Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-18
|,llKTS MESSAGE TO
/ AMERICAN PEOPLE
l.. Records Of Observations
wade by Him Which viii
Prove His Claim.
las, SCIENTIST FOR HIM.
.,,.u. Head Of Greenland IN
,,,or. Tested Ills Figures
Aud Is Convinced.

.a the steamship Oscar H.
q sent IA. via Marooni wireless
b 90 - n cape Race, \. F. sept
,sss,r ,be people Of America 20
II ~ s,uest confidence In my con-
N ~ the pole. have rScords o.
au'A ton. made by me which WIZ
claim. shall be glad "
r''. , ~ fsc, on American soil"
y ~ 80 ,be brief message Dr. COOK
l'.s .sEed the Associated Press 20
eiN Me countrymen as he nears
w N The steamer oscar H. aue !"
[.g YORK Monday. 49,. as.er
Wv - discussed freely the ass'r
4 pn commander Peary that ne
on' mad never reached the noE,,n
~, ac5 gave a detailed story OF inc
l"N ~ ~, brought about the disseh-
aus .,.en the two explorers.
o mn. be departed for the north d.
IN he left provisions at Anna
ga nortb Of Etah. in charge OF Ru-
'OoN, prancke and several EslNmos'
IL, had Instructions TO- go Sour
fle..5 INHALER and return iatei ne
~ bat missed the returning
,ri1r 10 q slight Illness re IT, w.,
=. zion aboard Peary's snip wv
.syelt. and proceeded north-
SUPPLY DEPOT INCIDENT.
.,.o,,nander Peary found nay supply
(. ~ m Anaatook DR.. Cook cohtil
and thc Eskimo ia charge too
,bst was dead which they tully
,.r.,ed 10 be- true az the time,
4 ap,srv nlaced two men In charge o.
1 5cnct RoatsWain Murphy and an
.,b.r Harry whitney. the New raven
,n,ter also remained there. MURPHY
ssS orders 70 search for me. but was
I'M hat he could send Eshdmos north-
nori the following spring
When | returned from the pole IN
s,n,rtedly. Harry whitney was TIE
~, 10 see me and TO tell me what had
o,cnrred. whitney was placed IN po-
session Of the facts concerning my
|hirnov 10 the pole. on condition that
h would not inform Commander fealS
H. bis men OF them. At the same time
he Esklmos who had accompanied me
rorth we're told 10 maintain the strict
Isl silence.
when went into the depot there
wss a dispute between myself and
Murphy. who delivered 20 me written
Instructions De had received from
Peary although he himself could
neither read nor write. These instruc-
lions showed that he WAS making "A
Trading station OF my depot. the con-
$50. - ..hf.H haI Inrg. trana fr trad
inc Tor fus and skins"
Dr. Cook said he was intensely an
noJed at this use Of his supplies and
threatened 20 kick out Murphy and his
companions Finally. however he con-
snied To their remaining at the depot.
As here was no other shelter for them.
One one occasion Murphy asked me
sbupily. Have you been beyond 81?
d. Cook said
Bot J was determined not 10 let
Peay know Of my movements and re-
i'ad evasively that l had been much
arher north. From this statement
'as been c0ncoctcd the declaration that
bad said that I had not reached the
pole
Dr Cook declared that neither Harry
Amlneys nor his cooks records are
IN uoard the steamer Roosevelt and
Nat therefore Pearys information con-
lilg him emanated from BoatsWain
Murphy who knew nothing OF his
Movements Or Cook said he had ar.
aage1 for The two Eskimos who went
wa him % the pole. and Knud Ras-
.a'sen whom he met In Greenland.
y 30 10 New York and confirm the
soy oi his discovery.
Ni me passengers are impressed bv
,UH sincerity NJ DR.. Cook. AS indicated
~ ns conversation with them In regard
~ ,ls discovery of the pole. lie saw
~ pas given the Danish government
l.u'r ~ his achievements and nov rs
p.iared 10 lay these proofs before a
'0'Pf'ent body In America.
DR. QUERvIAN FOR HIM
1lT.ch. Sept is.-Dr ouervan CHIEF
~ W. swiss scientific expedition 10
rr" NJ The first European ~ meet
'vok M Greenland after the Amerf-
b.. sAplor'r's return from the north
ts. s returned here Dr. Ouerivin SAYS
sss sllef having tested Cooks fsures
c,o, .a.enents De- Is convinced maj
~" 'aehed the north pole.