Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-04
GIVES DETAILS TO INTERVIEWER
Explorer Shouted With Joy When OBJ
serVatlon Told Him He Was Only
Sixteen Miles From the Pole
Buried Brass Tube In Ice to be
Found by Next Conner.
(Bv associated Press).

| LONDON, sept. IA speciai uis-
patch received here from Skagen
says:
AS the steamer Hans Egede steam
ed by caught through my glasses n
vision OF a small man in dark suit
and peaked CAP shading his eyes with
bis hands, as if straining 10 see the
welcome civilization alter years IL
| icy exile. 1t was DIR. Cook. the ex-
! plCrer. whose name Is on every
tongue. He was chatting with the
captain on the bridge. now smiling.
now waving his hand was allowed
to board the Hans Egede.
Somebody gave DR.. Cock bou-
! quet Tears dimmed his eyes as he
buried his face in their fragance.
Its years since | have seen now
ers.' said the explorer with a CULVER
of emotion in his voice.
Fight With Polar Bear.
when he smiled one noticed the
less of two teeth--'a fight with a pola-
| bear did that he SAID
"'You can tell the world the ex-
plorer continued, that | am In better
condition than at any time and look
/ forward with an appetite TO the fcs-
tivities that are promised me. My
dinners have been poor the last few
years and | shall have to make up
for it,
DIR. Cook then briefly described his
journey. Regarding his discovery. nc
said: Then came April 81. That
was the great day. We looked for
the sun. AS soon as We get Il made
several observations.
"BulIy for Frederick"
Great joy came over us We were
only I6 miles from the desired spot
said to myself. bully for Frederick
Then we went en-
1.-The last stretch was the easiest
ever made In my life. Although I
had still to make two observations
and the ice was very broken here.
But my spirits We're high and | shout
ed like a boy. The Esquimos looked
at one another, surprised at my gaity.
They did not share my joy
when | felt that ! ought 10 De
there made my last observation and
found that I was standing on the
Tole.'
Planted Stars and Stripes.
my feelings, well | was too tired
really to feel any sensation. ! plant
ed the Stars and Stripes in the ice
field and nv heart grew warm when
saw Il wave in the wind"
How does the north pole lOok?'
was asked
We'll said DR.. Cook. smiling. 1t
amounts 70 the size OF a twenty-five
cent piece. There is nothing to see
but ice. ice: no water. only Zee. There
were more holes here than at the 81
\ degrees which shows there is more
| movement and drift here: but this
and other observations made after
| wards-when got more settled. j
stopped two days at the pole and |
assure you II was not easy 20 say
good bye to the spot
AS was sitting at the pole I
could no; help smiling at the people
who On nv return would call the
J whole expedition a humbug ] was
sure the people would say that ] had
bought my Witnesses and that my
notebook with my daily observations
had been mailed on board this ship
Left Token At Pole.
The only thing can put NJ
against this IL what the York Esqui-
mos have told Knud Rasmussen. Let
I the skeptics. who disbelieve my story.
20 & the north pole. There they vii
find small brass tube which buried
| under fhe f-g. That tube contains
a short ;1temenf about nv trip. ]
could not leave my visiting card b.
cane I did no, happen 70 have one
With me-
Perhaps. the explorer added.
dryiy. Z should have stayed there
I longer had q not begun 10 freeze rs
in our idieness. The EsGnimcs were
uneasy and the dogs howied fesrfully-
Ion ArriI ~. therefor. I again turned