The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-21
CRAzED BY THE
EXTREME COLD
YALE ATHLETE TELLS OF MARA
THoN ACROSS ICE TO
CATCH PEARY.
ESQUIM0S NEAR MUTIkY
exsremeties of Body Continually
Beina Frcst Bitten-Mental
Sufferings Far Worse
Than Physical.

Sydney. n, s, Sept 20.-One of the
most interesting and important con
tribntions TO the literature of the
Peary expedition is contained in let
ter from young George Borup, Yale
iathlete and commander of one of
eary's supporting parties. to his
father. The letter. written on board
| Pearys steamer Roosevelt in Batte
lHarbor says:
Il left the boat for the northern
trip February 10. There was enough
light to see to travel eight hours a
lay by, though the sun did not come
back till March 6, the last time ! saw
it in the fall being October S. left
Capt Columbia in command of the
advanced supporting party on Feb
ruary Is, with the thermometer at
minus 30 degrees. At that tempera-
ture whisky IL frozen stiff. alcohol so
cold you can drop a match in it and ii
will not light. your nose freezes every
ten minutes unles: you warm it up.
and the ends OF your fingers by this
time are being repeatedly frostbit-
ten.
TraiIMoves--Misses Feary.
i went with the captain. who, with
three men. was the trail-picker Three
marched out, I dumped of the load
OF all my party ami we headed for
THE land according to orders, some
twenty-five miles distant in an air |
line. The commander was to leave
March !, and was to give me instruc |
lions on meetln gthe returning party |
what to bring back. MarvV was TO |
come back with me.
The mrach was heller about |
eighteen hours long, with no time to
eat. The sea ice drifted from ten to
fifteen miles west Of where | had left |
the land ice. and the total distance
we covered was not far from forty
miles fully onehalf of which ran.
Goes Crazy From Cold.
A storm and the darkness forced /
us to halt at the first encampment.
Here one OF my Esquimos went TEN.
pcrarily bug horse" and stripped to
mis- waist. began running around out
side hunting for trouble We managed /
10 get his clothes on after a while
and prevented him from getting frost
bitten. That lay We made a forced Il
march OF twelve hours or more and
got to the third eneampment
The next day we marched about {
eighteen hours AM sept in the fifth {
1t was very cold minus I
- degrees, and forze my left heel.
where had done It last fall The
husky who was 'bughouse' the night
before. thawed it out on his stomach.
At the fourth encampment we got
note from the commander SAYING he
had left that camp the previous
morning, marching. after waiting six !
lays 1t said; 1t is vital that you
'yertake rs and give US fuel.
We were now only one march be.
hind him. Marvin called for a volun-
eer to go ahead AID tell the com
nander we were behind. The best a
nan, named Sigloo, who afterward s
vent to the pole with Peary, re- 5
ponded, and after four hours sleep d
vent on. That was going some. After u
orty miles or so he went with onIv t
i've gallons Of alcohol, dumping off c
lis loads. n
Won Marathon On Ice. d
The rest of us were dead tired n
fter the march Of the day before, and "
o were the dogs, The result was, b
We merely held our own and did not Il
ain on the flying leader. A good y
est, and the next LAY we decided to b
atch him or croak, and we did with W
ut trouble as he waited. | guess the t.
nish OF that Marathon race of four 4
nd half days to catch the main
arty which had a head start of more p
han forty miles. wnen the com "
handler came out to snake me by the
and, was the best of my life. h
II stayed on board seven DAYS
hen the remnant or the Inflated
Importing party came in. As a rule h
ne sledgeS come in at full speed. but 1t
hese came in at funeral rate and 4
laryin nowhere to be seen. 3
Only Hit High Spots. Il
THE first words OF his two Eski. p,
los were enough: Marvin gone II
Dung ic The poor fellow was dead. ei
he shock was pretty fierce. YOU bet. vi
lie was a dandy man, a fine leader. b,
nj devilish sandy He came in Sat Y
rday night at midnight, b
Now Mcmillan and Marvin were O
have gone to the most northern ri
oint of Greenland to lay down a line
supplies in ca,a ;ne commander |.
ii that coast. like he did last time.
ten, Marvin being gone, took his
lace, and after hurry:ng preparations er
IcMillan, as cool, nervy, sandy and be