Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-05

~ OPENHAGEN, Sept. 4-Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook stepped from the
~ steamer Hans Egede in Copenha-
gen harbor on the arm of the crown
prince of Denmark at 10 O'Clock TINS
morning unshorn and looking ike a
sailor before the mast.
He sat down to dinner at 8 O'CLOCK
this evening in the city hall, the guest
of a brilliant company of the capltalS
most distinguished men and women.
arrayed in evening dress provided by
the kings tailor.
The hours between these events We're
the busiest of his life. Polar exrlora-
tions never afforded anything half so
crowded with variety and excitement.
They were hours of speech making,
Misunderstanding, bowling to clamoring
crowds and then, after addressing the
people. who almost tore him to pieces
in their eagerness to see the dfscoYerer
of the pole, DR.. Cook was the recipient
of formal welcomes at the hotel where
he is the. governments guest.
There he passed through the hands
of tailors, outfitters and BARRIERS. Later
he lunched with DIR. Maurice f. Egan,
the American minister, being piled IN
cessantly for an hour with questions.
Has Many kilograms
He went through hundreds of tele-
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geographical societies of several ma
tions, from explorers and from friends.
offers of exploitation ranging from
books to music hall entertainments,
and then hurried to the palace and
gave the king and other members of
the royal family a long account of his
adventures.
Returning to his hotel, he received Il
battalion of correspondents, who sub
iected him for an hour to a mercilesS
cross examination, demanding explana-
tions of all criticisms that have been
made against his claims. These Ques-
tions DR.. Cook answered frankly and
fully.
Whatever may be thought of DIR.
Cook elsewhere, he has impressed all
who talked with him here as a modest,
straightforward and able man.
Danish explorers-and Denmark is
the home of Arctic pioneers--were tho
first to indorse Cooks claims to the
discovery of the pole and his methods
of getting to the goal.
Government Confident
Their opinions were based primarily
on personal knowledge of DIR. Cooks
character and former achievements.
Only after consulting them confiden-
TALLY and receiving the fullest pro-
nouncement of their belief in the gem
uineness Of his feat did the Danish
government by today's reception give
it's official seal to DR.. Cooks good
faith.
The banquet this evening was held
in the magnificent municipal build
ings. Four hundred persons, many of
them Americans, attended while thou
sands congregated in the streets in q
drenching rainstorm to catch sight of
the explorer when he entered.
There was preliminary reception in
the lofty and spacious entrance hall.
The company marched up stairs to the
air of the Star Spangled Banner. After
all had been seated the minister of
commerce, Johan Hansen, escorted DR..
Cook to the chair of honor amid
demonstration which caused him to
color deeply.
Contributor Present
Minister Egan sat at DIR. Cooks
right, with the mayor OF Copenhagen
and Miss Egan beyond. Mrs. Camel.
a wealthy Copenhagen lady, who has
contributed extensively to Arctic ex-
ploration and has been closely identi-
fed with it, was at the chairman's left
The menu was an example OF enter
prise with a lithograph of the crown
prince greeting DIR. Cook and map
of the Arctic circle, giving DR. Cooks
route and a fac-simile of his auto
graph. with the date, which was re-
production of a souvenir he gave Miss
Egan.
The speeches teemed with cornpn-
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