The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-07
FOUND POLE
ONE YEAR AFTER
DR., F. A. COOK
Flashed News of His Triumph
from Labrador
WAS THERE APRIL 6, 1909
Says he Did not Find Any Trace of
DR.. Cooks Flag or Brass
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Says he Did not Find Any Trace OF
Dr. Cooks Flag or Brass
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Indian Harbor, via Cape Ray, N.
f., Sept 6.-To Associated Press,
New York; Stars and stripes nailed
to North Pole. Signed.
"Peary."
Indian Harbor. via Cape Ray, N,
F., Sept. 6.-Herbert l.. Bridgman,
Brooklyn, n. Y: Pole reached.
Roosevelt safe.
"Signed"
"Peary"
Indian Harbor, via. Cape Ray, N.
F., Sept. $40 the New York Times,
New York: l have the Pole, April 6.
Expect arrive Chateau Bay, Septem-
Der Z. Secure control wire for ME
there and arrange expedite transmits
sion big story.
Signed
"Peary."
New York, Sept. 6.-Peary has sue
ceeded
stars and Stripes nailed to the
North Pole
From out of the Arctic darkness
there was flashed today tnis message
which stunned the scientific world
and thrilled the heart of every layman
From the bleak coast of Labrador
Peary gave to the world the news
that he had attained his goal in the
far nortn, while at the same moment
in far OF Denmark DR.. Frederick A.
Cook of Brooklyn was being dined and
lioniZed by royalty for the same
achievement
Coincidence in Announcing Success
Undeniably Yankee grit has con-
quered the frozen north, and there
has been created coincidence such
as the world will never see again.
Two Americans have planted the flag
of their country in the land of ice
which man nas sought TO penetrate
for four centuries; and each ignorant
of the others conquest has flashed,
within a period of five days, laconic
message OF success to the waiting
world
Cook in his first message to his
countrymen was brief but non-com-
initial; Peary was even briefer, but
specific stars and Stripes nailed to
the Pole" he said That was all, but
never before have so few words con-
yeyed to people a greater meaning
or a greater patriotic satisfaction
Five days, ago on September /, DR..
Cook sent from the Shetland Islands
the first message of his success--a
message which has aroused a storm
of controversy around the world. To
day Robert b. Peary, lost from view in
the land of ice and unheard from
since August, 1908, startled the world
by similar message sent from Indian
Harbor, Labrador. There was no
qualification; it left no doubt. IL an
nounced unequivocally that he had
reached the top of tne world. Thus
two flags with the Stars and Stripes
of the United States are floating in
the packs, proving the courage of in
trepid Americans.
Finds no Trace of Cook.
st. Johns. N. F., Sept, Com
mander Robert E. Peary, who an
nounced yesterday that he had dis
covered the North Pole on April of
the present year found no trace of DR..
Frederick A. Cook of Brooklyn, who
reported to the world five days ago
that he had made the same discovery
in April of the preceding year. This
news reached here tonight through
Capt. Robert Bartlett on the Roose-
welt, Peary's ship, en- route to Cha
teau Bay, Labrador.
Capt. Bartlett telegraphed to rela-
tives nere that Peary had found
nothing to indicate that Dr. Cook
had reached the Pole While Peary
does not expressly repudiate Dr..
Cooks contention in so many words,
his statement may have an import
ant bearing upon determining the ex-
tent of DR.. Cooks explorations.
The Roosevelt was in good condi-
ton and the crew all right, wired
Caut. Bartlett in addition, and he re-
ported that the schooner Jeanie,
carrying supplies for the expedition
had met them off the coast of Green
land.
Coming south the Roosevelt passed
Etah and Upernavik, Greenland,
where DR.. Cook had preceded Peary.
The Roosevelt tonight is bound for
Chateau Bay, Labrador, with Peary
and party on board and is due there
tomorrow. Chateau Bay lies north-
west of Castle and Henley Islands,
on the northern shore of Belle Isle
straits and due east of Belle Isle.
Another Strange Coincidence.
BY another strange coincidence in
this chapter of condolences, Mrs.
Cook. too, was in South Harpswell,
Me-. when she received first news OF
her husbands success. Both she and
Mrs. Peary had gone for months with
out word of their husbands, but had
hoped and prayed, first for their safe
return and secondly. 1t may be guess
ed for the planting of the flag at the
Pole.
A young ladiss choir will be orga-
nized for the Sunday school OF the M.
e. church. A short meeting will BE-
held directly after tde regular prayer