The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
Conflicting Reports as to
Just Where Explorer
Now Is.
COMMANDER SENDS MORE
DETAILS OF POLAR DASH
Esqnimaux Proof of Doctors
Claims May Not Be Pro-
duced for Year.


TRURO, N. s., Sept. 10.-The steamer
Roosevelt, bearing the Peary Arctic ex-
pedition Is expected to reach Sydney,
G. B., on Sunday. Commander Peary
and the members of his family, who
will meet him in Sydney, will so to
the United States by rail, making only
a brief stay. The Roosevelt with her
crew on board will proceed for New
York later.
Mrs. Peary and the members of her
party, including her two children, ar
rived here this morning from Port
land, Me. They will reach Sydney to-
night.
SYDNEY, C. B., Sept i0-The steam
eR Roosevelt. with Commander Peary
on board, is not expected to reach sgd
ney until Sunday morning. Herbert l..
Bridgman, secretary of the Peary Arc
tic Club, is of the opinion that Com
mander Peary will remain here for two
or three days. No less than thirty
newspaper men have assembled here to
report the coming of the explorer
COPENHAGEN, Sept 10.-Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook left Copenhagen today
by sea for Christiansand, where he will
board the steamer Oscar III. for New
York. The ship is due In New York on
September 20 or q.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1O.-It is now be-
lieved that Commander Robert E.
Peary will reach New York about one
week In advance of DIR. Frederick A.
Cook. Who Is to sail tomorrow from
Copenhagen on the steamship Oscar H..
- Tbarefore, the Peary Arctic Clubs eX :
piorer Is expected to submit the details
of his finding of the North Pole before
DIR. Cook can have an opportunity 10
provide the proofs in America, which he
has promised, that he discovered the
North Pole almost a year before Peary
was there.
The proof that Dr. Cook wished to
submit that he had been to the North
Pole. accompanied by two Eskimos
will not be Forthcoming until next year.
according to advices from Copenhagen.
DIR. Cook requested the Danish gov
ernment to assign one Of it's polar ves-
sells to his use, that he might send an
expedition at his own expense to bring
the two Eskimos to America to sub
stantiate his claim. The government
refused the request, however, saying
that it was now too late in the year to
reach that part of Greenland. DR..
Cook then announced his intention OF
dspatching a ship for his witnesses as
early next spring as possible.
When Dr. Cook arrives here on sep
tember. ri he will be the object oil
-, ,nsesrfion not less noteworthy than that
which nc has enjoyed in Denmark
,f-r-atn nOin n
one+e and receptions and it is possible
that there will be a parade. The ex-
nIorer will also be given some place OF
disfinction in the Hudson Fulton cell
ehration which starts on September 20
II is now quite certain that the Roose-
volt will take part in the same celepra-
tion.
According to latest dispatches re-
celyed from Commander Peary ms
steamer. the Roosevelt, reached the
omen water extending beyond cape
sheridan exactly three years to a day
from the time he arrived there three
wears before. The journey before tnat
time had been negotiated without par
ticnlar incident 1t had included q
series of skirmishes with the floating
ica nacks and two narrow escapes
when the Roosevelt was forced
aground The ship was put into the
only opening in the ice foe near the
mouth of the Sheridan river and the
work of getting the supplies OH the
ship hurried to completion. mousse
and workshop were built aboard the
ship. which was made snug for the
winter. The little settlement was called
Hubbardville.
The real work of transporting supp
hi
and to Porter Bay began September TO-
The Inflated Marvin, with DR.. Doodsall
and Borup and the Equimaux had the
work in charge The winter was spent
IN hunting and obtaining scientific data
On the first day of February Bartlett,
with a division of the party, got away
a,,o month. The remainder of the party
followed on March /, and Peary himself
left he camp an hour after they had
conc Two sledges were smashed in the
Touph ice beyond repair on the hrst
march. and the teams were sent back
~ Columbia for other sledges in reser-
walton. ,o-,
u,.s nassed in May, and the second
Marty was stopped by open water,
which had formed after Bartlett passed
a, the end Of the second march they
came upon Bartlett, who had stopped
nv wide lake of open water
n,bere vase in the party when this
last camp was left sixteen men. They
Mad twelve sledges and 100 dogs. Mar
vim was put in the lead to pioneer the
trail In the course of few forced
marches at latitude OF S6.SS beyond
the farthest north of Nansen ana Ap-
s,i ~. was reached. At this point Mar
-. nos turned back. my last words
w s,r, were: "Be careful of the leads,
-, how" said Peary. In the next two
.srehes -, the heaviest and deepest snow
iiot - .-....a.. ,xraa nncnuflfered.