The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-08
COMMANDER PEARY
NEAR NORTH POLE
AMERICAN NAVAL OFFICER SETS
NEW RECORD.
STORY or THE JOURNEY
Arctic Explorer Tells in Brief Die
patch Of Trip Toward Goal He
Set Out to Reach and Par
tial Victory.

New York, Nov. 3.--'The United
States now holds the record of fur.
therest NORTH" 81 degrees six min
utes.
This feat was accomplished by Com
mander Robert E. Peary, Of the Unit
ed States navy.
The intrepid arctic explorer failed
to reach the north pole, as he had
confidently hoped to do with his spe-
cially constructed vessel the Roose-
welt, but he penetrated nearer to the
pole than the duke of the Abruzzps
expedition, which had held the arctic
record, SO degrees "a minutes. What
Commander Peary did and his e1-
periences during the past year in the
frozen north are rather briefly, but
certainly wildly, summarized In
communication received Friday night
from Peary by Herbert L. Bridgeman,
secretary of the Peary Arctic club.
! This communication follows:
"Hopedale, Labrador, via TWilin-
gate, N. E., Nov. 2.-Roosevelt WIN
tered north coast Grantland some
what north Alert winter quarters.
Went north with sledges February
via Hecla and Columbia. Delayed by
open water between "a and IS de-
grees. Beyond IS days. Gale dis
rupted ice destroyed caches, cut on
communication with supporting bod
les and drifted due east. Reach 81
degrees six minutes, north latitude
over ice, drifting steadily eastward.
Returning ate eight dogs. Drifted
eastward delayed by open water,
reached north coast Greenland In
Strengthened conditions. Killed musk
! oxen and returned along Greenland
coast to ship. Two supporting par
ties driven ON north coast Greenland.
, One rescued by me in starving con-
! dition. After one week recupera-
ton on Roosevelt sledged west, COM
pleting north coast Grant Land and
reached other land, near one hun
dredth meridian. Homeward voyage
| incessant battle with ice, storms and
headwinds. Roosevelt magnificent
ice fighter and sea boat. No deaths
or illness on expedition"
Receipt of News Surprises.
After furnishing press the contents
of Commander Peary's report, Mr..
Bridgeman said that the receipt of
any news from the explorer now was
quite a surprise to him, because he
had supposed it had become too late
in the season for Commander Peary
to send news of his venture. Mr.,
Bridgeman added that 1.-The message
spoke for itself and that since he
did not know more of the results OF
Commander Peary's effort to reach
the pole than the public did, he could
hardly comment upon the dispatch
There was little doubt, however, he
said, that Commander Pearyt was
coming home. This seems to be
borne out by the routing Of the dis
patch. Hopedale or Hoffenthal is a
Moravian mission station on the east
coast of Labrador. Twillingate is a
port on the east coast of New Found
land. Mr.. Bridgeman said the mes
sage was probably mailed by Com
mander Peary from Hopedale to the
| most accessible cable point.
Jessup Is Disappointed.
1 Lenox, Mass, Nov. 3.-Morris X
Jessup, of New York, who aided Com
mander Peary generously in fitting
out his expedition and who is at hi
country residence in Lenox, said Fri
day night that he had just heard from
Secretary Bridgeman, who read t
him over the telephone the message
which he had received from Com
mander Peary. t.
1T would be useless to deny tina
am disappointed that Commando
Peary failed to reach the pole" sait
Mr.. Jessup, "but l am glad to know
that he went so far and especial!
that he is returning safe. Until We
get more details of the voyage 1t viii
be fruitless to discuss it more partic