Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-14
Balance of Party Left Behind
When Explorer and One Es-
kimo Made Final Dash to
Long Sought Goal,
DETAILS OF JOURNEY
TOLD BY ROOSEVELT CREW
Flag Hoisted and Records De-
posted April 6; Temperature
80 Below Zero; Frozen Sea
Covers Earth'S Apex,

| tBy Morning journal spec-ar Leased wirel
Battle Harbor Labrador. sept. Ia
The following details of Commander
Peary's journey to the north pole,
have been CLEANED from members Of
the expedition on board the steamer
Roosevelt
The only men to reach the pole
were Commander Peary and one Es-
kimo, Egng Wah, by name. The other
white members of the various parties
that left Cape Columbia were sent
back one by one as Peary drew nearer
daily to his objective. Matthew Hen
zen ana three Eslmos,.. the only
other m+nbers Of the reduced party
that made the final dash were left
one march south Of the pole.
Captain Robert A Bartlett and
George Borup started February -
from cape Columbia with a number
of Esltimos and dogs on the march
across the ice, heading north ON
March l, Commander Peary left cape
Columbia with his party, consisting of
NtfNtu NIlllt lilfIit J Z I@NhllilpN anu l oh
dogs. ON March Peary came up
with Bartlett who had pitched his
camp at the side of lead of water
which It was impossible to cross. The
combined parties had to wait until
March II. seven days before further
progress was possible. The sun was
seen for the first time March and
an observation showed that the eX
plorers Were "A short way from III"
S4th parallel Tho supply of alcohol
was running short and Borup re-
turned to Cape Columbia for fresh
stock March "A, Borup overlook
Peary again and brought supply of
oil and alcohol The division under
Professor Ross G Marvin joined |
Peaiy the same day At this point |
Professor Ronald II. Mcmillan was
sent back. his feet having been !
frozen. Borup returned to land |
from S5.20 with two Eskimos.
The party now consisted of twelve |
men. ten sledges and cighty-6ve dogs |
Bartlett was still heating out the |
trail, two days ahead Of Peary. Mar
win took observations at S5.4S. on |
the next march Bartlett made rec
ord trip, covering twenty miles. This
brought him to S5.5S.
The party now consisted of Peary, |
Matthew Henson, the colorcd
man. who has been Pcary's personal
assistant ON SO many of his expedi-
tons: the Eskimos. seven siedges and
sixty dogs ana the journey northward |
was resumed The ice was perfectly
level as far as the eye could see.
Bartlett took the observation on the
sSth parallel on April , and then re
uctantly returned. leaving PeaIy
Henson and -four Eskimos with pro-
visions for forty days to make the
final dash TO the pole.
The reduced party started the
morning Of April 3. The men walked
hat day for ten hours and made
.Wenty miles They then slept near
he seth parallel While crossing "A
stretch Of young lee 100 yards wide
he sledge broke through. 1t was
3ayed. but two of the Eskimos had
narrow escapes from drowning.
The ice was stil good and the dogs
we're in great shape. They made AS
nigh as twenty-five miles day.
|
,a25. The next two marches were
made in a dense fog. The sun was
lighted on the third march and an
observation showed S9.5l.
The pole was reached April and
eries of observations taken At 90.
oeary deposited his records and
loisted the American nag. The tom
,erature was 81 degrees below zero, ,
ahrenheit The pole appeared AS
rozen sea Pcary tried 70 take a
oundng but got no bottom at l.500 I
athoms
Pcary stayed at the pole thirty-four
lours ana then started on his return
Quincy the afternoon Of April :.
on the return. the marches We're =
and Pearv and the Eski- :
nos suffered greatly from fatigue. ,
They had their first sleep at the -
nd OF the sth march from the pole