The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1909-09-11
New York, Special.-"S Successful
Well. Address Copenhagen.
"FRED.'

l.
Full Of meaning, if "successful''
were interpreted to indicate that he
had reached the North Pole, the fore
gong caEle message, eXasperating III
ITS brlefness, was received in New
York Wednesday from DR.. Frederick
a. Cook. the American explorer
whom The latest cable advices credit
with having accomplished what no
man ever did. It was intended for
Mrs Cock, who was not at home
Wednesdays message from Dr.
Cool; 10 his wife was dated at Ler-
wick, Shetland islands, the first avail
able pcint of transit in the regular
steamship course between Greenland
ports and Copenhagen, whittier he is
bound. Because of its briefness the
assumption is that the message was
sent primarily to assure his wife of
his safety and not to apprisc the
= world Of his discovery.
The following seems second bit
Of information:
Brussels, Sept. 1.-The observatory
here received the following telegram
dated Lerwick, Shetland islands:
Reached North Pole April Fl,
1908. Discovered land far north. Re-
turn to Copenhagen by steamer Hans
Egede. (Signed)
FREDERICK COOK"
The American officials at the OBJ
sers satory state the dispatch is surely
authentic and that the North Pole has
been reached for the first time by all
American.
The Paris edition of The Now York
Herald Thursday morning publishes
signed statement from Dr. Fred
erick a. Cook, which is dated "Hans
Egedc, Lerwick, Wednesday, on his
experiences in The Arctic regions.
"Aftcr prolonged fight with
famine and frost,'' SAYS DR.. Cook,
''wc have at last succc led III reach
ing the North Pole. a new highway.
with al interesting strip Of animated
nature, has been explored and big
game haunts located, which will de-
light sportsmen and extend the Eski-
mo horizon.
Gland has been discovered on
which rests the earth IS northcrnmost
rocks. A triangle of 10000 square
miles has been cut out Of the ter
restial unknown. The expedition
was the outcome Of q summer cruise
In the Arctic seas on the schooner
Bradley, which arrived at the limits
of navigation i'll Smith sound late in
August, 1907. Here conditions were
found to launch venture to the pole.
J. R. Bradley literally supplied from
his vessel suitable provisions for To-
cal use. My own equipment for;
emergencies served we'll for every
purpose in the Arctic.
On Feb. 10, 1908, the main expedi-
ton embarked OH its voyage to the
pole. II consisted of II men and lob
dogs drawing eleven heavily laden
slcdges. The expedition left the
Greenland shore and pushed west
ward over the troubled ice of Smith
sound. The gloom Of the long night
was relieved only by few hours of
daylight. The chill Of the winter was
felt at its worst. AS we crossed the
heights of Ellesmere sound to TIE
Pacific slope the temperature sank to
minus 50 ccntigrade.
Several do"s were frozen and th;,
men suffered severely but we soon
found the game trails along which
the way was easy We forced through.
Nansen sound to Lands End. In this
march we secured 101 musk oxen,
seven bears and 335 hares.
"Wc pushed out into Polar sea
from The southern point of Herbert
Island on March 18. Six Eskimos
returnde from here. With four mcr.
and 46 dogs moving supplies for 50
days, the crossing of the circum-
polar pack was begun. Three days
later Two other Eskimos, forming the
last supporting party, returned and
the trials had now been reduced by
the survival of the fittest.
"There before us in an unknown
line of 400 miles lay our goal. The
first days provided long marches and
we made encouraging, progress. A