News of the safety and success of the Peary Expedition
was received in New York yesterday week, Commander Peary, who left New York in July, 1905, in the specially constructed
steamship 'Roosevelt,' having telegraphed from Hopedale, Labrador, an interesting summary of the voyage. After wintering on the north coast of Grant Land, the Expedition went north in sledges in February, and in spite of delays caused by open water and a gale which destroyed the caches and cut off communication with the supporting bodies, reached 870 6 ',—a fresh "Furthest North" record. The return journey was attended with great privations, the party being obliged to eat eight of their dogs, and reaching the north coast of Greenland in straitened circumstances, where they rescued one of the supporting bodies in a starving condition. After a week's rest on board the Roosevelt,' Commander Peary sledged west, completing the north coast of Grant Land, and reaching other land near the 100th Meridian. The return voyage was marked by very had weather, but the vessel behaved splendidly, and the whole party reached Labrador without loss of life or illness. Commander Peary's achievement has caused great satisfaction in Newfoundland, as his skipper, officers, and crew hail from the Colony.
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