Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 8, 1909, Page 6

| | | | 6 t GRAND RAPIDS HERALD-REVIEW WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1909 COMMODORE PEARY REACHES THE POLE ARRIVED AT TOP OF WORLD ON APRIL 6 OF THE PRES- ENT YEAR. SCIENTIFIC WORLD ASTOUNDED News Given in Brief Message Sent From Labrador—Found No Trace of Dr. Cook’s Expedi- tion. s s . . * . s s s PEARY’S MESSAGES. s Indian Harbor, via Cape Ray, * N. P., Sept. 7.—To Associated * Press, New York: Stars and Strip- * es nailed to north pole. * —Peary. * New York, Sept 7.—A _ tele- * gram was received here for Her- * bert L. Bridgman, secretary of the * Arctic Club of America: It read “Pole Reached. Roosevelt safe. * “—Peary.”” © Brooklyn, Sept. 6—The follow- * ing message was received in * * s . Brooklyn: “Successful. Roose- velt Safe.—Peary.” 7 2 © * © © @ @ evreveeereneeenvene New York, Sept. 7—Peary has suc- seeded. “Stars and stripes nailed to the North Pole.” From out the Arctic darkness there was flashed this message which stun- ned the scientific world and thrilled the heart of every layman. From the Famous Arctic Explorer. coast of Labrador Peary gave world the news that he had at- tained his goal in the far North, while bleak to the at the same moment in far off Den- mark Dr. Frederick A. Cook of Brook- lyn was being dined and entertained | royally for the same achievement. First word of Peary’s success reached New York in a despatch to the Associated Press. It contained the bare announcement of his finding the pole. Almost simultaneously he had transmitted the news to London, repeating dramatically and simply: “Stars and stripes nailed to the North pole.” At the same time he similarly advised the governor of Newfound- jand. Entire World Startled. 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- terest aroused over this climax of man’s perseverance. News paper ex- tras were rushed from the press and | those who read marveled at the twist | ef the universe which had snatched the ice mask from the North in so| strange a manner. i Like Dr. Cook’s first message Peary’s was tantalizing in its brief- ness and the waiting public, stimulated by Cook’s success, was left unsatiated. For, as did Dr. Cook, Peary resumed his homeward voyage immediately after filing the curt news of discovery. A few words were added to this} meagre information at 2:50 p. m., when there was made public this ad- ditional information sent to Herbert | L. Bridgman of Brooklyn, secretary | ef theh Peary Arctic Club: “Pole reached. Roosevelt safe.” (Signed) Peary.” | This gave aSsurance that the vessel fm which Peary departed had passed through the ice unscathed, but details | of his homecoming and date of the discovery of the pole were still lack- | ing. It was not until the New York; Times had received a dispatch later in| the afternoon that these vital points were cleared up. The message said: “I have the pole, April 6. Expect arrive Chateau Bay Sept. 7th.” Year Later Than Cook. With this information at hand it was a comparatively simple matter to as- certain that the April 6th referred to was April of the present year, as his expedition did not start from New York until July 7, 1908. April 6, 1909.—the date that Peary planted the flag at the pole—and April 21, 1908, the date that Dr. Cook un-'! furled the stars and stripes, a year before, consequently become the car- dinal dates upon which exploration of the far North will rest hereafter. Though separated by nearly a year! the same feat was accomplished by two Ameriéans, neither of whom was aware of the movements of the other. Cook says that he founa no trace of Peary in the moving ice and according ‘to word which was received here ; through Capt. Robert Bartlett of Peary’s ship, the Roosevelt, late last night, Peary likewise found no signs of his reputed predecessor. However, this phase of Peary’s experience will not be thoroughly cleared up until a statement is obtained from his own lips. | Was Confident of Success. ' Lieutenant Peary said on July 8, 1908, to President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, when his boat, the Roosevelt, lay ready for the start in the harbor there: “I never felt so confident of success in all these years as I do now.” Later the president visited the ship and said goodbye to Peary. As he was taken off in a launch he stood up in the stern sheets, waved his hat, and shouted: “Good luck, Peary.” “Thank you,” shouted Peary back —and that was practically the start of this last expedition. Peary was taking no chances through carelessness in selecting his crew and assistants, or in fitting out his ship. In the main on the-last ex- | pedition, the Roosevelt had | proved jherself a wonderful vessel—the best ever seen in Arctic seas, and the best fitted to fight the ice and winds: of those regions. Before he started in July, Perry had his ship completely overhauled and largely refitted. "They put in two new boilers and new bottoms and new in- .