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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1909
Page
4
An Arctic march recalls meticulous daily hardening as the party tightens rations to pemmican and fuel. Latitude 82°23′, longitude 95°14′ marks a trek across tough floes toward Grant Land, with mirages, open water fears, and perilous ice crossings shaping their endurance.
A synopsis traces Dr Frederick A Cook's expedition from Gloucester aboard the Bradley to Greenland and Etah Annatook as base. It sketches Eskimo life, guides gathered in Greenland, narwhal hunting, and the preparations for the polar dash with the 1908 start on February 19.
Commander Peary postpones arriving at Eagle Island due to stormy seas. His family stays with Captain A C Stover, a family messenger, as Peary focuses on reports and correspondence. He plans to remain until the North Pole controversy is settled, with a possible trip to Bar Harbor Sunday or Monday to inform General Hubbard.
General Thomas Hubbard of the Peary Arctic Club says Peary records raise questions Cook has not stated and they are very interesting. He will call a meeting of club officers within weeks, likely in New York, to discuss Peary’s pole observations.
In Vanceboro Maine on September 24 Commander Peary was greeted on American soil by Ruth Howe age nine, daughter of Charles C. Howe. Flags waved as the train arrived and three cheers rang out. Ruth presented an oversized bouquet of sweet peas to the Arctic explorer as he stepped from the car.
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