Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-27

New York, Sept. gS.--Commander
Robert E. Peary refused apsoiuleH
to allow any of the records or instru-
ments of DR.. Frederick A. Cook to be
brought aboard the steamer Roose-
Welt and was thus Instrumental in
causing these records to remain in
cache at Etah, Greenland, according
10 Harry Pavne Whitney, the New Ha-
ven sportsman, in a despatch received
in this city by DR.. Cook today.
Message from Whitney to Cook.
The message which came as a re-
sponse to the one sent by DIR. Cook,
is as follows:
"Strathcona. via Indian Harbor and
Cape Ray, N. f., Sept. %.
"Dr. r. A. Cook, Waldorf, New York:
started for home Roosevelt. Moth
ing arrived for me. Peary would al
low nothing belonging to you on
board. Said to leave, everything in
cache at Etah.
Met Captain Sam, North Star. Did
not go back after going schooner
bound st. Johns, take steamer home.
Hope you we'll See you soon. Ex-
plain all. Good shooting.
HARRY WHITNEY"
Cook Has Duplicates Of Records.
DR.. Cook was questioned today as
to his views of the situation created
by the action ascribed TO Commander
Peary. but he declined to say any
thing derogatory of his rival. 1t may
be that the instruments will arrive
this year after ALL he said "and as
for the records and observations their
non-arrival here makes no difference
whatever, as / have complete duph-
Gates, so that there Will -be-no delay
in compiling my story with all its
details"
DIR. Cook did not appear to be great
ly perturbed the news he received
from Mr.. whitney. He hopes to see
him in a very short time and to bear
a complete explanation of tffe occur
rences at Etah.
No Siander Suit Against Peary.
DR.. Cook denied the. report that he
was to bring suit for SANDER against
Peary There is no truth in the re-
port" he said, Il have no intention of
bringing suit. Naturally, am TAX
ing measures to have everything in
order in case of necessity; but 1 have
never even Thought of filing a suit
and I wish to contradict such reports
II they are still at-Etah, DR.. Cooks
instruments may not arrive in New
York until the spring of 1910. There
is possibility, however. of their
reaching here this year. for another
vessel may have touched at Etah aft
er the Roosevelt left.
Absence of Records and Instruments
Will Not Affect Ultimate Results.
Il shall wait" continued DR. Cook.
II think that Mr.. Whitney knew what
he had in his possession. 1t would
be very difficult for me to say what
effect the occurrence will have. The
kuc r.ff he J@
viii, however, not affect the ultimate
result particule. But it would be
very desirable to have the instruments
here; that is certain.
MIR. Whitney certainly knew that
the effects left with him were import
ant. He was compelled to tell Mr..
Pearv that he had my things witS'
him. He is too honest to suppress
such information. --------,.-...-
Il had not spoken to Mr. Whitney
of any estrangement between Mr..
Peary and myself. He had believed
that ship would come for him from
the American side and the things
would go along in it. The leaving of
the instruments may cause delay in
sendin~ my records to Copenhagen,
but will not affect the people who are
TO make the final investigation.
There were a few originals among
the documents left with Mr.. Whitney,
but IL will not make any difference If
they are never found again. Whitney
really does not know what there is or
what there is not among them.
instruments Will Be Looked After.
."The instruments are not lost. The
Eskimos know where they are They
Will be looked after. Mr.. Whitney has
sent no word except that they are at
Etah. ~
rAs to the question of proof, that
Is the same, whether the observations
are made by one person or by five or
more.
q am sure Peary had no means of
getting any news of me since the mid
die of.aApril; but he knew that / had
packed separately in several boxes
and these were put into q packing
case. They could not be injured by
falls or rough handling.
Regarding the possibility that
man could go within two or three
hundred miles of the pole and think he
had got there. leave that to the
scientists.
when Mr. Whitney met me on my
arrival at Etah, the first thing he said
was: Well, have been here in a
lucky year..
1T is impossible to send anyone to
Etah to fetch the instruments and
records at this time of the year. as
navigation is closed, and if 1t were
open ship would take four or five
weeks to get there.
NonsensieaI Charge Of Copying Peary's
Sledees.
. "Mr. Whitneyzhas said all he needs
to say of the subject of my expedi-
tion. The remark that has been made
that / copied Peary's sledges is non
sensical He hitherto used tine exact