Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

cause it was at that hour certain
culations. would be visible.
Mr.. Dunkle describes the inception
of the enterprise; how. from the
newspapers, they gathered that DR.
Cook was in deep water and infer
rel that he would be glad to pay for
help; how Dunkle got John r. Brad
ley, Cooks baCker. to introduce him;
how the subject delicately was led
up to and the bargain finally struck
and carried out; and how, at last,
Or. Cook disappeared, after accent
ing their work and paying only $500
Tor it.
y Tell of Buying Nautical Works.
Both Captain Loose and Mr.. Dun
kle tell # visit to the shop of Johr
Bliss & Co, at 12S Front street,
few days after the captains talk
with the explorer at the Waldorf,
and of purchasing for Dr. Cook var
ious nautical and astronomical works
besides three charts of Smith sound
and the polar regions.
Robert Flight. who sold the books
and charts, told reporter of the
Times that he recalled the visit and
that the purchases were made as de
scribed. The charts he sold, Mr.
Flight said, were numbered $50, PA
and 215. He knew Captain Loose
intimately and recalled having asked
him, when the charts were bought, if
he intended going to the north pole
And from what / have known of
the captains experience as a navi-
gator and his acquaintance with ev-
erything pertaining to observations,
said Mr.. Flight, 81 would bet that if
any one could find his way to the
pole, Captain Loose is that man"
Captain Tells of His work.
Captain Loose in his statement
says he staid at the Gramatan hotel
from Nov. 16 to Nov. 19, working
out observations for DR.. Cook, and
that he and the doctor had frequent
conferences. Mr.. Dunkle went with
him on Nov. 1 6, leaving the next day.
he and the captain having connect
ing rooms, numbers 126 and 12S.
Mr.. Dunkle registered for them. The
hotel register shows the arrival on
Nov. 16 of George H. Dunkle and
Andrew H. Lewis the fictitious
name agreed upon for Captain Loose.
They were assigned TO rooms 1876
and 1913
Recall COrrObOratiVe Incident.
A L. COmstock, one of the desk
clerks, and another clerk named Kel-
ly, told a Times reporter that they
recalled the day Lewis" arrived. be-
cause he had asked for DR.. Cook.
and when told that the doctor had
not arrived became angry, thinking
they were trying to deceive him.
Lewis" started for the railroad sta
ton, to go back to the city, but was
called back to the hotel and waited
in private room until DR.. Cook ar
rived
Captain Loose tells the same Incl
dent. Captain Loose says he remain
ed secluded in his room during his
stay at the hotel, so as to run no
chance of having the doctor found
out. All the time he worked hard
on the polar calculations, giving
them to DR.. Cook as they were COM
pleted
Says Cook Expressed Gratitude.
On the last day of his stay at the
iAONNA CHPIoilA -NOoC OdyS IS gave III.
Cook the final set of observations he
had made for him. and the doctor
thanked him profusely and said that
he now felt confident that his records
would be accepted at Copenhagen
Captain Loose was born at Bergen,
Norway, on March II, 1869. and in
his younger days worked as an as
sistant to his father, who long has
NHer connected with the coast sur