The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-09-08
RE- !;HES
NOR7|' POLE
News Comes Through st. Johns from
Robert Bartlett, Captain of the
Explorers Ship ROOscvelt-NIet BY
Supply SchOOner-Party Will Reach
Chateau Bay ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Reported Well and Ship Sound.

ST. JOHNS, Sept 6.-Commander
Peary, who announced today that he
had discovered the north pole on April
6 of the present year, found no trace
of DR.. Cook, who reported that he
made the same discovery in April of
the preceding year. This news
reached here tonight through Captain
Robert Bartlett of the Roosevelt,
Peary's ship.
While Peary did not expressly re-
pudiate Cooks contention in so many
words, his statement may have an i'm
portant bearing upon determining the
extent of Cooks explorations.
The Roosevelt was in good condition
and the crew all right, Captain Bart
lett wired, and he reported that the
schooner Jeanne, carrying supplies for
the expedition had met them off the
coast of Greenland. Coming south,
the Roosevelt passed Etah and upper
Navik, where Cook had preceded
Peary. The Roosevelt tonight is
bound for Chateau bay with the Peary
party on board, where she is due to-
morrow.
Chateau bay lies northwest of Cas-
tie and Henley islands on the northern
shore of Belle Isle Straits, and is due
east of Belle Isle.
Ambition of Lifetime.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-In reaching
the north pole Commander Peary has
achieved the ambition that has en-
dured since childhood. AS a boy his
dreams were of the unexplored north,
and in college days he made a close
study of Arctic exploration. He en-
tered the navy in 1881 in the capacity
of a civil engineer. In 1885 he WIS.,
tied Greenland and in July of that
year began what proved to be first of
seven expeditions to the north.
Bridgman Never Doubted.
SOUTH AMHERST, Mass, Sept. g.
Secretary Treasurer Bridgman of the
Peary. Arctic club, when informed to-
day that Peary had reached the pole,
said: "I never had any doubt that
Commander Peary would do just as
your dispatch says" Continuing he
said: 81 do not think it is becoming
fer nae to say any more than that"
British Credit Report.
WINNIPEG, Sept. 6.-British scien-
lists here fully credit the report that
Peary has reached the pole. They say
Peary has had the necessary expert
ence and knowledge to bring back
greater benefit to science than that
brought back by Cook.
Tells Wife of Success.
SOUTH HARPSWELL, Me-, Sept. ..
Commander Peary announced his
success to his wife, who is summering
at Eagle Island here as follows:
Indian Harbor via Cape Ray,
September g.
MRS. r. e. Peary,
South Harpswell.
Have made good at last. l have
the old pole. Am well. Love. Will
wire again from Chateau.
(Signed) BERT"
Scientists Approve.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. g.
News of Peary's success, following
close upon the news of DR.. Cooks
achievement, evoked enthusiastic
plaudits in Washington. 'Such Won
derful achievements as these make
epochs in history of the world" de-
clared Captain Veeder, in charge of the
United States naval observatory.
"Peary adds still another name to the
long list of American heroes" said
Professor Asaph Hall of the observa-
tory.
The courses taken by Commander
Peary and DR.. Cook did not differ ma
terially, according to Professor Henry
Gannett geographer. Professor Willis
l.. Moore, in discussing the achieve
ments of Cook and Peary, said it was
entirely probable the data of one
would not check up with that of the
other, because of moving ice, and that
Peary may not have found on April
6 any trace indicating that DR.. Cook
had been there the year before. The
statements of both explorers tnat they
have found the pole are accepted by
Professort Moore, he believing that
they will be substantiated by satisfac-
tory scientific data. He stated later
in the week that he would call spe'-
cial meeting for the purpose of taking
action toward suitable recognition of
the remarkable achievements of the
two American explorers.