The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-09-07

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ception when he gets back. President
Willis N. Moore, of the National Geo
graphic Society and Henry Gannett
will confer tomorrow regarding any
! action to be taken by the Society.
New York. Sept. Ga telegram was
| received here today for Herbert L..
! Bridgeman. Secretary of the Peary
Arctic Club, reading as follows:-, :.
Herbert l.. Bridgenan, Brooklyn,
n. Y. Pole reached. The Roosevelt is
safe
(Signed) Peary.
ST. Johns. n. F.. Sept. 6.-Comman-
der Peary has just telegraphed the
Governor of New Foundland announc-
ing the discovery of the Pole and con-
graduating New Foundland in her
part in the expedition, the crew of
Peary's steamer being New Found
lanTiers.
Philadelphia. Sept. 6.-Adniral
/ Melville, when Informed OF Peary's
dispatch. said: IF Peary telegrapied
the Associated Press that he has found
the Pole, | believe it and say bully
for him"
New York, Sept 6-Brooklyn is
making preparations for the reception
of DIR. Frederick A. Cook when ne re
turns from his conquest of the North.
Although the date of his return is
still uncertain. il is known that the
bulk of the data gathered lby the ex-
psdition and on which depends ,he
proof of the contention that Cook has
Z really reached the Pole. has been
shipped to America in charge of Har
ry Whitney. This was announced in
answer To the request of the Danish
scientists who wished to see the as
| Economical observations. claiming 1t
would require but a short time for an
astronomer TO determine of he reach
ed the Pole. II is said to lbe impossi-
Ole to fake a series of observations
successfully. Doubts of his having
reached the Pole are based on the
| assertion of Cook that he previously
ascended Mt. Mckinley. which was
doubted
Berlin. Germany, Sept. 6.-Two OF
the leading German Geographical So
cieties have sent congratulations to
DR. Cook, acknowledging his fine a
chieveme1t but awaiting the produc-
| ton of proofs before accepting every
statement concerning the expedition
as fact.
New York, Sept. 7.-An article by
Bridgeman. secretary of the Peary
Arctic Club, written for The Indepen'l-
ent before Peary's announcement
says in part concerning Cook:
THE announcement that the North
Pole has been reached comes SO sud
dely and from quarters so unexpected
ed that intelligent judgement Is diff
cult but DR. Cook probably will not de
mand that scientific rank and weight
be given his expedition which was
simply a duel with nature, but the
world will ask that science verify his
claim and attest the result. This may
| not be the time nor the place to in
| trude ethics or etiquette. yet many do
| not forget that Peary made all this
| possible and the taking advantage of
Peary's delay in the summer of 1907
and the fitting out of Cooks ship by
stealth, while wit htnihe .M-thGfai5D
stealth, while within the rights of the
| owner. has invited remark among men
| who respect honor and observe fair
| play. That Peary's methods of reaS-
oning should be appropriated before
he had fair chance Is a transaction
upon which the world will render
| judgement when all the facts are
known"
St. Johns. N F.. Sept THE Peary
| steamer Roosevelt. left Indian Harbor
| today for the south. She will touch al
/ Battle Harhor which will probably be
not reached before tomorrow.
Copenhagen. Sept. 7.-"By going
| farther to the East than I did, Peary
has out of the unknown and enormous
space gathered facts which should be
useful and scientifically interesting.
| am the first to shout 'iHurrah fof
Peary" This was the statement made
by DR.. Cook this morning. DIR. Cook
stated he did not think ii probabla
Peary could have found traces of his
progress over the Polor seas on ac
count of the drift of the ice. DIR. Cook
denied the rmmor that he had taken
some of Peary's provisions at Etha
According to his present plans. DIR
Cook will reach New York Septembe'
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