Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-22
NOT HERE TO ARGUE QUESTION
Brooklyn Man Says He Has Brought
Record Of His Work In Black and
White, and viii Abide by Verdict
Of Competent Judges--Met by
Family.
Try Assnc.atnn Press,

10y hSsutadtcu ticHct.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2i.-'I have
come from the pole. have brought
my story and my data with me. /
have not come home 10 enter into ar
guments with one or fifty men. but
| am here to present clear record
Of piece Ct work ever which | have
right to display certain amount of
pride.
81 am willing to abide by the final
verdict of competent judges. That
alone can satisfy me and the public.
Furthermore. not only will my re-
port be in black and white. but
will also bring to America human wit
ness to prove that have. been to the
pole"
Such is the sum and substance Of
the first message Or. Frederick A.
Cook brought home In person to
America today. answering his critics
the world over.
At O'Clock this morning the ex
plorer was on the deck of the Oscar
| ii which had purposely been held back
yesterday not TO disarrange the reeep-
tion plans of the Arctic Club of Ameri-
ca, but leaving Fire Island shortly az
ter midnight she nosed her way into
quarantine at an hour shortly too
early for everybody, but Dr. Cook.
There was an anxious wait at quar-
antine while the tugs bobbed nervous
ly about, the newspaper mon on board
shouting broken queries through
megaphones at the black sides of the
Oscar II high above them.
Explorer Rushes to His Wife.
| A speck in the distance began to
assume dimensions. Presently II was
recognizable as the tug bearing Mrs.
Cook and her two daughters. Quickly
the tug came alongside and. while the
heavy swell running ground her fen
ders against the plates OF her big sis
ter. DR. Cook clambored nimbly down
Jacobs ladder and with no concern
| for the cameras trained on him made
a rush for his wife. For the moment.
he even missed the children who stood
a few feet away, until his wife silent
ly led him to them. Then as he lift
ed his youngest daughter to his
shoulder. the silent, watching crowd
that lined the rails of the Oscar ii
broke into a storm OF cheers.
No Official Greeting.
As DR.. Cook finally stepped ashore
II was noticeable that no representa-
tive of the nation. the state nor the
city. was there TO greet him Bird
s Soler. president OF the borough of
Brooklyn, had welcomed him on the
] Grand Republic for that borough. but
the city of New York sent no oficiai
representative. Bat sincere and en-
thusiastsc to the pcin; Of tHnnltuoas-
ness. his welcome may be best
DESERVED as Bcighboriy affair. de-
void OF Official siEEihcance.
RiotcUs Scenes IN Brooklyn.
Brocklyn's reception 10 Ut. Cook
had an the clements OF ri7f except
violence. From the moment the
Grand Republic Ear5cd NJ 70 her
landing and the explorer. faaked BY
miIiiiamcn ard police. fought his Wy
into an automc bile. until he left IN,
Bushwick Club tonight 81 the Wal
Scrf- Astoria IN New York. the surg
ing crowds taxed the caracsty q the
pole. and more than once got out
81 centred
Along the fr~ miles of avenues
through W "a the explorer passed.
tho mounted police were continually
frhilng q way for br. Cooks auiomo-
biic. when they were not strmming
the masscd thousands who seemed 70
have only ono objcct-to break bose
and embrace Dr. Cook.
A. the Grand Republic steamed NJ
90 hcr dock the whistle q every crait