The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-11-09
WITHIN 203 MILES
Peary's Dash For the Pole Not
Altogether Successful
HE MAKES NEW RECORD
Penetrates Farther North Than
Has Heretofore Been Reached
--Brief Message Tells OF What
He Has Done OH Latest Trip

lie has Done OH Latest Trip
New York, Nov. 3.-Commander
Robert E. Peary of the United States
navy has given to his native country
the record of having penetrated far
thest north'-S7 deg. 6 min. News of
the feat came last night
The intrepid Arctic explorer failed
to reach the North Pole. as he had con-
tidently hoped to do with his specially
constructed vessel, the Roosevelt, but
he penetrated nearer to the pole than
the Duke of Abruzzi's expedition,
which had held the Arctic record of sc
deg. 81 min.
What Commander Peary did and his
experiences during the past year in the
frozen north are rather briefly, but GER
tainly wildly summarized, in cOmmu-
nication received last night by Her
bert l.. Bridgman, secretary of the
Peary Arctic club. This communica-
ton follows:
"Hopedale, Labrador, (via) Twillingate,
Newfoundland, Nov. 2.
Herbert L. Bridgman: Roosevelt
wintered north coast Grant Land,
somewhat north Alert winter quarters.
Went north with sledges February, via
Heckla and Columbia. Delayed by
open winter between "a and So degrees.
Beyond So six days. Gale disrupted ice,
destroyed caches, cut off communica-
ton with supporting bodies and drifted
due east.
Reached 81 deg. 6 min. north lat.
over ice, drifting steadily eastward.
Returning ate eight dogs. Drifted east
ward; delayed by open water; reached
north coast Greenland in straitened
circumstances. Killed musk oxen and
returned along Greenland coast to ship.
1.-TWO supporting parties driven on
north coast Greenland. One rescued
by me in starving condition. After
one week recuperation on Roosevelt
siedged west, completing north coast
Grant Land and reached other land,
near Tooth meridian.
"Homeward voyage incessant bat
tie with ice, storms and head winds.
Roosevelt magnificent ice fighter and
sea boat. No deaths or illness in ex-
petition. Peary."
After furnishing the contents of Com
mander Peary's missive to The Assoc
ciated Press, Mr.. Bridgman said that
the receipt of any news from the ex-
plorer now was quite surprise to him,
because he had supposed it had become
too late in the season for Peary to send
news of his venture. Bridgman added
that the message spoke for itself and
that since he did not know more of the
results of Peary's effort to reach the |
pole than the public did, he could hard
~ comment upon the dispatch. There |
was little doubt, however, he said, that
Peary was coming home. This seems
to be borne out by the routing of the
dispatch.
Hopedale or Hoffenthal is Mora
Wan missionary station on the east |
coast of Labrador. Twilllngate is a
port on the east coast of Newfound-
land.
In an interview before he left New
York Peary expressed great confidence
IN the success of the venture. He ex-
planned that nearly all the men accom-
Danying him were members of former |
Arctic expeditions and thoroughly ia
miliar with the work ahead of them.
After outlining his route to his winter
quarters, Peary said:
1--WE will remain in these quarters
1n+i Tah 1000 on6 tba1, hAnip
lash for the pole, about 500 miles. In
he party that will go with me will be
)ut two white men-one a physician.
On the trip there will be a sledge for
Zach Esquimaux and from six to eight
logs to each sledge. Each of the
;ledges will have 500 pounds of dog
'ood ships biscuits and tea. My only
instrument will be travellers theodo-
lite, a pocket sextant and a chronome-
err. Although I am convinced there is
10 animal life in the country, we will
AIRY two light rifles.
'My garb will be deerskin coat and
zap, bearskin trousers and sealskin
,oots. This is my ninth trip to the
Arctic and, barring sickness and other
l will give the pole the
hardest try it has had yet. l hope to
win. There are three strong points in
ny favor-first, the Roosevelt, the
most powerful Arctic boat ever built;
econd, my knowledge gained by 10
ears in the Arctic, and, third, my
of the Esquimaux and how
o handle them"
Asked what good it would do if he
ound the pole, Peary said: 1T will
pen up 100000 square miles Of abso-
ltely unknown regions that have been
eparated from the rest of the world
or countless ages"