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uous excitement and reception of visitors. 
On September 13th the steamer Douglas 
H. Thomas, of Sydney, C. B., arrived, having 
on board two representatives of the Associ- 
ated Press, accompanied by Mr. Rood, a 
representative of Harper s Magazine. 
The next day the cable-boat Tyrian arrived, 
with seventeen newspaper reporters, five 
photographers, and one stenographer. The 
Tyrian anchored outside the harbor and in 
five hfe-boats the party was brought aboard 
the Roosevelt, As they rowed they cheered, 
and when they sighted Commander Peary 
three ringing cheers and a tiger were given. 
The newspaper men requested an interview 
with the Commander. He granted their re- 
quest, at the same time suggesting that they 
accompany him ashore to a fish-loft at the end 
of the pier, where there would be more room 
than aboard the ship. Accompanied by the 
members of the expedition, the Conmiander 
and the reporters left the ship. Arriving at 
the loft Commander Peary sat on some fish- 
nets at the rear end of the loft, some of the 
reporters sat on barrels and nets, others 
squatted on the floor. They formed a semi- 
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