Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-09
HE NAILED FLAG
TO NORTH POLE
Peary Visited Top Of the Earth April,
6, 1909.
NO DETAILS YET Received
HE Brief Announcement BY Wireless
From labrador states Ne 10 No.
Turning on He chip
~ Roosevelt.

PoaTy announces April 81 tno oAVs
Of his reaching tho North Pole In .
despatch 70 the New York Times
rehding u follows:
indian HArbor, via Cape Ray, N.
r., Sept 8.
ITO the New York TimsA New
York.
Il have the pole April sixth. Elk
pect arrive Chateau Bay Sept T.
Secure control wire for me there and
arrange expedite transmission big
story.
(Eigned) "PEAAY"
The date Peary refers to Is April
Of the present year although not stated
in the despatch, a. his expedition to
the pole did not leave until July 1908.
70 Associated Press Also.
New York, Sept. 1.-THE followins
dibpatch was received here.
Indian Harbor via Cape Ray, New.
sOAndiAnd, Sept 6.-Tc Associated
p1tss. New York: stars and striDen
naiied 10 North Pole,
(eiSned) PEAHX.
The foregoing startling and laconia
message, signed Peary. was received
iniNew York, through the Postal Tele-
graph company. It was handed In ct
indian Harbor, Labrador. and sent
from there by wireless telegraph to
Cape Ray, Newfoundland, and from
Cape Ray to Port Aux BasqueS by the
Newfoundland government land lines
thence to Canso, Nova Scotia, BY
cable to New York from there over
the lines Of the Commercial Gable
company.
Peary Notifies Brldgman.
A telegram was received here later
for Herbert L. Bridginan, secretary OF
the Arctic Club Of America. 1t read
as follows:
Herbert L. Bridgnan, Brooklyn, N.
Y.--Pole reached. Roosevelt safe
Csigned) PEAKK'
London Hears Il, Too.
London, Sept. 1.-THE Reuter- Tele-
gram company has received the FOL
lowing message, dated Indian Harbor,
Labrador, by wireless telegraphy to
CAPS Ray, Newfoundland.
stars and Stripes nailed to North
Pole. PEARf.
Message From Mcmillan.
worcester, Mass, Sept. 7.--Dr. D.
w. Abercrombie, principal Of Wcrces-
ter academy received the following
despatch over the Postal Telegraph
company's lines:
'India Harbor. Newfoundland, Sept,
9, 1909.
.Dr. D. w. Abercrombie, Worcester,
Academy, Worcester, Mass: Top OF
the Earth reached at last, Greetings
to faculty and boys
(eigned) "D. B. MCMILLAN"
Donald B. Mcmillan was an in.
structor in mathematics and physical
training at the academy until the close
Of the school last year, when he was
granted 4 leave Of absence Of two
years to 90 with the Peary expedition
70 the North Pole.
Stunned Scientific World.
From out the Arctic darkness there
was flashed this message which
stunned the scientific world and
thrilled the heart Of every layman.
From the bleak coast Of Labrador
Peary gave to the world the news that
he had attained his goal in the Far
North, while at the same moment In
far OF Denmark Or. Frederick A. Cook
Of Brooklyn was being dined and
Iionised BY royalty for the same
achievement.
UndeniabIy Yankee grit has con-
auered the frozen North and there has
been created q coincidence such as the
world will never see again. Two
Americans have planted the Tag Of
theif country In the land Of ice which
man has sought to penetrate for four
centuries: and each ignorant OF the
others conquest has dashed within .
period Of ave days laconic message
n success to the waiting world.
Cook IN his Hrnt message to his
oountfymen was brief but non-com-
initial; Peary was even briefer but
speclac. STARS and stripes nailed to
he North Pole" be said. That was
All. but never before have 30 few
words conveyed to = people . greater
meaning or q greater patriotic satis'
faction,
Five days ago, on September 1, DR..
Cook sent out from the Shetland 70
lands the nrst message Of his success
a message which has aroused .
storm Of controversy around the
world. Robert B. Peary, lost from
View in the land Of Ice and I'M
heard from since August 1908, startled
ths world By q similar message sent
from Indian HArbor Labrador There
vas no qualification; Il left no doubt
Il announced unequivocally that he
had reached the TOP Of the world
mus Two hass with ne stars and
stripes Of the United States are feat
inr II re ice packs proving ne eour
- 81 re Intrepid American