Evening journal., 1920-02-20
PERRY,
DIES OF ANAEMIA
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ships in the Arctic brought on the
anaemia which caused his death. one OF
MS physicians said today that this
might have been a contributing factor.
FOR some time after his last trip in
the Arctic, however, he was in excellent
health.
Commander Howard Y. Slrine. OF the
naval hospital, who was at the bedside
when Peary died. said today that per
niclous anaemia is ons OF the most
serious and mysterious diseases known.
No one can tell its exact causes. The
first symptoms Of il were noted In
Peary about three years ago.
Robert Edwin Peary, intrepid Arctic
explorer and dlscoyerer Of the North
Pole, although born in Pennsylvania
and in later life a resident Of Washing
ton, ID. G., was claimed as a son Of
Maine.
The Roosevelt. the ship that carried
the Peary party north through the
frozen waters to the pole. was built in
a Maine shipyard and Peary for many
years lived during his summers on an
island in CascO Bay. near Portland,
Me. In fact he owned several Islands
/ in that neighbOrhood Many members
Of Peary's crews were natives OF Maine
II was in 1886 that Peary, then but
30 years old, made his first trip north
and caught the Arctic fever, a ma
/ lady" he was never able TO cure. From
! that date 10 September, 1909. was a
continuous period Of planning an ef-
/ fort to reach the top Of the world. His
I initial trip was for the purpose Of max
ing a reconnaissance OF the Greenland
ice cape.
Il was on September 10. 1909 that
Commander Peary cast the FIRST shadow
Of suspicion over the claims Of DR..
Frederick A. Cook hat he had dlscOv-
cred the North Pole. IL have him
nailed" he telegraphed Mrs. Peary,
who from the first had dlsbelieyed DR..
Cooks story Of finding the pole.
II was on September G, 1909, that
Peary's announcement that he had
mailed the Stars and Stripe 10 the
Pole" was received In America. That
was five days after DR.. Cook had sent
a telegram TO Denmark declaring he
had found the pole. The claims or
Dr. Cook were FIRST definitely turned
down on December q, 1909, when the
report Of the University Of Copenhagen
was made public, and Admiral Peary
was acclaimed as the true and only dis
coverer Of the earth's most northerly
point
Born in Cresson, Pa, May 6, 1856
Peary got his early education at
North Brldgeton, Me. academy and
later entered 3owdoln College, from
which he was graduated In 1871. He
entered the United States Navy In 1881
as a civil engineer.
Il vas on Peary's second Journey TO
the Arctic regions that he discovered
that Greenland was an island and that
the great inland ice cap terminates
south OF latitude 50. This trip was
financed by the, Philadelphia Academy
OF Natural Sciences. For his work on
this trip he was accorded medals and
Lonors from geographical societies In
America, Great Britain and Continental
countries.
In 1898 Peary went north to study
the habits Of a tribe OF Esquimos and
while there discovered the Iron
mountain" first mentioned by Ross In
1918. lie found il TO be three me-
feorites and later brought one OF the /
huge bOuldcrs Of iron TO New York. /
This voyage lasted until 1895.
The fourth and NTH journeys were in
reality summer trips to the northlands /
10 enlarge the explorers knowledge or /
the habits and customs OF the people. |
In 1898 Peary took his sixth trip. going
TO Greenland 10 explore the north coast
and adjacent Islands.
Peary's most serious attempt TO reach
the pole, with the exception or Inc trip
on which he actually reached the COW
eied goal, was his eighth journey, be-
gun In July, 1905. II was on this Jour
ney that he and his party, travelling
in the Roosevelt. encountered so many
obstacles and suffered such privations.
Peary reached "farthest north" on
April q, 1906. just three years TO day
before the day Dr. Cook ascrlbed as his 4
date OF alleged discovery OF the pole.
Peary's readings showed he was then
at a latitude Of 81 degrees and II min
ules. Forced 10 leave most Of his sup
plies behind TO tighten The load on the
dogsleds. Peary realized that II he at
tanned his ambition and dashed for the
pole, he and every man and dog in the
party would die OF starvation and ex-
pOsure on the way back.
Later he declared a windstorm had
robbed him OF his glory Of finding the
pole. as il destroyed several slcdges and
a slender ice bridge that he was TO have
crossed. Reluctantly. therefore. he
turned for home. The return trip teem-
ed with countless perils.
The nnal dash for the pole that at
last proved successful was started on
July G. 1908. His date OF discovery was
given as April 6, 1909.
In recent years Commander Peary
has lived in Washington. He was mar
lied in 1888 TO Miss Josephine Diebltsch.
)f Fryburg, Me. She accompanied him
IN several earlier artic expeditions
,nf IL was in Greenland In 1893 that
Marie. their eldest child. was born.
There also was a son, Robert E., Jr.,
low 90 years old.