The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-08
THOUSANDS OF MESSAGES
 ARE FORWARDED ID PEARY
Congratulations Pour Upon the Ex- plorer at His Last Telegraph Point-Lieutenan Shackleton
 Also Sends Word to Peary.

stars and stripes to the pole" on April G. 1909. as told in his series of messages flashed by wireless yesterday from the coast of Labrador, is fguratively lost to the world tonight honeward bound on his ship the Roosevelt.
 At Copenhagen, Denmark, royalty con tinues to pay homage to Dr. Frederck A. Cook. the Brooklyn explorer, who an nounced six days ago in manner not unsimiar to Commander Peary's that he had unfurled the flag of his country at the pole on April 21 1908.
 Neither saw indications of the others achievement; both will be in the United States before the close of the present month.
 Commander Peary, on the Roosevelt, ac- cording to the best reckoning, was in the vicinity of the Strait of Belle Isle, be- tween Newfoundland and the province of Quebec, tonight.
 But it is uncertain at what point he will touch first to amplify the meager news of yesterday. Inadequate telegraph ic facilities on the Labrador coast and the northwest coast of Newfoundland may move him to decide to proceed on southward to North Sydney, Cape Breton, before he gives to the world details of his triumph in the far north.
 Commander Peary had intended stop ping at Chateau Bay, Labrador, pos sibly tonight but the telegraph station there was abandoned some time ago, and the Roosevelt must push her nose far ther south before the world obtains the news. As she comes down the New
 T south St. George Bay, are at hand, but whether Peary will avail himself of these fpoints or continue to North Sydney, where he will have every facility, is a matter of conjecture tonight It is 45o miles from Chateau Bay to North Syd- ney, and the time of his arrival can only be guessed.
 The Roosevelt may reach there late to- morrow.
 With her husbands plans uncertain, and with no specific message to meet him, Mrs. Peary is waiting at her home at Eagle Island, Me, in readiness to depart for North Sydney
 Herbert l.. Bridgman secretary of the Peary Arctic club, left New York for North Sydney tonight. In addition to greetings from the Peary Arctic club, MT. Bridgman carries this message from the Explorers club, of which Command CT Peary and pr. Cook are both mem bers:
 "The Explorers club sends you heartiest congratulations upon your triumphant at tainment of the long-sought goal.
 Several additional messages filed yester- day at Indian Harbor were received by associates of Commander Peary today, but none of them gave any further details of his conquest. Through MT. Bridgman he notified all geographic societies of the world of his discovery and in addition sent personal dispatch to the National Geographical society at Washington, say ing: In a message to Director Bumpus of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, he announced that he is bring ing home valuable collection for the in- stitution. Thousands of congratulatory messages have been sent in return to the explorer, two of the most notable of which are from Lieutenant Shackleton. the Eng fish Antarctic explorer and Maj. Leonard Darwin, president of the Royal Geo. graphical society. The National Geo. graphical society called a meeting after receiving Pearys message today and quickly telegraphed reply of hearty praise.
 The New York Geological society sent its echo of the worldwide praise through president of less important messages winged their way northward to meet the returning traveller.
 In Copenhagen tonight Dr. Cook was shown statement credited to Peary that he (Peary) was the first discoverer of the pole Declining to enter into a contro- versy. the Brooklyn physician briefly dis missed the subject.
 The footing of whistles of passing craft kxAy fo fba vp1p rc xuif nt1b bo> island home today, while his 'snow baby" daughter acknowledged them by dipping an American flag.
 Weather Against Peary.
 North Sydney Cape Breton, September 7.-Unfavorable weather conditions in the Strait of Belle Isle. which are reported by wireless stations, may considerably hamper the progress of the steamer Roosevelt, which is bearing the Peary ex- pedtion south. It is not known when the steamer will reach Chateau bay, which is just north of the northeast entrance of the strait. Wireless stations in the north report that up to this evening Peary had not reached Battle Harbor, which is 35 miles north of Chateau bay
 Peary In Good Health.
 Indian Harbor, Labrador, via Cape Ray, N. F., September 7.-Despite his many hardshps in the artic regions Commander Robert E. Peary appears to be in the best of health and spirits. He is en- thusiastic over his success in reaching the goal for which he has so long striven. When told that Dr. Frederick A. Cook of Brooklyn, N r., had reported find ing the pole, those on board the steam CT roosevelt expressed surprise but de- clined to make any statement other than that no traces of any previous expedi- tion had been found
 When Commander Peary returned to the Roosevelt from the far north and announced that he had found the pole there was great rejoicing on board the whole crew welcoming the explorer and cheering him to the echo. Commander PeaYy appeared to be visibly affected by khe warmth of the reception.