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PAGES 3 AND 4, ' NORTH POLE " .... Dr. Cook and Commander Peary Are Hurrying Home to Place Claims Before Authorities Peary's Report Substantiation of Cook's Speed Claims. London, England. Commander Robert E. Peary's last and successful dash to the north pole qost one hu man life, that of Professor Ross Q. Marvin, who was drowned four days after the pole had been discovered, From Battle Harbor, Labrador, Commander Peary cabled a brief chronological history of hie dash. Ac cording to his own statement, the explorers spent two days on the top of the world, arriving there on April 6i 1909, and leaving on April 7, after copious observations had foeen taken. Commander Peary's brief outline as cabled here is as follows: July 6, 1908, left New York; July 17, left Cape Sydney- August 1, ar rived at Cape York, Greenland;' Aug ust S, left Etah, Greenland; Septem ber 1, arrived at Cape Sheridan, Greenland; September 1 to February 15( wintered at Cape Sheridan; Feb ruary 15, the sledge expedition left the Roosevelt; March 1, expedition ttarted north of Cape Columbia: March 2, passed the British record; March 2 to 11, delayed by open wa ter; March 11, crossed 84th parallel; March 12 to-15, delayed by open wa ter; March 18, crossed 85th parallel; March 22, crossed 86th parallel; March 23, passed Norwegian record, after encountering open water; March 24, passed Italian record; March 24 to 26. held up by open lead; March 27, crossed 87th parallel; March 28, passed American record; March 29, encountered open water; April 2, B&ssed 88th parallel; April 4, crossed Sith parallel; April 6, reached north pole; April 6 and 7, at north pole taking observations; April 7, left north pole; April 23, reached Cape Columbia; April 27, reached Roose velt; July 18, Roosevelt' left Cape Sheridan; August 8, passed Cape Sa bine; August 16, left Cape York; Sep tember 5, arrived at Indian Harbor, Labrador. "All the members of the expedition were in good health. Professor Mar vin unfortunately was drowned on April 10, forty-five miles north of Cape Columbia, while returning from 86 de grees, north latitude in command oi a supporting party." Vague news cf Perry's dash to the pole filtered In from Battle Harbor, Labrador, and was supplemented by statements by friends of the com mander, who have foregathered In Sydney, C. B., to give him America's welcome and to extend the greeting, in fact, of the whole civilized world. The remarkable speed attained by Peary was the matter of comment, and Herbert L. Bridgman, secretao of the Peary Arctic Club, gave a significant interview, the tenor oi which was that the 'skeptics who crit icised Dr. Cook: statements have been proved half wrong. After leaving Etah, deary's expedi tion encountered foggy weather, but after arriving at Cape Sabine it clear ed and better general conditions pre vailed. The Roosevelt encountered soggy ice, but plowed through it witL little difficulty. Northward the littit ship steamed into Lady Franklin bay, where a thick blanket of fog fetl and 8lid floes threatened to grind thc vesel to pieces. Driven before the wind, the crew not knowing whither they were bound, the ship was finally Pushed into Thank God Harbor on .North Greenland coast. The par ty did not know where they were, and it was not until the fog curtain Wted that they were able to ascertain taeh- whereabouts. Then came dayt f drifting south, when bergs careen R. COOK MAKES FIRST CRITICISM OF PARY'8 TRIP Copenhagen, Denmark. Astonibn 'u speed of 26.7 miles for nine days ade by Commander Peary on his flash over the ice plains to the pole, Wording to the figures which he has to Ameriea and Europe, was W&ted out by Dr. Frederick A. Cook J his supporters as the first link in chain of corroborative evidence J 'which Cook hopes to reinstate his C1m to the world Commander Peary's summary of his nP shows that he made the final two uiidif.Q an(j thirty-nine miles to i. in thirteen days. Cook claims fcjjjde two hundred and twenty-six over the ice in fifteen days and aim met with ridicule. dig611' too mY first account wfts jjavapil0mting, as some of my critics Raid n - -M talio wuai mum ireary a uroi ue- to oe r wurlU yruYc Or ucuueu my juuruejr iu uuie T aetail; Peary gives nothing , -'oiogy. itwy wiH undoubtedly follow this M t Jje necessary elaboration, Just T to do." of iojJ8. the first personal criticism ulge(j rice in which Cook has In- sioet . cmp&rison of time is tv. 11 important development so CONTROVERSY ed against them and oea jammed the ship this way and that. In September the expedition reach