The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-10
You. Hurry home.
(Si@ned) 10.


there were flashed to-day these mes
saeeS which stunned the scientific
world and thrilled the Eear; OF every
layman. From th- bleak coast OF
Labrador Peary gave - he world The
news that he had attained his goal III
the Far North, while at the same mo-
ment in far off Denmark DR.. FREQ.
erick \. Cook of Brooklyn was being
dined and lionized BY royalty for the
same achievement.
Coincidence Without Parallel.
Cndeniably Yankee grit has con-
quered the frozen north and there has
been created O. coincidence such as the
world will never see again.
Two Americans have planted the
fac Of their country in the land OF
ice which man has sought to penetrate
for four centuries: and each, igno-
rant Of the others conquest, has
flashed within a period Of five days a
laconic message Of success to the
waiting world.
Cook in his first message to his
country was brief but non-commlttal !;
Peary was even briefer, but specific.
"Stars and Stripes nailed to the
North Pole" be said. That was all,
but never before have so few words
conveyed to- people greater mean
ing or a greater patriotic satisfaction.
Five days ago, on September l, Dr.
Cook sent out from the Shetland IS
lands the first message Of his success
"a message which has aroused a
storm of controversy around the
world. To-day Robert E. Peary, lost
from view in the land Of ice and un-
heard from since August, 1908, start
led the world by similar message
sent from Indian Harbor, Labrador.
There was no qualifications; it left
no doubt. 1t announced unequlvocal-
" that he had reached the top OF the
world. Thus two flags with the Stars
and Stripes Of the United States are
floating in the ice packs. proving the
courage of intrepid Americans.
With but a word from Peary the
world waits breathlessly for details,
hut until Tomorrow. when he should
arrive at Chateau bay. Labrador,
waiting must suffice.
The First Word.
First word of Peary's success
reached New York at 12:39 O'Clock
this afternoon in a dispatch to the
Associated Press. It contained the
bare announcement of his finding the
pole. Almost simultaneously he had
transmitted the news to London, re-
pea;ine dramatically and simply
"Stars and Stripes nailed to the
North Pole At the same time he
similarly advised +Ne governor OF New
Foundland. Both the old and the new
world were thus apprised of his great
achievement practically at the same
moment. and the excitement which
followed attests to the high pitch OF
interest aroused over this climax OF
man $ perseverance. Newspaper ex-
tras were rushed from ':ne press and
those who read marveled at the twist
of the universe which had snatehed
the ice mask from the north in so
strange a manner.
Although Dr.. Cooks dispatch was
tantalizing, Commander Peary's dra-
matte announcement equalled it IN
briefness, and the waiting public,
stimulated by Cook s success, was lett
unsatiated, for, as did DR.. Cook,
Pearv resumed his homeward voyage
immediately after filing the curt news
of discovery.
A few words were added to this
meagre information at 2:50 p. M.
when there was made public this ad-
ditional information sent to Herbert
L: Brigham, Of Brooklyn. secretary OF
the Peary Arctic club:
"Pole reached. Roosevelt safe.
(Siened) "Peary.'
Details Lacking.
This gave assurance that the vessel
in which Peary departed had passed
through the ice unscathed, but details
of his homecoming and the date OF
tie discovery Of the pole were still
lacking. It was not until the New
York Times had received a dispatch
later in the afternoon that these vital
points wee cleared up. The message
said:
~ have the pole April 6. Expect
arrive Chateau bay September IT,