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PEIRY FOLLOWED COOK TO TOP OF THE WORLD REACHED THE NORTH POLE APRIL 6, 1909. Left His Ensign in Frozen Waste. Naval Explorer Duplicated Feat of His Civilian Rival. New York, Sept. 6.-The follow ing dispatch was received here to-day from Commander Peary, U. S. N.: Indian Harbor, Via Cape Ray, N. F., Sept. 6.-To Associated Press, New York: "Stars and Stripes nailed to North pole. (Signed) "Peary." New York, Sept. 6.-Commander Peary announced April 6 as the date of his reaching the North Pole in a dispatch to The New York Times, reading as follows: "Indian Harbor, Via Cape Ray, N. F., Sept. 6.-"To the New York Times, New York: "I have the pole April 6. Expect arrive Chateau Bay September 7. Se cure control wire for me there and ar range expedite traansmission big story. (Signed) "Peary.' The date Peary refers to is April of present year although not stated in the dispatch, as his expedition to the pole did not leave until July 7, 1908. St. John's. N. F.. Sept. 6.-Com mander Robert E. Peary. who an nounced to-day that he had discov ered the North Pole on April 6 of the present year, f6und no trace of Dr. Frederiek A. Cook of Brooklyn. who reported to the world five days ago that he Lkad made the same discovery in April of the preceding year. This news reported here to-night through Capt. Robt. Bartleitt of the Roosevelt, Peary's ship. en route to Chateau bay. Labrador. Capt. Bartlett telegraphed to rela tives here that Peary had found noth ing to indicate that Dr. Cook had reached the pole. While Peary does not expressly repudiate Dr. cook's contention in so many words, his statement may have an important bearing upon determining the extent of Cook's explorations. The Roosevelt was in good condi tion and the crew all right, wired Cap rain Bartiet't in addition, and he re ported that the schooner Jeannie, ear.. rying supplies for the expedition, had met them off tihe coast of Greenland. coming south the R.oose.vek passed Et.ah and Upernavik. Greenland. where Dr.: Cook had preceded Peary. The Roosevelt to-night is bound for Cihateau bay. Labrador. with Peary and party on board, where she is due to-morrow.- Chateau bay lies northwest of Castle .and Heinlv is lands on the nor,:hern shiore of Belle ble straits and due east of Belle Isle. S+. Johns. N. F.. Sept. 6.-Commo 'dore Perry has just telegraphed the zoverno.r of New Foundland by wire less from Indian Harbor. La4brador. announeine he has discovered the North Pole and congratulating New Foundland on its part in .this discov ery, seeinz that the captain and crew of .Peary's steamer are New Found landers;. New York. Sept. 6.-Peary has suc ceeded. "-Indiein Harbor. via Cape Ray, N. F., Sept. 6.-To the Associated Press, New York: "Stars and Stripes nailed to North Pole. (Signed) "Peary." "Indian Harbor, via Cape Ray. N. F., Sep.t. 6.-Herbert L. Bridgman. Brooklyn. N. Y.: "Pole reached. Roosevelt safe. (Signed) "Peary." ".Indian Harbor, via Cape Ray, N. F., Sept. 6.-To the New York Times. New York': "I bai'e the pole, April 6. Expect arrive Chateau bay Sept. '7. Secure control wire for me there and arrange expedite transmission big story. (Sin: ed) " Peary." South Hartpswell, Me.. Sept. 6. Commander Robert E. Peary announ ced his success in discovering .the North Pole to his wife, who is sum meting at Eagle Island here, as fol "Indian Harbor, Via Cape Ray. "Sept. 6. 1909. "Mrs. R. E. Peary, South Harpswell. Mie. "Have made good at last. I have the ol pole. Am well. Love. Will wire again from Chateau. (Signed) ."Bert." In replying Mrs. Peary sent tihe following dispatch: "South Harpswell, Me.. Sept. 6, 1909. "C~1omm-ander R. E. Peary, Steamer Roosevelt. Chateau Bay. "Al well. Best love. God bless vo)u. iluirry ilomel. ( Si2lled ) Pearv has succeeded. From out of the Arctic darkness there were flashed to-day these mes sages which stunned the seientific world and thrilled th hear of every layman. From t-i blea'; Voast Of Labrador Peary gave , the world tIhe news that lie had attained his goal in the Far North, while at the same mo ment in far off Denmark Dr. Freo erick A. Cook of Brooklyn was being dined and lionized by royalty for the same achievement. Coincidence Without Parallel. Undeniably Yankee grit has eon quered the frozen north and tihere has been created a coincidence such aF the world will never see again. Two Americans have planted the flag of their country in the land of ice which man has sought to penetrate for four :eent.uries; and each, igno rant of the other's conquest, has flashed within a period of five days a laconic message of success to the waiting world. Cook in his first message to his country was brief but non-committal; Peary was even briefer, but specific. "Stars and S.tripes naied to thWe North Pole." he said. That was all. bu.t never before have so few words conveyed-to- a people a greater mean ing or a greater patriotic satisfaction. Five days ago, on September 1. Dr. Cook sent out from the Shetland is lands the first message of his success -a message which has aroused a s.torm of controversy