The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-06
Stars and Stripes Flying
There, Thrilling News
from Explorer.
COOK HAS SENT PROOFS
TO AMERICA BY FRIEND
His COnntrymen Will First Pass
on His Claims to Dis
cOvery.
NEW YORK., Sept. s.--The following
dispatch WINS received here today
"IndIan Harbor, via Cape Ray, N. E.,

''IndIan Harbor, via Cape Ray, N. f.,
"Sept. 9.
"To Associated Press, New York,
'.stnrs and stripes nailed 70 -Eorth
Pole. (signedD Pr "
The foregoing startling and laconic
message, signed by Peary, is the only
available information up to this time.
1t was received in New York at 1890
this afternoon through the Postal Tel
egraph Company. 1t was handed in at
Indian Harbor, Labrador, n sent
from there by wireless telegraph to
Cape May, Newfoundland. and from
Cape Ray to Port Aux Basaues by the
Newfoundland government land lines,
thence to Canso, Nova Scotia, by cable
and to New York from there over the
lines of the Commercial Cable Com
pany.
LONDON, sept. 8.-The Reuter- Teie-
gram has received the fol-
lowing message, dated Indian Harbor,
Labrador, via wireless telegraphy TO
capc Ray, N. F., "Stars and stripes
nailed to North Pole. (signed)
"PEARY."
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Admiral
Melville when informed of the text or
The Associated Press dispatch from
Lieut., Peary said:
IF Peary has telegraplled The
Associated Press hat he has found the
pole / believe 1t and say bully for him
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The King
of Sweden officially has recognized DR..
Cook as the discoverer of the North
Pole.
COPENHAGEN. Sept. 6.-Being with
out official engagements today, Or.
Frederick A. vol mapped out a quiet
day for himself. In the course OF tins
morning he visited old Prince Hans,
who Is Known as the uncle of the
reiening houses of Europe" n later
received a deputation of students, VINO
hailed him as a hero.
He then took a drive with Maurice
f. Egan, the American minister, ana
had lunch privately with the minister
in the country, his purpose being 10 es-
cape the a%pplauding crowds.
Tomorrow King Frederick VIII altenu
DR.. Cooks lecture before the hoyai
G~eographicaI Society, and Will conier
on the explorer the highest decoration
he can bestow to a foreigner.
r;r. Cook has sent ali the records ne
took and his instruments with Wnleh ne
made observations to New York IN
care of Harry Whitney, the American
friend he met on the Greenland coast
He declares that when the scientists OF
england and the rest of the world nave
bad the opportunity of examining ms
astronomical observations he is conn
dent they will unreservedly recognize
his claim to the discovery of the North
Pole.
Professor Ellis ~Stromgren, director of
the Copenhagen University, through
the American Minister, DR.. Maurice
f. Egan. asked DIR. Cook to produce
his figures and documentary evidence,
SO that skeptics and critics might be
| silenced Immediately.
Easy to Test Data.
"Dr. Cooks data can be tested and
confirmed in one day" said Professor
| Stromgren. ut is almost impossible
for any one to concoct a series OF
false astronomical observations eX-
tending over a considerable period.
Every accurate astronomer and geog-
rapher on earth could refute such false
data easily.
DR. Cook denies he said the ice was
always smooth near the pole. On the
contrary, he declares that at times 1t
is rough and hummocked, but he viii
go into that matter when his story ~
fully told. AS TO the criticisms of Pro-
lessor Holman, of Berlin, that the
measurements taken on Mount ckin
lev were Inaccurate, he would respect
fully dissent, said the explorer. As no
further measurements were made they
cannot be inaccurate. OF the remarks
able interview printed by Lloyd's
Weekly. DIR. Cook says most or the
statements are untrue and others are
distorted.
1.-THE statement that l lost records Is
false. Francke went home from the
Polar Sea because l wrote him that If
1 didn't return by June . to go home
on a whaler. I expected to be carried
east of Greenland, therefore Francke
was no use in West Greenland. AS to
the statement that l lost touch with
time is absurd. I always knew the
time and location. as I was equipped
with three chronometers and every
known scientifical Instrument for TAX
ing observations. never told Lloyd's
man that the happy hunting ground
was in the ne~ighborhood of he pole.
but now | tell the world that the fu-
ture hunting ground of the Esquimaux
is in Jones Sound.