The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-29
DR. COOK CROSSEXAMINED
THE POLE FINDER SUBMITS TO
GRCELLING INTERVIEW.

Forty Newspaper Mea Fire AL Kind
OF Questions at the Explorer. bu
Gun Answer Them AL
Dr.. Frederick a. Coos. seek!nl
res. and sec!us.on with his fsnt!,
after the boIs:erous welcome o
Tuesday. denied himself 70 inter
views Wednesday and remained II
| his sui, at the Wo!ct,rf-As,ocie
in New York. until late Wedaesla!
afternoon. when be submitted cheer
fully 70 one Ct the sererest c7oss
examinations since he announced h!'
| discovery Of the North ro'e. Th,
| ordeal OF the Interview. which va:
conducted by forty newspaper repre-
| sen;a,!ves. including several ron
foreign newspapers. proved at leas'
TIA. be was not afraid 70 meet tee
| public. Incidentally the city OF Now
York officially recognized his achieve
uenc Wednesday when the board o!
aldermen passed resolution. eon-
uemo-ating his discovery and pro
viding sor a public welcome at the
City Hall. The date Of the recep-
ton will be announced later.
AS the questions asked were put
by laynen they did not so deeply
Into the scientific aspect OF the e1-
ped!tioE. But Dr.. Cook was ready
to answe. anything pertinent to the
issue.
The most interesting phase Of the
interview was reached when DR..
Coos was asked II be would object
to showing his diary. Es !nnedi-
ately consented. and after retiring
to bis room. returned With small
octave note book. which he showed
freely 20 all. It was thin book.
containing IFS pages. each OF which
was alled With fifty or sixty lines
OF penc!lled writing OF tie most
minute character.
The book he said. contained con-
s.de-ably more than ore hundred
thousand words, while he has be-
sides other books embracing his OBJ
se.vations and other data
Interviews Severe.
The interviews wece rather severe
IN regard 20 details. but nothing In
dicated that the Polar travellers
memory was az fault even Il the
most minute particulars Some
times when petty question ind!-
Gated ignorance. he smiled with good
humored sympathy at the lack OF
technical knowledge displayed.
Not once did &c refuse to reply.
except wnen the name OF Commander
Peary vas preached. Even then
he said that he had a!wars and did
cow consider Pear, as his friend.
hut controversial subjects :u eencec-
.ion with his rival be avoided &C.
.i-elv. saying that they could wait.
When requested TO say what had
occurred at hts meeting with Harry
Whitney. the New Haven sports
nan. be said be preferred to let
Whitney tell his own story. as Whit
ney vas quite unbiased. His rea-
sons in imposing secrecy on Whitney.
or P-!tcha.d. Commander Peary's
cabin boy. and the Esk!mos. Ter"
prompted by his desire TO be the
6rst to tell the world his discovery.
~. had done the work. be said. and
was enti,le to relate how It bad
been carried out.
Some Of the Questions Asked.
Some Of the more important oues-
tons pu, to Dr.. Cook during the
Interview. and his replies thereto.
follows:
Q. Did anything ever occur IN
the life OF yourself and NJ. Pea-y
.ha. would create az enmity or Bit
terness between you:
4. Nothing that ! know OF.
Q. Would You be willing to meet
peary in debate when be gets
heree
4. AS far az am concerned the
Pearv :ac!dent Is closed. M-. Pea7y
Is 70: the dictator Of my affairs. sad
I do not care to say anything fur
thor about him.
Q. Did you know Mr. Whitney
when vou met hin on your return
20 Etah7
s. No: 80 introduced himself.
Q. What caused you tc have such
con adenee in Mr.. Whitney that you
entrusted your instruments to him:
A. knew him by name. and
circumstances that arose while
was with him justified mT conn
dence. gave him the lnstrc-c"n's
20 bring back because thought thew
would be less liable to injury on
heard his vessel shan Il took them
,cross GLACIERS and rough ic--corer-
8! country.
@. What IS your opinion .s u"
story tod hv the negro H:ns"i ot
he information he obtained fr:n
you. Two Esk!mos.
4. W.".:. the Esk!mos were ho'n.!
t.wn by me not TO s"l: anyo1' where
,aey had beer. should TX" yon Il
,ave Henson ae:. >nd cross l~es'!o4
him Yourself. Hen.o1.s t"stiinhn!
IS entirely founded ca hearSa?
O. Knowing ;ha, ship vas com
>-o-.h .bIs srr,mer for WLtrpey
why did you not wait for that Sd
and come direct to New York in
! stead OF going 70 South Greenland
and sailing from there to Copaa
bagen7
A. knew that the Danish Gov
c.nnert ship would get ne home be
fore Whitney's ship.