HOW PEARY WON THE POLE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 608, 10 September 1909, Page 5

HOW PEARY WON THE POLE.

HE "lAS COOK HAILIB."

TELLS THE STORY IN BRIEF IN ALL ITS STAGES.

ONE MAN LOST-PROFESSOR MARVIN.

Commander E. E. Peary, who reached the North Pole on April ,6, 6 1909, and whose.claim to priority is contested by Dr. Cook's claim of , having reached.the' Pole on April 21, 1908, has telegraphed:— "DON'T WORRY ABOUT COOK. I HAVE HIM NAILED."

STAGES OF NORTHV/ARD STRUGGLE. I

-..- CONQUERED PARALLELS. PASSING OF VARIOUS NORTHERN , , RECORDS.. '■-.. (By Telegraph.—Press Association,—OoßTtlghU , (Rec. September 9, 10.80 p.m.) . ,"-■.. : ;'Now York, September 9. Commander R. E. Peary has forwarded q the "New; York Times,".',, by ■» wircJess tolography, via Newfoundland, the following summary of his expedition, for publication in pase.the,paper is.unablo.to get the full story in time for to-day's issue.: ,■•■ • After wintering at' Cape , Sheridan, in Grant Land,-tho sledgo expedition left the steamer Roosevelt on Fobruary 15, 1909,- and started north.of Cape Columbia.■'.' . -v . On March 1 the sledge, party-passed the British' Farthest North record. [The British,record is that of Lieutenant (afterwards ( Adiniral) A. H. Ifarkham, who led a slodw party in connection with tho 1875-7 C expedition of Sir Geo. Narcs in the Alert and the Discovery, llarkhani reached latitude 83 degrees 10' minutes 2G seconds. He named Cape Columbia.] . ■ / ' ; ■ • ■• Oh March 2. they were delayed by; open' water until March. 11, when.theyvsucceeded' in crossing find passed tho 84th parallel. '. They encountered an open, Wad (channel of water)'on. March 15, ■ .. ' 'On March 18. they crossed ,'thp 85th parallel;. on' March 22, they crossed tho 86th. After encountering 'an open lead, they passed the Norwegian record on March. 23. : [The Norwegian record,;.Nansen's, was beaten ■by- Captain Cngni's (Italian). Nansen in 1895 reached, 86 degrees 13 minutes.] .. ..' ' .-; .. './The nest.day,-March '24, \ they .left . the Italian- Farthest. North record behind them. [The Italian record/ which was the Farthest North" till Peary's beat it, was established in 1900 by Captain Cagm! ono of. the sledge-party . leaders of; tho Duke.'of-Abrnzzi'e expedition. Ho reached, latitude 86. degrees 34 minutes;] .■ ■ ; They encountered .an. open, lead on.March'; 26, and .'passed tho 87 th parallel on March 27.- ■/■ '■■ ■•'■'■■'."•- >'■■".. ''"' : .V. : ''-' : '- r :'r < Oil March .23 -they passed the American/' record, and 'were , held up by open water, till Man* 29: : '■'<'. '" ; ;: ;-- ~': J ■ ! '"' ■[The .'lmerican Farthest North , record hitherto, and.also.tha world's record,'was,Peary's own. 87 degrees G minutes, established in'l9o6.] "They crossed tho 88th parallel'on April : 2; and the 39th onTAprlN.', ; ; ; ;' •,'• V ' ../' .;.. Tlio ■. North. Polo whs ; reached' on : April 6. •Tlmy left agaiivo'n A'pnl'".-.. 1 ; V ■ '' . 'i,7': ' On April-23 they regained Cape/Columbia,, and arrived on board the Roosevelt on April. ' Tlio RnoEPTclt reached: Qapo Sheridan'.on. i'liily. .18, passed Capo Sabine'on August 8,tuti Capß Yark on. August ,20. . ■, , ;: ■;,.■',;. 'PROFESSOR MARVIW'SD^ATH^; ,'■,-■.'