The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-16
Freedom of the City of New
York Conferred Upon Ex-
plorer in Recognition Of His
Discovery of the North Pole.
SAYS EDWARD BARRiLL
LIED IN HIS AFFIDAVIT
Promises to SubStantiate Every
Claim Made Regarding the
Polar Trip and the Ascent of
Mt, Mckinley in Due Time,
KANSAS MANS STATEMENT

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:. New York, Oct. 15.--Dr. Frederick =
= A. Cook, refuting the charges that =
:: he had not assembled Mount McKin- =
= ley in Alaska, came out with a =
:: statement here tonight, after three :.
: hours conference with his attorney, y
y intimating that Edward n. BarTil. =
- the guide who accompanied him. =
= had perjured himself In his -ecant =
= affidavit for consideration offered =
= by Cooks detractors. =
:. To disprove BaTrilEs statements, =
= DR.. Cook further announced chat =
= he had taken preliminary steps TO :.
= organize an expedition to ascend =
= Mount Mckinley to procure the =
= records which he says he left there =
= He has wired Anthony Fiala, the =
= arctic explorer, to head the eNpe- =
= ditiOn, and has wired Professor II. -
= G. Parker Of Columbia university =
= to accompany Fiala. Their answers =
= are expected tomorrow. =
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New York, Oct. 15.-Dr. Freder-
lex a. Cook came back to New York
today, as calm and as smiling as
ever, received the freedom Of the city
as conferred by the board of alder
men, branded as a lie the affidavit
of Edward N. Barrill, the guide who
says Cook did not attain the summit
of Mount McKinlay, and finally, to
crown the day, fired the shot which
started a twenty-four-hour autOmO-
bile race at Brighton Beach.
The COnterTing OF the freedom Of the
city was a formal affair. conducted joint
ly by the board Of aldermen end the Arc
tic club Of America. The club presented
DR.. Cook a gold medal in recognition Of
his discovery Of the pole. while the alder
men took the occasion TO recognize him
! officially for the first time since his ar
Professor Donald 3. McMillen OF the
Peary expedition, were among the inter
ested spectators.
Or. Cooks Speech.
In his speech Dr. Cook said in part;
This is the prOudest moment OF my
life, to feel that you have confidence in
me. in the face of the unfounded state
ment and against the false affidavit pub
/ lshed during the last few days.
Il will substantiate every claim I have
made with every proof within the power
/ Of men.
THE charges brought against me rela-
| tive to my polar trip have been based
| upon eVasive answers by my loyal Is
/ kimO friends. The alleged affidavit Of my
/ Mount Mckinley guide is a deliberate
/ falsehOod. The confidence you repose I'm
| me is not misplaced. The EszimOs were
/ made to say what they did not say, and
I will bring them here TO prove it,
! After the ceremony DR.. Cook had a
/ long conference with his lawyer, Henry
/ W. Wack, concerning the Barrill affida-
/ Wit. He afterWard intimated that he had
/ not decided on taking legal action in the
matter.
duce his original diary Of the climb, and
| said he would produce il If he could find
it. He said he thought he had it stored
somewhere.
sarriI a Liar.
DR.. Cook reiterated his charge that Bar
riI lied in his affidavit
THE declaration that the point where
/ the photograph with a flag was taken
was far from the top Of Mount Mckinley
is a falsehOOd" he said. 1T was taken
at the summit. His statement that I told
him not to tell any one about the trip
is also baseless. There was no secret
aAs to Miller, he has been hostile ia
me from beginning 10 end. I have no
Il reason to say / found him untruthful, but
he knew nothing about the climbing Of
Mount Mckinley, as he was sixty or sew
enty miles away at the time"
Details Of how Barriils affidavit was
obtained became available here today
The guide came here two days ago. and
informed General Thomas II. Hubbard
president Of the Peary Arctic club. thai
everything in the affidavit was true.
BaTTill also talked with General J. n
Ashton Of Tacoma. who obtained Barriii;
affidavit. together with the affidavit'
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