Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-08
PEARY'S STORY WILL
BE GIVEN TO WORLD
INSIDE OF ONE DAY

NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-Commander
Robert E. Peary's own story OF his
successful conquest of the north pole
in all probability will be given to the
world within twenty-four hours.
The explorer and his party are due
at Chateau bay today, and from there
all arrangements have been made for
the quick dispatch of Peary's narra-
tive, no matter what its length may
be, to all parts of the world.
Messages received in this city from
Peary and his companions indicated
that they had found the north pole on
April 6 of this year. and on his re-
turn to civilization Commander Peary
has prepared a readable story of his
journey and the mysterious goal of
centuries and the retreat from there
to civilization.
This story will first come direct into
New York newspaper office which
contributed literally to the Peary ex-
pedition and which had a contract
with the explorer for his first story.
The coming details will be an elab-
grafton of Commander Peary's first
word to the civilized world after he
has reached civilization which was sent
yesterday by him from Indian Harbor
to the Associated Press.
Bulletin Is Circulated
This first bulletin from the famous
explorer was in every large city a
half hour after it's receipt in New
York, and from all nations come re-
ports Of the excitement it caused, fol-
lowing so closely on the announcement
of DIR. Frederick A. Cook of Brooklyn,
who is now receiving the homage of
the world in Copenhagen that he was
I,N nf bo north YnIo
DR.. Cook was at a banquet in his
honor in Copenhagen when Com
mander Peary's dispatch to the Asso-
ciated Press was read to him. DR..
| Cook lost little time in sending to New
| York q number of cablegrams, in all
of which he expressed his qualification
that Peary had also reached the pole,
and announced his belief that Peary' s
observations would amply verify his
own claim that he had been to the
farthermost of the compass. DIR. Cook
was particularly joyous that, with
Commander Peary's success, which he
did not in the least doubt all the
honor for the accomplishment was now
surely American. In one cablegram
to New York DR.. Cook declares that
the science of exploration will benefit
immeasurably through the fact that
Peary reached the pole by a route diff
ferent from his, thus covering another
large unknown space and with the
Cook observations clearing a mystery
which has perpleXed geographers for
many centuries.
Coincidence Is Strange
That the north pole should be found
and it's announcement chronicled at
about the same time Is but one coinci-
dence in a strange series of facts which
has kept the public of the world ex-
cited, perhaps as never before for a
week.
Among these condolences are men
toned that the pole was found by tive
Americans; that for the first time two
Polar explorers attempted to reach the
pole at the close of the winter season
over the frozen Polar seas; that theiI
first announcements of their success
were quite similar; that both men had
devoted their lives to exploration oi
Polar areas; that they previously had
been associated with each other in Their
scientific work and lastly and perhaps
immaterially, the wives and families OF
the two great rivals have been passing
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 to believe that
| the exciting news Of the last week has
been the elimination of a record break
| ing race between the two explorers
from the dome of the world to the first
telegraph wires which might bring
fame and fortune.
Cook Finds Pole
Cook found the north pole April 21
1908, and after a journey of terrible
hardships he made his winter quarters
| just about a year near Etah, from
which place he had started for the pole
From preliminary reports it is believed
that Peary reached Etah last fall an6
after remaining in the winter quarters
which he had established on the north
ern shore of Grant Land he started or
his dash for the pole last February
! According to one of his messages re-
ceived here yesterday Peary located the
north pole April 6 last, almost yeal
after Dr. Cook surveyed it.
His return from the pole apparently
was not hampered by the difficulties
which DR.. Cook met, because 1T is be-
| lieVed that when he reached Etah dur
ing the present summer he was in
! formed that DR.. Cook had already dis
covered the north pole, that he had
been in winter quarters near there, and
that few days previously he had
started for civilization with his great
news BY that time the Peary relief
| ship JEANNE ndQ dlTeduy FSdCHeu Etdii
and Peary, on board the Roosevelt
which had wintered at Etah, started
south as far as he could go in the hope
| of submitting his claim to success to
the world before DR.. Cook.
Puts In at Indian Harbor
This is indicated by the fact that he
! and his party put in at Indian Harbor,
Labrador, where they were not expect
ed. There is no cable or telegraph line
from there, but his messages were yes
terday sent from there by wireless to
| Newfoundland.
While the messages from the Peary
party have been exceptionally brief so
! far. it is expected by Herbert L.
| Bridgeman, secretary OF the Peary Arc
! tic club, that after filing his newspaper
story at Chateau bay, Labrador, Com
mander Peary and his party VIII pro-