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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
PEARY RAISES
AMERICAN FLAG
ON NORTH POLE
American Cables of Success and
Is Homeward Bound on
His Ship, the Roosevelt
Message Briefly Tells of Sue
cess and Scientific World
Awaits Full Details

tion for training Eskimos and dogs and
accumulating supplies. On former ex-
peditions it had been his plan to take
his ship as far north as he could pene-
trAte and there put into winter quar-
ters. using Etah as base Of supplies.
This time he divided his party into
three groups-one to make geological
observations another TO make meteor
illogical notations, and third of five
or six picked men with dogs for the
last dash 10 the pole while the first
TWO followed more slowly as support
ing parties and established bases OF
supplies for the return trip.
That Peary's friends foresaw some OF
the criticisms likely to be evoked by
Doctor Cooks claims and that they un-
dertook to guard against such a situa-
tfon is shown by the rema rka bic plan
arranged here for reporting the diseov-
cry he hoped for.
It was agreed that if Peary found the
pole he should notify the world in a
simple sentence. Then a messenger
from his publisher was 10 start north
from New York and set his story Of
the expedition. This man was TO travel
posthaste TO Labrador. There he was
northward as far as possible toward
+ Cape Chidley. On these bleak shores
he was TO camp and wait for the faint
trace Of smoke over the horizon which
would herald the Roosevelt.
MESSENGER TO GET STORY
With that signal the messenger
would set sail again, and when the
two crafts came within hailing distance
the Roosevelt was TO heaVe TO While
the messenger sailed as near as he
dared alongside Peary was to cast
over z waterproof packet containing the
account Of his expedition with photo
graphs or undeveloped films. and with
these the messenger was TO turn his
little ship TO the south while the
Roosevelt was to point for Hudson bay,
where with Peary and all on board il
was TO be lost to civilization for six
weeks.
Until as late as June. one month be-
fore his departue. this plan was agreed
upon and accepted by Peary. But il
was he who abandoned it at the last
moment.
NO" he said in rejecting it. The
newspapers and the public have always
treated me fairly and I owe it to them
10 give out all the information they
want regarding my explorations. 1
should have no right to withhold any
important data whatever from the
world in case reach the pole
These were Peary's words as re-
peated today by friend who heard him
make the declaration.
Il may have been one Of the ironies
OF nature that Peary should start for
the pole on the last day Of the hottest
spell New York city had seen for 36
years, but so it befell
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
COOK SURE THAT PEARY REACHED THE POLE
RIVAL MAY CONFIRM HIS
OWN FEAT, SAYS COOK

COPENHAGEN 6Copenhagen electrified tonight by
pole DR. Cook immensely interested and said:
hope Peary did the pole His OBJ
on will mine"
probability OF found
tube his records, DR. Cook replied
but doubtful drift
the year Probably
in his hundred miles
rivals of but the pole good enough
for
the pole along different paths should furnish
knowledge Probably will
years. explorer helped
experience o his predecessors.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
FOLLOWED OLD PATH
PERSONNEL OF PARTY
ON ROOSEVELT WITH
PERRY IN FAR NORTH
SnecinL Disnofch 10 The Cali

