Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-13
the stretches to the north never perore
even approached by man.

the stretches to the north never betore
even approached by man
There now remained l3o miles. he said.
So perfect had been his arrangements
that his men had full food supply Iett,
they were in splendid physical condition
and the dogs were the best in the pack.
The sledges even had been made over
from the remains of broken sledges ana
were in very respect as good as new.
The ice improved steadily To the north
and great speed was attained. 1hankS
to a specially devised heating apparatus,
Mr.. PearyS party was able 10 prepare
hot tea from ice at a temperature or Tor
ty below zero i'm ten minutes. In that
way nearly two hours day was saved.
and the time used for sleep or Tor longer
JOURNEYS Tie last camp was named
Camp Morris Jesup. and from there. al
most within sight of the pole. Com
mander Peary made excursions for few
miles on either side looking for land and
taking constant observations.
After spending thirty hours there he
moved to the last stage and planted the
flag made for him by Mrs. Peary at the
north pole.
why. it feels just like every day
was Henson's comment.
II realized. though, through the dull
physical sensations to which / was re-
duced," said Mr.. Peary. while the house
applauded Justify. that the money I had
spent and Mrs. Peary had spent and my
friends had spent had been put to good
service. I knew that / had made good
to my friends, to myself. and to my native
country.
The homeward journey Mr.. Peary de-
gcribed briefly. 1t was journey, as ne
told his followers. of much travel and
little sleep" the rush being to get ba *
drove the ice foes from the land. leaving
clear stretches Of water in his path. That
need his men realized fully. and they
broke all records.
You have learned by now said Com
mander Peary, in the course OF his ad-
dress pointing to n picture showing his
men lifting Ii" Sleds up an ice ciin, mat
I'm the mosi peal of these journeys on
this expedition the men with the sleds
did not ride"
Mentions Death of Marvin.
He also in the course of his lecture
spoke OF the death of Prof. Marvin. who
carried the banner OF Cornell beyond the
mark reached by hansen, and showed a
picture of the simple monument that was
erected to him in the far north by men,
bers of the party.
One of the most impressive illustrations
was that showing the Stars and stripes
mounted on the top of an improvised pole
of snow, built at the top OF the eartn.
Commander Peary brought back with
him, bore evidences Of pieces having been
torn from 1t in former expeditions TO be
left at the points farthest north. and also
of the diagonal piece that had been left at
the pole.
AS Commander Peary entered the hall
he was greeted with long-continued ap-
plause He was introduced by Prof. VIII
lis Moore. president of the National Geo
sraphic Society, who said that civilized
in la6a DnNSlcS,
does not follow along the lines OF least re-
sistance Declaring that the honor OF
having reached the pole was won by
America, he presented Commander Peary
as "a composite man. VINO possessed all
the qualities physical and mental neces-
sary to bring such an expedition TO sue
cesSful termination.
The Prominent Guests.
Among the prominent persons who at
tended the lecture We're: The Secretary
of State and Mrs Knox, the Secretary of
War and Mrs. Dickinson, the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor and Mrs. Nagel.
the secretary to the President. F. w.
Carpenter: the secretary of the Smith
sonian and Mrs Wolcott, the board of
managers of the National Geographic
Society, the British ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce, the German ambassador ana
Countess Won BernstOrff, the French am
tro-Hungarian amba ssador the minister
from Bolivia, the minister from Den
mark the minister from Switzerland, the
minister from the Netherlands, the min
lister from Argentine Republic, the minis
ter from Spain, the minister from Bel
GUM. the minister from Portugal, the
minister from Costa Rica. the charge
d 'afraires of Italy and Marches di Mont
eliari. the charge d'affaires Of Russia. the
charge d'affaires OF Mexico, the charge
Ir,14 Lot fla..
charge d'affaires of Sweden and Mrs.
Evergreen. the charge d'affaires Of Tur-
key, r. de Limane Silva, counselor of the
Brazilian embassy; Lefevre Pontahs,
counselor of France; II. William Ken
nard, first secretary of the British EN-
bassy; Prince Nicolas Koudachoff. first
secretary of Of the Russian embassy
Count Won Wedel, first secretary of the
German embassy; Edward III. LOTUS.
first secretary of the Siamese embassy.
and Mrs LOTUS; Mr.. Skybak, first secre-
tary of the Norwegian embassy; George
Young, second secretary of the British
embassy and Mrs. Young; Morris Ma
buco. Lieut.. +. p. Camperio, naval at
tache OF the Italian Embassy: Lieut..
Commander Benoist d Any, naval attache
of the French embassy, and Niscountess
day: Lieut.. Col. b. r. James, British
embassy: John Barrett. director of the
international bureau of American repub-
lies: w. Douglas F'reshfieid, vice presi-
dent of the Royal Geographical Society
of London: Henry G. Bryant. president of
the Geographical Society of Philadel-
phia. and Admiral Fl. Chester, DIR. Hen
ry Gannett and o. II. Tittmann. the
committee of inquiry that examined the
Peary records. and upon which was based
the report of the National Geographic
Society that Peary reached the pole.
The lecture will be repeated Sunday
evening at the Belasco Theater, for the
benefit of those members of the National
Geographic Society who could not hear
IL last evening.