Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-07

honor In Copenhagen when Commander
Peary's dispatch to the Associated
Press was read 20 him. Dr. Cook lost
little time in sending TO New York a
number OF cablegrams in an Of which
he exposed his qualification that Peary
had also reached the pole and an
nounced his belief that Peary's obser-
vafions would amply verify his own
claim that he had been to The further
most point Of the compass DR. Cook
was particularly joyous that. with
Commanders Pcary's success, which
he did not in the least doubt. all the
honor for the achievement was now
fully American. in a telegram to New
York Dr. Cook declares that the science
of exploration win benefit immeasure-
ably through the fact that Peary reach
ed the pole by a route different from
his. thus covering another large un-
known space and. with the Cook obser-
vations clearing a mystery which has
perpleXed geographers many centuries.
That the north pole should be found
and its announcement chronicled nj
about the same time IS but one ooinci-
dence IN a strange series of facts which
has kept the public OF the world eXcit-
ed. perhaps, as never before for a
week.
STRANGE CONDOLENCES
Among these condolences are mem
toned thar the pole was found by two
Americans that for the first time two
polar explorers attempted 10 reach the
apex OF the earth al the close Of the
winter season over the frozen polar
seas; That their first announcements of
their success were quite similar. that
both men had devoted their lives 10
exploration Of polar areas that they
had been connected with scientific or
ganizations and lastly and probable
immaterially. the wives and families OF
the two great rivals have been spend
ing the summer at the same little out
of-the-way town on the Maine coast
Among the members of the American
Geographical society now IN this city
there Is an inclination 10 believe that
the exciting news Of the last week has
been the elimination OF a record
breaking race between the two ex-
plorers from the dome Of the world 10
the first telegraph wires which might
bring them fame and fortune Cook
found the north pole April ~. 1908. and
after a journey OF terrible hardships
he made his winter quarters Just about
year ago near Etah from which place
he had started for the pole From pre-
fiminary reports q Is believed that
Peary reached Etah last fan and after
remaining IN the winter quarters which
it' iiNN NNAHNlfNhfM WI AAlf INitflffM
shore ~ Grantland he started on his
dash Tor the pole last February Ac-
cording 10 one 81 his messages received
here yesterday pea~y located the north
pole April s. last almost a year after
Or cook surveyed IL. His retreat from
the pole apparently WIS sot hampered
by the difficulties which Dr Cook met
because n Is believed that when he
reached Etah during the present SUM-
mor he was informed that Dr Cook
had already discovered the north pole
that he mad been IN winter quarters
near there and few DAYS previously
he had started for civilization with his
great news, By that time the Pcary
relief ship JEANNE had already reached
htah ana Commander Peary on board
the Roosevelt. which had winiered at
Elah, started south as far as he could
80 ga the hope of submitting his claim
To- success to the world before DR.
Cook This is indicated by tho fact
that he and hiy party put Ion AZ Indian
Harhor, Labrador, where they were not
expected There H. no cable or tclc-
graph line from there, hut his mes
snEea we're. yesterday. sent from there
ty wireless 10 New foundland.
While the messages from the poary
party have been exceptionally brief go
far II o. believed hY Herbert 4. nrlfg
man. secretary 81 me pearY Arctic
club, that after films his Newspaper
story az Chateau Bay Labrador, Com
mandfr pcary and his party VIII pro-
coed with an epeed % THIS city where