The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-02
Many Notable Attempts Made
 to Reach the Pole , ,4lLNAN'S TRIP FAILS
Commander Peary Is in Arctic Re- gions Now and Many Have Met Death in Trying To Reach
 the Coveted Goal.

New York, September 1.-Sonle of the i most notable of the recent attempts to reach the pole are enumerated below:
 Walter Wellman, an American, left the island of Spitzbergen for the pole in balloon, August 15, 1909. Ills air ship became disabled after he had travelled 30 miles and he was forced to return.
 In 1908 Commander Robert E. Peary, U. S. N, reached 87 degrees, minutes, equivalent to about 203 miles from the pole. t
 Commander Peary is now in the polar regions on another expedition. A relief ship was sent out month ago to endeavor to pick him up. He started from Sydney, N. S., July IT, 190S
 On September 8, 1905, Capt. Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian, completed the first voyage through the northwest passage He left Chrisiania on the Gjoa. June IF, 1908, and arrived at Herschel Island in the Arctic ocean in September of 1905.
 In 1904 Baron Toll, Russian. led polar expedition by way of Siberia, but all the members perished from the cold.
 In 1903 Erickson, a Dane, hea ded an expedition and got as far as Saunders Island where they were rescued in a destitute condition.
 In the same year Anthony. Fiala, a young Brooklyn explorer, sailed on the ship America and proceeded further north than the Duke of Abruzzi. His party endured great hardships before they were rescued.
 The Duke of Abruzzi made his ex- petition in 1900. M In 1895 Dr. Nansen reached s6 de- grees IA minutes, on the vessel Tram, which left Ingor straits August {, 1903. Professor Andree made his ffiol bal | loon trip in 1897. He left Troinsoe, Nor 1 way, in his balloon, The Eagle, bound l for the pole Since his departure noth- l ing authentic has been heard of Pro lessor Andree.
 In 1883 Captain Belongs expedition in the Jeannette was lost near Hen rietta Island.
 In 1882 the Greeley expedition reached 83 degrees. "A minutes. At a meeting of the Explorers club in New York, October. 1907, letter from pr. Cook, dated at Etah, August 26, gave this informationi T find that I have a good oppor- tunity to try for the pole and therefore I will stay here for a year. l hope to get to the Explorers club in Septem- ber 1908, with the record of the pole. I plan to cross Ellesmere land and reach the Polar sea by Nansen strait. I hape you can induce some of the members of the club to come and meet me at Cape York. Here's for the pole with the flag"
 About the same time Herbert l.. Bridgman of Brooklyn received this letter from Cook. similarly dated: 1T have hit upon new route to the north pole and I will stay to try 1t. By way of Buchanan Bay and Ellesmere land and northward through Nansen strait over the Polar sea seems to me to be a very good route. There will be game to the sgd degree and here are natives and dogs for the task. So here is for the pole.
 Kind regards to all"
 General GreeIey's Opinion.
 Conway Centre, N. H., September 1.- 'The most extraordinary feat in polar ex- ploration," was the appraisement of Dr. Cooks exploit by Gen. Adolphus w. Greedy the commander of the Lady Franklin Bay International Polar expedi- ton from the United States in 1884, when informed tonight of the cablegram an- nouncng the Brooklyn mans success. General Greedy said:
 ''Dr. Cook was practically without what had previously been considered to have been an indispensable equipment for ex- tensive polar travel. He could have per formed his work only by extraordinary endurance, aided by fortuitous conditions in the Arctic ocean.
 "The attainment of the north geograph- ical pole by one American Is an accomp- lishment that merits the highest possible acknowledgment and consideration by the American people. As one who once beat the record, offer my heartiest congratu- lations."
 General Greely's party reached point s. N degrees from the pole. Before they reached this country again their numbers had been reduced by death to seven. At Camp Sabine the survivors were rescued by a relief expedition under Commo- dore (now Rear AdmiraD Winfield S. schey retired, president of the Arctic club
 Believes In Dr.. Cook.
 Philadelphia, September 1.--Amos Bon sail, the only survivor of the Elisha Kent Kane north pole expedition that left this oi< In npJU n y1naa q a r