Peary plans and crew for the pole expedition
Details of Robert Peary's Roosevelt ship outfitting and crew for the planned North Pole voyage. The article reviews ship design, gear adjustments, and lists captains, mates, engineers, surgeons, and divers from Newfoundland, New York, and Pennsylvania, with prior Arctic experiences.
Peary's Polar Expeditions and Roosevelt Crew Details
A detailed history of Robert Peary's Arctic campaigns from 1886 to 1906, noting ice encounters and milestones including farthest north records and crucial navigations. It profiles Peary's 1905 06 dash, the Roosevelt's specialized build, and introduces key crew like Marvin, McMillan, Borup, Hensen, Percy, Bartlett, Gushue, Murphy, Wardell, Bank Scott and others with bios and roles aboard.
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George A. Wardell
Roosevelt
Bucksport
Mascot
Juliet
Bank Scott
St. John's
N. F
Roslyn
Argyll
Southern Cross
Strathcona
Arctic
Labrador
Dr. Grenfells
St. John’s
John Barnes
John Cody
Dennis Murphy
Oilers
John Bentley
Patrick Yoyce
Richard Butler
George Percy
Patrick Skeans
John Wiseman
William Pritchard
Robert B. Peary
Peary reunites news crowds with polar triumph
Miss Mary Babb of Westbrook, Maine, a stenographer who joined Commander Robert E. Peary to North Sydney, reacts with tears to the explorer's success. She recalls his steadfast resolve and calls Dr. Cook's pole claim into question, crediting Peary's 1900 expedition for key experiences.
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Westbrook
Mary Babb
Robert E. Peary
Sydney
Dr. Cook
Mrs. Peary
Cook
Biographical Sketched Roster on the Roose velt Expedition
The roster lists John W. Goodsell surgeon born January 10 1873 in Leechburg Pennsylvania age 35 and professional background including education at Pulte Medical College Cincinnati and practice in New Kensington. He joins the expedition as surgeon after a decade of medical and surgical work and service with mills and medical societies. Also on board is Professor Ross G Marvin of Cornell College of Civil Engineering on leave to complete work.
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Peary
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Arctic
Bucksport
William E. Winant
New York
Arctic Circle
Robert A
Bob” Bartlett
Brigus
Conception Bay
St. John’s
Newfoundland
College of St. John’s
Thomas Gushue
Labrador
John Murphy
George A. Wardell
Bank Scott
Rosalind
Southern Cross
Northern
John W. Goodsell
Kensington
Penn
Ross G. Marvin
College of Civil Engineering
Cornell University
Donald B. Macmillan
Worcester Academy
Worcester
Mass
John Barnes
John Cody
Dennis Murphy
Oilers
John Bentley
Patrick Joyce
Richard Butler
George Percy
Patrick Skeans
John Wiseman
Messboy
Willian Pritchard
Etah
North Greenland
Herbert L. Bridgman
Peary Club
Littleton Island
Sabine North
New York Times
Etah Harbor
Marvin
Elmira
N. Y
Cornell
St. Mary’s
Europe
Africa
Commodore Peary
Donald B. McMillan
Provincetown
Freeport
Bowdoin College
Levi High School
North Gorham
Swarthmore Preparatory School
Swarthmore
Wychmere
Casco Bay
Portland
George Borup
Groton
Yale University
Lfe
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Matthew Hensen
Commander Peary
Washington, D. C
Nicaragua
Matt
China
New York City
Charles Percy
N. F
Charley
Steward
America
Eagle's Island
Percy
Robert A. Bartlett
St. John's
Bartlett
Isaac
Tyson
Harry
John
Sam
William Bartlett
Turnavik Island
Methodist College
Windward
Bob
Murphy
Bos N
Neptune
Hudson Bay
Leechburg
Pulte Medical College
Cincinnati
New Kensington
Indian Ocean
Goodsell
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Pittsburg
Homeopathic Medical Society of Pennsylvania
American Medical Association
Alleghany Valley Medical Society
Free Cure Offer Promises Rupture Treatment Without Cost
A claimant markets a method claimed to cure rupture permanently regardless of type or prior surgery and offers it free at their expense. The notice urges immediate mail-in coupon submissions, promising better health and longer life without any payment.
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OR. W. S. Rice
Peary Relief Ship Jeanie Reaches Etah Greenland
News from New York indicates that the Jeanie has reached Etah Greenland and established contact with Peary. Friends had believed Peary had already reached his goal and that message delays were due to transmission difficulties. The last prior word came October 7, 1908 from Harry Whitney in New Haven.
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Peary
Lord Northcliffe
Harmsworth
Fort Conger
Cape Desfosse
Etah
Buchanan Bay
Bache Peninsula
Princess Marie Bay
Cape Sabine
Greenland
Crozier Island
New York
Robert E. Peary
Jeanie
Harry Whitney
New Haven
Conn
Utah
Dr. Cook
Roosevelt
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New York Times Syndicate
Disco Bay
North Pole
Marie Almighito
Independence Bay
Marie
Anniversary Lodge
Whale Sound
Cape Breton
Melville Land
Heilprin Land
Cape Morris K. Jesup
Cape Collision
Cape Calhoun
Cape Sheridan
Black Cape
Cape Hekla
Point Moss
Cape Storm
Capitol
Britannia Island
Cape May
Cape Bryant
Repulse Harbor
Robeson Channel
Cape Union
St. George’s Bay
Peers
Lee
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton, Mass
W.L. Douglas Boston
Washington Street
Washington St
Cor
Court Street
Howard Street
Hanover Street
Summer Street
Lincoln Street
Washington Stret
Dudley Street
Boston, Mass
Bethlehem
Bretton Woods
Centre Harbor
Colebrook
Crawford
Fabyan
Intervale
Jefferson
Lancaster
Maplewood
North Conway
North Woodstock
Profile House
Twin Mountain
Weirs
Wolfeboro
Sree
Washington
Boston
Maine
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