The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-03

Copenhagen. to the State Department
that the reported discovery of the
North Pole has been corroborated by
Dergwaard Jensen, the Danish inspec-
tor of North Greeland. 1t is assumed
that the Danish official investigated
Or. Cooks claims after the latter left
Greenland, en- route to Denmark, and
that he was able to confirm them.
Big Reception for Cook.
The Danish government, which is
showing remarkable activity in its
preparations to receive the explorer,
has dispatched a torpedo boat to meet
the steamer on which he is a pas
senger on the high seas and act as a
convoy of honor into Copenhagen. The
Danish minister of m has char
tered a vessel on which to take the
newspaper correspondents of the world
out to meet the Brooklyn explorer and
the Danish Geographical Society will
meet DR.. Cook on another vessel. From
these unusual arrangements it Is evil
dent that DIR. Cook will have a quick
opportunity to submit his proofs.
Just when DIR. Cook will reach
America will not be known until next
Week. JOIN H. bld1itN, lHt wealthy
New York big-game hunter vino
financed the successful polar eXpedi-
ton, expects a cablegram from DR..
Cook soon after he reaches Copen-
hagen. and Tho definite arrangements
will be made for his departure for
America. Just as Denmark has not
for centuries paid such homage to an
other man as il plans to accord DR..
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that the explorers return to America
will be not less noteworthy.
Expedition Carefully Planned
While The first reports indicated tina
the dash for the pole was the UNI
premeditated outcome of a fishing and
hunting trip along the Labrador coast,
Mr.. Bradley now states hat this was
no. true, and that Dr.. Cooks expedition
was perhaps the most carefully planned
of any previous polar attempt. Mr..
Bradley states that secrecy was MAIN
tanned as to the ultimate object Of the
trip. because. had DIR. Cook failed. much
4unpleasant controversy could be avoid
acd. Not even the captain of the
.sehooner-yacht which took the partv 70
The northwest coast Of Greenland knew
that he had q Polar expedition ustil
or ders were given near t,tah, Grecu-
land. 10 put Dir. Cook aud the supplies
ashore.
That tho journey to the pole was we'll
banned is shown by the quantity and
nature OF the supplies which the
schooner yacht deposited on Greenland
fer Dr., Cook. These Included 100. o0h
cans of provisions. many tons of dried
,,,,ata IN nm Iryae nj ma Irl,ce = npl p4i-
lens Of gasolene. 80 gallons nf alcohol.
w barrels of gum drops. which are rs
currency with the EskimauX, guns and
knives for trading, hickory lumber for
building sheds ard sledges. md great
quantities of staple groceries. II all
there were sufficient provisions to last
the party for three years.
& HID Aluminium Stoves.
An item which indicates the care with
which the expedition was planned is
that of reducing weight on the stove
Other polar expeditions carried brass or
iron stoves. which weighed from twelve
10 fifteen pounds each. DR., Cooks
stoves we're made of aluminium and
weighed o three pounds each. thus
each stove allowed for the carrying Of
about twelve pounds more OF provisions
on each sledSe.
Besides the fame that will endure for
4routur,es which comes to DR.. Cook for
3his achievement. he is destined also 10
Srtap fortune. His friends believe thai
wealth awaits him through the writ
ings which he is most likely tn publish,
and through lectures. \ ~weil-knowli
vaudeville manager In this city has al
ready cabled to Copenhagen Offering
,sDr. Cook $4,000 a week for ten weeks TO
appear In his various vaudeville houses
and lecture ON his Arctic experiences.
The European agents of three other
vaudeville managers have been cabled
Instructions to hasten to Copenhagen
to meet DIR. Cook and offer him princeiN
salaries for his lecture services. An-
other result of DIR. Cooks success may
be that the land which he reports har-
ing discovered viii he called Cooks
Land. An effort is now on foot among
Dr. Cooks supporters to bring this
about.