Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-17
AMERICAN STANDARD, NAVY EN-
SIGN, FRATERNITY BANNER
AND PEACE PENNANT
THEN TOOK PHOTOGRAPH OF ALL
Commander Says He Has Already Said
All He Will About Dr.
Cook
TELLS MORE ABOUT FROZEN NORTH

BATTLE HARBOR, Labrador, Sept
15.-(Via Wireless Telegraphy, to Cape
Ray. \. FJ-Commander Robert Il.
Peary, who is still at Battle Harbor on
board the Roosevelt conyersed further
today with the representative OF the As
sociated Press regarding his journey to
the north pole. He spoke particularly OF
the flags he raised at the pole and the
records he left there, and he touched
again on some of the assertions credited
to DR.. Frederick a. Cook.
Commander Peary said that when he
reached the pole the first flag to be
thrown to the breeze was a silken Amer
lean emblem, presented to his wife hi
teen wears ago. He had carried this haG
on every one of his expeditions to the
north, leaving a piece Of 1t at the hlSheSl
point he attained. The last remnants
were raised and left at the pole. Inc
explorer then raised the navy ensign, the
fag of the navy league, then the flag Of
the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, ana
finally a flag of peace. Tent poles ana
snow Iances were used as hagstafts, ana
when all had been raised the commander
took several photographs of the group
Has Interesting Pictures.
After this ceremony Peary enclosed
records of his trip and other documents
and personal papers in box, and buried
If in the ice. The documents were placed
in water tight coverings and the box
itself was watertight. so ii would float
If the shifting or melting ice brought 1t
to water Commander Peary has not
yet developed the films he took at the
pole.
referring to the weather conditions at
the apex of the world, Commander Peary
said he found nothing like the revolving
wind referred to by Antarctic explorers.
The weather conditions varied from time
to time. although there was probably
considerable uniformity. He would not
say wether or not ne louhd currents III
the pole.
Commander Pearv today received 4
cablegram asking him 20 make Il state
meut regarding Il report from Danish
source that he had posted notice on
the Greenland coast to the effect that
DR.. Cook was gead, making TINS 9oIlce
a preteXt for the Appropriation OF Or.
Cooks supplies. The explorer said to
the Associated Press representative that
he knew nothing of this; that it evident
ly was Il newspaper publication. He eX-
poets to be quoted enormously i'll the
press as making variety of statements.
No More to Say About Cook.
Commander Peary has said already all
he intends to say regarding DR.. Cook.
His statement dictated to the Associated
Press covers this subject fully for the
present.
Peary did not witness the beginning or
the ending Of the solar eclipse; the part
he did see was Obscured by clouds. He
said he had experienced no earthquakes
in the polar regions, explaining at the
same time that it would be difficult to
recognize such occurrences because of
the movement of the ice and the cOntin-
ual grinding noise resulting therefrom.
The Roosevelt has on board Il valuable
collection of mineral and geological spec
linens of northern bird, plant and ami
NAL life. The collection is for the Amer
lean Museum of Natural History.
Commander Peary, referring to the
reception being planned for him when
he reaches. home, asked the Associated
Press to publish the following state
meut:
From such fragmentary reports as |
have received, | am more touched. graf
flied and honOred than | can say at the
way the public has treated my work.