Polar Pathways: Robert E. Peary's Arctic Expeditions
About the 1893-1895 Expedition
Peary returned to north Greenland in 1893-1895 determined to continue his work. The Falcon took the arctic party and set sail for Cape York, north Greenland. During this expedition, the team continued their previous research. Astrup made a reconnaissance of the Melville Bay area and Baldwin, a new addition to the party, took detailed meteorological notes. Josephine Peary again joined the party and in 1893 gave birth to the "Snow Baby," named Marie Ahnighito Peary. Josephine and her first child stayed for the winter of 1893-1894, but departed for home in the summer of 1894. Peary and other team members remained to continue their work. During this expedition, Peary, Matthew Henson, and Hugh Lee repeated the 1893 sledge trip across the "Great Ice." In 1895 they departed across the frozen terrain. Though the trip proved ultimately successful, Peary, more than once, put his team in great danger, ignoring near starvation and extreme fatigue. Quotes in this section are taken from Northward over the “Great Ice”, published in 1898.
