Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-14
WILL HURRY TO NEW YORK
ORE ABOUT TRIP TO Po.
windup Of>JOurney North Made with
Relays Of Men.
LEADER AND AN ESKIMO AT GOAL
Others Left ne varying Distances be-
hind Commander How the
March 60 Pole Was Ac-
eOmplished.

cOmplished.
BATTLE HARBoR. Sept lathe Asso- |
ciated Press tug Thomas Douglas arrived
here this Afternoon. CommapdeT Peary's
steamer Roosevelt will leave Battle Harbor
on Thursday or Friday for North Sydney.
from where It will proceed to New York IN
time II possible, to take part in the Hud-
son-Fulton celebration.
BATTLE HARBOR, Labrador. Sept Ia
The following account Of Commander
Peary's Journey to the North pole have
been CLEANED from members Of the expedi-
tion on board the steamer Roosevelt:
The only men to reach the pole were
Commander Peary and one Eskimo. Eging
Wah by name. The ohsr white members
OF the various parties that left Cape Co
lumbla were sent back one by one as
Peary drew nearer daily to his objective.
Matthew Henson and three EslSimos, the
only other members OF the reduced party
that made the final dash, were left one
march south OF the pole.
Captain Robert A. Bartlett and George
Borup started February "a from Cape Co
eeAAAANNA
dogs on the march across the ice heading
north. On March 1. Commander Peary left
Cape Columbus with his party, consisting
OF seven white men. seventeen Eskimos
and 1S6 dogs, on March Peary came up
with Bartlett, who had pitched his camp
at the side OF a lead Of water which It
was impossible to cross. The combined
parties had to wait until March IL, seven
Gays. before further progress was pos
sible.
Observation March g..
The sun was seen for the first time March
8 and an observation showed that the ex-
plorers were a short way from the eighty
fourth parallel The supply Of alcohol was
running short and Borup returned to Cape
Columbia for a fresh stock. March IA
Borup overlook Peary again and brought |
a. supply of oil and alcohol. The division |
under Prof. Ross @. Marvin Joined Peary |
the Same day. At this point Prof. Ronald /
b. Mcmillan was sent back. his feet having |
been badly frozen Borup returned to land
from s5.% with two Eskimos. The party |
now consisted Of twelve men, ten sledges |
and eishy1five dogs.
Bartlett was still beating out the trail, |
two days ahead of Peary. Marvin took |
observations at B.9 and then started on
his return march. on the next march Bart |
lett made record trip, covering twenty |
miles. This brought him TO s5.ss
The party now consisted Of Peary, Bart
lett. Matthew Henson. the colored man who
has been Peary's personal assistant on so
many Of his expeditions; the Eskimos,
seven sledges and sixty dogs, ana the jour
ney northward was resumed.
Ice Perfectly Level.
The ice was perfectly level as far as the
eye could see. Bartlett took the observa-
ton on the eighty-tighth parallel on April
q and then reluctantly returned. leaving
Peary. Henson and four Eskimos. with
provisions for forty days. to make the final
Dash to the pole.
This reduced party started the morning
OF April g. The men walked that day for
ten hours and made twenty miles. They
then slept near the elghty-ninth parallel
While crossing a stretch OF young ice 300
yards wide the sledge broke through. 1t
was saved, but two OF the Eskimos had
narrow escapes from drowning.
The Ice wae still good and the dogs were
In great shape. They made as high as
twenty-five miles a day.
The next observation was made at SCI |
The next two marches were made in a
dense fog. The sun was sighted on the
third march and an observation showed
S95I
IhAENyeNNN0 hfAOW at role
The pole was reached April 8. and a
series OF observations were taken at 80 de-
gress. Peary deposited his records and
hoisted the American flag. The tempera-
ture was 30 degrees below zero Fahrenheit |
The pole appeared as q frozen sea Peary |
tried 70 take a sounding, but got no bottom |
at l.bOo fathoms. PearY stayed at the pole |
for thirty-four hours and then started on |
his return journey April 7.
on the return the marches were continu- |
Gus and Peary and the Eskimos suffered |
greatly from fatigue. They had their first !
sleep At the end Of the eighth march from /
the pole IN the Igloos left by Bartlett |
Here there was a violent snowstorm.
on April Is the party reached the YER
deal edge OF the land ice west Of Cape /
Columbia. The Esdmos were delighted to |
reach land and the party slept for two
days. They repaired their sledges. rested |
their dogs. and resuming the journey. |
reached the Roosevelt April %, Marvin |
left Peary on the way up on Friday, March !
%. to return to the ship. He had with him
two Eskimos and seventeen dogs. The /
story OF the professors death was obtained
from one OF the Eskimos April 10. Mar
win was forty-five miles from Cape Col
umbia. He started out that morning,
walking ahead. The Eslgimos were delayed
In packing the sledges. a fact that per-
mitted Marvin 70 get a good start on them.
Marvin's Body in Water
When the Eskimos arrived at an open
lead they noticed that the young ioe was
broken about twenty-five yards out. and
they saw what looked like q mans body
floating in the center OF the lead. Owing
20 the treacherous condition OF tha ice the
Eskimos could not venture out They re-
turned 70 the Roosevelt and reported.
Captain Bartlett then went back 10 the
point they designated and recovered Prof.
Marvin's spare boots. elsthing ana personal
belongings. which were still on the ice
where the Esklmos had left them The
super stitions Of their race prevented the
natives from bringing the dead mans sf-
feets with them. Prof Marvin's records
and observations were saved.