Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
Brooklyn Physician Was Not Out of
Sight of Land.
CREATES SENSATION
Scientist Friends of Both Men Discuss
the Situation.
ROOSEVELT AT BATTLE HARBOR
ship Expected at Red Bay Today,
where Peary VIII Put His
story of Trip to Pole on
wire.

NEW YoRK, Sept. s--The following
dispatch was received here early today;
INDIAN HARBoR, Labrador, (By
wirslsss) via Cape Ray, y. r, Sept. T.
To Melville 4. stone, Associated Press,
New york. I have nailed the stars and
Stripes to the North pole. This in authori-
tativs and correct. Cooks story should not
be taken too seriously. The two ESkimos
who accompanied him say he went no dis
tanOs north, ana not out OF sight Of land.
other members Of the tribe corroborats
their story. PHARX"
The lie was hurled yesterday concerning
the discovery of the North pole and the
foundation laid for controversy unparal-
leled In history. Commander Robert E.
Peary is making uncertain progress south
ward off the coast of Labrador in his ship,
Roosevelt but there came from him yes
terday a message as direct as his home
ward journey has been slow.
1t challenges the verac;ty Of DR.. Frederick
A. Cook of Brooklyn and further compl-
Gates a situation which the whole world
is discussing. In effect Peary dscredits
Cooks claims with the intimation that he
CPeary) and he alone planted the American
flag at the North pole on April 6, 1903. and
that DR.. Cook, who asserts that he un-
furled the flag at the pole on April q, 1908,
must substantiate his claim.
At Copenhagen, Cook, shown his rivaPs
statement last night, stood by his guns,
declined to enter into a debate and calmly
asserted that his records would sustain
him. To prove his right Of discovery be-
fore the entire world, beyond a shadow Of
10 attn a fnk
ship to Greenland and bring to America
his Eskimo companions. Then with their
testimony and his data, ne declares that he
win stand ready to face all detractors.
ship at Battle HRrbOr.
In the meantime Peary continues his
homeward journey on the ice-scarred
Roosevelt and is tonight at Battle Harbor,
Labrador, still more than 400 miles from
North Sydney. C. b. the objective point of
the home cruise.
Mrs. Cook is in New York and Mrs.
Peary has left her home in Maine on her
way to Join her husband at North Sydney.
Though pressed for statement. Mrs. Cook
declined absolutely last night to say any
thing concerning her husband.
BY those who received word of DR.. Cook 8
discovery with skepticism Commander
with qualification, by those who had been
neutral It came as another surprise in a
series OF remarkable happenings, while to
DR.. Cooks supporters 1t was a signal for
war Cook, II his plans do not miscarry,
will sail for the United States on Sunday
next and will arrive here by September 21.
BY that time Commander Peary will have
reached home, but no one has as yet sug-
gested the possibility Of a dramatic meet
J ing of the two face to face,
Peary's statement reflecting on DR..
Cooks achievement came first to the AS
ISOLATED Press early yesterday morning,
dated Indian Harbor Labrador, the point
through which he first reported his success
by wireless. 1t had evidently been delayed
in transmission.
Message TO Mrs. Peary.
About the same time Mrs. Peary received