|terior fixtures. The quarters for the crew were refurnished, and internally the whole ship was made over. The first news which came from Peary since he set out on his ship with this crew reached here last Sept. |26. It was dated Etah, North Green- ‘land, Aug. 17, 1908, and was addressed 'to Herbert L. Bridgman, secretary of the Peary club. It stated that every- ithing was well and closed with this paragrafih: “Unusually stormy season, but no ice yet. Snowing furiously now—plen- ty of it. From Littleton Island and Sabine north all depends on ice con- | ditions beyond. Have good supply, |Eskimo dogs and walrus meat. All well on board. Expect to steam north | some time tonight. —Peary.” His Other Expeditions. | Lieutenant Peary, first pushed into | the storm-swept icefields of the arctic | circle in 1886. Then a young com- | mander of the navy, he reconnoitered, to the considerable gain of science, | the inland bay, and partly crossed the continent. At that time he was only 30 years old, now he is 63. What short periods in the twenty-three in- tervening years that he has not passed 'in the silence of the frozen north he has spent in securing the financial backing and the supplies that he needed to push once more forward to- ward his one object, the north pole. There has centered his whole career. | Expedition after expedition he has led, jeach further than the last over the jice floes. Often he has been forced |to give over for the time the struggle | because of some accident that he could | not have foreseen, such as the disap- pearance of a cache. On all but the | severest parts of some of the expedi- ; tions his wife has gone with him. ; Their oldest daughter, Marie Ahmigh- ito, was born in one of the long arc- {tic nights at a point further north |than any other white child was ever | born. Peary went north for the second | time in 1891, and his wife went with ‘him. She left in the spring, when, after wintering on the western coast, ‘he cut diagonally across the ice cap to |a@ point never before visited, on the |mortheast coast of Greenland. There ‘he found a great indentation in the | shore, and as that was July 4, he |mamed it Independence bay. | Again in 1893, he went north. His ‘eurious knack of comprehending the | character of the Eskimo and winning j his trust was then as thereafter very ‘useful to him. His wife was with | him. In winter camp on this trip in | the widst of long wastes, only 13 de- grees from the pole, his daughter Marie was born. 7 His next expedition was the one that extended over four years. His ship was the Windward, owned then by the present Lord Northcliffe, then Mr. Harmsworth. Two Great Polar Dashes. All these years in the bleak arctic appear now as only preparatory to what came later. Peary’s former dash began on July 26, 1905, from Sydney, Breton. He now had the steamer Roosevelt, which was peculiarly con- structed for his purpose, with its crew tie rods to bind it together, its almost solid filling in at the bows, its heavily armored stern, and sheathed bull. After terrible hardship, the party reached “Farthest North,” 87 de- grees, six minutes, and turned back. Dr. Cook Is Pleased. Copenhagen, Sept. 7—Copenhagen was electrified by the report of Com- mander Peary’s announcement that he | had reached the North pole. Dr. Cook was immensely interested and said: “That is good news. get to the pole. His observations and | reports on that region will confirm mine.” Cook To Receive Medals. Copenhagen, Sept. 7—If any evi- dence is needed to establish Den- |; mark’s valuation of Dr. Cook it can be found in the fact that he is to receive the two highest possible offi- cial tokens within its gift. The king | is to confer on him the gold medal of merit with the crown, which only three geographers, Nansen, Sven He- din and Amundsen, are entitled to wear, and the Geographical society will bestow upon him its gold medal, which has been given to four other travelers, Nansen, Captain Scott, He din and Sverdrup. Cape | I hope Peary did | CONSUL MALMROS DES AT ROUEN GOVERNMENTAL REPRESENTA. TIVE IN FRANCE WAS MINNE SOTA PIONEER. LONG IN CONSULAR SERVICE Served as Adjutant General of Minne- sota During the Administration