New-York tribune., 1909-09-11
EXPLORERS HERE SOON
pE4RY SHIP IN PARADE
Controversy Wares Warmer as Pole
Finders Near This Citu

with,
that Commander Pesry was ending his tourney 20
Sydney ana that DR.. Cook had actually taken his
departure from the Dsnish capital so that the
rival claimants 10 the title OF discoverer OF the
North Pole VIII have met in this city within short
rinne With their notebooks and their narratives
Moreover, new Interpretation was put upon Harry
Whitneys flight up the Greenland coast with the
schooner Jeanie and DR.. Cooks records and instru-
nisuts, that il would seem that those factors too
which may prove OF great Importance in the
struggle may also be here soon after the issue has
lsen joined
The Roosevelt viii steam with the naval parade
~ the Hudson-Fulton celebration which is TO start
up the river on October /. with the Half Moon and
the GerHont IN the lead While the Hudson-F Full
ton commission vas holding meeting TO discuss
he most proper means OF obtaining the Roosevelt
az en- added attraction 10 the two famous ships
'he following telegram reached them which solved
The difficulty. II was dated from Sydney yesterday:
Peary retic Club applies for position for its
Stealnt ooSeNelt with the North Pole in the
naval pa -oe Il. l. BRIDGMAN.
The commission wired Mr. Bridgman
thsf they accepted the offer with pleasure They
look upon the incident singulsrly fortunate. as
me celebration is in honor OF a great geographical
discovery and grea; geographer.
oispatch from Sydney last night quoted Herbert
:, BTfdGman as saying that II the yacht John Il.
Erad.ey. which took DR.. Cook TO Greenland. was in
he Huoson-fNultop parade the Roosevelt would not
participate
Why Harry Whitney went back TO Etah with
IDr. Cooks records snd Instruments al the very
moment when the whole world was awaiting TO
earn their contents explained by Dr. r. o.
Stebhins, OF the Arctic Club. whose position the
controversy is that both explorers must produce
proofs of their claims. but that both must be
heNed until they are discredited by proof de-
fault
Thar question is very simple he said Most
people have forgotten in the excitement OF the
moment that the Jeane was carrying north Meme
wallace. young Esquimau. The story widely
Circulated that the Arctic Club. in whose charge
ne was left was keeping him prisoner here, while
he wanted 20 90 north again to his people That
was prepoSterous, of course The lad had refused
70 90 north with Peary last year because he
wanted 10 come back and Join circus. We sent
him Up with the Jeanie from ST. Johns
PEARY MAY HAVE COOKS RECORDS.
The Jesnie s-ou will remember met the Roose-
rs!t. according Pearys dispatches al North Star
BAY, and there turned over the coal she was carry
srg As the schooner sent primarily TO bring
hsck Whitney. he transferred 20 her. But Meme
would probably not find any of his people far
south North Star Bay. since nearly the whole
'rlbe had been gathered by Peary at Etah
about Cape Sheridan. So, carry out her agree
n1ent. the Jesnie pushed on. probably Etah to
leave the boy. Whitney knows that those records
are ~ tremendous Importance Dr. Cook, and
think that he Will probably rush south with them
FAST he drive the Jeanie, II, indeed, he
did not send them on the Roosevelt in care Of
Fssrv and his men
! think the bad feeling bet xeeu Commander
Psary and Dr.. Cook has been considerably exag-
gsrsted.' DR.. Stebhins went on When the Erik
rsme back last year she brought Mr. Bridgnlan a
lstte-. in which Pesry told Of having instructed
whitney whom he left with the stores at Etah.
n keep lookout for Cook. 10 20 in search Of
tfn Il the spring II ne had not appeared. and TO
help him and give him shelter If he should find
nm. The reported charges that Peary pundered
Or cooks depots have already been fully eA-
planned They grew OF mistaken readings Of
he dispatches. What happened was this: The
Esauluaus broke into the Cook while Frsnke
away from Etah. Peary found that this had
happened, and restocked the place with stores Of
zig oVn. which he meant for Cooks use.
-Pesry is not altogether mistaken in speaking
m ne sweeping Vsy he does OF my Esquimaus'
snd ny dogs in those regions. The Cape York
Esquinsus. who have aided him in all his expedi-
r-ors ere u entirely different race from those
cf southern Greenland and the Labrador regions.
Thsv srs taller. speak different language, and
d. MT mix ~ all with the others. There are not,
suppose, rhan three hundred OF them IN all.
These people do not raise dogs for their own use.
tgt Only ss Commander Peary mas asked them 10.
When he hrst went up there they had hardly q
DOZEN dogs % e whole village. for they seldom
move from placs 70 place and then travel very
HEht
'Peary has Won their friendship, and has repaid
1hen msnv vines ever for al they have done
tor him. He brings them files, saws, cloth and
0oZens of other conyeniences which they could get
n no other Wav, and wood which is exceedingly
scarce OF course, he can XIII game f2r better
-han Jiev. and leaves them skins by the hundred
and Ereat stores OF meat In return, they gather
= meet MIN where he desires, and breed UP dogs
tor has expeditions. 50 the dogs AZ least 10
's'n extent. belong 70 Peary.
MONET OF 10 VALUE THERk
Clearly. though, Dr. Cooks expedition in no
wy inrerfered with Pesry's arrangements in this
respect for he tells Of finding dogs in plenty, and
gene n almost unprecedented amounts. Another
tri7E, probably no other man in the world could
have gone up there and persuaded the Esquimsus
n = attn him or let him have the dogs million
oollsfs would not have bought q single dog. for
ncnst worthless there. Dr. Cook had been there
IS surgeon n the 1902 expedition, when Peary's
dsVr-'er Hss born. and he was known al the
easr men NJ The tribe as powerful medicine man,
~ whom -hey we're grateful and loyal"
Sor'' details # Commander Peary's trip I'D 10
'0f aS'l parallel which printed yesterday
were reg~rded by explorers throwing little light
en Ir cooks story. either 20 confirm or deny.
commander Peary mas disproved objections
N.i.A were raised against the Cook story said
t!Trs , Adams of the American Geographical
s'cets. lie covered far greater daily distances,
7A4 &c. showed that one can travel by night He
'aa gone SIX days north from Cape Columbia
'lsi d 70 March 6-before he even the sun,
s~- .9ng after the days must have been hardly
more tlan brief double twiliglts.
lie raises a point which, while strictly cor
''vo!a'l.g The cook story comedies with L IN an
interesting manner. on March II. when the party
Vas at about The 65th parallel soundings showed
'l' sea depth o. be 1870 feet That he says shows
nat tnet had pa ssed the edge OF the continental
H-e' Thai IS the term geogTdphers give the com
+'ratte'- ',c edge oL bottom which lies along
he 7orGo-s ~ continental bodies Of land. Isolated
aac Is seldom found outside the shelf. except from
t'cani1 gauses Al the edge the shelf usually
bitches Gown more sharply 20 oceanic depths.
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