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The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
First Handicap on Return.

Igloos there Disappeared complstely
and the entire region was unrecoenis-,
able. Where on the outward journey
had been narrow cracks. there were
now broad leads. one OF them over nvs
miles In Width. caught over with young
\ Here aS6tn fortune fayorsd 80, ana
no Spfunounced 1n0vo1aent - khe Loo
having taken place sine6 Tine oastaiH'
paSssd, wAs had ~ trgil ~ lfolloW.s We
picksd ~ <S va txnil 4DAlh h0kth ~
sileA ssvsntA liossS - 10 SxsN,
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Double Speed on Return.

AZ a matter OF fact. We nearly did
this. covering regularly on our return
Journey five outward marches in three
return marches.
Just as long as We could hold the
trail we could double our speed, and
we need waste no time in building
new igloos every day. SO that the time
we gained on the return lessened the
chances of a gale destroying the track.
Just above the eighty-seventh paral-
lei was a region some fifty miles wide
which caused me considerable uneasl-
ness. Twelve hours OF strong easterly.
westerly. or northerly wind would
make this region an open sea.
In the afternoon of the 7th we start
ed on our return. having double fed
the dogs. repaired the sledges for the
last time. and discarded all our spare
clothing to Tighten the loads
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Ship Forced Aground.

se lay for some time In a lake of
fer. and then. to prevent being drift
south again, took refuge under the
IN shore Of Lincoln bay, in nearly
Identical place where we had our
pleasant experiences three years be-
y. Here we remained for severeal
during; period OF. constant and
ames violent northeasterly winds.
vice we were forced aground by
neavy Ice; we had our port quar-
rali broken and q hole stove in the
fwatks. and twice we pushed out in
atempt to get north, but were
|eea back each time TO our precari-
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Heavy lRunnineel elce.

,nally on September . we squeezed
uno Cape Union and made fast In q
.now niche in the ice, but after some
We made another short run to
" cape and hung on to a grounded
y. ice: At last, y little after mid
m OF September 8. we passed through
mely ssm heavy running Ice into q
an OF open water. rounded Cape
n.oh .e and passed Cape Sheridan,
.hln quarter OF an hour OF the
~. ume we arrived three years before
~ q. M. September .6-we reached
;eridan. '-'1 sonu SApo
steamed up to the end OF IL and it
seu ~. practicable 1t frst TO reach
Rlsb Pay; near Cape Joseph H4nIy.
outioat MAO ha r9r my winter quarters, but
/, and put the Nocsevsit into the
y 1pening In the ace, ,bsinF barred
io iI,., the mouth of the 6hertdap riv-.
~ s prior! north 's'ea g o.tr pestIter tArss
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Make Ready for Dash.

BY February q such Of the Cape Colan
depot rs WAS needed had been brought
up to Cape Columbia. the dogs were
rested and double rationcd and harnessed.
and the slcdEcs and other gear over
hauled.
Four months OF northerly winds during
tho fall and winter Instead of souther-
ly ones. a. during the previous season.
led me TO expect less open water than
before. but u great deal Of rough Ice. and
l was prepared to hew u road through
tho jagged Ice for the first hundred miles
or 80, then cross the big lead
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Sea 500 Fathoms Deep.

Five miles from the pole a narrow
crack filled with recent Ice. through
which we were able to work hole
sounding. All my wire. 1900 fathoms,
was sent down. but there was no bot
tom.
In pulling up the wire parted few
fathoms from the surface and lead and
wire went to the bottom. on went reel
and handle. tightening the Bledges still
further. We had no more use for them
now.
Three marches brought us back to
the igloos where the captain turned
back. The last march was in the wild
sweep of a northerly gale. with drift
ing snow and the ice rocking under as
We dashed over It.
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Find Much Water.

We ncared Cape Sabine the wealth
leared somewhat and We passed by
h voort island and Cape 6abine.
making out with the naked eye
house at Hayes harbor occupied by
n the winter of l9o1-o3.
ON Cape Sabine north there was
buch water that We thought OF set
the lug sail before the southerly
but a little later appearance of
10 the northward stopped this.
eers was clean open water to Cape
4 1t. and from there scattered Ice
point about abreast Of Victoria
y thick weather and dense Ice
King US some ten or flfteen miles
!.
bm here we driftsd south somewhat
then got asiant to the northward
|of the current. We worked q little
her north and stopped again for
hours. Then we again worked
lward and northward till we
ned series Of lakes. coming to =
. few miles south OF the Wind
rs winter quarters at Cape Dur
rom here. after some delay. We
Ply worked q way northeastward
lugh fog and broken ice Of medium
kness through one night and the
moon Of the next day. only emerg-
Into open water and clear weather
Cape Fraser, .. 80 ~
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Sleep Finally in Safety.

