Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-21
COOK IS PREPARED
70 PROVE CLAIMS
EXPLORER HAS DATA AND IN.
sTRUMENTs TO suesrANTlATE
HIS DISCOVERY.
DENMARK BELIEVES HIM,
WILL GET FIRST PROOFS

Cook Prepared to Meet Any Charges
Peary May Bring to Dispute His
cIaims-Whitney Has substantiatve
Evidence-cook Welcomed at Brook
Iyn-Peary Reaches Sydney.
New York, Sept 21.-'I shall await
events" said Dr. Cook to the Asso-
ciated Press just before he left the
dock of the Oscar II. at quarantine to-
day to be brought to the city by the
welcoming committee.
when my material has been got to-
gether and put into shape it will be
submitted in the first instance to the
University of Copenhagen. After that
1t will be laid before the geographical
societies of the world. l will not con-
sent to submit any fragmentary por-.
tions of my observations or my records
to any one. My reports and all data
connected with my trip must be ex-
amined in their entirety, together with
my instruments, some of which have
In my possession now and others of
which are on their way to America at
the present moment. These will all be
properly controlled and tested before
submission to scientific bodies"
Denmark Believes in Cook.
In regard to the recognition of his
feat by Denmark Cook remarked:
"Daagaard Jensen, inspector of Dam
ish North Greenland, after hearing
Rasmussen and talking with Governor
kraul, of Upernavik, who had seen and
read the entire record, telegraphed the
Danish government in Copenhagen his
assurance of the truth of my dedlara-
tions and guaranteeing them as au-
thentic. The Danish authorities in
Greenland, who are in reality advisors
of the Danish government, have been
for nearly four months in possession
of all the details of my trip. The
Danish government and the University
of Copenhagen, as we'll as the Danish
Geographical Society. have, on their re-
port, taken over virtual guarantee
for the sincerity and authenticity Of
my records. They have stood up for
them, 80 to Speak. before the world
They do not ask me to furnish any
further proofs or evidence of any kind
but, in justice to Denmark it IS my
intention to place the first completed
record of my polar journey at the dis
posal of the University of Copen-
hagen"
Prepared to Meet Peary Charges.
Referring to Commander Peary, Dr.
Cook said that he had as yet heard
nothing but vague reports and pre-
ferred for the present to believe the
statements attributed to Peary are in
correct. Cook declared he was fully
prepared to meet any charges.
Whitney. Cook said, will return to
America about the middle Of October,
and he has complete knowledge of all
the facts, and is at entire liberty to
make public all that he knows.
Cook requested the Associated Press
to correct several errors which inad-
vertently crept into the first report of
his discovery.
Cali my thermometrical observa-
tions were," he said, "in Fahrenheit,
and not centigrade, as printed. The
observation March 80 gave our position
as latitude S4.47, longitude 1886. The
first corrected altitude of sun April
81, gave 80 Degrees SO minutes, As sec.
onds, and we then covered the remain
ing fifteen seconds and made further
observations"
Has Confidence in Whitney.
Cook was standing amid group of
passengers on the saloon deck when
the health officer boarded the ship. The
explorer answered questions freely but
declined to discuss the attitude of
Peary. He said he has notes and data
with HIM and that Whitney has his
instruments and some of the delicate
data. He announced his confidence that
Whitney can be trusted to speak the
truth. Cook said that during the four
months Of his stay in Greenland he
went over all his notes and data and
completed his book, describing his trip
to the pole.
After passing the health officers in
spection the Oscar II. started up the
harbor. but stopped off Tompkinsville,
where the Grand Republic met the
liner and Cook was transferred to the
harbor steamer to receive his official
welcome.
Meets Wife and Children.
AS soon as Cook saw the tug bearing
his family he rushed down the COM
panionway, boarded the vessel and
went UP to the hurricane deck, where
his wife was waving an American flag.
They embraced each other and not a
word was spoken. Then he kissed the I'll 9
children and raised the younger one to
his shoulders. The crowd broke into
cheers as Cook was transferred to the
Grand Republic. eGIere he was greeted
by the official reception committee and
wreath Of roses was placed about the
explorers neck. Cook made q brief
speech expressing his appreciation Of
the reception. The steamer continued
up North river, accompanied by siren
OF shrieks from hundreds of vessels
Cook was standing on the upper deck.
At Spuyten Duyvil the ship turned and
retraced its course to the battery, then
up East river to the landing in Brook
lyn. where he was received by an inn
mense crowd.
Given Ovation in Brooklyn.
Cooks reception in Brooklyn assum-
ed the magnitude of public ovation.
The parade passed thru five miles Of
cheering, crowded streets. At Cooks
home the procession passed under an
arch bearing the Inscription, I'VE be-
lieve inayou.r Thousands of school chill
Nran AneN Rush,xyick avons,o and cried