CHICAGO. Sept. s.-The following is
an account written by Peary himself
before departing for the arctic:
Following is a complete roster OF
those who are with me in the Roose-
Welt. with biographical sketches of the
members of the expedition ana omcers
of the vessel:
John w. Goodsell, surgeon of the eX-
pedition. was born of native Pennsyl-
vanians at Leechburg, Pa, January 10,
1873. He has never been at sea him.
self
Prof. Ross G. Marion Of the college
OF civil engineering, Cornell university,
Is on leave of absence from that insti-
tuition in order to complete the work
begun on the previous expedition OF
1e05-06. Professor Marvin was born
of American parents at Elmyra. n. T.,
January %. 1880.
Donald B. Mcmillan, n assistant in
the expedition party was born OF
Scotch parents of Provincetown, Mass,
November le. 1875. He comes from a
family of seafaring people, his father,
as captain, having been lost at sea
with all hands.
George Borup, an assistant in the ex-
pedition party, was born at Sing Sing,
\. Y. September 1885, son of Lieu
tenant Colonel Borup, L. S. A, retired.
He expects to take special studies along
the newly developed lines of color pho
Biography, which will be distinctly new
in arctic work.
Matthew Hensen, Commander Peary's
nersonal assistant. was born OF negro
parents at Washington, d. c., August
s, 1857.
Charles Percy, steward of the Roose-
velt another one of the men who have
been with the ship since 1T was built.
Captain Robart Lett, sailing master
and ice navigator of the Roosevelt, was
horn in Brigus, Conception bay, near
St. Johns, N F.. August IS, 1875. The
CAPTAIN received a thorough education,
being graduated from the Methodist
college at St Johns with a view of fol-
lowing one of the learned professions.
Thomas Gushue, mate OF the hoose-
Welt. is a new officer aboard the ship,
hut one we'll fitted to fulfill all his try
ing duties. For the last Is years he
has been master of various schooners.
John Murphy, boatswain of the
Roosevelt. was born of native parents
at st. Johns, N F., January 20, 1874.
This is his second voyage as boat
swain of the Roosevelt, and in addi-
ton to his duties on board ship he did
valuable sledge work in the field dur
ing the spring and summer of 1905
George A. WardeH, chief engineer
Of the Roosevelt. was born of Yankee
parents at Bucksport. Me-, February
Is. 1861 He learned his trade as a
marine engineer in the shipyards
where the Roosevelt was later con-
structed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
TRUE
TO PARTING WORD

discovered what he afterward con-
cluded to be the open polar sea.
In 1906 his journey over the ice was
delayed at this point for week by
an open lake of water two miles wide.
When the ice finally allowed him to
proceed heavy gales sprang up. which
forced him to abandon the greater part
of his provisions.
He then found comparatively smooth
travelling until he reaches latitude 80
degrees ~ minutes. There he encoun-
tered a terrific storm, which held him
prisoner while the ice drift carried him
20 miles to the east.
These shandicaps and the constantly
widening area of water and increasing
roughness OF the ice, with threatened
failure Of supplies forced Peary TO turn
back April 21, when he had reached
latitude 81 degrees minutes. After
putting up flags and depositing BRIEF
record of his achievements, Peary
started back for Cape Morris Jessup.
On his present expedition Peary an
nounced that he would take a route
from Grant Land more to the west, and
not so directly north as that OF his
former attempt, heading almost as far
as the eightieth meridian of longitude
and thus compensatfng for the east
ward ice drift. He planned to eStaDIlsn
his last base on a newly found island
northwest of Grant Land. Peary based
great hopes on the results to be op-
tanned by following the arctic currents
which he had studied on his previous
expedition.
HIS FORMER ATTEMPTS
Commander Peary has stood In the
foremost ranks of arctic explorers for
nearly two decades. He was born at
Cresson Springs, Pa, in May, 1850. lie
entered the navy in 1881. His hrst
polar experience was acquired in 1886,
when he made a reconnaissance OF the
Greenland inland ice. In June, 1891, he
sailed from New York on the Kite,
and, making his headquarters at Nc.
Cormick bay, on the west coast OF
Greenland. penetrated as far north as
latitude 50. In 1S94-95 he reached the
seyenty-eighth parallel on the west
coast of Greenland. In 1S9S-99 he went
to a point between the seventy ninth
and eightieth parallels on the east coast
of Ellsmere Land. In 1900 he .reacned
the eighty-second parallel on the east
coast of Grinnell Land. In 1905-06 he
skirted the north coast of Grinnell
Land and made an attack upon the
pole from Cape Moss.
This was the expedition which
reached what was at that time "farthest
north.'
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07

