The Washington times., 1909-09-21
OPEN ARMS MEET
COOK AT GOTHAM
Reception to Brooklyn Man
Unrivaled in This
Country. S.
BIG CROWD FIGHTS
FOR VANTAGE POINT
Doctor Says Criticism of Him Due
to Observation-Disclosures Data
With Him.
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arm, their happy faces rejecting the
Joy Of the moment-to them a moment
lonEed for. hoped for, prayed for during
dragging two and a half years.
The term bedlam best describes the
ovation rendered the conquerer Of the
North by his felIow-citizens OF Brook
lyn and New York today. The American
public had read OF the enthusiastic
throngs of Copenhagen, the homage of
the Danes and the signal honor paid by
kings and princes TO a hero of another
nationality. Imagine all this and then
imagine the added Intensity OF the
American spirit and you will have some
conception OF the scenes under the
shadow Of the Statue Of Liberty here
today.
The Arctic Club, the borough or
Brooklyn. the 2.oOO enthusiasts who left
New York on the steamer Grand Re
public to meet DIR. Cook off Quara htine
in the early morning had planned a
hearty, a spontaneous, but a dignihed
welcome. When the moment arrived
AS the tug bearing the explorer his
family. brother, and few intimate
friends, met the Grand Republic steam
ing down the harbor, the pent-up en-
thuslasm became rampant. soon the
decks were alive with hundreds Of
struggling, screaming, excited hero wor-
slippers. Men and women pushed and
showed. running pell-mell from hold TO
upper deck and then back again for A
place Of vantage.
Crowd on Boat.
More than a score OF Photographic
fought In vain for some spot 10 full.
I'll the missions on which they were
sert- Their entreaties to the crowd 10
stand back just a moment fell on deaf
ears, II. indeed, they we're heard at all
Officials of BrOOklvn's Committee OF
one Hundred, bedecked with their
badges, struggled alike with The man who
had paid for a ticket and who had no
official standing other than that of be
Ing a patriotic American. The con-
fusion became greater as the tug drew
near, and as a score OF river boats on
All sides came as near as safety would
permit, their neVer-ceasing whistles
The tug will lay TO the tarbOard. -
some one called above fl all. And the
Jostled and Jostling humanity went
tsrboa rdward.
Finally the little tug lay to-the OBJ
served OF all eyes There was a mo-
mentary lull In the hum or excited
cheers and conversation. DR.. Cook had
not as yet appeared upon deck Within
a twfnkling a little woman. dressed in
brown, wearing a veil that partly hid
the light Of pride that snone in her
eyes, stepped without the tugs cabin
In her left gloved hand she held the
niger Ups OF another, hand rough
ened a DIT, perhaps. from the exposure
Of the ice fields. A second later and
the man himself appeared. II was DIR.
Frederick A. Cook. OF Brooklyn. the
man who says that he can prove 10
the world that he first set foot upon
its noT1hern axis.
Waves His Hat.
He waved his hat-that was all-for
. while. He could not have spoken
II he had wanted TO, and then again.
he was mot physically able TO, for that
moment meant too much to him. So
he rust waved his hat and bowed and
bowed again.
The little woman stood beside him
and pressed his hands, trying not 10
notice the gathering mist in her hus-
hands eyes or IN her own. At times
she hung her head, then again gazed
steadfast at the cheering throng out
front. Two little girls hung over the
railing and Deamed Just as other chill
dren might when a father comes home
like this.
on dee ga band played The Star
Spangled Banner" and then dropped
into Home, Sweet Home" and Aud
Lang Syne." A thousand Americans
screamed Cook and America" at the
top Of their voices and az many as could
attempted to stretch their hands across
the intervening few feet Of water and
personally assist the explorer in trans
ferring TO the Grand Republic.
once aboard the welcoming ship. DR..
Cook and his wife were Immediately the
center OF a crush that for time looked
dangerous. First in the hold OF the
boat then on the main deck. and finally
to the upper deck the discoverer of the
Pole and his wife were dragged by his
admirers. who were almost rough IN
their enthusiasm.
Arriving on the upper deck Bird s
Coier. borough president Of Brooklyn
who welcomed DR.. Cook on behalf OF
that city. attempted 20 speak. but not
. score OF persons heard tho sound OF
his voice.
Brooklyn Never Doubted.
Brooklyn had never doubted Cook.
said Mr.. Coler. and the only regret ne
had today was that New York did not
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