Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22
T am Here to Present Clear Record of a
 Piece of Work in which Take Pride"
ANSWER TO CRITICS THE WORLD OVER
Sum and Substance of the First Message Dr. Cook Brings Home in Person-Arrival of the Explorer in New -Brookyn's Reception to Dr. Cook-It Seemed as if Everybody Turned Out.

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 New York. Sept. 21.-t1 have come rom the pole. have brought my story and my data with me. l have not come Home to enter into argu- ments with one man or with fifty men, but I am here to present clear rec ord of a piece of work over which have a right to display a certain amount of pride.
 CT am perfectly willing to abide by the final verdict on this record of com- potent judges. That must be the last word. and that alone can satisfy me and the public.
 Furthermore, not only will my re- port be before you in black and white, but will also bring to America human witnesses to prove that I. have been to- the pole.' a'
 Such is the sum and substance of the first message Dr. Frederick A. Cook brought home in person to America today, answering his critics the world over.
 Waiting for First Glimpse of the os-
 car II.
 Through a long and uneasy night a nctilla of tugboats, outposts of a con- tinental curiosity, had tossed in the darkness for the first glimpse of the Oscar II, bearing the man from whom a ndllOH Wdll6ut FOTds At llNG U GlOCh this morning the explorer was on deck.
 There was an anxious wait at quar- antine while the tugs bobbed nervously about, the newspaper men on board them shouting broken queries. through megaphones at the black, sides of the Oscar II, high above them. pr. Cook lowered a signed statement in a pail 10 the Associated Press and resumed his tense walk up and down inside the landward rail
 pr. Cook Meets His Family. A speck in the distance began to assume dimensions. Presently it was recognizable as the tug bearing Mrs. Cook and her two daughters. Quickly the tug came alongside and, while the heavy swell running around her fen ders against the plates of the Oscar II, Dr. Cook clambered nimbly down a ladder, and with no concern for the cameras trained on him,s made a rush for his wife. For a moment he even missed the children, who stood a few feet away, until his wife silently led him tc them. Then, as he lifted his youngest daughter to his shoulder, the silent, watching crowd that lined the yA1ia of the Oscar broke into a storm Of cheers. s
 Transferred to the Grand Republic.
 It had been arranged that the excur- nion steamer Grand Republic carry ing pr. Cooks friends and clubmates from Brooklyn and New York, and John R. Bradley, his packer, should keep far enough in the Background to give him a few moments of first pri- vacy with his family. But soon there followed second transfer from the tug to the Grand Republic. As Dr. Cook set foot aboard. Miss Ida Leh- man, daughter of an old Brooklyn friend, threw wreath of roses about his neck, greeted him as 8 hero and proclaimed him a gentleman of Bush wick" Bushwick Is the name of pr. Cooks home section in Brooklyn.
 Cook Wholly Sure of Himself.
 Dr. Cook looked it. Brown, positive patient. taciturn, he endures the busi- ness of being a hero with courtesy but no enthusiasm As he stood beside apparent. Bradley looked the typical man about town, barbered, tailored, polished, immaculate and indifferent. Cook, a little i'll at ease, smiled con- tinually in an honest way, as a man wholly sure of himself but not so certain of the impression he was mak- ing. It was a good impression though, for the crowd liked his simplicity which seemed to carry conviction.
 
 Cook?" Bradley was asked
 Why, of course. what do you think ?" he answered with amusement.
 Mrs. Cook, at her husbands elbow. had her first taste of the publicity she has hitherto summed, and took 1t placidly. City of New York Sent no Official
 Representative.
 As he stepped ashore 1t was notice. able that no representative of the na- ton, the state or the city was there to greet him. Bird s. Coler presi- dent of the borough of Brooklyn, had welcomed him on the Grand Republic for that borough. burt the city of New York sent no official representative. SIt sincere and enthusiastic to the poirt of tumultuousness his welcome may be best described as a neighborly afiaif devoid of official significance.