New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-22
DR.. DERRICK ARRIVES HERR
WILL NOT TALK ABOUT TROUBLE
WITH PEARY. But MAY MAKE
A STATEMENT LATER

DR. T. S. DERRICK, of Washington n r ~.
| started north four years ago as surgeon Of m.
Pedry expedition, and resigned one year ago u-5o.
circumstances that have never been explained =, =,
public later leaving the relief ship Erik ar r.
where he spent the winter and awaited tbs -
/ of Pesrys party. reached this city yesterday =
! company with Herbert T.. BFidgman sscretsrv -,
the Peary Arctic Club and several members 90 a..
expedition. He went TO the Hotel St. Denis. uber.
he spent the day with his wife and several os -.
relatives and friends refusing to give out -
statement concerning his trouble with Pssrv a. a.
any way 20 explain the of his resignin- fr,
the expedition Neither would he talk OF bis -
periences among the Esquimaus during the Io,
winter at Etah about his reported mental nv
soundness
~ will be recalled that upon reaching Sv5ns,, T.,
week Dr. Dedrick telesraphed to New-Yorss III.
such reports were false but that he would maxi
no further statement until he reached this CITY
Yesterday he said in the afternoon:
Il have nothing at present add to what ,,tS
the other day In the first place Commander psa
has not returned. Then. too. this is NY frs, d.1
with my relatives and friends 7 am very busv
with personal affairs. and l have no time to MAXI
statements. The public seems to think I bav.
something sensational to disclose, but whether or
not that is true. not going to disclose ID now
In the evening Dr.. Frederick Cook, of No 81 Bush.
wick-ave.. Brooklyn who the surgeon Of the
relief ship Erik and against whose advice DR.
DERRICK remained in the north. called on him at the
hotel and took him TO his home Tn BROOKLYN wbe1s
he again asked TO make some sort of a state
ment explaining the cause Of his leaving the Peary
expedition. but he again refused although Dr. Cook
urged him 10 speak He finally said that he would
issue statement next Wednesday evening at :
at DR.. Cooks house, at least in part explaining his
position.
DR.. DERRICK. who is comparatively young man.
rather shorter than the normal shows little sign
Of the suffering he is said have endured. He is
brown skinned. but apparently in the best q
ha-.I
for causes that neither he nor Peary have stated
he was brought south by the relief ship Erik. IN
der command of Herbert l. Bridgman, far as
Etah. Smith Sound. where he left the ship aud
SO the members of the relief expedition say. against
all advice refused TO return. He said. according
the relief party that he would wait there for the
return OF the Peary party in the spring and would
resist all efforts to get him aboard ship again In
their report the members Of the relief expedition
said later: The course he (Dr. Dedrick) has pur-
sued can only be accounted for BY some alteration
hard winter a Etah.
Mr. Brtdgman brought with him to New-York
four dogs. an otter a walTus and musk OK. which
he personally conducted at once to the New,York
also started on the southern Journey with him,
and died Nj Brdgman is going to have them
stuffed for the characterization of his home He also
onp 81 Peary COOK which he Exhibited pro1d
He is somewhat at loss what 70 do with this,
About Dr. pedrs , case knoO 1 nothing Mr.
IF he has made statement TO the he has
made none to me, either. / am much in the dark
2 bout the whole affair I have been for a year
1t is up 10 him TO explain the whole affair. It
does not concern me
Sneaking FOR the club, Mr. Bridgeman said that
all were satisfied with what Peary had accom-
nIished even II he had not reached the pole
The fact that all subscriptions paid up A.
year ago to meet the expenses, and all the money
" hich has come in during the last twelve months
has been 1urely voluntary. is enough TO prove
our confidence and satisfaction" he said
Commander and Mrs Pe4ry expected 70
reach this city Tuesday Wednesday