. Discovery of the North Pole : Dr. Frederick A. Cook's own story of how he reached the North Pole April 21st, 1908, and the story of Commander Robert E. Peary's discovery April 6th, 1909. Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940; Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920; Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration; North Pole (Alaska). HUDSON HONORED IN NEW YORK 323 seventh streets. There the twenty lights were hned up, occupying more than a block, facing the Hudson river. Each projector had an intensity of 50,- 000,000 candle power. The light was so powerful that when the operator turned it on a
. Discovery of the North Pole : Dr. Frederick A. Cook's own story of how he reached the North Pole April 21st, 1908, and the story of Commander Robert E. Peary's discovery April 6th, 1909. Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940; Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920; Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration; North Pole (Alaska). HUDSON HONORED IN NEW YORK 323 seventh streets. There the twenty lights were hned up, occupying more than a block, facing the Hudson river. Each projector had an intensity of 50,- 000,000 candle power. The light was so powerful that when the operator turned it on a tree during the preliminary practice every leaf was brought out in a hard brilliance of from the Philadelphia Inqairet, THE RACE FROM THE NORTH POLE HOJklE The most interesting effect was that obtained by forcing steam under heavy pressure through hose pipes. The pipes slatted about furious in mid air and the steam was thrown about in every direction. This was called "the battle of the serpents," or some such name, and as lighted up by the twenty projectors had a dazzling effect. Another effect was obtained by discharg- ing an aerial bomb high in the sky, then turning the searchlights up on it till the smoke cloud had Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Miller, J. Martin (James Martin), b. 1859. Philadelphia, Pa. : G. A. Parker
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