ed Cape Sheridan, where they decided to winter. There was a thick coat of hard-packed ice and the Eskimos were immediately put to wosk erect ing huts and a worshop. The hunting proved excellent and a party brought in deer, bear and musk oxen. Commander Peary immediately set about making preparations for his dash and trips of exploration, sending parties with supplies to make depots at various points between Cape Co lumbia and Cape Colan. Then the long winter night set in and the party settled down in "Hub bardvllle," as Peary named the win ter settlement, to wait for spring. Late in September the ice caused the Roosevelt to careen ten degrees and it was months afterwards when the ice broke up before she righted her self. Drs. Goodsall and Borup, accompa nied by Professor Marvin in charge of the Eskimos, transported great quantities of supplies, distributing them at various caches for emergency in the spring. The most of the ex ploring was done in January, when Marvin led an expedition to Cape Marvin and Bartlett explored a pe ninsula while Goodsall and Borup led hunting parties, bringing in much game to the Roosevelt. One Eskimo and seven dogs were lct during a hunting expedition. In February the wind switched to the north and blew in that direction four months. It was during a winter march that an expedition of five men was caught in a blizzard and the snow piled about them so rapidly that they had to keep moving to keep from being covered up. AH these details were heard by those who are in Sydney to welcome the gallant explorer. Only one other member of the party met with serious mishap. That was McMillan, whose feet became frozen, but who trudged through the snow for two days, refus ing aid until he became so exhausted that he fell upon the ice and had to be carried. Mr. Bridgman was the central fig ure of interest here, and he took oc casion to take another fling at Dr. Cook, notwithstanding his favorable remarks concerning the speed made by the doctor. DEGREE CONFERRED ON COOK BY COPENHAGEN UNIVERSITY Copenhagen, Denmark. The Uni versity of Copenhagen conferred upon Dr. Cook the degree of Sc. D. CDoctor of Science), thereby recognizing, it was pointed out by his friends, in an important official manner, his claim to the discovery Of the pole. Dr. Cook has cancelled his engage ment to lecture before the Geograph ROBERT . PEARY. ical Society of Brussels, and will reach New York about September 20 or 21. Captain Roald Amundsen will probably accompany him. Dr. Cook's plan to send a ship from Copenhagen to Greenland to bring back to civilization his two Eskimo companions on his expedition trip wili not be carried out until next year as Danish officials have informed him that it is now too late in the season for a trip to Etah. The expedition, it is stated, will be started early next spring. ' In scientific circles, both in Ameri ca and abroad, the prevailing inclina tion seems to be to await direct word from both explorers before a; riving at a conclusion as to tneii respective achievements, and attaou&ii a oeliger ent attitude was btili preserved in tne two camps, open Lobiiiities were largely suspcLdtd. PEARY'S RAPID TRAVELING SUBSTANTIATES COOK'S CLAIMS New York City. Scientists and ex plorers here comparing the latest dis patches regarding Commander Peary s achievement with the reports whicn Dr. Cook has sent out, were very generally agreed that Peary's find ings seem to confirm Dr. Cook's story in several significant particulars, and thus far raise no points of disagree ment. The scientists were more pos itive than ever that the controversy can be settled beyond reasonable doubt by an inquiry before a recog nized scientific body. Their almost undivided opinion was that Dr. Cook should aot be condemned until his story has been proved false by unmis takable evidence. CANADIAN STtAMrt HACKED. Allan Line Steamer Laurentian Hits Oapo Race Rocks. St. Johns, N. F. Thrilling scenes attended the loss of the Allan line steamer Laurentian, bound from Bos ton for Glasgow, which piled up on the reeks near Cape Race during a dense fog. The vessrt is a total wreck, but the 50 passengers and 40 meabers of the Crew escaped to lane The tea constantly drenched the shipwrecked people, and it was only by conataat balling that the lifeboats THE POLK COUNTY THERE IS GLORY ENOUGH FOR US ALL Cartoon by A BIG POLAR CONTROVERSY IS ON Opening Shot Fired in War Over Discovery of toe North Pole-National Geo graphic Society Demands Proof From Both Men-Votes to Postpone Its Medal Until a Commission of Experts Has Passed on the Reports Made by Commander