NEW YORK, Sept e.-Peary's friends
have for several weeks past been ex-
pressing a belief that he had already
reached his goal and that the news was
delayed only by the difficulties of trans
mission. The receipt of the MESA ge
today is taken to mean that the relief
ship Jeanie, which left here q month
ago. has reached Etah, Greenland, and
established communication with Peary
at that point 1t is possible, however.
that Peary sent word by a chance
whaler
The last word that came from Peary
prior to his message today was re-
ceiyed October 7. 1908, from Harry
Whitney, a wealthy resident of New
Haven, Conn who was left by the eX-
pedition at Etah, in charge of Peary's
provisions. He said that the Roose-
welt left Etah on August Is on its
northern journey.
The last Peary expedition sailed
from New York July 6. 1908. Com
mander Peary's last words were:
FULFILLs HIS PROMISE
Unless unforeseen circumstances in
tervene within the next year, I hope
to plant the stars and stripes at the
pole
From Kew York the Roosevelt went
10 sydney, thence to Hawks harbor.
where it took on supplies, then
crossed Davis strait to Holstanperg
and followed the coast from there to
Cape York Etah was reached some
time in August, and from that point
the route of the expedition can only
be conjectured from the plans its COM
mander had already announced.
Pearys idea was to reach the pole
bv the American route" a way which
he himself had studied and developed
during his former expeditions. The
advantage of this route is that 1t al
lows a base of supplies approximately
100 miles nearer the goal than the
Spitzbergen base, which has been its
chief rival The advantages of the
route appeared during Peary's trip in
1905. when he attained the norther-
most point hitherto reached by man
.s7 degrees minutes-at about the
forty ninth meridian, west longitude.
This was on April Fl.
FOLLOWED OLD PATH
The commander on his present ex-
peditfon hoped to follow the path taken
three years ago, which lay in almost
a straight line from Cape Moss and the
supposed northernmost extremity of
Grimell Land to latitude "a degrees and
So minutes. At this point Peary had
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
COOK is INVITED
TO LECTURE HERE

The Portola festival committee has
wired to Doctor Cook, who discovered
the north pole asking II he can arrange
TO deliver a lecture here during Portola
week.
II a favorable reply is received, terms
will be arranged at once and special
car fitted up TO bring Doctor Cook here
in october. This would bring thousands
of people to San Francisco for the
festival
An effort will be made to have the
Eskimos who accompanied the explorer
on his dash TO the north brought here
as a sort OF side show.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
EXPECTED HIM TO WIN HIS
WAY UP TO THE BIG NAIL .
Copyright by the New York Herald Company

COPENHAGEN, Sept OF Mr.. Peary dispatch from
Labrador he has discovered the north pole
he accomplished his fe ambition proud of him and
within my counymen in three cheers.
dispatch sounds like Peary and knowing the
his pluck him the
nail told had
dispatch to the president
Doctor added Il doubling Thomas have always
by his ability
and say him and the and
The Copenhagen
the wonderful coincidence that
two puky the farthest north
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
BROKEN RING MAY BE
CLEW TO MURDERER
Gold Band Found Near Place
Where Body Was Discovered