Never shall forget that sleep At Cape
Columbia. II was sleep. sleep. then turn
iy. with never a thought Of the morrow
or having to walk and. too. with NO
thought that there was to be never .
night more of binding headachs.
Cold water to a parched throat 10 moth.
Ing compared with sleep to . numbed.
fatiHusd brain and body.
Two days We spent here In sleeping and
drying our clothes. Then for the ship.
Our dogs. like ourselves. had not been
hungry when we arrived. but simply life-
less with fatigue. They were different
animals now. and the better ones amonR
them swept on with tightly curled tails
and uplifted heads ana :.seir hind legs
treading the snow with plstonliks reGu-
IOrity,
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Shocked by Marvin's Death.

We reached Hecla In one march and
the Roosevelt In another. When we
got to the Roosevelt I was staggered by
tho news OF the fatal mishnp to Marvin.
He had either been less cautious or leas
fortunate than the rest OF US. and his
death emphasized the risk to which We
all had been subjected. for there was not
one OF us but had been In the sicdEe At
some time during tho journey.
The big lead. cheated of Its prey three
years before. had Mt last gained It's hu-
man victim.
The rest can be told quickly. Mcmillan
and Borup Ind started for the Green
land coast to deposit caches for me. Be-
fore l arrived flying Eskimo courier
from me overlook them with instructions
that the caches were no longer needed
and they were to concentrate their ener-
giles on the ideal observations. etc. at
Cape Norris X. Jesup and north from
there
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going. In tho latter part there were
pronounced movements In the Ice. both
visible and audible.
Some leads were crossed. in one Of
which Borup and his team took . bath.
and We were finally stopped by an i'm
practicable lead opening In front of US.
We camped In = temperature Of 20 de-
Irees below.
Al tho end OF two short marches We
came upon Hansen and HIS party in
camp. mending their siedHes. We de-
voted the remainder Of the day to over
hauling and mending sledges and break
Ing up our damaged ones for material.
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Strike Ice and Foo.

rom this point we had . clear run
.ugh tho middle OF Robeson channel
atsrrupted by either Ice or fog. to
Franklin bay. Here we encoun-
q both ice and fog. and while
king along In search of practi-
opening were forced across to
f6or $50 -
Fhs fog lifted there and enabled US
make out our whereabouts and we
emed north through q series OF leads
Cape Lupton. and thence SOUTH
Fd toward Cape Union. A few miles
tnat cape we were stopped by i'm
leucable Ice, and we drifted back
IN to Cape Union. where we stopped
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
American Explorers Own Story Of His Thrilling and Successful
Dash to the Absolute Apex Of the Earth.

Suut S. OF noard. covered with sails. and
snug for winter In shoal water. where II
touched bottom At low tide.
fne settlement on the stormy shores Of
NC Arcuc ocean was christened Hub
bardvilie.
tembcr 10 and q bear was brought IN q,
the 18th and some deer day or two
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Make Forced Marches.

The next morning ! put Marvin In the
lead to pioneer the trail. with instruc-
uons to make two forced marches to
bring up our average which Ind been
cut down BY the last two short ones.
Marvin carried out his instructions i'm
plicitly. 4 considerable amount OF young
Ice assisted In this.
Al the end OF the tenth march. latitude
S.cJ. Borup turned back In command Of
the second supporting party. having trav-
eled q distance equivalent to Sansen's
distance from this fur to his farthcst
north.
was sorry to lose this young Yale
runner. with his enthusiasm and pluck.
He had led his heavy slcdge over tho
foes in u way that commanded every
ones admiration and would have made
his fathers eyes Elistcn.
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Borup Valuable in Many Ways.

