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HE'S PASSENGER ON STEAMER WHICH IS RUN DOWN OFF PEAK'S ISLAND.By Sun Lnm4 Wire.Portland, M»\, Oct. 3.—Commander Robert E. Peary had a til rilling ex-r V'ticnvr today while* on his way from| (Poland to bis summer houie at EagleIsland, when the ateamer Aueoclmo on w hich he was a paaaenger, was runown off Peaks Island by the steamer Merry Coneag.M°th beat* were crowded, and when jjtho crash eeemed unavoidable, Commander Peary ran toward the pilothouse, but the Mearners came together before he reached there, and he at once proceeded to allay the fears of the panic-stricken pass tutors While the passengers on board the steamer:) were badly frightaned Tor a few moments, the efforts of t^aau;ander Peary and others to quiet them were successful and no one was injured. The Aucocisco Imd a grau? hole tornIn h«r planking near the iww, and it wak feared she^ might lave to be beached to prevent fear going down, but an examination showtxl her injuries were a hove tbo w ater liale and she proceeded' on her way to Harps-w®H.Before leaving Portland, Commander Peary Mid he could not tell how long he might ronmiu at EasU* Island, asbe was likely to be called to Washington at any time, or. he might be j obliged to go to New York to oonfer with member* of the pe«ry Arctic ; club within a few dava.
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Canton Morning News
Canton, Ohio, US
Mon, Oct 04, 1909
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