Peary and Dr. Cook, Washington, D. C. Explorers and Arctic experts the world over now al most unanimously hail Dr. Cook and Commander Peary as dual discoverers of the North Pole. All agree that the credit for reaching the top of the earth belongs to America. Even the German critics, who at first doubted Cook's story, agree that Peary has succeeded. Letters from Commander Robert E. Peary are in the possession of his friends, which, when made public, are likely to arouse a storm in the scien tific world. In one of these letters Peary is said to have made an attack upon Dr. Frederick A. Cook. In it Peary charges that Cook took undue ad vantage of his own preparations to reach the pole, and cites as an exam ple Cook's taking for expedition pur poses the dogs which had been bred and trained for Peary. It is also said that Peary gives facts and figures to show that certain re ports made by Cook could not be sub stantiated. One of these letters, the publica tion of which will prove the opening gun in a scientific battle, is said to be in the possession of Mrs. Peary in the Peary bungalow at Eagle Island. Caution will be the watchword of the National Geographic Society, ac cording to the decision of the Board of Managers, which met to consider the subject of the discovery of the North Pole. The society will await the detailed reports of both Commander Peary and Dr. Cook. They will not accept the word of any one regarding the details of the trip to the pole until It has been subjected to the scrutiny of a qualified seographical commission of recognized standing. This art'on is not taken for the pur rose of throwing any doubt on the verarity of either explorer. It is un likely that the action taken would have been brought about by the sim ple announcement from Peary that he had discovered the pole. It would not have been occasioned by the an nouncement of the discovery by Dr. Cook had his journey been made in an official capacity. It is the fact that there has devel opel rival claimants for the pole al most coincidently that has necessi tated the society's assuming this po sition. It is feared in Washington that the known rivalry between Dr. Cook and Commander Peary will de velop a contention certainly a long one. and perhaps an acrimonious one. Commander Robert E. Peary's claim that he was the first to reach the North Pole was the opening shot in what probably will be the greatest scientific controversy tht ever ab sorbed the attention of the civilized world. It struck home. It reached Dr. Frederick A. Cook in Copenhagen, and this was his answering volley: "Commander Peary, of course, can say what he wishes. I am not accus tomed to indulge in controversies. All I have to say about Commander Peary is that, if he says he reached the North Pole, I believe he reached the North Pole." Says Conditions Were Favor able to Both Explorers. Berlin. Dr. Helhnan, Director of the Meteorological Institute of Berlin, had this to say on the polar achieve ments made known in the last week: "Several fortunate circumstances, but especialls the favorable condition of the polar flee, .having been encoun tered at thesame time has made pos sible the discovery of the North Pole by two during and tried polar ex plorers, ilach operating during the same yfar, but wilte independently of eachother. " NEWS, COLUMBUS, N. W. A. Rogers, in the New York Herald. A special cable says the Standard's Copenhagen correspondent quotes Cook as saying: ' Having a suspicion that Peary had succeeded. I was more than eager to reach civilization in order to publish my results, which I hope Peary will testify to." Evidently with foresight of the coming conflict for the honors of dis covery, the National Geographic So ciety in Washington, while telegraph ing "Heartiest congratulations" to Peary in answer to a message an nouncing his achievement, issued the following guarded statement: "The board of managers of the Na tional Geographic Society decided to take no action with regard to honors to Arctic explorers until after detailed observations and records are sub mitted to, and passed upon by, com petent authorities." This statement from the heads of an organization of which Peary and Cook are both members showed plain ly that the society, while not officially corroborating Peary's claim, declined to accept the decision of Danish scien tists that Cook's records proved he reached the pole. Dr. Cook, according to his present Plans, will arrive in New York Sep tember 20 or 21, on the Scandinavian American liner Oscar II., which means that the two rivals for the first honor of the greatest