Of its course. Peary Immediately
set out 10 recover his lest course but
before he succeeded hunger threaten
ed to drive the Esquimaux mad, and
Peary was compelled to kill some of
his dogs The commander enjoyed
The luxury of dog meat equally as vel
as his Esqnimn When Peary returned
to the ship only three dogs cut OF sew
en- cen remained. fourteen having
been eaten Musk OK and deer killei|
on the road by Esquimanx helped The
famished men.
Clarke with one of the relief par
ties, also went astray and as he was
compelled to kill some Of his dogs TO
provide food Clarke, it appears, wa
unable TO find his way back. but Peary
luckily came across his tracks and
went to Clarke's rescue Clarke, ii isl
stated. has not yet recovered from his
trying experience.
PeriIous Return.
The other relief parties also auffer.
cd. but all went through the ordeal
with heroic foritude Ryans party
ran short Of food and had o eat some
Of he dogs.
While the attempt to reach the
was attended with great danger. the
homeward passage was accomplished |
amid even greater peril After get |
ting our of the ice, the trip struggled |
on in most boisterous weather Storm /
followed storm with ever increasing
force. For sixty-eight days the steam
er was practically at the mercy Of the
waves and ice. and in that time GOV 4
cred only 200 miles
Contact with the ice broke away two |
blades and also the rudder post. and /
otherwise damaged her tern A gale |
carried the fore'op mast overheard |
with the jib-boom and headgear and |
damaged the bow.
AFTER vainly trying 10 reach Victor
ia Head, where food was stored, the
Ro. seyelt. on September lG. continued
the voyage south a little fine weath-
er followed, and then ano her storm
came on. Tie statement is made thar
# the ship had been les strongly con
strgcted the expedition would have
come 20 grief
After battling with The elements
en days Cape York was reached and
men coal having run short. an at
empi was made TO continue under
sail This failed
Hebron was reached on October II
= mere some wOod was secured. but
his soon gave out and fitting we're
Isei for fuel Al Hopeiale. which
vas reached next. more food and n few
0ns Of cral were secured. the lau sr
rom the steamer Virginia Lake
through fbe Kindness Of Mr. Parsons. /
Ter captain The coal enabled the
Roosevelt which had now been bat 6
cred 80 that she could steam only j
oar knots an hour. to reach Battle p
farbor N
Peary brought back 600 musk * g
nd other kins several domesfieatei I
rolves zen Esq-imsux dogs. a boaf q
bat EE- used in the polar expedition
4 lS7Z-7s and some cartridges brorzht y
~ the same expedition. Peary
resent plan is fo take on coal Nhen
e reaches sydney and sail af once 2.
By New work r.
He saws DO has not given un h-1e OF a
rari'rr fhf pole. huf bic reyt HHr- z
ore is an eVuorar 0n OF Labrador q
or -h.s project he has already IN his 81
ossasion a model Of q steamer which i
2 VIII have built g