Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-15
DIDN'T EVER GET NEAR SUMMIT
Man Who Was Sole Companion Of the
Doctor on Famous Climb Declares
Picture Purporting TO Show Top OF
Snow clad Mountain. Was Taken
Far From Highest Point.

NEW YORK, oct. ii.-The Clone
PRINTS 4 copy of afiidavit made by
Edwin \. Barrili who accompanied
Or. Frederick A. Cook at the time he
announced his reaching the summit OF
Mount Mckinley. The affidavit was
made before a notary public al
Tacoma. Wash. ON October 4, and has
lust been received In New York. Bar
RMS affidavit states in effect that he
was the only person present with DIR.
Cook ON the date when he claims TO
have reached the summit of Mount
Mckinley: that they did not, in fact.
reach the summit. and the nearest
pCint to the summit reached was at
least fourteen miles distant from the
summit OF that mountain. the eleva-
ton at no time exceeding 10000 feet.
Barrill's affidavit also brings into
question j number of the photographs
which Dr. Cook has given as repre-
senting the summit and other high al
Earrill affidavit says at the out
set that he was bern in Ruifalo IN
1864 and now resides at Darby. Mont
He says he was the only party pres
ent with Dir. Cock when be claims To
have reached the summit of Mt. Nc
KinIey and that he is the party re-
ferred 10 as Barriile or Edward Bar
rifle. in DR.. Cooks book entitled:
ITO the Top Of the Continent" bear
ing on the expedition to Mt. Me
kinley.
He details his first meeting with
DR.. Cook at MissOuia, where the lat
ter was accompanied by Professor
! Parker. OF Columbia University, X.
W Porter and others.
Organization Of Expedition.
The organization OF the Mt. Nc
Kinley expedition is explained, the
members consisting OF Fred Printz, a
guide, Thelmore Brown, an artist OF
Tacoma: Walter Miller. a photograph
er Of Seattle; Samuel Beecher. who
acted as cock for the party and Bar
rill. The party sailed from Seattle
May II. 1906.
Earrill recounts that at the start OF
the trip he prepared to keep an exact
diary and sets forth that this diary,
marked Exhibit A." attached to the
affidavit, lis a pocket diary kept by
me during all the time that DIR. Cook
and were together near Mt. Mckin-
/ ley and the same is a truthful record
with the exception of the entries and
changes made by me therein under the
orders Of Dr. Cock
-rne diary referred to by Barrill
as attached to the affidavit is now IN
{ possession Of the New York Globe.
me affidavit Their proceeds as fol-
lows:
On the evening OF September 9th
1906. Dr. Cook and I started atone
fer the purpose Of exploring Mt Nc
Kinley. He informed me before start
! ing that his purpose was to find a way
tor ascending the mountain. as he and
Professor Parker intended to climb
the mountain the following year.
Diary Kept Under Cooks Direction.
AS shown by my diary. We took &c
the ice On September 9Th From and
including the sth down 70 and tn
GLIDING the 18th Of September al
writings in my diary are by me. bul
were made under the direction Of DIT
Cook. also changed the dates dur
ing the time under his direction. Th'
/ figures 1870 IN the date Of Septem
Der I2ta we're changed by me az tb'
dic;ation Of Dr. Cook. On Sep;embeI
18th Dr. Cook directed me TO stoI
keeping my diary and leave the page
therein blank. ] cannot now remem
Der the exact dates or figures whicl
q had In my diary. before ] vas q