Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-15

! bodies of the NOrld--Will pass iudg
ment on the matter and there Will b,
nothing left of Dr Cooks capital, hu
his own assertions that the has reach
ed the North pole. In the meanwhile
il is my determination not To b'
drawn into the debate for the reasons
already stated.
Commander ,Pcary was then aSk,C
II new lands could have been DIS
covered in latiture, 81, longitude sc
In reply ne shrugged his shoulders
and said it was quite possible that an
unknown continent existed far west
He referred To the land discovered 10y
/ himself on previous trips that had MOI
! yet been explored.
Asked what would be the interna-
tional effect of planting the stars and
stripes at the pole, he said that he
had notified the secretary OF state that
hc had taken possession of the pole
in the name OF of United states and
that it remained for the secretary to
I decide what that meant He said he
| had left records on the ice AT the pole.
Commander Peary is done with ac-
take an interest in Arctic and Antar-
cite exploration, but from his home
! and he declared that he would with
draw from field work.
Commander Peary spoke feelingly
of the death OF Professor Marvin Of
Cornell university. who at the head
Of one of the supporting parties broke
through a lead of thin ice on the
return trip, A cross bearing his
name his college and the date of his
death was erected at Cape sheridan
just above the Rooscvelts winter pO-
stion and visible for miles
The health of the party in general
was good according to Dr.. John Good
sell. surgeon of the expedition. Two
Eskimo children were born and arc
still living. There was an absence of
scurvy due chiefly to the experience
of the commander in selecting food
and supplies necessary for the health
and care of the party. There was an
abundance of fresh meat Bartlett
Marvin. McMilland ana Borup suffer
ed from frost bitten feet more severely
than the others.
Two Eskimos were disabled at Cape
Columbia, one suffering from frozen
feet and the other from a severe in
flamation partly due to the same
cause.
one of the disabled Eskimos was
hauled on the sledges to the ship at
cape sheridan. 80 miles on this
trip, Dr. Goodsell slipped and sprained
the tendons OF his foot and on his
arrival at the Ro jsevelt. found an
Eskimo child with a fractured shout
der.
There were some cases Of SNOW
blindness. Commander Peary was III
for one day. All were in the pink OF
condition when the start was made.
Professor Mcmillan was confined TO
his bed for a month ON the trip |
Smith Sound, Immediately af
ter leaving Etah He suffered from |
a slight attack OF rheumatic fever
With regard to his steamer Com
Peary said.
The Roosevelt is in f'rst elias, con-
dition and is practically uninjured |
The hun, engines. and machinery are
as good as when We left New York in
July. 1905"
The crew was busy scrubbing decks
and trying to remove accumulations
caused by killing 50 walrus for food
FOR Eskmos, for next winter The
walrus were cut up on board ship
and the vessel looked like a slaughter
mousse
The Roosevelt win proceed to New
n,.iy ch ft.
lnd AL She viii leave here on Thurs
day or Friday for sydney with Com
mander Peary aboard. There the
steamer will fill her bunkers with coal
'or the run straight TO New york.
Commander PearY was offered pas
sage for sydney on the Associated
Press tug Douglas Thomas. but de-
lined with the explanation that the
Roosevelt was absolutely scaworthy,
md would not require any assistance,
lor would he leave her he added. until
le had personally dockcd her AT sgd
lev.
Asked if he would accept an invita-
ion to the banquet in his honor at
sydney he replied that he probably
would.
From Sydney Peary will 60 to the
Inited States by rail
Regarding the Hudson Fulton pa
ado, the commander said he did not
now whether the Roosevelt would
participate but If Cooks vessel WAS
Omitted that probably would be gov
rncd by the official opinion Of the 5
'eary Arctic club and would express {
'eary's own view.
Peary suggested that It would he
.ood idea for the United states TO
over the Roosevelt as a cutter i'm
ne Rehring scd or to keep some
hannel open. as she would be q splcn
ia ice breaker. italy. he pounted out.
low holds possession Of the stella Po-
ar in which the Duke of the AhruZli I
lade the trip and the Norwegian gov {
rnment holds the Fran.
Commander Peary said that he had Z
lready made an official report of his +
york to Washington. and therefore
ad not decided whether he would go q
to the national capital {
n returning to the United states The 3
urvcv work of former expeditions
-aS embodied i'm government maps 7
nd the same course probably would a
e. followed in this case. Not a dollar %
T government money, he declared. l
ad been invested in his explorations ii
Tn to the present time his total d