RENO, Sept. 6.--A new cIew to the
man who murdered Robert ]. Little of
san Francisco in this city the nip
or August was found today in the
discovery of a gold band cameo finger
ring which was picked up near the
spot where Little's body was found
The ring was bloody and was broken
II is believed that it may lead to the
discovery of the murderer
Dan Sullivan. a gambler. is under ar
rest in connection with the case. and
answers the description of the man last
seen with Little
The woman with whom Sullivan has
been living is also in custody but
there is no evidence against either.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
PEARY'S REPORT is
DEEMED TRUSTWORTHi
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-Prof. t. c. Cham
berlin, head of the department OF geol-
ogy in the University of Chicago, was
interested today in the report that Com
mander Peary had reached the north
pole.
Il must assume the same attitude to-
ward Commander Peary that 1 have to-
ward Doctor Cook" said the professor.
"I shall wait until positive proof has
been shown"
Prof James H. Breasted, the Egypt
ologist of the University of Chicago,
said:
Il am especially glad Commander
Peary has been successful. 1 believe
this report from Peary will settle the
matter
Prof Henry G. Gale of the depart
ment of physics at Chicago university
said he believed Peary more trustwor-
thy than Cook He said:
IF there are any conflicts in the
stories-and there probably will be a
number should be inclined to take
Peary's word first
Cleve Hollenbeck, one of the assist
ant observers at the weather bureau,
declared he was willing to accent as
the real discoverer of the pole which
ever of the two explorers possessed
positive proofs.
Confirms Peary's Success
FREEPORT, Me, Sept 6-Confirma-
tion of Pearys success was receive
here today in a telegram from D. B.
Mcmillan. who accompanied Peary.. The
message sent to McMillan's sister. Mrs.
W. c. Fogg, follows
Indian Harbor, Sept 6, 1909.
Mrs. w. C. Fogg, Freeport. Me-:
Arrived safe. Pole on board Best
year of my life. BEN"
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
MURDERS BOY BECAUSE
HE HAD KILLED A DOG
Spanish Peasant Mob Stones
Lad to Death

MADRID. Sept. 6.-villagers at Astudillo.
province of Valencia. are said to have lynched
law student named Manrique, aged II years.
SON of a member of the cortes, yesterday be-
cause he killed dog.
Manrique was bicycling when a dog sprang
at him. He had revolver and killed the
animal. Peasants hearing the shot, rushed from
their houses and chased Manrique. stonins him.
He probably would have escaped. but stone
hit him on the head and knocked him from
his wheel
His ASSISTANTS then seized him and dragged
him back to where the dogs carcass lay and
beat him to death. leaving his body in the
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
COOK GLAD THAT
! P[ARY FOUND POLE
Explorer Shows No Emotion
When Hearing That Rival
Explorer Attained Goal

COPENHAGEN, Sept. Sit is doubt
full If history furnishes more dramatic
episode than the breaking of the news
to Doctor Cook that Peary had realized
the goal of his life's ambition and re-
peated struggles. Doctor Cook was
seated at dinner surrounded by ex-
plorers and correspondents in the gild-
ed ballroom of the Tivoli casino.
Around his neck was hung a garland
+ of pink roses, according to the Scandi-
navian method of honoring heroes
which the explorer wore blushingly and
with visible embarrassment.
Amid this scene whisper went
around that Peary had planted the
stars and stripes at the pole. Cook was
perfectly cool and unmoved- He made a
striking speech. in which he paid high
tribute to the work of Sverdrup, who
sat near, to whose discoveries he large
ly attributed his success; TO John r.
Bradley, who had financed the expedi-
tion, to the intelligence, endurance and
faithfulness of the Eskimos who had
assisted him in the preparations, and
those who had accompanied him. The
whole story of the expedition, he said.
has not come out and will not come out
for some time; nor will il come in in
stallments, but only when 1t is COM
pleted.
SHOWS NO EMOTION
Doctor Cook did not permit the whis-
pers of Peary's success to move him
in the least, but when he had finished
he was surrounded by correspondents
who looked for some sign of emotion,
but the explorer said, Il am glad"
While Doctor Cook was conversing
casually today with American friends.
the possibility of the Peary denoue-
ment was laughingly suggested. Doc
tor Cook remarked:
1T is quite possible that Peary will
turn up now. He is about due to get
back if he carries out his plans. We
have always been friends. OF course.
we are rivals in the attempt to find the
pole, but we have been friendly rivals
/ Those who have had the best op-
portunity to become acquainted with
Doctor Cook here believe that he is
not likely to enter into controversy
with Commander Peary.
There is nothing l can say about
this particularly" he said. except that
1T is most important and wonderful.
1t seems to me that America is doing
wonderfully if two Americans are the
first men TO get to the pole after such
long struggles by so many men of diff
ferent nations"
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
Considers Cook Real Discoverer