Borup mot only made the record AZ to
the distance travelled during the jour-
ney but to his assistance and his expert
knowledge of photography IL due what
I believe to be the unequaled series OF
photographs taken bv the expedition.
Chief Engineer Wardwell, also OF
the last expedition. aided by his as
sistant. Scott. kept the machinery up
to a high state OF efficiency and has
given the Roosevelt the force and pow.
err which enabled It to negotiate appsr-
emily impracticable ice.
Mr.. Gushue. the mate. who was In
charge of the Roosevelt during the alb.
sence Of Capt. Bartlett and myself. and
Boatswain Murphy. who was put in
charge of the station at Etah for the
relief of Cook. were both trustworthy
and reliable men. and count myself
fortunate in having had them in my
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Pole Reached at Last.

had now made my 1--WE marches. and
was in time for husty noon observation
through temporary break In the clouds,
which indicated our position US Ss.57.
quote nn entry from my Journal some
hours luter:
The pole at last. The prize Of three
centuries. my dream and goal for %
years. mine at last. cannot bring my
self TO realize II.
1t all seems so simple and common
place. As Bartlett said when turning
back. when speaking Of his being In
these exclusive regions. which no mortal
has ever penetrated before: 1T Is just
like every day"
OF course I had my sensations that
made sleep impossible for hours. despite
my utter fatiKue-thc sensations OF life-
The first % hours ut the pole wero
spent In taking observations: in going
some ten miles beyond our camp and
some eight miles to tho right of II: In
taking photographs. planting my flags.
depositing my records. studying tho hori-
xon with my telescope for possible land.
and searching for practicable place to
make a sounding.
Ten hours after our arrival the clouds
cleared before light breeze from our
ture In the afternoon OF April Z the
weather was cloudless and fawless.
The minimum temperature during the
20 hours was 80 below. the maximum u.
we mao reacheo the goal out the re.
turn was still before US. It was essential
that we reach the land before the next
spring tide. and we must strain every
nerve to do this.
had brief talk with my men. From
now on II was to be big travel. little
sleep and q hustle every minute.
We would try. I told them. to double
march on the return-that Ii. to start
and cover one OF our northward
marches. make tea and eat our luncheon
in the igloos. then cover another march.
eat and sleep few hours. and repeat
this daily
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Pass British Record.

We camped ten miles from Crane City.
The easterly wind and low temperature
continued In the second march we
passed the British record made by Mark
ham In May, lS76-S220-and were stopped
by open water. which had been formed
by wind after Bartlett passed.
In this march we negotiated the lead
and reached Bartlett's third camp BOrup
had gone back from here. but missed his
way. owing to the faulting OF the trail
by the movement Of the Ice.
Marvin came back also for more fuel
and alcohol. The wind continued. form
Ing open water all about us. At the end
Of the fourth march we came upon
Bartlett, who had been stopped by
wide lake of open water. We remained
here from March to March II.
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Put Up iof lI.ilE.

s1s ~. ...s'ason WAS fiasl u ~ " Y ti,sn
~ ~, ne there wesl 5iiIoy; a q. !. o.
;''s
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Praise for His Aids.

As to the personnel. have again been
particularly fortunate. Capt Bartlett 10
astic. whether on the bridge or In the
crows nest or at the head Of . sledgs
division in the neid.
DR.. Goodsell. the surgeon OF the expe-
dition. not only looked after its health
and his own speciality OF microscopes but
took his full share Of the field work Of
the expedition as we'll. and was always
ready for any work.
Profs. Marvin and Mcmillan have ss-
cured q mass of scientific data. having
made all the tidal and most Of the field
work, and their services were invaluable
in every way.
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
beary Denies Cook Claim.

i. Ur-bor. Labrador (via Marconi
Cape Ray. N. F.). Sept. lo.-Do
enuhle about Cooks story. or at
N explain any discrepancies In his
sn,, The AFFAIR will settle itself.
M, not been at the pole on April
or nj any other time. He has
handed the public gold brick.
!. statements are made ndvisedly.
have proof Of them. When he
n full statement Of his journey
N, signature to some geographical
= or other reputable body. II that
r,nt contains the claim that he has
IA In, pole, l shall be in q POSI-
n furnish material that may prove
Setly interesting reading for the pub
ROBERT F. PEARY.
Aue Harbor. Labrador (via Marco
EreIess. Cape Ray. N. F.). Sept. o.
steamer Roosevelt, bearing tho
polar expedition of tho Peary
4 club. parted company with the
and steamed out of Etah ford late
e afternoon Of August Is. 1908.
hx the usual course for Cape Sa-
The weather wns dirty. with
southcrIy winds. We had on
4 .. Eskimo men. IT women. and
klldren. :2G dogs. and somo forty
valrus.
encountered the ice n short dis
from the mouth OF the hnrbor.
ID was not.closeiy packed. and was
Stlated by the Roosevelt without
kna diflculty
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Members of Crew Lauded.

