Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-10-07
PEARY DID NOT
TELL WHITNEY
DID NOT TELL WHITNEY HE
REACHED TOP or EARTH.
FOLLOWS LEAD OF RIVAL
The sRoosevelt- Arrives In New York
and. Commanded by Peary. viii
Share i'm Great Naval Parade.
Cock Banquet called on.

SYDNEY. ~. SPECIALIZATION
the passengers brought in by the
Bruce from Newfoundland was Harry
Payne Whitney. the hunter who has
become famous through his connec-
ton with the Cock-Peary controversy.
Although l had spent eight days
with Peary on his return 10 Etah from
the north. in August" he said. Il did
sot learn OF his claim 20 having dis
covered the pole until I reached In
dian Harbor ten days ago.
"Peary told me he had been further
north than any other man. but did not
say he had reached the pole. OF course
I was surprised when l learned that
he had been there"
CDR Cook. who had gone up the
previous year. had put ashore his
stores. which were in a similar house
He put in charge OF these two places
BOatswain John Murphy and Steward
William Pritchard. OF his steamship
Roosevelt and l occupied the two
houses with them.
THE two houses were built Of wood
en- boxes. which contained the stores
for the explorers. Cooks house was
more or less demolished 10y the winds,
as Franck. whom Cock had left I'm
charge. lad gone South early tn the
summer. and on his return the place
was somewhat damaged. Peary's men
rebuilt Cooks house on different
site. Boatswain Murphy. who could
neither read nor write. had a letter
from Peary instructing him 20 use DIT.
Cooks stores first. bat to give DIT
Cook every assistance II he came
along and was in need OF il. and IL
likewise directed him TO organize a
relief expedition TO cross the north
waters TO Ellesmere Land, ard search
for Cook.
Cook Comes Back.
Some time in April last enc day
as the three Of us we're looking out
from Etah. we saw human forms OF
49, ice crossing Smiths Sound
soon saw il was a white man and two
Eskimos. The white man introduced
himself 90 uc as Dr. Cook, and ] told
him who I was. All three were pretty
well worn out.
I'VE made Cook as comfortable a:
possible. aud there IS no truth in the
Statement rat Cook was not let II
by Murphy Cook did express his
surprise and seemed somewhat upse
at Peary having taken over his stores
and assuming virtual ownership o
what was there.
The next morning Cook told me
ia the presence OF Pritchard. that b.
had been at the pole; that he ha
reached there in April. 1903. and de
scribed his experience In the pola
journey. and afterwards he put m
on my word OF honor not 10 tell Pear
this. and told me that I was merel
70 say 90 Feary that Cook had gOn
further north than Peary's pTeviou
record. SIS.
After spending two days with u
at Annatck Cook iourneyed south {
Etah, where he spent two or thre
DAYS. and then he went on toward
Upernavik. I accompanied him {
Etah His reason for doing this, b
said. was that he hurried south {
get a Danish stOreship or whaler. II
had figured out roughly the date
when these ships might be about an
he wished 70 make sure OF connectin
with one Before he left he hande
over 10 me certain OF his belonging
They included three boxes OF instr
ments, one seXtant and another COZ
tanning ar artificial horizon. and
third. the contents Of which / do n,
recall eXactly-it might have been
chronometer Besides these, he pacl
ed up several boxes. two OF whiC
contained clothing. and others col
tanned other effects belonging 10 hiT
He left with me no diaries or RECORD
that ! am aware OF, unless they WEI
among the contents OF the boxes"