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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1909
Page
7
The account portrays Eskimo passengers aboard a yacht with a widowed mother of two and her challenged children. It traces her harsh early life, a cruel first husband, and survival under Eskimo law, while recounting the perilous Arctic voyage and the crew’s rescue efforts.
Despatches from Battle Harbor show Peary dialing back his attacks on Dr. Frederick Cook while Cook remains at sea. The North Pole controversy hinges on pending statements as Cook nears New York on Sept. 21 and Roosevelt sails toward the harbor with dogs aboard.
The narrator recounts taking a woman to her former husband as wife No 2 after a long night. A yacht sails toward Cape Parry, Whale Sound, with a frosted dawn turning to August sun. Whales, walrus, auks, and ice islands fill a dramatic polar sea scene aboard a fast-moving ship.
While near Itublu Alaska in a Gulf voyage, a northeastern Eskimo woman offered to trade a narwhal tusk for matches and candy. Her son produced two ivory tusks about eight feet long valued at $150, as the party voyaged toward Kanga and Olricks Bay in pursuit of caribou.
A northern voyage across Inglefield Gulf covers 12 miles under clear air and strong wind. The launch towed a dory carrying Manee and her children while Karnah loomed as the intended home. Five women, 15 children, and 45 dogs greeted the travelers as men hunted nearby.
A narrative describes visiting a thrift minded Eskimo village near a glacial stream. A fat unfriendly woman blocked footing on a landing platform while Manee’s rival kept distance. Five sealskin tents, drying narwhal meat, and trade of pelts and ivory accompany gifts of sugar tobacco and ammunition. Manee received hospitality though we declined. wind and harbor limits forced departure toward Cape Robertson as fog rolls in.
Cleveland science report analyzes Dr. Frederick A. Cook's Arctic observations. Professor Stockwell concludes Cook's latitude on April 7 implies a 316 mile discrepancy from the actual pole, placing him 550 miles away instead of 234. The finding challenges Cook's North Pole claim.
The article notes that the next instalment of Dr Cook's tale will appear in Friday's Post, signaling a weekly continuation and reader anticipation.
Captain E R Bergstresser recalls a remark by Professor Marvin that Peary rushed the Roosevelt’s polar dash because Dr Cook was reputedly advancing ahead. Bergstresser says Marvin described the commander’s hurry to leave North Sydney in July 1908 with stores piled high, prompting contemporary comment.
Commander Peary reports the death of Professor Marvin after breaking through thin ice near Cape Sheridan. The party faced frost bite, frost bite care, and snow blindness but suffered no scurvy due to fresh meat and careful provisioning. Dr Goodsell treated Eskimo injuries, including two disabled men and a child with a fractured shoulder, as the relief voyage pressed on toward the Roosevelt.
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