Show DISCOVERER OF THE I NORTH POLE DEAD REAR ADMIRAL ROBERT E. E PEARY DIES AT WASHINGTON HOME FOLLOWING OPERATION Intrepid Arctic Explorer Ex Who Brought Fame to His ils Country as Result Result Re Re- sult suit of His HilJ Exploits Passes to ItO His its Reward eward Washington Washington nEar Rear Admiral Hobert E. E Pea Peary discoverer of the north pole 1010 died at his home borne here February 20 following an ano o Operation from pernicious pernicious cious anaemia After the operation the admiral showed edn i n slight change for forthe forthe forthe the better nn and Avos wa vai removed to hi his home Peary's Penry wIfe Son Non on son-in-law son and daughter and tand his niece were at athis athis athis his b bedside wh vh when n i time tile end ad orne Robert Hobert l Pe Peaty Feary ry intrepid Arctic explorer explore an and discoverer of the time North pole was born horn In Pennsylvania and In his later Inter life lived ll in Washington but Maine always claimed him as lIS one of or her sons jons The Time the ship that carried l the party nOrth through the frozen waters vaters to the fhe pole was built In p fl a Maine shipyard nail and Peary for many years lived during the summer months month on an island in Casco bay n near tr Portland Me In Iii fact lie he owned several severd 1 Islands lands in that neighborhood Born Ilora In Cres Cresson on Iii Pa May G 0 1856 Admiral Pear Peary got his earl early turly education at ut North Me le academy and later Inter en entered Bowdoin college ollege from Crom which h lie Wits was graduated In iii 1877 lie entered the United States navy In 1881 as 5 n civil engineer was It-was in 1880 that J Peary then but b 30 ro io years old made his lila first trip north and caught the Uw Arctic fever fe rom From that date 1909 1009 was a con- con REAR ADMIRAL PEARY aM 4 i I v i iI I j I 4 Rear Admiral Robert E. E Peary discoverer discoverer dis dis- coverer of the north pole died at his home in Washington following an operation J period of and antl effort erfort to reach the top of or the world Ills InItial initial in In- trip w. w s for the time I purpose e of or making mak mak- lug ing a rt of If the time Ice cape III In IS Pear Wl went vent nt north to study hId the habits habit of If a tribe of Eq This voyage olg lasted until 1891 1895 Time The fourth and f fifth If journeys were reality in-reality reality summer sum Rum mer trips to the time to enlarge the explorers explorer's rs r's knowledge of the time habits l cu customs tf itt f the time people In Ill 1898 1808 Pear Peary y took his sixth trip l enry reached lel furthest st north on April 21 1908 1008 Just three years ears to a II aday aday day before beCort the time Un day Dr Cook Coole ascribed a as his J date of or Alleged discovery of the time pole The Time final das dash li for the time pole that itt at t last proved ell successful was started I on July 1111 5 6 1903 1908 Ills His date of dis discovery oy- oy ery was given as IrtI April G 6 1009 1909 In 1913 he was as promoted to the rank of or r rear r Admiral In the navy lUy and given the U thanks of congress s by ly a special act Turning l iris Ids s attention to aviation Admiral Ad Au- miral Pear Peary became a 11 strong trong advocate of or aircraft development by the government government govern govern- ment and time t anti and again urged adequate ado ade quate COli coast patrols In this country especially 1 the Hie war period i Between voyages Pear Peary resorted to the f lecture platform to to- raise mise funds for further exploration in In omm one instance he delivered lectures lecture in Jn six ninety days day raising When Admiral Peary leary got ba back k to civilization from his successful dash clash dashto to the time pole he lie was surprised to find such a u fierce firce controversy raging over him and his his rival rhul Dr Cook but he easily established his his his' claim before scientific bodies I throughout the time world |