The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-24
COOK IS GUEST
OF ARCTIC CLUB
Brilliant Assemblage Hears Ex-
pIorer Relate Details of
Trip to North Pole
Doctor Pays Tribute to His Pres
decessors and Says There Is
Honor Enough for All
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e-.sers Of the pole were the early
Danish the Dutch, the English and the
Norse Italian and American explorers.
With these worthy forerunners we
,rIrsf therefore. share the good fruits
which your chairman has put into my
A similar obligation is due to the
wild man The Twin fsml Iadia0 o. w wlre
important factors TO US Inc use OF
pemmican and the snowshoe, whlcii
ma kes the penetration OF the aIcuc
mystery barely possible has Deen DOT
roved from the American Indian Inc
method Of travel. the motor force ana
The native ingenuity. without Wilcn
The polar quest would be a hopeless
task have been taken from the rs klmo.
To savage man. therefore. who has
no flag. we are bound to give a part
OF this fruit.
TRIBUTE TO BRADLEY
To Holm r. Bradley-the man who
paid the bills-belongs at least haf
of this fruit. -
The Canadian government sent its
expedition under Captain Bernler l,ovV
miles out of its course to help US 10 IL
I gladly pass the basket. In returning,
rhriveled skin and withered muscles
were filed out at the expense or Danlsh
hospitality. And last. but not least
the reception with open arms by felioW
this basket of good things which the
chairman has placed upon my shoul-
ders.
tell YOU the complete story of our
quest but the very first telegram gives
more specific data than j could hope
10 tell you in an after dinner address;
Therefore. 1 shall devote the allotted
time TO an eiucidatiun of certain phases
of our adventure.
One of the most remarkaele charges
geographical license to start for the
mole Now. gentlemen, to the large
public that may be mystery. put you
who know viii appreciate that no ex,
plorer can start and say that he Will
reach the pole Many good men nave
tried before; all have failed.
All who understand the problem
know that success is but barely pos
sible when every conceivable clfcum-
stance is favorable. 1t is only neces-
ss.V TO announce that an expedition
enbarks for the pole to start an un--
desirable bombest and flourish OF
trumpets This ] chose TO escape. Mr..
Bradley furnished the funds 1 SNAPPED
The destiny Of the expedition For the
time being the business concerned US
only. / believed then as j believe now
that If we succeeded there would be
time enough to fly the banner OF VIC
tory You are here tonight Mr.. Brad
lev is here and I am here. We have
come together 10 celebrate that victory
Now. gentlemen. l appeal to you as
explorers. and as men. Am l pound
10 appeal TO ANYBODY, to any man, TO
any body of mentor license TO look
for the pole2
EXPEDITION WE'LL EQUIPPED
You know we had every possible aid
To success 10 sledge travelling. a pig
ship is no advantage. An army OF
white men, who at best are noNices, Is
2 distinct handicap, while cumper-
some luxury Of equipment Is iaIat 70
progress. We chose TO live a lite as
@I...@ Of 10 q forced
the strands of human endurance 70
scientific limits. If you reach the poie
there is no other way. For our Simple
needs Mr. Bradley furnished suInclent
funds We were not overburdened with
The usual aid to pleasure and comfort.
But / did not start for that purpose
Now as to the efforts OF the press
10 force things of their picking from
important records into print-in reply
TO this I have taken the stand that L
have already given q tangible account
Of our tourney. Ii is as complete as
rho preliminary reports of any previous
explorers The data. the observations,
records are Of exactly the same char-
acter Heretofore, such evidence mas
been Ia ken with faith and the complete
record was not expected 10 appear 10,
wears whereas we agree to deliver all
within 4 few months.
Now. gentlemen. about the pole. We
arrived April q. 1908. We discovered
new land along the one hundred and
second meridian between the eighty
yond this there was absolutely no life
and no, land. The ice was in large
heavy fields with few pressure lines
The drift was south of east the wind
was south of west. Clear weather gave
good regular observations nearly every
day. These observations, combined
with those at the pole on April Il and
-. are sufficient to guarantee oui
claim. When taken in connection with
the general record YOU do not require
this can see that. but this and al
the other records will come to you in
the due course OF events.
GLORY ENOUGH FOR ALL
7 can not sit down without acknowl-
edging to you and TO the living Arctic
explorers my debt of gratitude fol
their valuable assistance. The report
of this polar success has come with Z
sudden force. but IN the nresent en-
fhusiasm we must not forget the
fathers of the art OF polar travel There
is glory enough for all There II
enough TO go TO the graves of tn
dead and TO thesheads of the living.
MANY are here tonight. The names
are too numerous TO mention. Specia
mention for honors must be made e
Greedy, Schiev. Melville. Peary, Fiala
Nansen. Abfuzzi. Cagni. Sverdrup
Amundsen. Nordenskjold and numbe.
Of English and other explorers.
Hearty Welcome for Peary
PORTLAND Me. Sept. 2S.-From tn
moment Peary crossed the interna
tional boundary line at Nanceboro. TIL