Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-09
pEARY'S EXPEDITIONS
Has Spent Nearly 70 Ycnrs in Arctic
Rcgions--Madc First Trim in 1856,
the Inst in inns

the Inst In 1908.
Now York. Sept. 6.--Of his So years,
Peary has spent almost 20 partly or
wholly in the Arctic on his first Zip in
1856, he partially crossed the isiand--thcn
thought to be tho contincnt-of Green
land. In 1872 he crossed It completely
and definitely established Its insularity
In 1893 he made IA two years brave effort
but was baffled by storms and insufficient
financial backing. The trip, however, re-
suited In the discovery of the largest
4 known rcteorite. Weighing 20 tons and
the location Of Iron mountain. In 1896
and 1897 he made brief trips North more
TO maintain friendly relations with the
natives and deposit stores than anything
else and both years returned tho same
season.
| UndiacouraGed he set out again IN 1898
| deliberately equipped. on what was to be
, his longest absence from civilization
! -Four wears he was gone aud although he
brought back much geographical and
faunal data he frozc one Of his feet sc
badly that several toes had to he
amputated. In 1905 another brief dash re.
/ corded still n more northerly mark. Tr
/ 1901 he obtained there years' leave OF
absence and July g. 1908. set sail on the
! Roosevelt for his successful VOYAGE
! This time | shall plant the American
! flag ut the North Pole" he said.
With him went Prof. David II. Nc
! MILAN. graduate Of Bowdoin who
resigned his place with the Worces
| ter School of Technology to be his
assistant: DR.. J. w. Goodsell of New
Ken sington. Pa. as surgeon and
George Borup tho 24-year-old son OF
Lieut.. Col. Henry n. Borup. who
Peary planned should accompany him
on his fNel sledge journey.
From the time Pcary wrote his las,
letters for home. his depot Of supplies
at Etah in August 1905, until he flashed
the magic words from Indian Harbor
nothing was known of the fight he had
been making across the frozen crust OF
| the North.
Tho last words came in the mails Of
| Sept. 1908. letters written in Angus,
| aboard the Roosevelt but undated. Some
We're to Mrs. Peary. Mrs Peary sub.
seouently expressed belief that her hus
band would be beard from some tim,
this month and that be would be sue.
| cessful l..
| At Etah Peary had established n
|
and accommodating supplies. He divid-
ed his party into three groups-one
to make geological observations. an
| other to take meteorological notations
and a third of FIVE or six picked men
| and dogs for the last dash to the Pole
while the first two followed more
slowly and established bases Of sup
| ply for the return trip.
| LEFT RECORDS BEHIND.
| When the Roosevelt turned her prov
northward In the summer of 1905. PearS
left behind record OF his explorations
and letters TO friends to be opened If h,
| never came back. There We're tender
messages FOR Marie. the snow baby hor,
! in the North bat now miss of lG words
for Robert f. Peary. Jr. six years old
and now taking his first lessons in navi
CATION and data for his publishers valua
| bic FOR the support of his family. Peary
started for the Pole on the last da o!
the hottest spell New York city had seer
for &c years ON that day n reporter
| aboard the Roosevelt found a seaman
sitting dsconsolately in a compa nionway
isn't there anything YOU want to take
with YOU that You haven't now" asked
| Tue reporter thnh!hH ne WAS Spe1hlllt
| to Capt. Bartlett.
"If you've got anything to read. 20,
| might send It aboard" replied the sea
| man.
| This was reported in q morning news
| paper Immediately the stream started
The steam which propelled the vesse
| out Of the East river was made b,
| books and magazines contributed by thu
| people OF New York overwhemingl,
| great had been the response.