The members OF the crew and the
fremen were a distinct Improvement
over those of our last expedition. Every
one of them was willing and anxious
to be of service, in every possible way.
Connors, who was promoted to be
bos'n in the absence of Murphy, proved
to be practically effective.
Barnes. seaman. and Wiseman and
Joyce, firemen, not only assisted Mar
vim and Mcmillan in their tidal and
meteorological observations on the
Roosevelt but Wiseman and Barnes
went into the neld with them on their
trips to Cape Columbia, and Condor
and Cody covered 1000 miles hunting
and sledrinr supplien EItt41 .ts' -
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Bartlett Leads the Way.

On the last day of February Bartlett.
with his pioneer division. accomplished
this. and his division got away due
north over the Ice on March l. The rest
of the party got away on Bartletts
trail md I followed an nour later.
The party now comprised seven mem-
bers OF the expedition. II Eskimos. l33
dogs and ID sledges. One Eskimo and
seven dogs had gone to pieces.
A strong easterly wind. drifting
snow. and temperature in the minus
marked our departure from the camp at
Cape Columbia. which had christened
Crane City. Rough Ice In the first march
damaged several sledges and smashed
two beyond repair. the teams going back
to Columbia for other sledEes In reserve
fhRre.
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Return on Roosevelt BEGINS.

These instructions were carried out and
after their return In the latter part Of
May Mcmillan made some further ddal
observations at other points. The sup
plies remaining at the various caches
were brought in and on July 1s the
Roosevelt left Its winter quarters and
was driven out into the channel back Of
Cape Mon.
1t fought Its way south in the center
of the channel and passed Cape Sabine
on August s. or 80 days earlier than In
1908. and 20 days earlier than the British
expedition In 1876.
We picked up Whitney and his party
and stores at Etah. We killed seventy
odd walrus for my Eskimos. whom
landed at their homes. We met the
Jeanie off Saunders island and took over
Its coal and cleared from Cape York on
August 26. one month earlier than In
tQOF
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Supplies Left for Eskimos.

AS for my faithful Eskimos. I have
left them with ample supplies OF dark.
rich walrus meat and blubber for their
winter. With currants. sugar, hisouita.
guns, rifles, ammunition, knives. hatch-
cts, traps. etc.
For the splendid four who stood be-
side me at the pole q boat and tent
each to requite them for their energy
and the hardship and toll they under-
went to help their friend Peary - the
But all OF this--ths dearly boughk
years Of experiences, the magntncants
strength OF the Roosevelt, the bplsl1.S
did energy and enthusiasm Of uayspartN
the loyal faithfulness Of my Eakimoe
could have gone for nAuGht b1t fpF
the faithful neceasarfes of WAr z1f-
nished SO Loyalty by the mSnteAxg nAd
friends OF the Peary Arctic cl6hS
Thanks to Dead Friend y u
4. And il Is no dstraction FRAN she livts
inr TO say that TO no sinGae in1tVtAral
has the fne result been m6fe ~
due than TO nay frlepAt the .Aea 4GQteiD,
K Jesups the Arot ~ tAent a0k NE1As, !,
( Their Ah6IhtAAds ms NM - ~
tell the last ut ths ~ ~ eeatfA se1o3l1sa 81
the st03F kka yoEl1 Y hes epeA 1it1A1la
70 he&rs Tor - EeAxnr NkotJSsA 4.a
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
GoIng Improves on Way.

Again there was few hours sleep
and we hit the trail before midnight.
ter. The surface. except ~ Interrupted
by inSrequent ridges, WAS as level az
tbs glacial fringe from Hecla to Colum-
hia. and harder. v;
We marched acmething over ten
hours, the dogs 'bsing often ON the trot.
ANA made 20 miles, Near the end OF
: the march NJ rushed Anrpns . lead zoe
xaEdh wide, which euckf9d under cur
/. 81 iSdeei no nnAliy troiss ~ the lhSt'
\ ~ sSsSSS6 5 III I s,Rht II ~ eaSnsye
IS5}ks; fl{S, q II y III apsrnkaF6 u ~
Y y; 10 4 No.
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Changes His Plan.

From this point the expedition COM
prised 20 men. 10 sledges, and 70 dogs. II
was necessary for Marvin to take
slcdEc from here. and put Bartlett
and his division in advance to pioneer
the trail.
The continual daylight enabled mo to
make n moderation here that brought my
advance and main parties closer together
and reduced the likelihood of their be-
ing separated by open leads.
After Bartlett left camp with Hender-
son and their division. Marvin and re-
mnined with our division % hours long
er and then followed. When we reached
Bartlett's camp he broke out and went
on and we turned in. BY this arrange
mcnt the advance party was travelling
while the main party was asleep. and
yice versa, and was in touch with my
advance party every "a hours,
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Temporarily Discouraged.

