Evening journal., 1909-09-02
DANES WILL
HONOR DR.. COOK
Great Reception Awaits
American Explorer on His
Arrival al Copenhagen

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. "A welcome
such as no other person ever received
in Copenhagen win be given to Dr.
Frederick A. Cook. the New York dis
coverer Of the North Pole, on his ar
rival here Saturday, aboard the steam
er Hans Egede Of the Greenland Col
onial Line. The city, which has been
the base Of 80 many polar expeditions,
Is in O revei of delight that at last the
long sought for goal has been reached.
The only thing that mars the happi-
ness Of the Danish people. is the fact
that an American and not a Dane is
the one to win the undying fame that
such a discovery entails.
The reception planned for DR.. Cook
viii far outrival the welcome accorded
DR.. Fridjof Nansen on his return from
his Arctic exploration In 1898.
The City Council viii charter a boat
and meet the Hans Egede several miles
at sea. The members win go in state
and win present an address Of well
come to the intrepid explorer.
After a banquet on Saturday night
provided the Hans Egedo arrives on
scheduled time. Dr. Cook will be pre-
sented TO King Frederick. The King
is evincing the greatest interest in the
arrival Of DIR. Cook, and It Is possible
that he win insist on an audience with
the explorer Immediately on his ar
rival.
The American flag Is everywhere wav-
L. T.. I.ua a. -
American achievement
All the morning papers express their
belief IN the creditabiity of the reports re-
garding the discovery. There is no dispo'
sition whatever 10 cast any doubt upon
the claim and the people arc urged 70 Do
/ their utmost TO show the city's apprecia.
tion Of the honor that Dr. Cook has con-
ferred upon Il.
American Minister Egan was in receip
Of hundreds OF letters and kilograms 10
day congratulating the American people
upon the achievement Of Or. Cook. Near
~ every American IN the city called a
the legation to express his pleasure owe
the event and scores OF foreigners joine'
in the Americans iubiliation
Or. Cooks discovery IS looked upon b.
Danish explorers a. practically q ''singl
handed" achievement. The fact that h
made the entire distance accompanied b
only two Essimos adds to the daring an
spectacular features Of the epochal jour
ney.
From the information at hand IL is be
lIeved that Dr. Cook was favored wit
rare good fortune In the intense cold tina
he encountered. This made the Ice trav'
safer and surer and brought a minimum
danger from open water, IN which bu
comparatively little was encountered.
A. proof of the statement that ID
Cook had good luck is the fact tina
tho last 500 miles Of the trip, or fror
Cane Thomas Hubbard at which poin
he wrote a letter to Rudolpe Frank
who remained behind at AnnortolS wei
made in S5 days This is a recor
breaking journey in point Of speed an
indicates that the explorer must ha'
found conditions unusually favorable.
When II came time 10 cross the eli
] cum polar ice pack, Cook decided
reduce his party TO the last possib
I. number and only Etukishwok and Al
weiab his two hardest Eskimos wei
, retained. The number of dogs wei
here cut down to 26. The final dash
$50 miles was then begun. The last
solid earth was encountered on Mare
80. when clearing skies showed II
: party that its trip thence lay over
! sea OF moving ice. From this point o
Dr Cook and his two Eskimos wei
the only breathing things in the regio
Though climatic hardships were er
dured during the remaining distan'
DR. Cook and his two companions WEI
. free of the greatest Of all suffering'
that of hunger. Not until after Il
mole had been reached and the retuE
Journey begun did the party face Il
I probability OF starvation, a probabilit
that was never other than remote.