The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-09-21
When Steamer With Famous
Oiscoverer of Pole Steamed
Into New York Harbor Was
A Wild Scene.
HIS EYES FILLED UP
WHEN GREETED BY WIFE
Ship Was Boarded by Army of
Reporters and the Explorer
Submitted Gracefully to an
Interview.
(American News Service)

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New York, Sept. 21.-Dr. Frederick
A. Cook, the American explorer who
on September 1 electrified the world
with the announcement that he had
discovered the North Pole, came homo
today. He arrived happy man. his
Homecoming only by the attack made
upon him by Commander Robt. E.
Peary, his rival
DIR. Cook defied his critic. declared
that he had his proofs. and said he
was willing to let the public Judge,
though deploring the controversy. He
said that he had brought his data and
that Harry Whitney has duplicates.
New York greeted different look
ing Arctic hero than the weather-b beat
en-. dilapidated conqueror who sailed
into Copenhagen, when the Scandina-
vtan-American liner Oscar II, with
flags flying and people cheering
steamed up the bay this morning, sur.
rounded by bedecked tugs. footing
launches and conveying steamers.
Asked to Face Camera.
DR.. Cook was then asked to face the
cameras Of the photographers. He
laughed little but good-naturedly did
as he was hidden By the camera men.
After he had been snapped several
times, a little 4-year-old girl, blonde
and pretty, who mad watched him with
wide eyed wonde-ment moved near
him and he picked her up and was
snapped with her III his arms.
Then the questions began again.
The first one put was a momentous
one: Have you your notes and data
with your"
Yes. have" he said and his eyes
snapped.
and some duplicate data. He is q
noble gentleman end he can be trust
ed to speak the truth
Then DR.. Cook began inquiring for
his family. When he was informed
that they were close at hand on board
the tugboat John Gilperson. his face
beamed and he ran to the side Of the
deck and began peering through the
mist
He Clasps His Wife.
When he clasped his wife in his
arms neither of them uttered a word
for some time. Then she murmured:
"Oh. Fred" And that was all she
could say. DR.. Cook patted her af-
fectionately, but he couldn't say any
thing.
Their two little girls finally broke
the spell that kept their mother and
father silent They rushed up and
each seized one of DR.. Cooks hands.
Hello, papa" cried Ruth, the
youngest.
Helen, the older. then chimed in
with greeting aul DR.. Cook picked
Ruth and then Helen up in his arms
and kissed them.
Meantime the tugboat Gilperson had
turned her nose toward New York and
started off at full speed. As she left
she gave the Oscar II a parting sa-
lutte, which was responded to by the
big whistle of the liner.
At this time the steamship Mon
mouth was coming the bay. She sa-
luted the Gilperson and the scores Of
passengers on boari her crowded out
on the decks and waved a greeting to
DR.. Cook.
Every craft in the bay then began
saluting the tugboat- When II reach
ed Liberty Statue it was met by the
Grand Republic.
Brooklyn Wrought Up.
Enthusiasm over Dr. Cooks arrival
In Brooklyn became SO intense this
afternoon that fears were entertained
for the explorers life. Police re-
serves were called out to assist the
guard Of the mffitamen and the po-
lice guarding the club house. Never
before had such demonstration been
seen in Brooklyn As the automobile
containing the doctor reached the
club house the crowd surged around
the building and all reserves were
called from five station houses. The
good uatured efforts to shake Cook by
the hand resulted in injury for many.
Women were tf6mpled and injured At
Bushwick and Willoughby avenues op-
posite Cooks home . triumphal arch
had been erected and as he passed
under It he g1xed upon the heroic por-
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