/ came upon Bartlett and his party.
tagged out and temporarily discouraged
by the heartracking work Of making
road. H.. rH
them They were simply spoiled by the
good going on the previous marches. l
rallied them a bit, lightened their sledges
and sent them on encouraged again.
During the next march We Travelled
through thick haze drifting over the
ice before a biting air from the north
east, At the end of the march we came
upon the captain camped beside wide
open lead with dense black water sky
northwest, north and northeast.
The next march was also long one.
self out over series Of large old noes.
steadily Increasing in diameter and
covered with hard snow, 4 4 ~ - .ss,Sfi
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Fine Morning for Start.
Few Handicaps Are Faced,

A few hours sleep and we were ON
the trail again. As the going was now
practically horizontal. we were un-
hampered and could travel as long as
we pleased and sleep as little as we
wished. -sl'1.e +. sIs5gr' IS 3f-+
The weather was nne and the going
like that Of the previous day. except
at the beginning. when pickaxes were
required. This and brief stop at an
we had made 20 miles in ten hours and
were half way to the eighty-ninth
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Dancer Is Encountered.

But was not deceived by the appar-
emily favorable outlook, for available
conditions never continue for any dis
tance or any length Of time in the arc
tic regions. o..
The next march was over good 60
Ing. but for the first time since leaving
land we experienced that condition. fire.
auent over these Ice fields. of a hazy at
mosphere. in which the light is equal
everywh All relief Is destroyed. and
1t is impossible to see for any distance.
We were obliged In this march to make
a detour around an open lead. In the
next march we encountered the heaviest
and deepest snow of the journey. through
a thick, smothering mantle lying In the
depressions Of heavy rubble Ice.
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Wind Helps Out.

During the last few miles.I walked,
hs1ide him or In advances. Hs w9s sol-
( emI, and anxious 10 ~ further, bur the.
nrorrana' WAS for fshirnHt6 ~ back frola;
here .inS command Of thes four tth nup-i
porting tpsft nzsA ! e y. sge ,ysske ~ s1n.
Saff e D 81 u
! ]: !; ~
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Makes Record Run.

The next day Bartlett let himself out.
evidently. for record. and reeled on 70
miles. Here Marvin obtained another
satisfactory sight on latitude. which gave
the position as S63S Tor beyond the farth-
est north OF Nansen and Abruzzi). and
showed that we had covered 80 minutes
OF latitude in three marches.
In these three marches we had passed
the Norwegian record OF 86A, by Nan
sen, and the Italian record Of 1854, by
Cagni.
From this point Marvin turned back In
command OF the third supporting party.
My last words to him were: BE care
full of the leads. my boy"
The party from this point comprised
nine men. seven sledges. and so dogs.
The conditions at this camp and the ap-
parently unbroken expanse Of fairly level
ice in every direction reminded me of
CaKni's description OF his farthest north.
The Ordway new era., 1909-09-17
Moves ExpeditiousIy.

I had no reason 10 complain OF th6
going for the next two marches. though
for u less experienced party. less adapt
able sledRes. or less perfect equipment II
would have been an impossibility.
Al our position at tho end Of the sec
ond march. Marvin obtained a satisfac-
tory sight for latitude in clear weather.
which placed US at SS.4S. The result
agreed satisfactorily with the dead reck-
oning of Marvin. Bartlett and myself.
Up to this time. tho slight altitude OF
the sun had made II not worth while to
waste time In observations.
On the next two marches the going I'M
proved, and we covered good distances.
In one of these marches lead delayed
US a few hours. We finally ferried across
the Ice cakes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-28
He's a Rabbit

AS seen by Congressman Anthony
in the Leavenworth Times:
he great trouble now with Con
gress is that the average Congress
man is a political rabbit. Our ex-
perience is that too many of them
put in their time with their ears close
to the ground, trimming and shaping
their sails to every political wind
that blows out home.
Well, that isn't very serious
trouble with the average Congress
man. The average Congressman is
is rabbit, all right, but 1t is not be-
cause he shapes his sails to the winds
at home. The-average COMPRESSION
al rabbit hopes that he can sidesteE
the home wind, but he knows that
he can't fool Old Uncle Joe, who Is
on the job and physically IN evidence
every day in session. Topeka Cap.
ital.