The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-15
Peary Says He. Carried 1t for
Is Years.
Was Made by His Wife to Raise
at the Pole.
TOOK SOME PICTURES.
These Films Have Not Yet Been
Developed.
At Last Concludes to Say No
More About DIR. Cook.

Battle Harbor, Labrador, Sept Is,
via Wirless to Cape Ray, N. Com
mander Robert E. Pear, who is still at
Battle Harbor on board the steamer
Roosevelt, conversed further today
with the Associated Press representa-
tive regarding his journey to the
North pole. He spoke particularly of
the flags he raised at the pole and the
records he left there and he touched
aagin on some of the assertions credit
ed to Dr.. Frederick A. Cook.
Commander Peary said that when
he reached the pole the first flag
thrown to the breeze was a silken
American emblem presented to him
b. his wife Is years ago. He had car
ried this flag on every one of his ex-
petitions to the north, leaving piece
of it at the highest point he attained.
The last remnants were raised and
left at the pole. The explorer then
raised the navy ensign, the flag of the
Navy league, then the flag Of the Delta
Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and finally a
flag of peace. Tent poles and snow
iances were used as fagstaffs and
der took several photographs of the
group. After this ceremony Peary en-
closed records of his trip and other
documents and personal papers in a
box and Dried 1t in the ice., The docu-
ments were placed in water tight COW
erings and the box itself was water
tight so it would float if the shifting
or melting ice brought 1t to water.
Commander Peary has not developed
the films he took to the pole. Refer
ring to the weather conditions at the
apex of the world, Commander Peary
said he found nothing like the revolv-
ing wind referred to by Antarctic ex-
plorers. The weather conditions varied
from time to time, although there was
probably considerable uniformity. He
would not say whether or not he
found currents at the pole.
Commander Peary today received
cablegram asking him to make
a statement regarding re-
port from Danish source
that he had posted notice on the
Greenland coast to the effect that DIR.
Cook was dead, making this notice
pretext for the appropriation Of DR..
Cooks supplies. The explorer said to
the Associated Press representative that
he knew nothing of it; that it evident
expects to be quoted enormously in
the press as making a variety Of
statements 49,
Talks No More of Cook.
Commander Peary has said already
all he intends toSsay regarding Pr:
Cook His statennent dictated to the
Associated Press covers this subjct
fully for the present
Pearv did not see the beginning or
the ending of the solar eclipse; the part
said he had experienced no earthquakes
in the Polar regions, explaining at the
same time that it. would be difficult to
such occurrences because or
the movement Of the ice and the con-
tinual grinding noise resulting there
from.
The Roosevelt has on board valu-
able collection of mineral and geologi-
cal samples and speciments Of northern
bird, plant and animal life for the
museum of natural history.
In referring to the reception being
planned for him when he reaches home
Peary asked the Associated
Press to publish the following state
ment:
From such fragmentary reports as 1
have received 1 am more touched, graf
flied and honored than I can say at the
way the public has treated my work"
Peary Wires Wife of Delay.
Sidney, N. s., Sept. 15--Mrs. Robert
E. Peary today received the following
telegram from her husband at Battle
Labrador:
"Cannot arrive before end of week.