The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-24
PEARY AND HIS WIFE REUNITED
BE MAY CONE OVERLAND FROM
SYDNEY TO NEW YORK.
the Roosevelt VIII sail Here Under Capt.
Bartlett After Repairs Are Made-Ex-
plOrer Praises His MeR They We're
Tired &C HOpedaIe- Dash North.

piOrer Praises HIS Men says They Were
Tired &C HOpedaIe- Hi Dash North.
NORTH SYDNEY, n. s.. Nov. '2S-Creeping
in, while the town slept, out Of the black
ness OF a drizzling southwest storm, Com
mander Peary and the Roosevelt made
port at $50 this morning. The vessel was
met by the revenue cutter Gladiator, which
ran alongside in the dark, hailed and was
first to welcome the explorer TO this haven.
Al. Quigley of New York. an old friend
of Commander Peary, was welcomed aboard
the Roosevelt and taken by Peary to his
cabin. where he remained while they made
the six mile run to Sydney. The Roosevelt
anchored of the main street of Sydney
proper, and Commander Peary was set
ashore.
As the Gladiator; with Capt. Gordon,
another old acquaintance, at the wheel,
drew up to the wharf Peary's eager eye
scanned the windows of the Sydney Hotel.
There was a quick futter Of a hand kerchief
from one OF them barely discernible in the
FIRST CLEAN OF the dawn. 1t was Mrs. Peary's
window. Jumping ar like a flash, Peary
broke on in the midst of his conversation,
sprang six feet from the tugs rail to the
dock and sprinted up the slippery wharf
70 his brave. hopeful wife.
Commander Peary has not decided when
he will return to New York. There was
some talk that he would go by train, leaving
Sydney either tomorrow or on Monday.
but the explorer said tonight that he had
not come to any decision. There is a strong
probability that he will continue the voy-
age on board the Roosevelt and will be ac-
companied by Mrs. Peary.
Capt. Bartlett does not hold an Ameri-
can masters certificats, and therefore the
law does not permit him taking the Roose-
welt TO New York, but there is a clause in
the United States statutes allowing this in
case another captain cannot be secured.
Mr.. West. the American Consul here, de-
cided thai he would exercise the right
given him 10 act at his discretion in such
matters and says he will give Capt. Bartlett
the necessary authority.
Probably a public reception will be ar
ranged before Commander Peary departs
from Sydney. The Roosevelt was assigned
to an anchorage of the Sydney Yacht Club
where only w~arships are generally per-
mitted to moor. To-day the craft was
visited by hundreds of sightseers.
Peary says that the Roosevelt proved
equal to his expectations as a ship and that
IL was only because of her splendid con-
struction that he was able to force the craft
so far north through the ice. Peary man
aged to make a survey Of about 100 miles
of the coast of Greenland which has here
tofore been unexplored Id he says that now
the entire Arctic coast has been surveyed
except a portion of the northeast part OF
Greenland.
In a hasty preliminary interview Peary
spoke of his dash north.
Suffer-" he said, lounging easily on
his cabin table. Not at all. I've gained
twenty pounds. I am in first class health.
l have not been 10 bed the last two nights,
but for that matter Capt. Bartlett hasn't
been in bed with his clothes OIL since July.
All the men are in good shape and have
behaved well. Yes, there was some little
trouble at Hopedale, but the men we're
tired, and when they we're told they could
return on another boat if they wished to
leave the Roosevelt every man of them
came springing back ashamed of himself.
They are good men.
YES. it was a trying trip this time-so
very many circumstance combined TO keep
US back. In fact, sometimes we did not
snow that we were likely to get back with
the ship. But'-Peary smiled a happy
smile--we were just like Adam in the
Garden Of Eden; but we pulled through"
Commander Peary then touched on some
Of the points OF his dash that had been
unknown before. He took with him on the
spring sledging trips Capt. Ba rtlett, DR..
Louis J. Wolf, Marvin, his personal at
tendant; Mathew Henson, Fireman Clarke
Of Massachusetts, and Fireman. Ryan of
Newfoundland.
Do.-x hsraaale 80 snoaat,z.- iii -
party and sometimes with another. but
when he started alone he took only Henson
and the Esquimaux. The party left the
ship on different days to avoid confusion,
and rendezvous was made at Cape Hecla.
Peary's idea was TO send forward a light
advance party with light sledges to pick
a trail through the ice within a given radius
on a definite compass course. This was
followed by the main party. The main
party itself was made up OF several mutu-
ally supporting parties. These parties
dropped out at points fifty miles apart and
pushed provisions on from the rear.
Then, instead Of releasing each party az
It came up Peary had them unload and
20 back for more, keeping up continuous
travel over the road. Pesry had three
sledges. the largest of which and the only
one he has brought back with him was the
Morris X. Jesup; the others were the Admiral
Beaumont and the Duke Of Abruzzi, and
these with other sledges belonging to the
party were abandoned or used for firewood
10 cook the dogs that once drew them.
Peary took many long chances when he
made his final Polar dash. When he left
the last Of the supporting parties and pushed
on alone with one sledge he had only Henson
and six Esquimaux. The party was six
days crossing fimsy ice in the Polar sea and
was pressing on with all speed when the
six days gale set in and held them back.
Peary sent the Esquimaux back to bring
supplies from the cache and they returned
with the news that the lead had widened
and that the whole sea Of ice was taking
them away
Peary then pushed forward at IS miles a
day, crossing many more moving ice
~crevasses. They had only nineteen days
rations. They went as far as they could,
but were forced TO turn back on April ~.
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