Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-07
BULLY FOR PEARY.
SAYS DR.. COOK
Believes the Message Received Is
Genuine

II BY Charles P. Stewart. Copyright.
1903, by the United Press Assocla-
ton. l--'rBully for Peary" This was
the hrst expression that was made by
Or. Cook after being handed the dis
patch from Commander Peary. an
nouncing the finding Of the north
pole. DIR, Cook said: There car I
be any doubt in the mind Of any one
who knows Peary but what that mes
sage came from him The wording
OF the message makes me certain that
II came from him. Il sounds 10 like
Peary know that he sent II and
that he has located and found the
pole all right.
n am mighty glad that Peary has
been successful. for he Ii one OF the
bravest and most persevering men
that ever went north, and he deserves
all the honor that can come his way
In addition, am certain that his re-
ports will corrohorate the data that
/ have collected and that he has alb
solutely been there.
Despite the fact that the message
does not contain any absolute facts,
yet l know that Peary has done all
that he claims and that his success
has been achieved"
1t Is believed that DR.. Cook deems
it advisable to retain the slight nd
vantage already gained and to gel
back to New York ahead OF PeaFy.
Word Rushed 10 Washington.
BROOKLYN, N. r.. Sept. 7.---Sec.
rotary Barigeman, OF the PeaTy Are
tic club, received the following mes
sage from Peary this morning:
Kindly rush the following wire to
all OF the principal home and for
tign geographical societies. and al
nations. including Japan and Brazil
that the pole was reached April .
1903, by Peary, of the Arctic club
under Commander Peary's epedi'
ton" This message was forwarded
to Washington.
In reaching the north pole Com
mander Robert Il. Peary has achieved
the ambition OF lifetime. Az bo,
his day dreams were OF unexploret
land far to the northward, and sucf
printed matter concerning the polal
regions as fell into his hands wa,
read with intense interest.
Throughout his college career a
BowdoIn and IN the years following
he made a close study OF arctic ex
ploration, the peculiar fascination
which the subject held for him deep
enlng as he matured As means 0
livelihood he adopted the profession
OF a civil engineer, entering tn
United States navy in that eapaelt.
October 20, 1881. Three years late
he was appointed an assistant EN-
gineer on the board that surveyed III
route of the Nicaraguan canal.
In 1886 he obtained a leave OF alb
senee to visit Greenland. In July G
the same year he commanded wha
proved to be the first Of seven expe
ditions to the north. all attende
with hardship and some of them wilt
actual suffering and want, but he pei
severed In his work with a tenaeit
of purpose that challenged the admir-
alton OF the world.
Beyond the daring OF his exploits
Peary's accomplishments have had
scientific and geographical usefulnea
that has been generally recognized
. and he has won the medals Of tn
American Geographical society. tn
Royal Geographical society of Loi
don, and the Scottish Geographic
society.
In the navy he won the title I
Z commander. and the goTernmei
has recognized the value Of his e
plorations by granting him repeats
leaves Of absence.
In 1883. two years after the retui
9 from his first visit 10 Greenland.
It married Miss Josephine Diebltsc
II who from the day of their union. hi
= given his ambitions her unseIhi
+ sympathy and cooperation. Nj
!. Peary has upon different occasion
t. accompanied her husband for q co
/: siderable distance northward. Al
r. upon one Of these trips 3 daaght
sr was born to them. This child. vi
l. always has been called by her faith