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covers about thirty years. For the last fifteen years he has been master of 

 various fishing schooners. 



"John Alurphy, boatswain of the Roosevelt, was born of native parents at 

 St. John's, N. F, He is 35 years of age, 6 feet tail, weighs 175 pounds and is 

 married, having a wife at his hom\2 at St. John's. 



"George A. W'ardell, chief engineer of the Roosevelt, was born of Yankee 

 parents at Bucksport, Me., February 16, 1861. He is 47 years of age, 5 feet 

 1 1 inches tall, and weighs 240 pounds.. He is married and has a wife and 

 one son at his home in Bucksport. He learned his trade as a marine engineer 

 in the shipyards where the Roosevelt was later constructed."' 



Then came the last message, received by Peary's New York friends Octo- 

 ber 16, 1908. It said: 



"This is the last word I will be able to send forth for at least a year. 



"Before us lies the great ice pack stretching for a distance of 200 miles, 

 and against its mighty force the sturdy little Roosevelt must set its prow^ 



"By February i we expect to be in a position to make the dash for the 

 pole." 



