The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-08
POLE FINDERS
HASTEN HOME
Peary Again Lost to
World.
NATION EAGER FOR RETURN
d. Cook Does Not Want Any
Controversy.
Naval Omeer Coatinues to Send En-
thusiastfc Cablesrams to Geegraph-
ie Societies and to the
News Bureaus.
NATION EAGER FOR RETURN

Robert e. Peary having mailed the
Stars and Stripes to the Pole." on April
8, 1909, as told In his series of mes
sages flashed by wireless yesterday
from the coast Of Labrador, 10 figur-
atively lost to the world tonight,
Roosevelt.
At Copenhagen. Denmark. royalty
continues to pay homage to DR.. Fred
erick A. Cook. the Brooklyn explorer,
who announced six days ago in q man
ner not unsimilar to Commander
Peary's that he had unfurled the flag
Of his country at the pole on April 81.
1905.
Neither saw Indications of the other 8
achievements; both will be in the
United States before the close OF the
present month.
Commander .Peary on the Roosevelt.
according to the best reckoning, was
In the vicinity of the Strait of Belle
Isle. between New Foundland and the
Province of Quebec tonight.
But 1t Is uncertain at what point he
will touch first to amplify the meagre
news Of yesterday. Inadequate tele-
graphic facilities on the Labrador
coast and the northwest coast Of New
Foundland. may move him to decide to
proceed on southwark to North Sydney,
Nova Scotia, before he gives to the
Far North.
Pushes Southwark.
Commanded Peary had intended stop
ping at Chateau Bay, Labrador, pos
sibiy tonight, but the telegraph sta
tion there was abandoned some time
ago, and the Roosevelt must push her
nose farther south before the world
obtains the news. AS she comes down
the New Foundland coast, Red Bay and
further south, st. George Bay, are al
hand. but whether Peary will avail
himself of these points or continue to
North Sydney. where he will have ev-
cry facility, Is q matter or conjecturs
Bay to North Sydney and the time OF
his arrival can onlv be guessed.
The Roosevelt may reach there late
tomorrow.
with her husbands plans uncertain
sna with re specific message 20 NICE,
at Eagle Island. Me. In rca illness q
depart for North sydney.
Herbert L. Bridgeman. secretary OF
the Peary Arctic Club. left New York
for North sydney. tonight. In addition
to greetings from the Peary Arctic
Club. Mr.. Bridgeman carries this mess
sage from the Explorers Club. OF
which Commander Peary and DR..
Cook are both members:
1.-The Explorers Club sends you
heartiest congratulations upon your
triumphant attainment OF the Ions
sought goal"
More Messages Received.
Several additional messages fled
yesterday. at Indian. Harbor. were re-
ceived by associates OF Commander
Peary today, but none of them gave
any further details of his conquest
Through Mr.. Bridgeman he notified all
geographic societies of the world OF
his discovery and In addition sent a
personal dispatch to the National Geo.
graphical Society at Washington. say
ing:
Have won at last. The pole is ours. u
In q message to Director Bumpus, OF
the American Museum OF Natural His.
tory in New York, he announced that
he Is bringing a valuable collection for
that institution. Thousands of con-
gratulatory messages have been sent
in return to the explorer, two of the
most notable OF which are from Lieu
tenant Shackleton, the English Ant
arctic explorer. and Major Leonard
Darwin, president of the Royal Geo.
graphical Society The National Geo.
graphical Society called a meeting az
ter receiving Peary's message today
and quickly telegraphed a reply Of
hearty praise.
In Copenhagen tonight DIR. Cook
was shown a statement credited to
Peary that he (Peary) was the first
discoverer of the pole. Declining to
enter into q controversy the Brooklyn
physician briefly dismissed the sub
Jest.