The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1909-09-11
DR. Z COOK LIONlzE:Dl
His Story Fully Credited and He .is
Showered With Honors-King
Frederick Has Him to Dinner and
x SeatS Him OH His Right Hand.

|: Frederick Has Him to Dinner and
seat1 Him on His Right Hand.
l Copenhagen, By Cable.-"O Once is
enough for any man. I will never re-
turn to the North Pole. A single ex-
perience I have just passed through
will suffice for life time"
This was practically the first
answer Of DR.. Frederick Cook, the
discoverer Of the North Pole, to a vol
ley OF questions fred at him by a reg
iment of newspaper men who boarded
the Hans Egede as she steamed into
the harbor at 80 O'Clock Saturday
morning.
DR.. Cook admits that the nature of
the moving ice covereing the site of
the pole will probably remove the evil
dences he left there April 81 and %,
1913, but he states that his records
OF observations wien presented iu
scientific men will wipe out all sccpti-
cism.
He says he first planted staff on
the site Of the pole and then raised
the American fng. "There, on that
God fersaken spot realized as never
before the meaning Of patriotism and
the love of the flag" Seeing that
the lag would be whipped to shreds
by the witld he took it down and plnc-
ed it in a brass cylinder which he
placed on the staff.
DR.. Cook said he spent practically
all OF two days taking observations.
he had scStant, pocket watch, three
chronometers, and "more modern in.
strumants than were ever used by an
explorer in the extreme North. I
verified all observations carefully and
am confident that accuracy and com
pleteness of the record will satisfy
the scientific world"
The entire population of the city
seemed to be at, the pier with thous-
ands who journeyed from all over
Europe. For Is minutes the crowd
cheered wildly.
DR.. Cook was overcome by emo.
lions; tears wellad in his eyes. 81
never expected such a dcmonstra-
ton" he said. cit seems too much
TOR what I have done.''
King Frederick asked for call
from hiin. To the reply, That lie had
no clothing suitable for the Kincs
presence the King asked him to call
IN his hunting garb which he did.
the banquet Saturday evening was
held in the magnificent municipal
building. Four hundred persons.
many OF, them ladies, attended.
President Taft congratulated Dr..
attingfy in,a cabfegram:-
A Copenhagen dispatch of Sunday
says DR.. Frederick A. Cook dined
Saturday evening with King Freder-
lex at the summer palace a few miles
outside Of Copenhagen.
The King invited him to meet him
only after having the government
make the closest possible investiga-
tlon into the merits Of his story. All
the Danish explorers were asked to
give their opinions of DR.. Cooks
claims before the audience was grant.
ed and their verdict was unanimous
ly III his favor.
The dinner was entirely the result
of the Kings personal opinion re.
garding the explorer. who had the
seat ON the Kings right, an honor
which Danes cannot remember having
been accorded another private person.
In answering the many questions
put to him he said:
"You ask my impression on reach.
ing the Pole. Let me confess was
disappointed. Man is n child dr,am-
ing of pcodigics. I had reached the
Pole and now at moment when 7
should have been thrilled with pride
and JOY ! was invaded with sud.
den fear of the dangers and suffer
lngs of the return.
On approaching the Pole he said
the ley plain took on animated mo-
tion as if rotating on an invisible
pivot.
|a. "A great fissure then opened ND
behlnd,' ~ added "and it seemed
as II we were isolated from the world
My two Eskimos threw themselves ut
my feet and bursting into tears. re-
fused to continue either one way or
another, so paralyzed were thcy with
fear. Nevertheless I calmed them
and We resumed our journey.