The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-20

Ross Marvin, who was drowned on April
II we werS in our ingioos," said he,
Z when KoOd Look Too and Inuh Club
. Too, whom Percy, the steward, had
ehristened Harrigan, came into camp with
I their heads down. They shook their heads
and We knew that poor Marvin had been
lost. They said they found the hole where
ne had fallen through the thin Zee, and
that they could see the back OF his fur
coat above the surface OF the water"
Commander Peary was asked IL he be-
heved the pole could be reached again
and 70 what be ascribed his success.
7 believe" he said, that any mem
Der OF my party could reach the pole
twice out Of three times just the same
IS Captain Bartlett could take the
Roosevelt through the ice fioes to
CSpe Sheridan four out OF five times.
You get your training Is YOU progress
toward the pole, I keep myself sound,
clean and straight, and this has been
OF great help III the trials OF a rigorous
climate.
The expedition this time was prob
ahly fortunate in the abssnce Of winds
east and west across our course ana to
the fortunate prevailing wind IN our
faces which held the ice to the land.
New Kind of sledges.
Again, We had the advantage Of a
new type OF sledges, without which
We would not have been able to make
our remarkable progress. This type OF
shows marked development. It re
dUces the traction force on the dogs
and also reduces the strain on the driT-
err, II is no picnic in the Arctic Just
hard work all the time. There is no
riding on the sledgess but Just push
ing every minute"
Professor Mcmillan telling OF find
ing relies and stores of earlier e0De-
ditiOns, said ne came upon some sup
plies at Fort COnger which haC been
LETT there by the Greeley expedition in
ISSI-S4
There were coffee, tea, canned pOts-
toes and rhgbard. and L tried them all,
he said. TT seemed strange to think
that seventeen out OF thai parry OF
twenty-five had died OF starvation after
they had left these provisions behind.
They had to go back under orders and
failed to find the relief ship at Cape
sabine.
'I also found O trunk Of CoIonJ Ds-
vtd BTajnard and scientific book be
longing to Lieutenant Frederick Kts-
lingbury from his son, Hardy Risllng-
bury. There was also "a temperature
book inscribed; TO Lieutenant MS
linger from his old friend and well
Mich There were also uniforms Of
General Greeley which 1 wore and
book IN which George w. Rice, pnOtog- I
raDher OF the party, had placed some
plates Near by was sheet or paper
on which were some notes addressed to /
the chairman Of some banquer which !
had been held by the party IN tue Arc I
tic. There were other relics such as /
watch charms, musical instruments and /
stick pins.
Relies of Explorers.
Near Etah came upon the old Po- /
laris house in Thank God harbor, which /
had been used by the expedition OF I
Colonel Dr.. Hall i'm 1872. found at 4
latitude 81.44 . cuff en- which was 4
still plainly written the name or Sir Z
John Lockwood. While at Kukan, I 1
walked into an Eskimo hut and found 1
the EslIimOs eating of o plGEs on the 4
back of which was the name OF the /
shin GIos which carried the Amu11- /
sen expedition Of 1906-o6. ! gave the
Eskfm0s q cup for themselves"
Professor Mcmillan said that he
came on the old headquarters q th9
expedition Of Admiral sir George Mares
near Cape Sheridan.
why was IT that you and the others
sid not go to the pole with Comma nQeF
Peary instead Of Henson?' Mcmillan
was asked.
Because Henson was better fitted"
ne replied. He was stronger and had
more experience, was q better sledge
iriver and repaireT. and in every way
was the man 10 go.
Heard Cook Report
Battle Harbor, Labrador, Sept. 10 Cby
daTcOni wireless VIA cape hay sept Isl
At least one man on the Roosevelt knew
OnE ago that Frederick A Cook had re
,orted having reached th5 pole. He is
William Pritchard, assistant cook on the
Roosevelt, who remained at AnnatOok to
guard the stores
lie declared ne has not spoken to any
me on board of DIT. Cooks achievement,
lut when confronted yesterday With
wireless message from mid-OCGaD that Dr.
COX said PritchaTd knew the whole story
IF his dash for the pole the youth ad-
nitted that he had learned from DR.. Cook
ietails Of the final march, and that DR..
'ook had explained 60 him the route
UilUWed-
Whether Boatswain Murphy also was in
ormed Of Dr. Cooks success, Pritchard
lid not know. but unQUestionably Harry
Whitney, vino was at the storehOuse
when Dr. Cook returned, is COnVersaut
With all the facts. Whitney did not dis
lose this interesting piece Of news 10
Commander Peary, and Pritchard kept
{ from PeaTy I'm the entire voyage OF
ne Roosevelt to Battle Harbor. Il
PrltchaUd said that he was at the house
L AnnaJOOk with Whitney and Cook
While Murphy was at Etah. He heard
IT. Cook describe to the New Haven
portsman how he went to the pole and
emained there two days. He could not
whether Dr.. Cook said he re-
whether 1t was April - and April 3.
Dr.. Cook used map 10 illustrate the
QUITE followed
Asked why he had not repeated this on
.oard the Roosevelt, Pritchard said that
D.. Cook had asked him to say nothing ]
bout it until the Roosevelt reached ciYlH-