Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-15
FLAG RAISING
At NORTH POLE
One Flung 10 Breeze by Peary
Given Him by His Wife
Fifteen Years AGO.
WAS ON EVERY EXPEDITION.
on Each ono lie Ten u Piece Of u at
The Highest Point lie
Attained

Battle Harhor. Labrador Sept d.
(via wireless 90 cape Ray. n. FL Conn
mander Robert b. Pcary. who is stlll AZ
Battle Harbor on board the steamer
Roosevelt conversed further today with
the Associated Press representative re-
eardinc his Journey to the north pole.
He spoke particularly Of the flags bee
raised 81 the pole and the records hc
left there and Doe touched again on
some Of the assertions credited 90 Dr.
Frederick a. Couk
Commander Peary said that when be
reached the pole the fret flag thrown to
the breeze was "a silkcn American em-
bom presented &C. him by his wife 10
years ago He had carried this nag
on every one or his expeditions Co the
north. leaving a piece Of IL at the high
est point he attained The last RENE
nauts were raised and left at the pole.
The explorer then raised the navy en-
sign. then the nag % the Chavy league,
then the Tag Of the Chi Delta Kappa
Epsilon fraternity. and finally flag ~
peace Tent poles and snow lances
were used as dagstaifs, and when an
had been raised the commander took
several photos n the group
RECORDS OF TRIP
After this ceremony Pcary enclosed
records of his trip and other documents
and personal papers IN a box and
buried q In the ice The documents
were placed In water-tight coverings
and the box itself was water-tight so 1t
would float n shifting or melting ice
brought II TO water Commander Peary
has not developed the films he took to
the pole
Referring To the weather conditions
OF the apex Of the world. Commander
Peary said he found nothing Ike the
revolving wind referred TO 10y antarctic
explorers Tho weather conditions
varied from time 10 time, although
there was probably considerable uni
formity. lie would not say whether or
not he found currents at the pole.
Commander Peary today received
cableeram asking him 10 make a state
ment regarding report from a Dan
ish source to the effect that he had
posted a notice on the Greenland coast
70 the effect that DR. Cook was dead.
making this notice a protext for the
appropriation OF Or Cooks supplies.
The explorer said 20 the Associated
Press representative that he knew
nothing of this that Il evidently was
a newspaper publication. He expects
10 be quoted enormously in the press
as making a variety Of statements.
SILENT ABOUT COOK.
Commando PearY has said already
an he intends 10 say regarding Dr
Cook His statement dictated to the
Associated PlVss covers this subject
fully for the present
Peary did not see the beginning or
the ending OF the solar eclipse. the
part he did see was obscurcd by clouds.
He said he had experienced no earth
quakes In the polar regions. explaining
at the same time that II would be dir
ficult to recognize such occurrences be-
cause of the movement OF the ice and
the continual grinding noise resultinN
therefrom.
The Roosevelt has on board a va'u-
able collection OF mineral and geo
logical samples and specimens OF
northern bird plant and animal life
for the American museum OF natural
history
In referring 70 the reception being
planned for him when he reaches
home, Commander Peary asked the As
ISOLATED Press to publish the following
statement.
From such fragmentaiy reports rs
! have received I am more touched.
Rratihed and honored than | can say
al the way the public has treated my
work