Evening journal., 1909-09-13
POLE SQUABBLE
GROWS WARMER
Peory Says ''GOld Brick"
Message Was Not Intended
For Publication

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13-The contro-
versy as to the real discoverer of the
North Pole is growing in intensity. state
ments coming from Cook followers and
Peary adherents only serve to confuse the
issues.
The chief point at issue regards Cooks
data and observations he made on his trip
poleward. Dr. Cook had been quoted as
saying that a part Of these documents had
been delivered into the keeping OF Harry
whitney. New Haven millionaire sports
man and hunter. who had been hunting in
Greenlad. at Etah April II, and that
Whitney would bring them back to the
United states. Then came the report that
instead Of coming back on the Roosevelt
with Peary, Whitney had taken a side
hunting trip and would return on The
Jeanle, the Peary relief ship In october.
From Battle Harbor, Labrador, Peary
cabed that he had no knowledge OF any
records and observations given by Cook
TO Whitney, though Whitney had been on
the Roosevelt and was later transferred
to the Jeanie.
Another report had II that Cook met
Whitney at Etah on April II and told him
Of his trip north, but failed to tell him he
had found the pole, merely saying he had
been further north than Peary reached
on his last trip, when he set new rec
ord" This report said he had delivered tc
| Whitney his instruments and observa-
tions, but not his closely written and well.
thumbed notebooks.
In the light Of all these conflicting
stories explorers and scientists are await.
ing Whitneys arrival
From Copenhagen comes an interview
with Dr. Norman Hansen, noted Dan
ish physician. who had gone to Greenland
to study eye diseases. and who returne,
on the Hans Edede with Cook. He tells Z
story he says Cooks has refrained from
making public. which in substance is tina
when Cook started his polar dash he bull
a strange house at Annotok north o
Etah. which he stocked with provision
10 use when he returned. He gave White
ney the use Of this house for his musl
oxen trip in 1sos-o9
Nld4lNtll uEIAdIEH NilhA WMtM AOOh oAA
his two Eskimos, half starved. return
ed from the Pole they found the hous'
in possession of a giant New Found
lander, a boatswain from the Roose
velt Whitney was there The New
Foundlander had been put in charg
! of the house by Peary who had givei
him this order.
"This house belongs to DR.. Fredericl
a. Cook. but DR.. Cook is long agl
dead and there IS no use 70 searcl
after hin Therefore /. Commando
Robert Z. Peary install my boatswail
in this deserted house.
Hansen declared DIT. Cook gave hin
a lively account OF how Whitney dur
ing the whole winter had been treate'
like a dog by the giant boatswain ant
forced to see the boatswain barte
Cooks food and supplies for furs. Di
Cook himself, he said. had to put
bright face on an unpleasant situation
having to beg TO get into his ow
house and being forced TO make
compromise with the giant sailor.
It is reported that before sailing fc
America DR. Cook said the Eskimo
told him dirigible balloon, ciga
shaped had sailed over Greenland.
In another message received her
Commander Peary says he did not IN
tend his gold brick" message fC
publication. but he stood by ever
word he said. AS regards details {
. his proof that Cook did not find III
Tole. he said he would withhold
4 until he had seen a corrected detaile
, account and sketch map Of Cook
over his own signature.
A message received from Sydne,
n. S.. indicates that The Rooseve
with Commander Peary on board
still at Battle Harbor and that plar
are being made to turn the fast steam
er Tyrian over to Secretary Herbe
L. Bridgman. Of the Peary Arctic Gu
and the waiting newspaper men. an
have them meet Peary at St. Paul
Island. take him on board and rus
him 20 sydney in advance Of the slo
moving Roosevelt. Bridgman h;
wired Peary to say no more for publ
cation until he reached sydney ar
receives the newspaper men in bod