Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-13
EXPLORER HAS ONE WITNESS
LESS THAN COOK TO VERIFY
STORIES OF FINAL DASH.
ALL WHITES SENT BACK
AS OBJECTIVE WAS NEAREp
Captain Bartlett Headed Party Which
Broke a Trail For Peary Almost to
Pole-Associated Press Wires Details
Of Final Efforts of Explorer to Com
plete Northward Trip.

Battle Harbor, Labrador, Sept 13.--
The following details of Peary's Jour
ney to the pole was CLEANED from
members of the expedition aboard the
Roosevelt. The only men TO reach the
pole were Peary and one Eskimo, The
other whites We're sent back one by
one as Peary drew nearer his objective.
Matthew Henson and three Esllimos.
the only other members of the party
that made the final dash We're left one
march south of the pole.
Captain Bartlett and George Borup
started Feb. 81, from Cape Columbia
with number of Eskimos and dogs
on the march across the ice, heading
north When Peary left Cape Column
pla ne had seven white men, seventeen
Eskimos and 936 dogs. March 4 Peary
came UP with Bartlett, who had pitched
his camp at the side of lead of water
which it was impossible to cross. All
waited until March II before further
progress was possible The sun was
seen the first time March 5 and the
observation showed the explorers were
short way from the eighty-foures
parallel
Send Back for Oil.
Ihe supply of alcohol running short
Borup returned to Cape Columbia for
fresh stock. March IA Borup over
took Peary again, bringing oil and
alcohol. The division under Prof. Ross
G. Marvin Joined Peary the same day.
At this point Prof. Ronald B. McMil-
Ian was sent back, his feet being bad
ly frozen.
Bartlett Breaks Trail.
Borup returned to land from 1928
with two Eskimos, Bartlett still beat
ing out the trail two days ahead of
Peary. Marvin took observations at
S5.4S and started on his return. On
the, next march Bartlett made a record
trip, covering twenty miles, reaching
1888. Bartlett took the next observa-
tfon at the Ssth parallel April and
then returned, leaving Peary Henson
and three Eskimos, with provisions for
forty days, to make the final dashes.
The party started April 8, and made
twenty miles and slept near the eighty
ninth parallel. The next observation
was at 1925. The next time the sun
was, sighted the observation showed
S9.57. The pole was reached April 6
and a series of observations taken at
parallel ninety
Verifies Cooks Description.
Peary deposited his records and
hoisted the American flag. The temper
ature was 80 below zero Fahrenheit
The pole appeared as frozen sea.
Peary tried to take soundings but got
no bottom at 1900 fathoms. Peary
stayed at the pole thirty-four hours
and then started back home April Z.
April % the party reached the vertical
edge of land ice west of Cape Colum-
bia. After two days rest the Journey
was resumed The Roosevelt was
reached April 81
Drowning Of Marvin.
Marvin left the party March 26 to
return to the ship. April TO, forty-ive
miles from Cape Columbia, he started
out ahead. When the Eslimos arrived
at the ocean lead they noticed the ice
broken twenty-five yards out, and saw
what looked like a mans body floating
in the center of the lead. They re-
turned to the Roosevelt and reported.
Rartlett went back and uncovered
Martins personal belongings, which
We're still on the ice where the Eskimos
had left them. M1rvin's records and
CbSerya tiOnS We're saved