Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-27
COMMANDER PEARY
READY FOR ACTION
Expected TO Make Statement This
Week Specifying Grounds for
Denying Or. Cooks Claims.
DOCTOR MUCH DISAPPOINTED
Over Failure 81 Harry Whitney to
Bring Back His Instruments--Dr.
Goodscll Describes Dash.

New York. Sept. 27-The tension in
the north pole controversy Is expected
10 be relieved before the week is over
by statement from Commander Rob
/ ert IT, Peary, specifying the grounds
ON which he alleged that DR.. Frederick
A. Cook had not reached the pole
When it was announced to Mr.. Peary
al his home at Eagle Island Me. that
Harry Whitney had reached Labrador
and had verified Or. Cooks statement
that he had informed whitney OF his
success In reaching the pole. the COM
mander intimated that he would delay
no longer. but would see Gen. Thomas
n. Hubbard. president OF the Peary
Arctic club, at Bar Harbor, possibly
today. and that his statement might be
expected soon afterward.
DIT Cook, who Will soon start on his
first lecture tour is greatly disa point
ed over the failure OF Mr.. Whitney TO
bring back with him from Greenland
the Instruments with which Or Cook
made his polar observations The state
ment OF Commander Peary justifying
his course in refusing 70 permit Whit
ney 20 bring any Of Cooks data or
possessions on board the Roosevelt has
been shown 10 Dr. Cook, but the latter
declines 10 make any comment except
that he viii now be compelled 10 send
10 Greenland for these possessi ons,
which were left IN cache by whitney.
This viii probably delay q final YER
dict by scientific bodies until after next
spring
The Roosevelt Is now on her way 70
New York city and IL Is believed that
she can arrive here by Wednesday.
Commander Peary Is quoted as saying
that If the Roosevelt takes part In the
Hudson Fulton celebration he will be
on her bridge Therefore. many OF his
supporters think he viii be In the city
In few days
DASH FOR POLE DESCRIBED.
Pittsburg. Pa. Sept Fin a letter
10 his mother. Mrs Mary Goodsell Of
New kcnsington, Pa near here, Or.
John W Goodsell. who accompanied
pcary on the dash 90 the north pole.
describes the trip ia part as follows.
Il was with the commander on the
northern trip 10 cape Columbia and
across the ice TO latitude "a degrees. %
minutes At this point the first two
detachments turned back 20 Cape Co
mmbia, where the expedition left the
land. The temperature on the ice
was an low a. 30 deg below zero
left the Roosevelt on Feb. lG with the
second detachment. the captain start
ing the day previous with the first
reached the Roosevelt March %. was
absent from the ship nearly six weeks
After the northern trip, my timo
until the return Of the commander was
engaged in caring for the disabled men
I brought In. quote from my diary
April Is. 1909 Ross Marvin Is gone:
the polar sea has claimed him Tho
Rooseyelts Gag IS flying al half mast
our hearts are sOrrOwfui for the loss
~ a dear comrade. I had retired last
evening and had not fallen asleep when
heard the CRY. The tomatoes
lsledges) arc coming Marvin was
overdue several days, and we were OK
pccting him
"Borup came 10 the door and said
Marvin is gone he went through the
ice. Two hmuts had started hack
with Marvin Koodleoktoh related
how Marvin had gone ahead with the
comatoe
Ross came 10 the big lead ana at
tempted 10 cross The min ice gave
way with him The broken surface
showed that he had made gallant
struggle 90 penetrate the thin fee 40 "a
hrmer zoe a few yards beyond Tho
icy water and colder air together ln
a few minutes must have henumbed
his hands and rendered an efforts un-
availlng
THE Eskimos arrived too late They
observed tho footsteps terminating al
the edge of the broken lead the back
81 a koolatah 0mut Jacket showing
above the surface Of the water AS
if the imuts' custom. "a bag containing
Marvin's clothing vas left al the edge
~ thu ICE