Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-23
BUSY DAYS AHEAD FOR COOK.

New York, Sept. 22.--"Home" will
not mean rest for DR.. Frederick A.
Cock for weeks to come. The man who
says he was first at the North pole
arose this morning to begin day of
hard work. Piled in the sitting room of
his suite at the Waldorf Astoria We're
nearly 1000 letters and kilograms from
all parts of the world. which the ex-
plorer must examine and to MANY OF
which he must give immediate an
sNers. So today he shut himself up
with the young English secretary
whom United States Minister. ESan
had sent with him from Copenhagen
and set to work.
DR. Cook went to bed at 1890 last
night thoroughly weary man. I'm
dead tired" he told his financial back
er. John II. Bradley, who was the last
person to leave the suite which the
explorer and his family will occupy
for the next few days. at has been 4
great day; and I'm full of thankfulness
to my friends for their welcome, but
I've been up since daylight and L
want to sleep"
DR. Cook will stay in his rooms prac-
tically all the time until his next pub
lie appearance, which will be at the
banquet rendered by the Arctic Club
tomorrow night at the WaldorfAsto-
ria. He has urgent secretarial work
ahead enough to last him for a week.
and fresh letters and messages are
constantly arriving. A majority of
these are FROM theatrical managers.
bodies and civic organizations which
are anxious to have the explorer lee
ture or attend public functions in va
rious cities. Others are from publish
ers that are bidding for his literary
output.
DR.. Cook has put all but the finish-
ing touches to the first book narrative
of his polar experiences. but it is prob
able that he will write a series of mag
azinc articles also. His first labor.
/ however, will be the preparation of the
record of his discoveries upon which
he depends to convince the scientific
world and the world at large, that his
claims are well founded. He has prom
| Used that this record shall be made
public as soon as it is filed, first with
the University of Copenhagen and
probably without waiting for the YER
dict of that body.
Neither the discoverer nor Mr.. Brad
| ley has commented on Commander
Pearys latest decision to remain in
comparative retirement until the
question of polar supremacy is settled.
| 1t is believed, however, that now bea
ing fully launched on a career of pub
LEFTY. DR. Cook will not follow the
naval officers example. "Why should
| he"' said one of his friends today.
| "Cook says he found the North pole.
Even to admit that there is ground to
| doubt his claims would be a confess
| sion of weakness. DIR. Cook Is the fOre~
most figure now before the public eye
| in America He feels that he owes a
duty to the American people. While he
Is reticent about the scientific proof Of
his discoveries until it has been laid
bel fore jury competent to recognize
| it's truth, there is no reason why he
should seclude himself any further
i than his work and the demands Of his
family from which he has been so long
separated, require
/ While the returning explorer had q
few brief opportunities to talk with
his wife and children and his brothers
and sisters during lulls in the welcome
of yesterday, he was not really alone
with them until late last night.
The explorer had added nothing more
definite to the remark he let fall yes.
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