New-York tribune., 1909-09-05
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SAYS COOK GOT THERE
GREETS ARCTIC CLUB.
Former Official Convinced of Dis
couery-Admira Melville Dissents.

Captain II. s Osbon, secretary OF the Arctic
Club of America. received yesterday through
Ralph l.. SkSinwsld. former treasurer OF the
club, message from DR.. Frederick a. Cook Mr..
Shainwald. who in Paris when the discovery
of the North Pole announced, from
there TO Copenhagen 10 meet Or. Cook. He sent
the cable dispatch to Captain Osbon from there.
II read
Copenhagen. September {. 1903.
captain s oston. Arctic Club Of America.
Pole has been reached without doubt Wonderful
RALPH s. sIAINwALD. JR
At about the same time Captain osbon received
q dispatch from Rear Admiral George w. Melville
tretired) at Philadelphia Admiral Meville's dis
patch said
DO not give credenc- 20 report that Cook has
Mr.. shainwalds cable message was prepaid
Captain Osbou paid 81 cents toll on Rear Admiral
MelvtHes dispatch
Captain Osbon said that sailor who knew the
instruments DR.. Cook had with hr-. and who knew
also. Captain Osbon did. that Dr. Cook knew
how the instruments would doubt that the
explorer would have proof that he had reached the
pole, The captain added that in letter Mrs
Cook last Sunday he had predicted that her hus-
band would be heard from soon. and that he would
come home with the pole under his arm
Many letters censratuatng the Arctic Club on
DIR. Cooks achievement were received by Captain
Osbon yesterday Among them from
langham Gibson. brother of Charles Dana Glib
son. Mr.. Gibson writing from Schenectady. said :
Congratulations on DIR. Cooks splendid achieve
ment. do sincerity hope that he is bringing mack
with him absolutely conclusive evidence with
w 1sap probably Ss 90 ,a IN sns 70 dis
there viii be great deal Of diseussan ans me
doubt great deal os il VIII b very trying him.
and have put in q whole year in The Arctic region.
with him. and have never IN all my experience.
feel absolutsy sure as TO his intesrity and
thing. and ! know that the world at large Win
want proof
Commenting this letter Captain osbon said hs
had doubt thst DIR. Cooks journal would furnish
ample proof, DR. Jackson NJ Mills, who was sur-
Seon for the first Peary relief expedition IN 1891
and 1892 said yesterday that he had perfect conf
dence in DIR. Cooks statements. DR.. Mills knew Or
Cook in the Arctic
We all knew hin, TO be an unassumng perfectly
reliable man.. he said. Personally I believe hin,
10 be incapable OF usrepresentng facts II he said
he reached the North Pole, believe he got there
If he got there ahead OF Commander Peary that is
to his lasting credit. Some one bound 10 dis
cover the pole. ans Dr. Cook seems 10 have won
out"
Some OF Commander Feary's friends saw that hs
is ON the way home from the Arctic regions Thew
expect him In this city within month and they
expect then spirited argument as whether DR.
Cook reached the pole. DIR. Cook Is expected TO
reach here about the same time Commander
Peary's friends sey he will be here. Some OF the
commanders supporters are already preparing to
take up the controversy for Peary
Mrs. r. T. Davidson. OF Erookiyn. received a
message from tho explorers wife yesterday say
ing that Mrs. Cook was still in Portland Me- Mrs.
Davidson said she did not know when Mrs. Cook
would come 10 this city, but that she was expected
soon. Mrs. Davidson said she thousht Mrs. Cook
reluctant 10 talk about her husbands exp,oit
because she was overcome by the magnitude OF the
achievement.
There is no reason why Mrs. Cook should be
unwilling To discuss her husbands work" said
Mrs. Davidson. and she is we'll qualified TO do SO
Reports OF a GOODNESS between DIR, Cook and his
wife have foundation. / never knew a mora
devoted wife-devoted both TO DR., Cook and his
career Mrs. Cook OF great assistance To her
husband in his work Although DIR. Cooks ah.
sence and the depletion OF the family finances hav.
been hard. have never heard her complain She
has always been confident of her husbands sue
cess and ready 10 make sacrifices to help him A,
present. believe she wants time adjust hsrsaIr
10 new conditions and fully realize the sirnia-
cance OF her position before she talks for publica
ton
Friends of John r. Bradley. who is understood
TO have financed Or, Cooks expedition. said yester
day that Mr.. Bradley we'll able to furnish ,ba
money FOR the venture He Is vice-president ~
the Beach Club. of Palm Beach. they sais ana
his brother Edward r. Bradley. is president az
the club. Edward r, Bradley now has a string
OF race horses at Sheepshead Bay The Beach
Club Is an enterprise that requires about seventy