around the world. To-day Robert E. Peary, lost from view in the lan'd of ice and un heard from since August 1908, start led the world by a similar message sent from Indian Harbor, Labrador. There was no qualifications; it left no doubt. It announced unequivocal lv 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 paeks. proving the c()urage of intrepid Americans. Wi,th but a word from Peary the world waits breathlessly for details. but until *tomorrow. when he should arrive at Chateau bay. Labrador, wa.iting must suffice. The First Word. First word of Peary's success reached New York at 12:39 o'clock this afternoo-n in a dispaiteh to the Associated Press. It contained the are announeement ot his finding the pole. Almost simultaneously he had transmitted the news to London, re pea:ing drmtcly ad simply 'Stars and Stripes nailed to the North' Pole.'' At the same time lie similarly advised A'e governor of New Fondland. Both the old and the new world iwere thus apprised of his great aehievement prae.tically at the same moment. and the exeitement which followed attests to the high pitch of interest aroused over this climax of. man's perseverance. Newspa.per ex tras were rushed from .:hie press and those who read marveled at tihe twist of the universe which had snatehed the ice mask from the north in so strange a manner. Although- Dr. Cook's dispatch was tantaliing, Commander Peary 's dra ma tie announcement equalled it in briefness, and the waiting pu,blic, stimulated by Cook 's suecess, was left usatiated, for, as. did Dr. Cook, Peary resumed his homeward voyage im;deiately after filing the curt news of discovery. A few words were added to this meagre information at. 2:30 p. m. when tihere was made public this ad ditional information sent to Herbert L Brigman, of Brooklyn. secretary of the Peary Arctic club: "Pole reached. Roosevelt safe. (Signed) , "Peary.'' Details .Lacking. This gave assurance tha't the vessel in which Peary departed ha.d passed through the ice unscathed, but details of his home-coming and the date of ,ti':e disc.overy of the pole were still laking. It was not until the New York Times had received -a dispatch later in the afternoon that these vital .oits we: e cleared upl. The message said: "I have cthe pole April 6. Expect arrive Chateau bay September 7.'' With t.his information at hand it was a comparatively simple matter to asertain that the April 6 referred to wa.s Aipril of .the present year, as his exedition did not start from New York until July 7, 1908. April 6, 1909, the date that Peary planted the flagr at the pole-and April 21. 1908. the day thna: Dr. Cook unfurled the Stars and Stripes a year, efore--c'rreetlyv become the cardinal dates upon which exploration of the fa North will rest hereafter. Though separated by nearly a year, t.he same feat was accompl-ished by two Ameri cans, neither of whom was aware of the movements of' the other. Cook says that he found no traces of Peary~ in the moving~ ice and a cording to word whiich was received ee through Cnpt. Roht. Bartlet.t of P~eary 's ship, the Roosevelt, late to of 'is repuited predecessor. lnowever. this phase of Peary's experience will not be thoroughly cleared up until a statement is obtained from his own lips. Notifies His Wife. Just as Dr. Cook notified his wife, so Commander Peary took advantage of the brief stop at Indian Harbor to assure Mrs. Peary of his safety. This message. almost overlooked during a day of excitement over his achieve ment. reached New York to-night from South Harpswell. Me., where Mrs. Peary 'has been spending tlhe summer. It contained both a touch of pathos and a quaint reference to his success. "Have made good at last," says the explorer to his wife. 6 have the old pole. Am well. Love. Will wire aga.in from Chateau." The message is signed simply "Bert." an a,bbrevia-tion of Robert, Comman,derl Pearv's first name. -Mrs. Peary sent a wife's elharae teristic reply, with love and a bless ing. and a request for him to "hurry home." 'By another strange coincidence in tihis chapter of coincidences Mrs. Cook, .too, was in South Harpswell, Me.. when she received the first news of her husband's success. Both she and Mrs. Peary had gone for months without a word of their husbands, but had hoped -and prayed, first for their safe return, and. secondly. it may be guessed, for the plantillg of the flag a-t the pole. Views Overwhelm Scientists. In New York io-night little prepara tion had been made to welcome home Commander Peary for so suddenly came the nelvs of his -achievement that scientific societies were overwhelmed. While Peary' s name was on the lips of every one from the street urchin to the college professor, no formal meetings were held and no commit tees of welcome appointed. But with the dawn of tomorrow it is expected -that the Pearv Arctic club, the Ex -plorers' club and the ),rctic club will begin preparations for the celebration of the unprecendented event. I Peary's exploit could not be dis cussed from a scientific viewpoint to I night because details of. his dash ito the pole are lacking. How