Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-21
DR.. COOK IMPATIENT
TOSET FOOT IN AMERICA
Annhored of Fire Island, Steamer
Oscar \ Waits Until Morning
According 10 Program.
ANXIOUS TO JOIN HIS FAMILY
Explorer Would Like to Avoid Demon
strasive seencs-Peary Working
His Way to sydney on the 9oose-
velt-New Light Thrown on Con-
troversy by Cabin Boy.
(ny Associated press.l

NEW fOhh. sept. ~ It's kVou
to be in America: II seems that
have been gone ten years.
Gazing towards the lights of New
York after an absence since July 4.
1907. there were the first sentiments
expressed tonight by DIR. Frederick
A. Cook. of Brooklyn. as he paced
the deck Il the steamship Oscar IL
waiting for daylight ard his actual
return to his native land. DIR. Cook
is virtually at home tonight. for the
Oscar IL is anchored of Fire Island.
marking time. as it were. so that
there may be no hitch in the home
coming reception for the explorer who
reached tho Shetland Islands on Sep
TENDER ! and announced that he had
unfurled the American flag at the
north pole on April 81. 1908.
Though sixty miles from the city
propore, the Oscar ii was in easy
wireless communication with New
York during the day and night. DIR.
Cock was On deck almost constantly.
ANXIOUS to Get Ashore.
Il feel anxious to get ashore" he
said to those who were grouped about
him on the deck. 1T seems about
ten years since left instead Of only
of two and half. hut | dread the or
, deal Of landing tomorrow. would
much prefer landing quickly and
quietly withaut a repetition Of the
scenes at Copenhagen. | hope that
| shall be left in peace with my fam
lily by tomorrow night at least"
Some New York papers were
brought OH board this evening con-
tanning long reports concerning Com
mander Peary's achievement. DIR.
Cook read them carefully. then said:
There is nothing new here and !
shall wait until somethingsmcre def
mite is published before saying any
thing further on the matter"
Day of Varied Emotions.
Aside from this short reference TO
Peary Dr.. Cooks expressions today
and tonight chiefly concerned the joy
, Of his arrival at home IL was day
OF varied emotion for the explorer
and although he Is not an emotional
man. his eyes glistened as he saw
the beach OF Fire Island as the Oscar
II passed close in shore and the pas
scngers were able to distinguish
plainly objects on land
The first tugs bearing the advance
guard Of newspaper men from New
York reached the Oscar ii tonight.
but no enc was allowed aboard the
vessel except Anthony Falls. the Arc
tic explorer. who Is friend OF Dr.
Cock. He swung himself up from a
tug. held a brief conversation with
the explorer and departed
Wishes TO Avoid Demonstration
II is evident that DR.. Cook wishes
to avoid a demonstrafive reception
tomorrow and his attitude may cur
tail scmc Of arrangements which have
been only tentatively made pending
announcement from him The Oscar
II will make her way slowly to Quar-
anfine so as 10 reach there about half
past eight Mrs. Cook accompanied
by the two children viii meet him
The steamboat Grand Republic VIII
carry a party Of friends and enthus-
lasts down the bav 10 meet him The
Grand Republic win take him to the
Brooklyn water front. whence he VIII
make his entFy into the city by an
tomobilc.