The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-24

Gals and an invitation was extt Tded
Commander Peary on behalf of the
Sydney board of trade to be the guest
of the commercial body at a banquet
in his honor tonight.
Wife Was Waiting.
Commander Peary came ashore al
most Immediately after the steamer
came TO anchor and Joined Mrs. Peary,
who has been here for two weeks wait
ing for her husbands return.
When asked what he thought of the
suggestion embodied in Fridtiof Nan
sens recent interview to the effect that
Peary's latest experience served to
strengthen the plan of reaching the
pole by drifting from Bering sea, Com
mander Peary said he always believed
there were great possibilities in the
drifting theory for men of the tempera-
ment TO stand Imprisonment for several
years i'm the ice. For his part he could
not adapt himself TO it, Touching the
outbreak of the gale which has uneX-
pectedly come up in the Arctic and de-
stroyed the ice bridge. Commander
Peary said the prevailing wind was
westerly i'm the Arctic region, l,ut it
was not always Of the force of gale
No person could anticipate the coming
of a gale either in the Arctic region or
elsewhere. He would not talk about the
Wellman-C Chicago Herald expedition
plans as he said he made il point not
10 discuss the ideas Of other explorers.
The commander said his immediate
he would pay off the Newfoundland
members Of his crew at sydney, make
some repairs 30 the Roosevelt. get
new crew and proceed to New York.
Peary in Good Health.
Commander Peary locks in the best
Cf health and spirits and though els
appointed al the failure to reach the
pole. he is satisfied with the advance
actually made Plans cor another eX-
petition probably will soon lie made.
DR.. /. ]. Wolff said The health of the
party had been excellent. There was no
death and practically no sickness. Dr.
Wolf said that he had not ;he slight
est doubt if the gale IN the early part
Of March had not occurred the pole
would have been reached without diff
Guilty.
Or. Wolf said he and other members
Of the expedition intended to stay by
the Roosevelt until she reached New
York.
Roosevelt a Good Sea Boat.
Captain John Bartlett, master of the
Roosevelt. said the steamer WAS q good
sea boat and that he will sail her to New
York He is ready TO go again to the
Arctic.
Captain Bartlett was in charge Of one
% the parties supporting Commander
peary's advance. lie said the storm that
did the mischief was tremendous in vio-
lenCe ana accompanied by binding squalls
N fine Arctic snow. The ice field was
rent badly asunder and all trace of the
track was destroyed. Under ordinary
conditions tracking is easy in the far
north as the snow packs hard and boot
marks are sometimes preserved for six
months. Captain Bartlett is satisfied the
pole can be reached without great diff
Guilty weather permitting and believes it
would have been accomplished this trip
except foi tho gale in question
Had Enough Of the North.
First Mate Bartlett a cousin Of the cap
tain. who has been north before. but never
remained there prior to this trip. said the
crew of the ship were well protected and
well fed and the Roosevelt was a staunch
ship. but he did not think many of the
Newfoundland members Of the present
crew would be found willing to join an
other expedition. IL was n hard expert
ence. which few men cared to repeat Sew
eral other members of the crew, including
some of the engineers Statt- expressed
similar sentiments. Thcir complaint was
directed not to treatment by Peary, but
to the privations and dangers OF the work.
Generally. they seem satisfied with the
ship and her stores aud equipment
Remained at Sydney Last Night.
After reading the letters accumulated
during the past fortnight. Commander
Pearv decided not to leave Sydney today.
whether he will leave by rail tomorrow
or Monday or wait until the Roosevelt is
ready to accompany the steamer to New
York. was still undecided.
There was a gap of 100 miles in the sur
Nov of 6srantland by the English eXpedi-
tion on one hand and that of the Sverdrup
discoveries OH tie other. Peary has closed
this IN Probably the only section of
unknown coast remaining in the Arctic
is the northeast coast of Greenland, en-
bracing 80 miles.
Peary Enthusiastic.
Commander Peary is enthusiastic about
the performance of the steamer Roosevelt.
Asked if the very advanced point TO " hich
he had been able to place the Roosevelt
in winter quarters was due to careful and
Increased knowledge of the movement of
fhe ice he said il was due to the Roose-
welt herself. He did not believe there was
ever another ship afloat could have stood
the battle with ice the Roosevelt had sue
CeSsfully fought.