feat of exploration in 400 years may reach their home city within a few days of one another perhaps within a few hours. The following message from Peary, received by Mr. Bridgman, gave added assurance that he will claim priority over Cook in reaching the pole: Indian Harbor, via Cape Ray. Herbert L. Bridgman, New York. Kindly Rush following: "Wire all the principal home and foreign geo graphical societies of all nations, in cluding Japan and Brazil, that the North Pole was reached April 6 by Peary's Arctic Club expedition, under Commander Peary. PEARY." Mr. Bridgman dispatched messages to the Royal Geographical Societies of London, Rome and Brussels. New York City. The people In and around New York who lay claim to some knowledge of polar explora tion, astronomy, navigation, ocean currents, geography in general, and any of the allied sciences that have suddenly been brought into the fore by the strangest coincidence in the history of man's endeavor to lay bare the secret corners of the earth, hast ened to send to a central depot of re ception all sort of telegrams of con gratulation for future delivery to Commander Robert E. Peary when he shall have left the deck of the Roosevelt somewhere up in the north and returned by rail to New York. In the flood of felicitation that poured down upon the head of Herbert L. Bridgman, of Brooklyn, the secretary of the Peary Arctic Club, and one of the sponsors of Peary's many dashes for the pole, there was evident the first minor note of controversy which is bound to follow the arrival of the commander of the Roosevelt and the coming to these shores of the much feted Dr. Cook, of Brooklyn. Prof. Shearer, of Cornell, Caustic About Cook's and Peary's Feats. Ithaca, N. Y. Louis C. Bement, of this city, who was a member of the Peary relief expedition of 1901 and is a friend of both Commander Peary and Dr.- Cook, believes that both men have discovered the North Pole. Cornell scientific men are disposed to accept the statements of both men, but doubt if their discoveries will aid science at all.- Professor J. S. Shearer declares that such trips are of value to what might he called "vaudeville C. FEMININE NEWS NOTES. Rear-Admiral Eaton and his wife were reconciled. Miss E. Lr Todd is building an teroplane of her own design. Women took a prominent part In the Labor Day parade in New York City. At Marblehead, Mass., the first woman skipper sailed an internation al yacht race. Marie Dressier, the actress, went Into bankruptcy, with $24,886 liabili ties and nominal assets. For the first time a woman swam through Hell Gate. She was Miss Adeline Trapp, eighteen. After asking her landlady to pray for her in church poverty stricken Bertha Demuth killed herself in Brooklyn, N. Y. Dr. W. L. Felter said that Alfred Moseley believed the American edu cational 'system included too many Women teachers. The banns for the marriage of Prince Miguel of Braganza and Miss Anita Stewart were published at Dingwall, Scotland. Mrs. Asher Richardson, of Asher town, Texas, has been appointed as sistant general superintendent of the Ashertown and Gulf Railroad. Miss Kang Tung Pih, of Canton, China, registered among the students of Barnard College. She is a daughter of Kang Yu Wei, the Chinese re former. The Equal Franchise Society, of which Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay is head, opened headquarters in the Metropolitan Life Building, New York City. Mrs. Nelson Morris, of Chicago, widow of the late millionaire packer, has decided to erect a magnificent monument to her husband in the form of an institution for medical re search. It Is to be connected with the Michael Reese Hospital. SPORTING BREVITIES. The Yankees have done a good deal toward making the American League race a close one again this year. At St. Louis H. J. Handy, of the Illinois Athletic Club', won the ten mile A. A. U. swim In the Mississippi River. Sweep's Futurity triumph has placed James R. Keene at the head Of the list of winning owners on the Eastern tracks for the first time this season. The Princeton Athletic Committee has secured Thomas A. Butkiewicz, formerly Assistant District Attorney, to coach the line men of the Prince ton 'varsity eleven this fall. At Newark, N. J., Jackie Clarke, the Austrian cyclist, made a big ad vance toward the N. C. A. champion ship goal by winning the quarter-miie titular race at the Veledrome meet. Kinze Stone received by telegraph an offer of $15,000 for his promising three-year-old trotter Billy Burke and promptly wired his refusal of the offer. 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