Eureka Reporter | 1909-10-01 | Page 2 | Peary on U. S. Soil

ON U S SOIL sol CROWDS OF CHEERING COUN GIVE EX EXPLORER PLOREn A continuous OVATION Is enteria ned at an informal lunch eon by the Represent at ve men of maine cook G ven banquet by py arctic club portland me from the momen commander peary crossed the in ter boundary line at cance boro the eastern terminus of the maine central railroad shortly attel S 8 0 clock thursday morning until he arrived at portland thursday night his reception amounted to a contina ous ovation at every station where the train stopped between vanceboro Vance boro an and d old town there was a crowd of cheering country folk who seemed to ampre elate the fact that it was the first few hours that the commander was enjoying in his own land with hi his s own country count rys s flag greeting him on every side at bangor the explorer was wel corned coined at the station by thou thousand sandr mayor john F woodman escorted him to a carriage and he was driven rapidly to the bangor house where the representative men ot of the town entertained him at an informal luncheon