Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-10
DECLARES LIEUTENANT TOOK DIFF
FERENT COURSE TO POLE AND
FINDS UNKNOWN TRACT.
CALLS COMMANDER HIS FRIEND.
Does Not Believe That His Tracks Were
Discovered by Second Explorer on
Way to Earth's Axis.
IS MADE PROFESSOR OF SCIENCE.

COPENHAGEN, Sept. by going
much farther to the east than l did, Com
mander Peary has cut out of the I'M
known an enormous space when, OF
course, will be vastly useful and sclen-
tifcally interesting"
These were the words of DR.. Frederick
A. Cook when he was told today of the
receipt of dispatches confirming the
previous reports of Commander Peary
success in reaching the North pole.
II am the first to shout 'Hurrah for
Peary,' 1.-The doctor continued. If he mas
telegraphed an announcement that ne
has reached the pole, then it is true and
l congratulate him"
Asked whether Commander Peary
was likely to have found traces OF his
progress over the polar seas DR.. Cook
replied:
across my tracks"
DR.. Cook then said:
Il understand a rumOr is current
about my having taken some of Peary S
provisions at Etah; this is founded on
Eskimo gossip and misunderstanding. L
desire no controversy. | simply say III
reply to any such assertion, No. Com
mander Peary is friend of mine"
Sails for New York Soon.
Dr. Cook said also that according to
his present plans he would reach. New
York September 20 or u on board the
Scandina via n-American line steamship
Oscar II.
The name of Peary is heard more fire.
Quently in Copenhagen today than that
of Cook. Experts, the general public
and the newspaper accept Commander
Peary's triumph as an unqueStlOned
fact While loyal to their belief in DR..
Cook, the people await the revelations to
be made by the publication of the details
of his observations.
The University of Copenhagen tomor
row will make DR.. Cook honorary pro-
fessor of science, a greater distinction
than the honorary degree which 1t was
first proposed to confer upon him.
Maurice f. Egan. the American minis
ter to Denmark; Miss Egan and the
German minister, Count Henckel, had
lunch with DIR. Cook at the Hotel Angle
terre today
This afternoon Mr.. Egan gave a re-
ception to the diplomatic corps to meet
DR.. Cook.
A steamer with 400 English tourists
on board arrived here this morning from
England. The entire party remained in
Copenhagen for the purpose of seeing
Dr. Cook. They filled the corridors of
the hotel. eager to catch sight of the
famous American,
Cook Was There First.
No one was more interested in Com
mander Pearys announcement than
Commodore Hovgaard, who is an au-
thority on Arctic exploration. Il said to
DIR. Cook when l heard the news" the
commodore declared you, at all
events. were the first to reach the pole,
and there you have my opinion briefly.
I think that in justice to DR.. Cook
we should remember he got there first.
He selected what seems to have been the
best route"
How long after DIR. Cook reached the
pole do you think Commander Peary ar
rived there?" the commodore was asked.
Probably year, but perhaps only
SIN months" he replied.
Gould Peary have learned at the
pole that Cook had been there before
him.
This seems impossible. Even if
Peary was there two weeks, or two days,
after DIR. Cook be might not have found
any track of the first party, because of
the movement of the drift ice. 1t is
probable also that the moving ice took
away the metal box Cook left at the
MOLE !"