Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-30
forbade whitney to Bring Any
thing Belonging TO Rival
Oil Roosevelt.
&c NOW HASTENS STATEMENT
VIII Charge That the brooklyn Ex-
plCrer Cannot Produce Shoes,
Slcdgcs on Other Equipment
Which viii show Arctic
Wear md Tenr.

New York Sept. 26-Commander
Robert f. Pearv refused absolutely to
lllow any Of the records or instruments
ST DR.. Frederick A. Cook 70 he brought
aboard the steamer Roosevelt and was
thus instrumental in causing these re-
cords to remain in a cache at Etah.
Greenland, according to Harry Whitney.
tho New Haven sportsman. in des-
patch received in this city by Or. cook
to-day. The message which came as a
response to ono sent by Dr. Cook is as
follows:
"Stra thcona. via Indian harbor and
Cape Ray n e. Sept q, Or. 7. \.
Cook, Waldorf, New York
started for home, Roosevelt. Nothing
arrived for me- Pcary would allow
nothing belonging to you on hoard
Said to leave everything In cache Mt
t1tah
Met Capt. Sam Northstar Did not 70
back after going schooner bound ST
Johns. take steamer home. Hope you
ire well. See YOU soon Explain all.
Good shooting.
HARRY WHITNEY"
Or. Cook was questioned to-day as 10
Ills view Of the situation created by the
trtion ascribed to Commander Peary but
10 declined to say anything derogatorv of
us rival at may be that the inetru-
nents will arrive this year after all he
'aid, 'and as for the records and obser-
7atons their non-arrival here makes no
Inference whatever as ! have complete
duplicates. SO that there will be no delay
n compiling my story with all It's de-
ails."
~
perturbed by the news he had received
rom Mr.. Whitney. He hopes to see him
loon and hear a complete explanation Of
The occurrences at the Etah.
DR.. Cook denied the report that he
was to bring suit for Islander against
Peary. There Is no truth in the re-
port" he said. Il have no intention of
bringing suit, Naturally am taking
measures to have everything In order
In case If necessity; but have never
even thought Of fling suit and I
wish 10 contradict such reports at
once"
If they are still ~ Etah. Or. Cooks
Instruments may not arrive in New
York until the spring months of 1910.
There Is a possibility. however. of
their reaching here this year. as an
Etah after the Roosevelt left
WHITNEY HAD TO TELL
II shall wait" continued Or. Cook Il
think that Mr.. Whitney knew what he
had in his possession. 1t would he very
difficult for me to say what effect the
occurrence will have. The absence of
the records and instruments will. how
no inns a
particle But it would he very desirable
TO have the instruments here, that is GER
tain.
Nj Whitney certainly knew that the
effects with him We're important. lie vas
compelled to tell Mr.. Peary that he had
my things with him. He is too honest to
suppress such information.
II had not spoken TO Mr. Whitney Of
any arrangement between Mr Peary and
myself lie had believed that a ship
would come FOR him from the AMERICAN
side and the things would go along with
It.
THE leaving OF the Instruments may
cause delay IN sending my records 10
Copenhagen. nut will not affect the peo-
pie who are TO make the 1nal investiga-
ton.
There were a few originals among
the documents left with Mr. Whitney,
but i. will not make any difference
II they are never found again Mt.
Whitney really does not know what
there is or what there is not among
hem.
The instruments are not lost. The
Eskmos know whore they are. They
Kill be Looked after, Mr.. Whitney
has sent no word except that they
,re ar Etah.
AS to the question Of proof, that
S tho same, whether the observations
IRE made by one person or by Ave or
more.
II am sure Peary had no means of
getting any news of me since the
middle Of April, but he knew that I
had gone South.
MY instruments were packed sep
aratoiy in several boxes and these
were put into packing case. They
could not be iojured by falls or rough
handling.
LEAVES ALL TO SCIENTISTS
"Regarding the possibility that man
coun so within two or three hundred
m.i:s OF the Pole and think he had go,
there I leave that TO the scientists.
1T Is impossible to send any one 70
Etah to fetch the instruments and rec
ords al this time OF the year, as naviga
ton is closed and If 1t were open a shlr
would take four or i've weeks to get
there.
The remark that has been made that
copied Pearys sledees is nonscnsical
He hitherto used the exact prototype OF
the Eskimo sledge, | never copied any
hing. have not seen him for over two
years. so ! could not have copied his
IDEAS.
Il have entered into no arrangement
20 meet Mr. Pcary at any time"