The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-09

Copenhagen, Sept 9.--The grcat
speed attained by Commander
Peary on his dash to and from the
North Pole Is interpreted by Or.
Cook as one link in the chain Of proof
which he believes Peary's own state
ments will make for his claims.
| It will be remembered that one Of
the greatest doubts raised by DR.
Cooks story OF his discovery was re-
garding the unprecedented speed
| with which he travelled. He went
from Cape Thomas Hubbard to the
pole. 460 miles, in thlrty-four days,
or from March Is to April 81. Cook
explained that he encountered unus-
ually good shedding but Arctic exD
plorers were loath to accept his STATE
ments, as their experience with the
ice hummocks of the Far North had
made such speed impossible.
According to the chronology OF
Peary's trip, which was shown to
Cook today. the naval officer made
the trip from Cape Columbia to the
pole, distance of 400 miles. I'm fir-
ty-one days, with fourteen of those
days to be deducted for open leads.
His return from the pole to Cape
Columbia was made i'm sixteen days,
or from April to April 23.
"These figures are not incredible"
| DR.. Cook declared today. "They
could have, been easily made. provid-
ed Peary found the route smooth,
which he undoubtedly did. on his re-
turn to Cape Columbia, he must have
averaged. more than thirty miles a
day, as the trip was made in sixteen
days and it is probable that several
days had to be deducted on account
of encountering open water.
ut Is not my purpose 20 enter in
to discussion Of Peary's trip. Re-
gardless of what he says about me,
/ am going to wait until scientific
investigation has vindicated my ev-
cry statement, which vindication will
of course, be a refutation of Peary's
charges. The point ] wish to bring
out is that Peary, attained even great
er speed than I claimed in my dash.
Then, too, II my first account was
; disappointing, as some of my critics
have said, what must Peary's first de-
, tailed contribution to the world prove
to be? ! described my Journey In
more or less detail. Peary gives moth
ing but chronology.
"Peary will undoubtedly follow this
with the necessary elaboration. just
as ! expect to. In my case. / was
assailed on every hand for giving
such an unsatisfactory account,
whereas | have yet heard no criticism
of Peary for the same fault, If fault
II be-
AS DR.. Cook expected this to be
his last day here, he was a very busy
man, receiving and repaying a num-
her OF calls. He expected to leave
late i'm the afternoon for Esbjerg
on the North sea. where he was to
take passage for Flushing. Holland,
eEroute to Brussels, where he will ar
rive Saturday morning.
DR.. Cook repeated today his will
ingness to lay all his data before a
council of scientists from all nations
and abide by their decision.
'If such q court shall decide that
J did not reach the pole, I'll never
make ths claim in public again." he
said. 81 intend TO publish a state
ment in due course of time that VIII
do away with whatever doubt exists
regarding my claims. l am in the
right. and justice is bound 10 win out
in the end have not the least ap
prehenslon regarding my final vindi-
! cation. II / did have. | would never
show my face in a civilized country
, again."
Paris, Sept. 9.-In signed state
ment i'm today's Matin, DR., Cook
takes up the charges made against
= him by Commander Peary, and in a
spirit Of the utmost self-restraint he
reiterates his determination to re-
, frain from a personal controversy un-
iii committee of scientists has gone
over his data. He insists that he
will "maintain the reserve becom-
ing a gentleman"
Among other things, he says:
commander Peary says my Es-
llimos said | did not go very FAR
north. To this / answer: Sverdrup
has undertaken the command OF an
expedition to seek out my two Eski.
, mos and bring them back to civiliza'
ton. 1t is | who will pay the eN-
penses of this expedition. We shah
, see what they say
81 am asked proofs of my veracitN
Well. | will give proofs, for ! sol
emnly bind myself to submit all the
documents and instruments to the
Geographical society of America and
Denmark or to any assembiage OF
, scientists any one likes TO name.
zone must not be astonished thai
refused to furnish proofs to VAR.
ious personages. | want to present
the results of my work as a whole
and not to private individuals but to
N constituted bodies. | hate this quar-
rel into which an effort is being made
to drag me. | am satisfied | have
done what | have done and know that
In little while no doubt will be
possible"
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