Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-03-13 | Page 23 | Peary's Negro Servant Feels Badly Treated

PEARY'S NEGRO SERVANT FEELS BADLY TREATED By licaserl W4ro to Thu Trlbuno. NEW YORK, March 12. "Mat Treason Trea-son will novcr go on nnother expedition expedi-tion for either tho North Polo or South Pole, no matter if Commander Peary led tho trip and begged him to go.'' Those words wcro spoken today by Mrs. Ilenson, wifo ot tho nogro who accompanied the oxplorcr to tho North Pole. Hcnson and two Fskimos wore tho only persons to ntand with Peary at tho spot whoro tho north pole is geographically supposed to bo. Ilcn'-son Ilcn'-son and his family livo at No. 17 Fast Eighty-fourth stroot, in this city and Mat hns been on a lecturing tour through Now York aud other eastern states. Mrs. Honson declares that ho is angry with Peary becauso ho did not got. just credit for accompanying the explorer to tho polo. ''My husband was with Commander. Peary for twenty-three years and accompanied ac-companied him on many expeditions," said Mrs. IFenson. "Moro than onco he saved Peary's life and ho was always al-ways ready to undergo any hardships for his employer. Ho was a faithful servant and put in tho best years of his life in Commander Penry's service. But what has he got for it Nothing. . don't believe Poary has spoken to my husband sinco he "came back from the north. Peary is taking all tho glory and credit so that Mat lias decided de-cided to quit polo-hunting."