Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-03
GREAT GAIN TO KNOWLEDGE,
Cir Robert Ball, Astronomer at
Cambridge University, Tells
What Discovery Means.
Mr.. pcary says Doctor VIII Have 20
Bring Back Some of Pcary's Rec
ords 10 Prove His Claims

eeagen. Denmark, sept IA news
paper correspondent who went on board
me Hans Egede from the pilot steamer
of nero was able to obtain a few words
VIM Or. Frederick A. Cook The ex-
pl5fer ascribed his success 60 the fact
hat he made use Of the old methods.
namely, Eskmos and dogs, and that he
liyed Ike an Eskimo himself.
The doctor then gave a vivid sketch
Of his expedition in which he said:
sGoing northNard l struck first a
westerly course from Greenland and
then moved nOrthward
II arrived az the north pole April
Il. 1908. as already announced. accom-
nanad by only two Eskimos
I've reached the pole at Z o'clock IN
the morning. ! took daily observations
fr whole fortnight before arriving
al he pole.
Returning. we were forced TO take a
more westerly route and the first 10
DAYS ] took observations daily and
recorded them was unable 20 meas
ure the depth Of the sea as l had not
he necessary Instruments.
The lowest temperature recorded
was Sc degrees ccntigrade below zero"
Eishiy-three degrees centigrade below
i' equal 70 III degrees below zero
Fahrenheit
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Cape skagpn 70 about iT5 miles from
Copenhagen and the Hans Egede prob
ably Nil come into port some time dur
ing the night
The solial activities win begin al
refiiy the steamer Melchior. heading
TIE committee OF the ROYAL Geographi-
GO society with MAURICE r. Frln. The
American minister, as the guest. meets
the lieHs Fgede DR. Cook win be
glfen 2 reception and banquet on the
9iettiof
king Frederick ~ Denmark has IN
umstod his desire 70 receive the fraveI-
ef saturday morning and his ma iesty
mas arranged 70 entertain him az
iAheneon tomorrow. TIE municipal
banquet 10 the explorer viii be given
~ t9e town hall tomorrow night.
me committee having this enter
Nlnnent IN hand includes represcnts-
ives o. the ministry of commerce. and
municipality, the ROYAL Gcographirai
society and the board Of trade. -Four
hnhdred guests have been invited.
From this time onward the dinners,
ieeeptme and gsictics win be in
cessaut
Hundreds Of kilograms from America
any an parts Of the world have been
,.ss,eNel 20 the American legation for
A certain amount OF skepticlsm Is
no,eedble today among the Scandin-
avian arctic explorers who yesterday
accepted the discovery of the north
l'e az en- accomplished fact. and even
w Americans here admit that they
hiNe some doubt pending 4 fun state
heni nom Dr. Cook himself.
w NdthQrst the Swedish professor
NHo questioned the correctness or the
hi.l account Of DR. Cooks feat. added
loaeN INST in an events Dr. Cook Lao
hlsae O good sporting trip"
ne news that tho Hans Fgcde had
PASSED Cane sAsgen led to Increased
i'unly on the part OF those prenar-
H,t 70 celebrate the return OF the eN-
lover The city already is CAV with
sass and everywhere the stars and
s'Npes are being lntertwlnod with Dan
~ cnagns
Nsny pcfaons are preparing to stay
sIl msni Tor the possible arrival 81
llal@ hscdc out the steamer cannot
"aAe pnil before tomorrow morning.
=. ne Melchlor Nlu meet the Hans
Lseae q miles outside Of the harbor.
snu p Df Cook approves. ne viii he
transferred 20 this vessel Tor the run
In lopnnagcn
NE Official reception VIII be held al
CLOCK tomorrow morning. and the
l,er where ihe government and city on
ef wih Welcome the explorer Is be-
.Ys eiApo.ateiy decorated Preparations
oImous crowd