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 6.-'I consider Doc
tor Cook the real discoverer of the north
pole" said Father Charles NJ. Charoppln.
S. j.. professor OF astronomy at the St.
Louis university, when he was Informed
of Commander Pearys message of the
stars and stripes being nailed TO the
north pole. Commander Peary deserves
credit for his work and hardships, but
Doctor Cooks records have made me a
believer in him. Father Charroppin
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
Word to Academy Principal

WORCESTER. Mass. Sept. 6.-Dr. d.
W. Abercromnie. principal of Worcester
academy, received the following dis
patch at o'clock this afternoon over
the Postal telegraph company's lines:
"INDIAN HARBOR, n, F., Sept. s,
1sos.-Dr D. w. Abercrombie, Worces-
ter Academy. Worcester. Mass: Top OF
the earth reached at last. Greetings to
faculty and boys. d. B. McM1LLEN.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
MELVILLE DELIGHTED
AT PEARYS SUCCESS

PHILADELPHIA. Sept admiral
Melville. when informed of the text of
the Associated Press dispatch from
Lieutenant Peary. said;
If Peary has telegraphed the Asso-
ciated Press that he has found the
pole. I believe it and say bully for
him
Good for Peary," continued the ad-
miral. as a smile crossed his face. 1
have known Peary personally for a
long time. and as he was well equipped
for an expedition ] think he had at
least as much chance as Doctor Cook
had for discovering the pole. Peary
was within 200 miles of the pole in the
last expedition and was prevented from
getting there by the opening of the ice
packs. He has been gone long enough
10 have reached there.
1T was the crazy dispatches pur-
porting 10 have come from Doctor
Cook about the conditions he found
there and other things that caused a
doubt in my mind about Cook having
found the pole. The dispatches Of yes
terday and today are more sane, and
are more favorable to Doctor Cook
TThe developments Of the last few days
sand the Associated Press dispatches
from Peary made the situation most
Interesting"
DR. Henry Skinner. one of the found
ers of the geographical society of
philadelphia and an officer of the
iPennsylvania Academy OF Natural Sci
Sence, said that the Peary dispatch in
dictates that Peary himself had reached
1.-THE pole and placed the flag there. BY
sthe time Peary reached there every
.vestige OF the flag left by Doctor Cook
would have disappeared Doctor Skin
fner said that il was wonderful that
two America explorers should have re-
-. Fol la 4
simultaneously, and that he firmly be-
lieved both reached there.
Full Faith in Peary
WINNIPEG. Man. Sept. e.-British
scientists here fully credit the report
that Peary has reached the north pole.
Professor Myers, Prof. George Brice.
president Of the Royal Society of Can
ada, and Roderick MacFarlane, +. r
s., believe it is true. They say Peary
has had the necessary experience and
the knowledge he viii bring back viii
be Of greater benefit to science than
that OF Doctor Cook.
MacFarlane was formerly connected
with the Hudson bay company AZ Fort
Anderson and his dealings for five years
there were entirely with Eskimos He
made valuable explorations in the
arctic circle, being the only holder of
an arctic medal in western Canada.
Knowing the Eskimos as he does
and appreciating their superior intelli-
gence TO that of the North American
Indians he believes their help to an
explorer in locating the north pole is
more valuable than that Of white men
Excitement in London
LONDON, Sept. 6.-The receipt of the
dispatch from Peary announcing he had
found the north pole created the great
est degree OF excitement in London The
newspapers were at first inclined to
treat il as a hoax, and before publishing
IL they kept the telephone wires hot
with inquiries as TO its authenticity.
When the announcement was made
that one message originated at Indian
Harbor, Labrador, there was a much
greater disposition to credit it, as it
was at first thought to have come from
Indian Harbor, n. F..
London was soon filled with shouting
newsboys, and their papers were bought
UP with great avidity.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07
Confirms Peary's Success

SUSPECTS ARREsTED-willam Ennis and
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cars Their names were registered on the deti-
book at the city prison
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