The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-09-11
SAYS COOK NEVER REACHED POLE
Cook Appears Unmoved; but Starts to
Prepare His Observation-Disclosures
sy RACES Fiereely, Both Elk.
pIorers Having Supporters.
!: BY Robert e. Peary.

The following preliminary account Of
Soyase to tho North Pole ' was sa'i issned
Company, at the request OF Commander
only. q Copyrighted and exposed Tor
duced by any newspaper in the United
the full protection Of the c CO
laws. The reproduction Of this account
h n any form without permission is for
form OF copywright include imprison-
men for any person aiding or abetting
copywright, 1909, by the New York
Times Company.
Battle Harbor, Labrador, via Wire
lie. 49,, Cape Ray. N. F., Sept. 9.-""As
1t may be impossible to get my full
story through in time for tomorrow's
Times, partly as a prelude, which
may stimulate interest and partly to
forestall possible leaks, am sending
you brief summary of my voyage
of the North pole, which is to be
printed exactly as written"
Summary Of North Polar Expedition
Of tho Peary Arctic Club.
The steamer Roosevelt left New
York on July s, 1908; left Sydney on
July II; arrived at Cape York, Green
land. Aug. l.; left Etah, Greenland,
Aug, 8; arrived at Cape Sheridan at
Grant Land, Sept. = i: wintered at
Cape Sheridan. >, ..sa
The sledge expedition left the
Roosevelt February IL, 1909, and
started for the North. Arrived at
Cape Columbia March 1; passed Brit
ish record March 2; delayed by open
water March 2 and 8; held up by
openywater March to IL; crossed the
84th parallel March, IL; encountered
open lead March Is; crossed s5th par.
abel March 10; crossed Seth parallel
March 20; encountered open lead
March 90; passed Norwegian record
March 20; passed Italian record March
"a; encountered open lead March 20;
crossed 87th parallel March 81; passed
American record March %; encoun-
tered open lead March %; held up
by open water March 20; crossed
88th parallel April Q; crossed seth
parallel April a; North Pole April 8.
All returning left North Pole April
Z, reached Cape Columbia April %;
arriving on board Roosevelt April 81.
The Roosevelt left Cape Sheridan
July. Is, passed Cape Sabine August
8; left Cape York August 26; arrived
at Indian Harbor with all members Of
expedition returning In good health
except Prof. Ross g. Marvin, unfor-
tunately drowned April 10, when As
miles north Of Cape Columbia, return.
ing from Sc degree north latitude, in
command of the supporting party.
ROBERT e. PEARY.
Fierce Controversy Started.
New York, Sept. 9.--The lie has
been hurled concerning the discovery
Of the North pole and the foundation
laid for controversy unparalleled In
history. Commander Robert e. Peary
L. making slow progress southwark
off the coast of Labrador in his ship,
Roosevelt, but there came from him
q. message as direct as his homeward
Journey has been slow. It challenges
the varacity of DR.. Frederick A. Cook
Of Brooklyn and further complexities
q situation which the whole world is
discussing.
In effect Peary discredits Cooks
claims with the intimation that he
(Peary) and he, alone, planted the
, American flag at the North Pole on
April 6, 1909, and that DR.. Cook who
asserted that he unfurled the flag at
the pole on April Fl, 1908, must SUBJ
stantiate his claim.
At Copenhagen. Cook, shown his r.
walls statement stood by his guns, de.
clined to enter into a debate and
calmly asserted that his records would
sustain him. To prove his right Of
discovery before the entire world, be-
You'd a shadow of doubt, he announced
that he will dispatch ship to Green.
land and. bring to America his Eski.
mo companions. Then with their testt.
mony and his data. he declares that
he will stand ready to face all detrac.
tors.
In the meantime Peary continues
his homeward Journey on the ice.
SCARED Roosevelt and is now at Bat
tie Harbor, Labrador, still more than
400 miles from North Sidney. Cape
Breton, the objective point of the
homeward cruise through the Strait
Of Belle Isle.
Says Psary Took His Supplies. Z,
Copenhagen, Sept. 9.-"I have been
to the North Pole. As I said last
night when heard of Commander
Peary's success, II he says he has been
to the pole. ! believe him.
II am willing to place facts. figures
and worked out observations. before a
Joint tribunal of the scientific bodies
of the world. In due course shall
be prepared to make public an an.
nouncement that will enectually dispe)
any doubt, II there can be such, Of
the fept that ! have reached the. pole,