Evening star., 1909-09-13
Harry Whitney Gives No Hint
That Cook C0nfided in Him

The following special dispatch from
correspondent of the New York Herald.
as is made plain by the writer, was actu-
ally sent from Battle Harbor, whence 1t
went to Cape Ray, Newfoundland, the
cable station:
CAPE RAY, N. F., September IL
Commander Robert. E. Peary arrived
here today, returning from what Is un-
doubtedly his last expedition to the arc
tic regions. which he visited first twenty
three years ago, and where he has since
spent nine winters, with the announce
ment that he has this time reached the
goal of his ambitions, the north pole
THE only one who may dispute Mr..
Peary's claim is DIR. Cook, who declared
before he left Etah, in northern Green
land, for Upernavik, and from there by
steamship to Copenhagen, where he ex-
pected to leave for New York by August.
that he had gone farther north than Mr..
Peary's record of 1906.
He refused to say what latitude he
had reached, but the members OF the
Peary party are positive tht the farthest
north record has been retained by the ma
val officer who has made the frozen north
a life study, and who reduced polar ex
ploration to more nearly an exact sci
ence than it ever was before.
1.-The schooner Jeanie, which left st.
Johns. n. f., August 3 with fifty tons
OF coal LOT the fedIy snip, ilSl lHc ItoOsC-
velt in Wolstenholme sound. north of
Saunders Island, in latitude degrees "a
minutes, early on the morning of August
%.
Both ships steamed to North Star bay.
where the Roosevelt had the misfortune
to go ashore. After she had been floated
the ship drew alongside the Jeanie and
discharged her cargo. Before that, how
ever, Mr.. Peary and several of his party
had come aboard and obtained their mail
and the first news of the world for more
than thirteen months.
Mr.. Whitney on Board.
ION board the Roosevelt at the time
was Harry Whitney Of New Haven. who
had spent year In arctic regions hunt
ing big game, the first man to go through
the long arctic night for that object alone.
He killed twenty-one musk OK apd arctic
deer, but had no polar bears to his credit
He joined the party on the Jeanie. which
left for the west coast of Baf11n bay for
a few weeks shooting before returning
to civilization. He had spent the long
winter night in sledging.
THE Roosevelt left Etah August IT,
190S and made quick voyage to Kane
basin and through the other waters 70
Lincoln sea, where winter quarters were
established not far from those occupied
by the expedition. The winter journeys
and living nearly all the time with the
Eskimos left the party In splendid phy-
sical condition when picked up by the
Roosevelt. Lieut.. Peary and. In fact, all
the members of the expedition are In
splendid shape, which is attributed to the
preparations to which the commander
gave his personal attention during the
winter of 19O5-O6 near Cape Sheridan.
1.-The dash to the pole was conducted
by Mr.. Peary along the lines he declared.
after his former experiences, the only
practical plan for reaching the goal OF
the latter-day arctic explorers. The use
of dogs and sledges and quick dash all
along the line was suggested by Com
mander Peary in the Herald OF Sunday,
March IL, 1860.
The ice broke up early this year, and
the Roosevelt arrived at Smith sound on
the return south August T. The harbor
at Etah was filed with ice. and he
steamed south to 1nglefield gulf. where a
large number of walrus were killed.
Most of the best hunters among the Eski-
mos were with Commander Peary during
the season in which they generally OBJ
tanned their winters supply of food. and
he stocked their larder with walrus and
seal for the long arctic winter night
Vessels Met by Chance.
TT was by rare good luck the Jeanne
met the Peary ship, for If she had been
a day or two earlier the Roosevelt would
have been hidden from view in Inglefield
| gulf, and the schooner would have made