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Show ADMIRAL IS SHOCKED Peary Sorrows For Wives of Brave Men Who Perished Washington. Feb lo Roar Admiral Admi-ral Robert E. Peary, ( S. N . retired, who received a old modal and the thanUs of congress a the first man to attain the north pole, said when he received the news today of the death of Captain Scott and his companions: com-panions: "The news came to me as a terrible terri-ble shock. Mrs Scott and thp wives and relatives of the brave men who perished with Captain Scott and the whole British nation have my deepest .sincerest and most heartfelt sympathy and Olldob nr r Admiral Peary at present is recovering recov-ering from a surgical operation. Rear Admiral Chester retired, a t otispit uous fip'ire in polar exploration, explora-tion, officials of the National Cco-graphic Cco-graphic society and the entire colony of scientists here, who had been watching the rate to the south pole were shocked b the news of the u tastrophe Tribute to Scott Captain Raold Amundsen, who led in the race lo the pole against Captain Cap-tain Scott and other competitors, paid a gloving tribute to Scott in the course of the address he recently made here before the National Geographical Geo-graphical Bociet) nn receiving ihe society's so-ciety's gold medal commemorating bis achievement. It was Amundsen's belief that Scott bad achieved the south pole and then bad been delayed on ins rtuiu for i! e purpose of gatherum scientific data |