-.. DROWNED ON Apß.lL.lp.';';',-'.'//v,' IN CHARGE 01? SUPPORTING,PARTY. , . ;■". (Roc. September 9,; 10.30 p.m.) - ; -'. ': .:'■■' '■".'..-'. '.'■.■ Now YorlCi'September. 9.' 'fAll the. niembura of.Commander Peary's expedition, save_ one, are, returning;; and aro in good health. Tho exception, is Professor Marvin, who was drowned on April 10, four days after .the advance; expedition hac) roaphed the P01e... . .. '-.■ ; ; . -....- ■' '■.■ .. .-'.- i Tho fatality occurred ,45 . miles north 1 - of Capo Columbia, while Professor Marvin, was returning ■from,the 86th parallel.; He waa ,, then in,cbmmand of a.supporting party,'•■-: [Professor Marvin is presumably Mr. Rosa G. Manin, a native of Elinira; New York State, Cornell graduate, now : about twenty-nine years old. '■ ■ Mr.' Marvin was for the ■second time acting as. Commander Peary'n assistant and secretary of tho, expedition. He . is de6oribed' as a, stalwart athlete.] "/ . ; ■-• "KQ SENSE OF HONOUR." PEARY ON DR. COOK'S FORESTALLING ', ': TACTICS. _. ,;■■/;, '~'-. took eskimos" and dogs, ''jumped". :' : >,:■.-■/. / ;:, : , ..depot.; '- ;: ■.■•.■■. ■;;.}; ; ■; ■ .(Rec. September 9, 9.25 p.m. ) ■ ' , : ; ..■';.' .;.; ■ v : New Yorkj September 9/ ; The'"Npw Times" publishes "a letter which Commander Peary wroto in May, 1908, for the purpose of a record, elating: : : •'Dγ. Cook has located himself at ■ . Etah.(in Northern Greenland), which has been my depot; for years, i : "He has appropriated the Eskimos I trained, and he.(ias taken the dogs cql-, . lectad ready (or my coming.". . -,'• Cqmmaiider Peary's letter concludes: ■■■:■ /'Dr,Cook's aciion in going north sub :' ; rosa Is for the admitted purpose of fore> stalling me, and is one which no man possessing a sense of honour would be guilty of." ■;' ,; ; [It was from Etah that Dr. Cook, in' August, 1907, definitely announced his dash for the Pole. Commander Poary'a letter was written in May, 1908, and he left Now York in.July, 1908, The allegation against Dr. Cook as to tho dogs and the Eskimos has already been made by Sir Geo, Narcs.] ■', . ■ . . . . PUBLICATION IN LONDON. i ■ ;' ' (Rec. September 9, 10.30 p.m.) : .' ; London, September 9. ■ "The Times" is publishing the story, and will issue further editions if the continuation of the narrative is received. , AN AMERICAN VIEW. ' (U7 TelcEraDh.—Special OorrcsDondent.t Christcliurch, Ssptomber 9. Tho representative of the World's Women's Christian Temperance Union,- Mrs. It. Lento Stevenson, arrivcil in Christclmrch to-day from the north. Mrs. Stevenson was asked what she thought, a? a patriotic Amerirnn',' of tho cxplo;ts of her ■ countrymen, Dr. Cook and Commander Peary. • She wid that she could hot understand tho-doubt which ■ hod , boon .tliiojw oa Dx. Cooxe <nvflitn,i; ,oi hit ewedi«

tion. Hβ was a man of unblemished reputation, and it was most unlikely, unless he had gone, "daft," that he would invent the story he had given the world. A ppseiblo .' reason for the cloud of doubt that had arisen wae ; that some people specially interested, in Peary's ' mission were rebelling against tho sole honour ! being given to Dr. Cook. Eyoryone had expeoted Peary, to got through, as his expedition had been planned with very great '.care. .