The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-09-09

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discovered the North Pole mas
caused press and populace alike
to unite in unanimous praise for
the intrepid American discoverer.
Already plans are on foot to give
him on his arrival at Copenhagen
aboard the steamer Hans Egede of
the Greenland Colonial a reception
that for magnitude and fervor will
excel anything ever accorded any
one on Danish soil. Nansen, on
his return in 1898, was given a
royal welcome; but that to be &C
corded Cook will far eclipse it.
On a boat chartered for the occa-
sion the entire City Council will
go out in State to meet the dis
coverer and will present him a
memorial concentrating his
achievement.
As he enters the harbor he will
have the escort of literally thous-
ands Of craft; cannon will boom,
whistles blow and bells ring out
the glad tidings of his approach to
that city.
The King himself in a private
audience will extend TO him his
personal Fluctuations and the con-
gratulations of the Danish people
on his historic exploit.
Following the audience with
King Frederick, which will take
place Immediately upon DR.. Cook 5
arrival, there will be banquet,
at which men of distinction in
every notable walk in lite will
unite to honor the man who has
accomplished task that has baf-
fled many of the keenest minds
and most intrepid souls in the civ
ilized world for the last half CEN
fury.
Everywhere in the city-on the
streets, at the windows, from the
top of buildings-the Stars and
Stripes are flung to the breeze in
compliment to the great Americans
success. The leading Copenhagen
newspapers pay high tributes to
the explorer.
At the American Legation Min
lister Egan has received a constant
stream of callers all day long, each
eager to congratulate the Ameri-
can people upon the discovery.
The local American colony, too, is
preparing a series Entertainments
tor the explorer.
While none of DR.. Frederick A
Cooks friends in the Explorers
Club, New York, of which he was
was president, doubts that he dis
covered the North Pole, there is
one phase of the matter which
those having experience in the
Arctic region and with Esquimaux
cannot understand. 1t is this;
The cablegram sent from Ler-
wick, Shetland Islands, states that
DR.. Cook reached the North Pole
on April 81, 1908.
The only white man who start
ed with him on the dash to the
Pole was Rudolph FRANKIE, but he
went with him only as far as An
norfolk, on the northwest coast of
Greenland. FRANKIE was left there
by DR.. Cook to guard supplies.
He was to stay there a certain
time and then start south. FRANKIE
got back here in October, 1908,
and brought with him the last mes
sage received from DR.. Cook.
FRANKIE and DR.. Cook separated
on March 3, 1908. On March y
DR.. Cook wrote FRANKIE a letter,
which was carried to him at An
norfolk by Esquimaux. This let
ter was written March II, 1908,
from point just north of Cape
Thomas Hubbard.
Cape Thomas Hubbard is 500
miles from the Pole, yet IS days
! later, on April 81, 1908, DR.. Cook
according TO his cablegram, reach
the Pole. A 500 mile journey in
the Arctic in IS days, encountered
with Esquimaux, dogs, slices and
other paraphernalia, is feat here
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