The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-07
This IS The Message
From PearY.
ExnoRERELAsHES NEWS
FROM TOP OF WORLD
Naval Officer Follows Close On
Cooks Heels.
Scientists Believe His Report In An
thentic But DO Not Discredit
the other EXPLORER Now
In Denmark.

New York, Sept. s--Peary has sue
indian Harbor via Cape Ray. N. F..
september 9.
"To Associated Press. New York:
STARS and stripes nailed to North
Pole.
tsigned) 'Peary."
= indian Harbor via Cape Ray, N. F..
September e--Herbert L. Bridgeman,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
pole reached. Roosevelt safe. safe; .
indian Harbor via Cape Ray, N. F.,
September s-To The New York Times.
New York.
1T have the pole April 6. Expect to
arrive Chateau Bay September =.
Secure control wire for me there and
arrange expedite transmission; big
story.
tsigned.} "Peary."
Pierees Arctic Darkness.
Peary has succeeded.
From out the Arctic darkness there
were flashed today these messages
whichs 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
north while at the same moment In
far off Denmark DIR. Frederick A. Cook
of. Brooklyn was being dinei and
aionized by royalty for. the same
achievement.
ed the frogen North and there has been
created coincidence such as the world
win never see again. j
Two Americans have planted the
flag Of their country in, the land OF Ice
which man has sought to penetrate TO-
four centuries: and each. ignorant OF
the others conquest, has flashed with
In period of five days laconic mes
sage 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 North Pole" he said That was
! all, but never before have so few words
\ conveyed to a people q greater mean
ang or greater patriotic satiafactson-
rive days asd. 81 sspteInbsr 4. nr.
Cook sent out from the Shetland Is
lands the first message OF his suc-
cess--a message which has aroused a
storm of controversy around the world.
Today Robert e. Peary. lost from view
in the land OF ice and unheard from
since August, 1908. startled the world
by a similar message sent from Indian
Harbor, Labrador. There was no
nounced unequivocally that he had
reached the top Of the world. Thus
two Flags with the Stars and Stripes
of the United States are floating In
the ice packs. proving the courage of
intrepid Americans.
win but q word from Peary the
world waits breathlessiy for details.
but until tomorrow, when he should
arrive at Chateau Bay, Labrador. wait
ing must suffice.
First word Of Peary's success reach
ed New York at 1889 o'clock this af-
ternoon in dispatch to- The ASSOCIATE
ed Press. II contained the bare an
nouncement of his finding the pole.
Almost simultaneously he had trans
mitted the news to London. repeating
dramatically and simply: STARS and
Stripes nailed to the North Pole" Al
the same time he similarly advised the
Governor of New Foundland.
Both the old and the new world
were thus appraised Of his great
achievement practically at the same
moment and the excitement which fol-
lowed attests to the high pitch Of in
ferest aroused over this climax OF man a
perseverance,. Newspapers extras we're
rushed from the press and those who
read maryelIed at the twist of the uni
verse which had snatched the ice mask
from the North In 50 strange man
ner.
Resumes His Voyage.
Like Dr. Cooks first message, Peary'a
was tantaliziRg in Its briefness and the
waiting public stimulated by Cooks
success. was left unsatiated. For. as
did DR.. Cook, Peary resumed his home-
ward voyage Immediately after filing
the curt news OF discovery.
A few words were added to this
meagre information at 2:15 p. m.
when there was made public this adj
ditional information sent to Herbert L.
Bridgman. Of Brooklyn. secretary OF the
Peary Arctic Club.
.Pole reached. Roosevelt safe.
(Eigned) Peary."
This gave assurance that the vessel
in which Peary departed had passed
through the ice unscathed. but details
of his Homecoming and the date of dis
covery OF the pole were still lacking.
IT was not until The New York Times
had received a dispatch later in the
afternoon that these several points
were cleared up.
with this information at hand, 1t was
a eomparatively simple matter to ns-
certain that the April s referred to was
April Of the present year, as his expe-
dition did not start from New York
until July Z. 1908.
Relies on Peary.
peary's friends have for several
1ueakz past been expressing a belief
That he had already reached his goal
and that the news was delayed only by
the difficulties Oh tEhuSihlSSioH.
The receipt Of the ABOVE message to-
dav is taken to mean chat the relief
ship Jeanne, which left here month
a1o. has reached Etah, Greenland, and
estabIished communication with Peary
at that point. II 10 possible however,
that Peary sent WORD by chance
whaler. -
his message today came October T. 1SOS'
from Harry whitney. wealthy resi-
dent of New Haven, Conn. who was
left by the expedition at Etan In
charge of Peary's provisions. He said
that the Roosevelt left Etah on August
15 on its northern journey.
The last Peary expedition sailed from
New York, July 6. 1905. Commander
Peary's last words here were:
Unless unforeseen circumstances In
tervene within the next year. hope
20 plant the stars ana stripes at the
pole"
From New York the Roosevelt went
20 sydney, thence to Hawks Harbor.
where she took on supplies; then
crossed Davis Strait 20 Polstanbarg
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