Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-04

coyery, according to Rev. c. NJ.
Charropn at the st. Louis uni
versity. charropin today said
Cooks statements will be accepted
by scientists, who will attempt to
confirm them.
New York, Sept. members of the
Geographical Arctic, Exploring and
other scientific societies in America do
not in the least doubt that Cook has
really discovered the North Pole.
Notwithstanding the doubt cast upon
the first reports from Copenhagen,
especially in Berlin and Rome, init
mates of Cook here declare that
when the explorer reaches Copen-
hagen, which will probably will be
Saturday afternoon, he will be able to
verify his claims. The scientists de-
clare they can easily tell from Cooks
records and figures if he reached the
pole. William L, Cook, a brother of
the explorer, states that DIR. Cook will
now devote his energies to discovering
the South Pole.
Paris Praises Cook.
Paris, Sept. 2.-The news of the
success Of DR.. Cook created sensa-
ton. The evening papers publish long
accounts of the expeditions and while
there Is tendency to await the ar
rival of Cook at Copenhagen to secure
from him proof and confirmatory de-
tails, the press unites in praising the
explorer and congratulates America.
French Geographers Interested.
The news of Cooks success was re-
ceived with great interest, by mem.
bers Of the French geographical
society, one of whom said
Cooks record should determine
whether or not there is flattening OF
the earth at the pole and verify the
mathematical situation of the polar
star at the zenith"
Pierre Levasseur, the French geogra-
pher, said:
Cooks achievement is most extra
ordinary. 1t seems he made journey
of over 300 miles on ice and the
temperature he met, SO Fahrenheit, is
the lowest ever recorded. We I'M
idoubtedly will be astonished when we
compare Cooks records with the
freckonings of Others"
Cook Tells Story.
In his letter, which appeared in
/ Paris papers, DR.. Cook says:
Land has been discovered on which
rests the earth's northermost rocks A
triangle Of 10000 square miles has
been cut out of the terrestrial I'M
known"
After describing the incidents at
tending the starting of tile expedition,
he goes on:
There before us in an unknown
line 400 miles away lay our goal The
first days journey provided long
marches, and we made encouraging
progress. A big lead which separates
the land from the ice Of the central
pack was crossed with little delay.
The low temperature was persistent
and the winds made life a torture.
But cooped up in our snow houses,
eating dried beef tallow and drinking
hot tea, there were some animal com
forts occasionally to be gained.
For several days after the sight of
known land was lost the overcast sky
prevented an accurate determination
of our positions. On March 80 the
horizon was partly cleared and new
land was discovered. Our observations
gave our position as latitude S4.47,
longitude 1886. There was urgent need
of rapid advance. Our main mission
did not permit detour for the pur-
pose of exploring the coast Here
were seen the last signs of solid earth
beyond there was nothing stable to be
Eeen.
'We advanced steadily over the mo-
notony Of moving sea ice and now
found ourselves beyond the range of
all life-neither footprints of bears
nor the blow-holes Of seals were de.
tected. Even the microscopic crea-
lures Of the deep were no longer ull-
der US. The maddening influence of
the shifting desert of frost became al
most uncomfortable in the daily routine.
The surface Of the pack offered less
and less trouble and the weather i'm
proved, put there still remained the
J, fe-sapping wind which drove despair
nj nj its lowest recess. The extreme cold
j compelled physical action Thus day
after day our weary legs spread over
the distances. The night Of April 7
was made notable by the swinging of
the sun at midnight over the northern
ice. Sunburns and frost bites were
now recorded on the same day, but
the double days glitter infused an in
centive into ones life Of shivers.
Our observation on April placed
the camp in latitude 1886, longitude
94.2.
in spite of what seemed long
marches we advanced but little over
100 miles. Much of our work was lost
In circuitous twists around trouble
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