of Governor Ramsey. Oscar Malmros, a distinguished sol- dier, statesmen and lawyer in early Minnesota history, and adjutant gen- eral under Gov. Ramsey, from 1861 to 1865, died last week at Rouen, France; wheré he had served for near- ly five years as American counsul. Mr. Malmros was eighty-three years old. He leaves no family and, so far as is known by his friends in St. Paul, has no relatives living in America. He was born in Schleswig-Holstein, in 1826, and came to this country when twenty-six years old. After some time spent in Milwaukee, where he met with many reverses, he came to St. Paul in 1853. He was a brilliant law- yer, and was soon prominent in Re. publican politics in this state, Able Politician. During Ramsey’s campaign for gov- ernor he distinguished himself as a politician of unusual capabilities, and after the election was appointed adju- tant general by Gov. Ramsey. After the close of the Civil war he was ap. pointed American counsul to Turkey. Subsequently he served in that capac ity in Spain and Nova Scotia. He was transferred from the latter post to Colon, Panama, where he was sta- tioned until about five years ago. On his release from duty at Panama he came to St. Paul in 1904, and was the guest of P. J. Giesen, of 184 Sum- mit avenue, who was then living at 827 Mound street, Dayton’s Bluff. This was Mr. Malmros’ last visit to St. Paul, he being appointed, a few months after his arrival here, as con- sul to France. Wished to Die Here. At that time Mr. Malmros expressed a wish to die in St. Paul, and for years had sent money at regular intervals to a local bank for safe keeping and saving against the day he should re- turn here to spend his declining years. Although he owned no property here, it is thought that he left a large amount of money in local banks and deposit vaults. News regarding the aged consul’s death are meager, and it is not known what arrangements will be made for the funeral. CONFERENCE ON BABIES. To Take Up Medical, and Educational Phases. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 7.—The alarming increase in diseases of chil- dren attaches timely interest to the conference for the prevention of in- fant mortality to be held here by the American Academy of Medicine Nov. 11 and 12. The program announced, shows that a number of physicians and social workers prominent in this country and abroad, will participate. The principal European speaker will be Dr. Clemens Von Pirquet, who comes to the United States tm the early fall to become professor of pe- diatrics at the John Hopkins Medical school. Dr. Von Pirquet has attracted attention by his study of tuberculosis among children. BANK ROBBED OF §$2,000. Robbers Blow Safe at Foxhome and Escape on a Handcar. Fergus Falls, Minn., Sept. 7—Rob-! bers looted the State bank at Fox-/ home, fifteen miles west of here. They blew the safe and secured $2,000. They then escaped on a handcar, go- ing over to Breckenridge, ten miles west, where they threw the car into the river. It is supposed that they have escaped into North Dakota. The officers have no clue. Two Killed, Two Injured. Round Lake, N. Y., Sept. 7.—Two persons were killed and two others seriously injured here in a collision between the automobile in which they were returning from the Country club and an electric car on the Hudson Valley railway. The dead are: Dr. C. Curtis, of Round Lake, and Mrs. Blanche D. Silvernail, of Rochester, N. Y. The injured are: Mrs. Curtis and B. B. White of this place. Record Climb by American. Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 7.—Wal ter S. Bond, of New York, has climbed Mount Blanc from Chamonix in nine hours. He thus breaks the record of 9% hours, made by Moorehead an Englishman, in 1865. American Yacht Ellen Victor. Marblehead, Mass., Sept. 7.—The Ellen, owned by Charles P. Curtiss of Boston, won the fifth of the interna- tional sonder boat races off here. Andover Postoffice Robbed. Andover, S. D., Sept. 7—Cracksmen gained an entrance through the back window of the postoffice and blew open the safe with nitro-glycerine. They secured about $80,in cash and $8 worth of stamps. There is no clue to the robbers. Important Happenings of the Week Briefly Told. Mabel.—While Henry Pearson was oiling a threshing machine his cloth- ing caught in a belt. The belt broke, letting him loose, but not until he had sustained severe if not fatal in- Juries. $ Janesville—Lightning ‘struck St. worth of damage, A bolt also struck the call men’s room at the Northwest- ern. yards and stunned two men se- verely. Winona.