Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-09

IOle h"u, Roosevelt Safc
tSigned) "PEAaY.
This CAV" assurance hat the yesseI
in which p"ary departed had passed
through tn" ice u~nscathed, but details
of his Homecoming and the date Of the
discovery of the pole were still lack
ing.
Reached Pole April is, 1909.
II was not until the New York
Times had received a dispatch later
In the aft rnoon that these vital
points We're cleared up. The message
said:
Il hav" tn" pole. April G. Expect ar.
rive Chateau Bay, Sept. Z"
With this information al hand. II
was a comparatively simple matter to
ascertain thai the April sixth refer.
red to, was April of the present year.
as his present expedition did not start
from New York until July 7, 1905.
April &. l3O9-thc date that peary
planted til" lag at the pole-and
April q. l9OS-thc date that DR..
Cook uufurl"l the stars and stripes, a
year before. consequently become the
cardinal dates upon which exploration
OF the Far NUrth will rest hereafter.
Though separated by nearly a year
IN" sam" feat vas ACCOMPLISHED by
two Americans, neither of whom a
aware OF the movements of the other.
Cook says that he found no traces of
I"ary in tho moving ice and according
to word which was received here
through Captain Robert bartlett of
l"ary's ship, The Roosevelt late Mon.
day might p"ary Likewise found no
signs of his roputed predecessor. How.
ever, this phase of Pcary's experion.
ccs will not be t%horonghly cleared nm.
on until "A statement is obtained from
his own lips.
just as lr. Cook notified his wife,
so Commander Peary took advantage
Oh TN" hiI"f SOP at Indian Harbor to
asslir" Mrs. Pcary of his safcy. This
message, almost overlooked during a
DAY or excitement over his achieve.
ment reached New York Monday night
from South ~Harpswcll, Maine, where
Mrs. Peary has been spending
the summer, it contained both a touch
or pathos and a quaint reference to
ms success. Have made good at
last, says the explorer to his wife.
nave the old pole. Am well. Love.
VIII wire again from Chateau"
In message is signed simnIy
Bert" an Authorization of Robert,
Peary's first name.
Mrs. Peary Sent a wife's character.
lstlc reply, with love- and a blessing
ana Il request for him to hurry
home"
by a strange coincidence in this
Of condolences, Mrs. Cook
was in South HarpsWcll, Maine, when
she received the FIRST news of her
husbands success. 10th she and Mrs
feary had gone for months withou,
word from their husband but had
iop'd n prayed iiI5t for their safe
return and secondly il NAV be p,,cs.
s"d for the planting Of the flag at the
pole. In New York little preparatiop
mas been made to welcome homec Com.
Peary, for 50 suddenly came
'hc news Of his achievement thar
societies were
Mhile Peary's name was on the Inns
Oh every n from the street urchiu IN
the college professor, no formal meet.
ings were held and no committees or
welcome was appointed: but it is OK.
pccl"d that the Pcary Attic club the
Explorers club and the Artic cl,h
VIII begin preparations for the clebra.
tloh or the unprecedented event
Peary's exploit could q be discussed
from a scientific view point because
details of his dash to the pole are
lacking. How fast he travelled what
great obstacles he met and overcome
what observations he took and what
data he brings back with him Is as nm.
as he were still in the frozen
north. 1t Is noted generally, however
that the home coming Of The two cy.
plorers, practically at the same time
Will afford an opportunity for the com.
parlson OF records never heretofore
presented. For 400 years nan has
struggled to reach the pole and now
TWO Americans bring back with them
chronicles of their discovery and oh.
.servations of the land Of mystery.
Cooks achievement has been
questioned and he has been charged
by staunch supporters Of Commander
Peary with conduct unethical for what
they termed his following in secrecy
a route which Peary had IN view, Each
faction now, however, has its laurcls
n with luminosity buried the world
at large will profit therefrom.
Cook Glad Of Peary's Success.