Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-30
PEARv NOW IN NEW YORK.
N. S., Friday and Explorers Wife Was
Awaiting Him There.

N. S., Friday and Explorers Wife Was
Awaiting Him There.
The anxiety caused by the report that
the steamer Roosevelt, with the Peary
Arctic expedition. had suffered disaster
at Battle Harbor. was relieved Nov Il
by news that the steamer had just sailed
from Chateau bay, on the Labrador coast.
for Sydney. n. S.
The Roosevelt brought Peary safely into
port at Sydney, n. s.. Friday, where his
wife had been two weeks awaiting his
return. Commander and Mrs. Peary left
by train Saturday. and after stopping in
Portland and Boston proceeded to New
York. where they arrived Wednesday.
Following is an epitomized narrative
Of the cruise OF the Roosevelt since she
passed out Of civiliza ton into the Arctic
circle in the month Of July. 1905:
In that month duly. 1S05) the ship
called at Domino. Labrador, on her way
north. and except for a letter sent by
Capt Bartlett two months later. nothing
was heard Of the ship or crew until she
reached Hebron on Oct. H. After pass
ing out of Ungava bay in August 1905.
the Roosevelt continued on until Cape
Sheridan was reached. and thence to 6he
most extreme Greenland settlement,
where 20 Esquimaux were taken aboard
to be guides in a dash for the pole.
about lOc dogs were also secured. without
which it would have been impossible TO
proceed north.
Taking the ice. the steamer drifted on
and steamed through the barrier 20 s2.27
degrees north. where winter quarters
were taken up. being the farthest-north
quarters in the history OF Arctic explora-
ton Christmas day. however. the ship
1v,Nv~ 10 -
was she again secured. A few days after
being properly quartered snow was gath
cred and piled around the deck house.
and every other precaution taken to make
life aboard as comfortable as conditions
would permit. All : arrangements were
completed by Feb. Z, 1906. and on that
day Peary. with his Esquimaux and three
teams OF dogs, made his start for the
pole. Other parties also went out in
charge OF Capt Bartlett, DR.. Wolfe, r. G.
Maroin J. Clarke and NJ. Ryan respec-
lively, These were relief parties and
they kept so miles apart.
During the first part OF the journey
moderate weather prevailed and Peary
and his companions We're able to travel
at good speed. Before his return to his
ship. III days later. however. conditions
had changed. and terrible suffering from
hunger and privation was endured But,
unterrihed by the fury of the elements
ana hardened DN former experience Alt
heroic leader pushed forward into the
Arctic night until he reached the highest
/ point ever reached by any eXplorer-S7.06
north latitude, within 163 miles Of the
! Pole.
Before he started on the return voyage
the food supply had almost given out
/ though II had been supplemented by
4 about 300 musk OK and so deer, shot by
/ the Esquimaux The musk OK meat
Commander Peary says, was excellent
and had the property Of warming the
! blood Immediately after being eaten
while the skin. which is heavily furred
was used for covering while the men were
/ sleeping After getting a good distance
south he entered a fierce snow storm
which drove the party out of its course
/ II continued over a week with great VIC
/ lence. the mercury falling TO 70 below
| zero. BY the time the storm subside,
the little band was almost completed!
worn out.
But nothing daunJed. Peary immediate
" set out to recover his lost course. Be
fore he had succeeded the pangs o
hunger threatened to drive the Esquimaul
mad. and Peary was compelled TO xii
some OF his dogs to supply their wants
Dog meat at this juncture was a luxur
and the commander enjoyed IL as well a
the Esquimaux. When he returned to tn
ship only three dogs out of II remained
Il having been eaten, together with 10
musk OK and so deer which had bee
killed with the bows and arrows OF tn
Esauimaux on the homeward journey.
Clarke who was In charge of one q
the relief parties also went astray, wan
dering 100 miles from the ship. lie wa
unable to find his way back and 10 sus
tain himself until rescue came was oblige
TO subsist on dog flesh He had five dog
and as each tired out 1t was killed. Pal
OF the flesh he ate himself, the rest wer
] NI.v 1rofH
fence was even worse than Peary's an
he has not yet fully recovered. He al
most broke down as he related his stor,
1t was to Peary that he owed his life !
the end. The commander came acros
his tracks and, reached him when III
party was in extremes. Capt. Bartlei
and the others in charge OF relief parue
also had terrible experiences, all Of whic
t were borne with heroic fortitude. Ryan
: party ran short OF food and had to es
three Of their dogs.
The dash for the Pole and the retuI
/ voyage completed, Peary prepared to CON
south, and on July 4. one year after leaN
, ing sydney. "Old Glory was hoisted
the masthead Of the Roosevelt and III
prov was turned southwark
While the attempt to reach the 70
was attended with great danger and e.
traordinary hazard, the homeward pal
q sage was accomplished amid even great
peril from which 1t has not yet entire
2 escaped. After getting out Of the II
4 the ship struggled on in the most boiste
Gus weather in the remembrance OF al
: of the crew. Storm followed storm, wi
ever increasing force. For 6s days
steamer was practically at the mercy
n the waves and ice, and In that time CO
: cred only 200 miles. Contact with the !
broke away two blades Of her propell
and stern post, and also the rudder POS