The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-08
PEARY VICTORIOUS
Found No Traces of His
Rival In Arctic Regions.
EXULTANT MESSAGE TO wife

win Peary snow that he reacned the
north pole April 6. 1909, eleven months
and sixteen days after the date Dr.
Frederick A. Cook reports he got
there.
Commander Peary when he reached
the worlds apex thought he was the
first explorer to get there and nailed
the stars and stripes to post to mark
the spot. Ho had no means Of know
ing that DIR. Cook had visited the
scene and buried In the ice II United
States flag and tube containing Il
statement Of his voyage. Peary will
not get any word Of Cooks exploit
until he reaches Chateau bay. New
foundland, where he is expected late
today.
Commander Penry found no trace Of
DIR. Cooks expedition in the arctic re-
gions. This news reached here through
Captain Robert Bartlett of the Roose-
Welt, Peary's ship, en- route to Chateau
bay, Labrador.
The first wireless report received
Associated Press. 1t was dated from
Indian hnrbor, via Cape Ray, New
foundland. and read as follows:
STARS and stripes nailed to north
pole April g, 1909. PEARY."
Commander Peary announced his
success in discovering the north pole
to his wife, who is summering at Ea-
Isl
"Have made good at last. l have
the old pole. Am we'll Love. viii
wire again from Chateau. BERT"
In replying Mrs. Peary sent the fol-
lowing dispatch:
Commander r. Z. Peary, Steamer
Roosevelt, Chateau Bay:
"All well. Best love. God bless
you. Hurry home. JO."
The following message was received
at st. Johns, N f., from Commander
Peary by Sir Ralph Williams, governor
Of Newfoundland:
81 have discovered north pole. Cap
tain Bartlett and his men are return
ing in good health. congratulate
Newfoundland on its part in discov-
cry"
The reference TO Newfoundland is
due to the fact that the captain and
crew Of Peary's steamer are New
foundlanders.
a few words were added to the
meager Information when there was
made public this additional informa-
tion sent to Herbert L. Bridgman of
Brooklyn, secretary of the Peary Arc
tic club:
"Pole reached. Roosevelt safe.
"PEARY."
This gave assurance that the vessel
in which Peary departed had passed
through the Ice unscathed.
The Peary Arctic club the Explorers
club and the Arctic club have already
begun preparations for the celebration
of the homecoming of the double tri.
umph. The homecoming Of the two eX-
plorers practically at the same time
will afford an opportunity for the COM
parison of records never heretofore
presented. For four hundred years
man has struggled to reach the pole.
and now two Americans bring back
with them chronicles of their discov-
cry and observations of the land of
mystery
From the time Peary wrote his last
letters HON" from his depot Of supplies
nt Etah in August, 1908, until he
tlaShcd the magic words from lndian
lIarb"r nothing wrs known of the
fight he had been making across the
frozen crust If the north.
u I,n,
tion for training Eskimos and dogs
and accumulatng supplies. On former
expeditions il had haeu his plan To
take his ships rs far north as he could
penetrate ana there put into winter
quarters, using Etah as II base of SUBJ
plies The expeditions proper all start,
cd from wherever winter quarters
CHANGED to he.
This time he divided his party into
three groups-one to make geological
observations, another to take metcuro-
logical nOtations and Il third of five or
six picked men and dogs for the last
dash to the pole, while the first two
followed more slowly as supporting
parties and established bases of supply
for the return trip.
When the Roosevelt turned her Prov
northward in July of 1908 he left be-
hind Il record Of his explorations and
letters to friends to be opened If he
never came back. There were tender
messages for Marie. the snow baby
born in the north, but now miss of
sixteen; words for Robert L. Pcary,
Ir. six wears old. and now taking his
first lessons in navigation, ana Gata
for his publishers, all left on condition
that none Of 1t be used except in the
event Of his disappearance. Then they
would be valuable for the support Of
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