Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-28

given out as a written statement.
His First American Lecture
Given in New York by Cook
NEW YORK. September 2s.--Dr. Fred
erck A. Cook gave last night his first
public account in America of his polar
expedition, addressing an audience of
5000 in Carnegie Hall. All the seats were
filled and part of the standing room was
occupied
Dr. Cook was greeted with enthusiasm.
and when he announced that April II,
1903. he placed the Stars and Stripes at
the north pole he was cheered again and
again.
An informal reception followed the lee
ture, and as his woman relatives kissed
him some of the other women tried to
follow their example, but he repulsed
tht.- advances.
There was little that was new in this
account Of his adventures. With admira-
BILE views. some Of which he acknowl-
edged had not been taken on the last eX
petition. he gave an interesting story of
arctic travel
Dwells on Collapsible Boat.
DR.. Cook dilated on the devices used in
hunting musk OK and bear on his long
journey home.
The principal points which he added to
the knowledge Of his expedition dealt with
the collapsible boat in which he and his
two Eskimos navigated part of Jones
sound and the reason why he handed his
instruments over to Harry Whitney.
The boat 1t appears, was SO designed
as to form part of one of his sledges.
Its canvas sides had been used during
all the rough and tumble work of his
advance north as part of his sledge
equipment. When the open water was
reached he was fortunate enough to find
they had survived the months of knock
Ing about In good shape to form a water
tisht craft. photograph OF which was
shown heavily loaded with impedimenta.
With regard to the instruments, the lee
turer declared that he intrusted them to
MIR. Whitney at his own suggestion, and
that as special favor the hunter was
permitted to take charge of the flag
which had been raised at the north pole.
Anthony Fiala, the arctic explorer. in
troduced DR.. Cook. He declared that
only those who had gone beyond the
charmed circle Of 50 degrees appreciated
all Cook had accomplished.
Cook omits Peary's Name.
DR.. Cook disclaimed any knowledge OF
any wonderful contrivance and dwelt on
the necessity of living as the natives do.
He acknowledged his debt to the pio-
neers in arctic travel, and as he ran off
list Of such men as Melville, Greedy and
hansen, the audience listened for some
mention of Peary. They were disap-
pointed.
Speaking of the start July 3, 1907, Dr.
Cook said:
There was no need for any bombast
about our sailing. Neither government
nor public help had been asked. From
the purse of John r. Bradley the ven
| had n yI,10i lilo cho
destines. For the time being the bust
ness concerned us only. When We gave
out our news We asked for no favors,
and If there was any enthusiasm it had
not been because l sought it,
The lecturer said that some of the pic
lures which were displayed had been
taken by John r.. Bradley or himself on
a former expedition. but that all the
views of the farthest north were made
on this trip The first of these were of
Ordinary scenes of Eskimo life, and 1t
VI not till the lecturer had got in his
81, :. as far as AnnOotok that he spoke
OF ire conditions peculiar to his expedi-
llon
Reasons for Deciding on Dash.
Then he pointed out his good fortune
In finding there not the usual population
of two or three families, but a whole
tribe Of 30 people. These he kept busy
all the winter night making for him
skin garments. He added:
THE opportunity was too good to be
lost. We found a great concourse of
hunters and dogs. and we had on board
the John r. Bradley all we needed for
a polar expedition, so we decided that l
should try to reach the pole, 100 miles
distant"
Three reasons DIR. Cook gave for at
tempting the route he did:
First it led through an UNEMPLOYED
ha Ia
were not reached, something would be
gained
Secondly, he hoped that by keeping to
the west of Greenland he would avoid
ice troubles caused by the currents west
and north of Greenland.
Thirdly. he was informed that he would
find plenty of game, SO that men and
dogs would be trained and fat for the
final dash.
Shows Picture Taken at Pole.
A view of a snow house, with the Stars
an Stripes. was displayed. The camp
erected at that spot and another of tent
pitched on an ice field with the Stars and
Stripes again followed. OF this Dr. Cook
said:
The camp was moved on the following
day mile farther OH. The thermometer
stood at IS below. the barometer at 29S3.
Northeast and west were banished. only
south remained. but the compass still
pointed to the magnetic mort II as useful as
ever.
There was nothing very striking, moth
ing to show there was the point on which
the earth turns
DIR. Cook and his two companions on
their return left the musk OK region Feb
ruary IS on the final lap of their journey
with half sledge and no dogs. In eighty
days they were short of supplies again
and the ice to the east of Ellsmere Land
was in a terrible hummocky condition. SO
that they made only four or five miles
day. When they were almost at their last
gasp they saw a bear, and with one of
three cartridges which DR.. Cook had held
as reserve 1t was brought down. OF this
he said:
This was the happiest day in my ex-
perience. l was very glad to get to the
pole and j am very glad to come back and
tell you all about it, but the CAPTURE of
that bear was the greatest thing of our
trip. 1t saved our lives.''
BERNIER HAS GRIEVANCE
Canadian Explorer Discourteouslv