The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1909-09-11
New York, Special Successful.
Well. Address Copenhagen.
;ny "FRED.'

Well. Address Copenhagen.
"FRED."
Full of meaning, if successful"
were interpreted to indicate that he
had reached the North Pole, the forc-
going cable message, exasperating in
its briefness, was received in New
York Wednesday from DR.. Frederick
4 A. Cook, the American explorer,
whom the latest cable advices credit
with having accomplished what no
man ever did. It was intended for
Mrs. Cock, who was not at home.
Wednesdays message from DR..
Cook to his wife was dated at Ler-
wick, Shetland islands, the first avail
able point of transit in the regular
steamship course between Greenland
ports and Copenhagen, whittier he is
bound. Because Of it's brief,ess the
assumption is that the message was
sent primarily to assure his wife Of
his safety and not to apprise the
. world Of his discovery.
The following seems second bit
of information:
Brussels, Sept. 1.-The observatory
here received the following telegram
dated Lerwick, Shetland islands:
Reuci,e, North Pole April q,
1908. Discovered land far north. Re-
turn to Copenhagen by steamer Hans
tEgede. (Signed)
''FREDERICK COOK"
The American officials at the OBJ
servatory state the dispatch is surely
authentic and that the North Pole has
been reached for the first time by an
American. ~ .+
The Paris edition Of The Now York
Herald Thursday morning publishes
a signed statement from Dr.. Fred
erick A. Cook, which is dated "Hans
Egede, Lerwick, Wedncsday," on his
experiences in the Arctic regions.
'After a prolonged fight with
famine and FROST says DR.. Cook,
"we have at. last succc ied in reacll-
ing the North Pole. A new highway.
with All interesting strip Of animated
mature, has been explored and big
game haunts located, which will de-
. light sportsmen and extend the Eski-
mo horizon.
s.: Land has been discovered on
which rests the earth's northernmost
rocks. A trinngle Of 10000 square
7, miles has been cut out of the ter
!; restial unknown. The expedition
.ssewas the outcome of summer cruise
/. in the Arctic seas on the schooner
Bradley, which arrived at the limits
= Of navigation in Smith sound late in
IS August, 1907. Here conditions were
- 70 !1orroli - fI,a IL
J. R. Bradley literally supplied from
his vessel suitable provisions for To-
cal use. My own equipment for
emergencies Served well for every
purpose in the Arctic.
!@ On Feb. 19, 1908, the main expedi-
tion embarked OH its voyage to the
pole. II consisted Of II men and lob
dogs drawing eleven heavily laden
sledges. The expedition left the
Greenland shore and pushed west
ward over the troubled ice Of Smith
sound. The gloom Of the long night
~ was relieved only by few hours of
daylight. The chill of the winter was
felt at its worst. las we crossed the
heights of Ellcsmere sound to the
Pacific slope the temperature sank to
minus .83 ecntigrade.
" Several dogs were frozen and tha
men suffered severely but we soon
. found the game trails along which
the way was easy. We forced through
Nansen sound to Lands End. In this
= march we secured l0l musk oxen,
seven bears and 335 hares.
eve pushed out into Polar sea
from the, southern, point Of Herbert
Island, on March 49,, Six Eskimos
returnde from here. With four mer.
and 46 dogs moving supplies for 80
days, the. crossing Of the circum-
polar pack was begun. Three days
later two other Eskimos, forming the
last supporting party, returned and
the trials had now been reduced by
: the survival of the fittest.
tThere before us in an unknown
line of 460 miles lay our goal. The
first days provided long marches and
we made encouraging. progress. A
y - =,