fast lie traveled, what great abstacles he met and overcame, what observations ihe took and what data he brings back with him are as .unavailable to-night as if 'he were still in the frozen North. It is noted generally. however, that the home coming of the two( explorers, ~practically at ethe same time. will af ford ain opportuaity for* the compari1 son of records never heretofore prie sented. For 400 years man has been stiving to reach t-he pole and now two' Americans bring ,back with them chronicies' of their discovery and ob servations of .the land of mysteries. Cook's aehievement has been ques tione:d and he has been charged by taunchi supporters of Commander Pearv with conduct unethical for' what they termed 'his following in se crecv a route which Peary had in vie".. Each faction, now, however, has its laurels, and with animosity buried the world at large will profit there from. PEARY'S COMPANION ANNOUNCES SUCCESS. D. B. McMillan Sends Brief Message Telling of Conquest of Frozen Arctic Zone. Worcester, Mass., Sept. 6.-Dr. D. W. Abeirerombie received the follow ing dispaitch at 3 o 'clock this after noon over .the Postal Telegraph com pny's lines: "Indian Harbor, N. F., Sept. 6, 1909. "Dr. D. W. Abercrombie. Worcester Academy. Worcester. Mass. "'Top of the earth reached at last. Greetings to faculty and boys. (Signed) "D. B. McMillan." Donald B. McMillan was an in structor at the Academy until the 'close of the session last year, when he Iwas gianted a leave of absene.e of tio years to go with the Peary expedition to the Nort.h Po.le. Cook Real Discoverer. St. Louis, Sept. 6.-"'I.consider Dr. Cook the real discoverer of the North Pole." said Fatiher Charles M. Car roppin, S. J., professor of astronomy at the St. Louis university, when in formed of Commander Peary's mies sage. "'Commander Peary deserves credit for his wvoik and hardships. bu.t Dr. Cook 's records have made me a b)e liever in him.'" Father Carropin con tinud."'~Even if Dr. C'ook missed the pole by a fe feet by inaccurate read ings. I consider him the real discov erer." COOK THINKS THE POLE IS BIG ENOUJGH FOR TWD. Discoverer of Pole Willing to Share Glory with Peary, His Friendly Rival in Arctic Exploration. Copenhagen. Sept. 6.-Copenhagen wa electrifie ton..nhot by th'e report UM' ,mman1der Peary - annwlinlcement that. lie had reached the North Pole. Dr. Cook was intensely interested, and said: "THat is cood news. I hope Pearv did c get to the pole. His ob serva,:ions and reports on that region will confirm mine. Asked if there was any proba.bility of Peary's having found the tube con taining his records, Dr. Cook replied: "I hope so. but that is doubtful on account of the drift." Dr. Cook added: "Commander Peary,would have reaehed the pole this year. Probably while I was in -the Arctic region last year his route was several hundred miles east of mine. We are rivals, of course, but the pole is good enough for two. ".That two men got to the pole along different paths," continued the explorer, "should furnish large ad ditions to scientific knowledge. Prob ably other parties will reach it in the next ten years since every explorer is helped by the experience of his pred ecessors, just -as Sverdrop's observa tion and reports were of immeasur able help to me. I can say nothing more, without knowing further de tails, than that I am glad of it. While Dr. Cook was conversing e'asually with some American friends I on the possibility of the denouement which electrified the world. Dr. Cook laughingly remarked: "It is quite possible that Peary will turn up now. He is due to get back, if he carries out his plans. We have always been friends. While 4 course we were riv als in the attempt to find the.pole, we have been friendly rivals." Those who have had the best op pontunities' to become acquainted with Dr. Cook here believe that he is not likely to enter into a controversy with Commander Peary. Sverdrop, who came here for the purpose of congra;tulating Dr. Cook, was most interested in ,the news that Pea-ry ha-d reached the pole. Sver drop is a remarka,bly tactiturn and careful man. He said: "There is nothingI can do about this particularly except that it is most importan.t and wonderful. It seems to me that Amer ica is doing wonderfully if two Amer icans are the first men to get to the pole afer such long struggles by so many men of different nationalities.'' Face Massage and alkinids of Facialj Work for Ladies, Wed-i nesday and Friday af ternoons, done at shop or call at homes. NALLMAN, Barber. Shop 906 Main St NOTICE TO JURORS. By order of His' Honor S. W. G. Shipp. I a.m authorized to notify all' Jurors drawn for the Court of Com mon Pleas whi'eh will convene on the* 13th instant that they need not at tend, as no jury cases will be tried at this erm. John C. Goggans, Clerk of Court. Sept. 6, 1909. 2t. Florence, S. C., Sept. 4, 1909. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, Newberry, S. C. Myx Dear Sir :-At the request of the Newberry Bar, communicated to me through Hon. 0. L.. 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