—Rev. Theophilus S. Devitt bas formally accepted the call to the pastorate of the First Congregational church of this city and will take up his duties here on Oct. 1. He comes from Branford, Conn., where he has been a pastor seventeen years. Zumbrota.—During the electrical storm a large barn belonging to Knute Roningen was struck by lightning and burned, together with hay, feed and four valuable farm horses. Loss §$2,- 600, insurance $2,000. August Nelson also lost two stacks of oats by fire. Duluth.—Catherine, the two-year- old daughter of T. H. Spellman, 218 East Third street, fell from a window and was killed. She was sitting on the edge of a rear window, which ‘was open, but which was protected by a screen. She pressed against the screen and it gave way. The babe fell ten feet, breaking her neck.’ Le Sueur—James Gebbie, of Le Sueur, for many years manager of the St. John elevator here, com- mitted suicide by cutting his throat. Mr. Gebbie has been ill for quite a while and had expressed much fear of approaching insanity, and had said that he could not banish the thought of suicide from his mind. St. Cloud—John Winter of Roscoe, Minn., was arrested for the second time on a charge of selling liquor without a license by Sheriff B. J. Moritz. Winter pleaded not guity, and the case was continued to Sept. | 11. The prisoner was released upon his own recognizance. Sheriff Moritz says he found two cases of beer upon the defendant’s premises. Little Falls—William Menzel, whe fs in the county jail awaiting the action of the grand jury on a bur glary charge, made a second attempt to work his way to freedom. He secured a coal stove shaker while exercising in the outer corridor and forced the lock. Had he been given half an hour’s more time before dis- covery he would have escaped. Winona.—Daniel O’Brien, employed In the North-Western railway gravel pit near Lewiston, was found dead be- side the track. He had been to Lew- iston and had partaken freely of liquor. On the way back he was run cut off, the shock and loss of blood causing death. O’Brien had relatives near Chicago, and disposition of the body awaits their direction. Glenwood.—The firm of F. L. OL cott & Co., of Cumberland, has se- cured an option on the lumber yards of R. A. Cleveland at Glenwood, Boyceville and Emerald, and on the Fleming Lumber Company’s yard at |Emerald. This transaction is one of the* largest that has taken place in northern Wisconsin in years. Glen- wood will probably remain the head- quarters of the Cleveland yards. Brown’s Valley—While a band of Indians were encamped near this city | before leaving on a show tour through Iowa, one of the bucks got hold of some whiskey and came tepeeward in |@ shameful condition. Nothing daunt- ed, however, his squaw seized him and in the struggle bit off his nose. The Indians have named the camp- ing place “Cut Nose Hill.” They de- parted with the injured man, under give war dances in lowa. \ Stillwater—Antrew Connolly, a veteran of the First Minnesota reg- iment in the Civil war, thought to have committed suicide in 1869 near Dubuque, Iowa, has been discovered in a soldier’s home at Quincy, Ill. Adolphus C. Hospes of Company B, | recently chosen secretary of the regi- | mental organizations at Cannon Falls, was preparing a new roster of the members of the regiment when he made the discovery. A representative of thé organization will be sent to make a personal investigation of the case. | Kenosha—Kenosha and Milwaukee | will have new transportation arrange- ments within a few weeks, as the Hill Steam Boat Company, now operating the City of Marquette as a freight boat | between Kenosna and Chicago, is | planning to put a boat on the Kenosha- | Milwaukee run. The company recent- | ly purchased the tender “Dahlia” from the United States government and it has been entirely rebuilt and rechris- | tened the “Flora M. Hill.” It will go into commission some time in Septem- | ber and will take the place of the Marquette on the Chicago run and \this steamer will go on the run be jtween Kenosba and Milwaukee. Farmington.—Postmaster H. H. Jud- gon begins on the second cycle of twenty-five years in the service of the government as postmaster here. He ! celebrated his silver anniversary yes terday. Litchfield. — Theresa, | to death in that city. With a group of other girls she was passing & schoolhouse at dusk, when some boys in hiding made strange noises to scare them. They ran, Theresa Oacha dropping dead after a short run Mary’s Catholic church, doing $2,500 | down by a train and a leg and arm , H. W. 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