The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
by United Press Wire.

BY united Prcss WHe'
New York Sept 15.-Strong evil
dence that the Eskimos of the polar
region believe DR. Cook did reach the
North Pole at the time he. says no
did, was given out this AFTERNOON by
Miss Gerda Shebbelov, a young Danish
girl who is taking course OF an,
thropology,. psychology and English
at Columbia university, with the
ultimate idea of teaching In Green
land.
Miss Sebbelov was formerly tutor In
the family. of Konrad Digge, factor
in Danish trading post at Upper
navik. She spent three years among
the Eskimos, traveiing from post to
post with her employers. She became
we'll acquainted with the Eskimos,
nursing their sick and teaching them.
II have received letters from those
OIL my Eskimo friends who know
how to write, in which they speak OF
DR.. Cook having reached the pole
These letters were written and re-
ceived by mo long before DR.. Cook
himself made the announcement. Tho
Eskimos write me that DR.. Cook did
reach Pole at time he says he did.
News among the Eskimos travels
fast, and II DR.. Cook had not reached
the pole, my friends would never
have written me that he did. Please
remember these letters were written
by my Eskimo friends long while
before DIR. Cook himself got to the
outside world. They gave me details
of the trip that DR.. Cook himself has
not given. These Eslximos would
know as well as any white man II
Cook had gotten to the Pole. r.
But / have heard that DR.. Cook
is not sufficiently we'll versed in
scientific knowledge to prove TO the
scientific world that his story Is true
From Denmark some of my friends
have written me that Dd. Cook did
show his data TO our scientific men
and they have declared without quail
fication that he got to the pole. This
would contradict all the stories that
DR.. Cook had not shown his records,
but my friends say he did.
Commander Peary was unsports-
manlike in declaring DR.. Cook was an
imposter. He says these Eskimos de-
clare Cook did not reach the pole. MY
Eskimo friends say he did. II Peary
doubted Cooks claims, he should
have notified the scientific societies.
and not the world at large"
Miss. Sebbelov, who has been nick
named "Niviarssiak," or "Red Lady"
by the Eskimos, refused to- make pub
lie the letters she had received. de-
claring they were written to her in
confidence and she. did not care to
make them public. She does not
know. she declares, either Dr. Cook
or Peary,' and has no interest what
Fever in their controversy: ::'---'- = --''-' :
New York. Sept 15..-Dr Frederick
A. Cook will probably be enthusias-,
tlcally greeted sunofficiaiiy' when he
reaches New York. ian Official, welcome
will not be extended unless Mayor
Mcclellan takes up the matter favor
ably upon his return from his up
state trip. Acting Mayor McGowan
said today that no official action had
been taken to prepare for welcoming
the explorer home although he had
called the matter to Mayor McCleal-
lan's attention before his departure.
1T is the old story" said McGowan
today" A prophet is not without
honor save in his own country and
among his own kim"
Meanwhile, preparations for the
Arctic Club dinner and reception are
going on apace. and the affair promis-
es to be a success.