Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-10-02
POLE RECORDS SAFE
Or. Cock Says His Instru.
mentS will be Cared
For by EskimoS
Peary Admits That He Refused to
Bring Back Cooks RecOrds-COn-
trOyersy Waxing Warm
Among Explorers.


Among Explorers.
New York, Sept. 27.-"My instru-
ments are not lost. I am sure of
that" said DR.. Cook in a further in
terview with the Associated Press to-
day. Il shall have them brought here.
My Eskimos are at Etah and they
know the value of the instruments,
although they did not understand how
to use them. They have kind of sa
cred regard for them and will take
good care of them.
"If [ had known what I know now,
1 should not have left either records
or instruments at Etah. Mr.. Whitney
told me and fully believed his ship
was going to that place, and he ad-
vised me to leave my things in his
care, to be brought to New York on
board his ship where they would not
be jolted so much as in sledge jour
ney over the rough land ice at Uper-
navik. I did not think at any mo-
ment of having them forwarded on the
Peary ship.
CAS- to the incident of the American
flag which I had hoisted temporarily
at the pole and then brought back to
Etah with me I gave it to Mr.. Whit
ney on his special request. He had
it in his private trunk when he went
on board the Roosevelt, but he was
not, according to his own statement,
permitted to bring it with him. He
was compelled to take it out of the
trunk and bury it."
Peary at Bar HarbOr.
Bar Harbor, Me-, Sept. 27.-Com-
| mander Robert E. Peary accompanied
| by his wife, reached here tonight
from Portland and within half an
hour, was in conference with General
Thomas H. Hubbard, president of the
Peary Arctic Club, concerning the
statement which soon will be made
public by Commander Peary to sup
port his contention that DR.. Freder-
ick A Cook did not reach the pole.
The conference was still in progress
late tonight.
There is nothing to say just now,' -
said General Hubbard tonight.
mo date has been set for the meet
ing of the officers of the Peary Arctic
Club and I shall not determine that
until my return to New York next
| week.
The conference will be continued
tomorrow and late in the day Com
mander Peary probably will return te
Eagle Island.
From what can be learned Of the
conference tonight Peary went ovel
every phase of his alleged evidence
against DR.. Cook, dating from the time
: the Brooklyn explorer began his
preparations to go North, more thar
, two years ago and until after Peary'.
interviews with DR.. Cooks Eskimos a
Eatah.
There was a large crowd at tn.
steamboat landing Notwithstanding
inclement weather, to give Comman
der Peary and his wife a hearty wei
come today.
During the trip to Bar Harbo
| ,
Whitney. There might have beel
some strange reasons why Whitne,
did not go back to Etah in the Jeani
for DR.. Cooks stuff" he said. 81 can
, not understand how anyone could le
, such records get out of his hands
would not give my records to m.
, dearest relative. I say again I don
see how Cook could have turned hi
stuff over to Whitney or anybody else
secured my instruments in ba
and the flag which I took to the pol
II sewed in my clothes and I wore
n until I reached Battle Earbor.
Il kept my records under watch da
and night and I was prepared in cas-
the Roosevelt was crushed in the ic
G to throw them overheard so that the
y could float in their cases. Can yo
imagine me giving up those record
to a perfect stranger?
! Harry Whitney did not tell m
what was in DR.. Cooks stuff exceI
six fox skins, Narwha1e horn an
6 some other trophies. I could not Sc
why I should have carried the stu
IL when Cook could have taken it.
DR.. Cooks stuff was of such impo1
. tance why didn't Whitney go back i
: the Jeanie and get it?"