Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-21
HERO OF
POLE AT
ANCHOR
Arctic Conquerer Is Again
in Home Waters
GOTHAM PLANS AN IMMENSE
OVATION TODAY
EXPLORER DEEPLY AFFECTED
BY TRIUMPHANT RETURN
Surgeon Who First Discovered Worlds
Pivot viii Arrive at New York
at Eight o'clock This
Morning
EXPLORER DEEPLY AFFECTED
BY TRIUMPHANT RETURN
NJ EW YORK, Sept 2O.-"It's good
lN to be an American: 1t seems I |

ACNS1Ag
AZ have been gone ten years"
Gazing toward the lights of New
York after an absence since July 4,
1907, these were the first sentiments
expressed tonight by DR.. Frederick A.
Cook of Brooklyn as he paced the deck
of the steamship Oscar Ii, waiting for
daylight and the actual return to his
native land.
Dr. Cook was virtually at home to-
night, for the Oscar II anchored off
Fire island.
The ship marked time, as it were,
so that there might be no hitch In the
home coming reception of the explorer.
Though sixty miles from the city
proper, the oscar IL was in easy wire
less communication with New York
during the day and night.
DR.. Cook was on deck almost con-
stantly and as sunset approached he
watched the brilliant panorama and
conversed with newspaper men
through a megaphone.
"I feel anxious to get ashore" he
said. But dread the ordeal of land
ing tomorrow. 1 would much prefer
landing quietly without a repetition Of
the scenes at Copenhagen. hope that
I shall be left in peace with my family
by tomorrow night at least
Receives Papers
Some New York papers were put on
board this evening containing long re-
ports concerning Commander Peary's
achievement. Dr. Cook read them
carefully, then said:
There is nothing new here and I
shall wait until something more def
mite is published before saying any
thing further on the matter"
Aside from this short reference to
Peary, Dr. Cooks expressions today
and tonight chiefly concerned the joy
of OF
Dr. Cook left the deck only a few
minutes during the entire day and in
continued good nature posed repeatedly
for photographs at the urgent request
of his fellow passengers.
DR.. Cook sent a wireless dispatch to
his wife asking her to come down the
bay tonight and join him on board,
thus avoiding the crush atNthe public
greeting tomorrow. Mrs. Cook was ill,
however, and replied by wireless that
she would be unable to come.
First Tugs Arrive
The first tugs bearing the advance
guard of newspaper men from 4Jew
York reached the Oscar II tonight, but
no one was allowed aboard the vessel
except Anthony Fiala, the Arctic ex-
plorer, who Is a friend of DR.. Cook. He
swung himself up from the tug. held a
brief conversation with the explorer
and departed.
The passengers, including DR.. Cook,
watched with amusement the vain at.
tempts of the reporters to get aboard,
and DR.. Cook shouted, Glad to see
you, boys!"
1t was evident that DIR. Cook wished
to avoid a too demonstrative reception
tomorrow, and his attitude may cur
tail some of the arrangements in
Brooklyn which have been tentatively
made.
The Oscar II will reach Quarantine
about s 80 o'clock There Mrs. Cook,
accompanied by the two children; Dr.
Cooks brother William, DIR. Roswell
o. Stebbins and j. Knowles Hare of
the executive committee of the Arctic
Club of America will be waiting on the
tug.
Will Join Family
DIR. Cook will join his wife on, the
tug and will be transferred from there
to the steamboat Grand Republic,
which will carry party of friends and
enthusiasts down the bay to meet him.
More than 1000 persons will be on the
Grand Republic. but the borough of
Manhattan will not be officially repre-
sented.
Bird s. coler, president of the
borough of Brooklyn, will officially
welcome him there. The greatest re-
ception, however, will be held in DR..
Cooks home section of Brooklyn at tho
Bushwick club at noon.
Soon after that DR.. Cook will join his
family at the Waldorf Astoria.
His plans thereafter with the excep-
ton of being the guest of honor a he
banquet of the Arctic club of America,
to be held at the Wa dorf-Astoria on
Thursday night, have not been an
nounced.
Alexander Begg of Washington, rep
resenting the National Geographical
society, arrived in New York tonight
and will represent the society on board
the Grand Republic.
FURRY in New York
Mr.. Begg comes as a representative
of the society, vice Willis l.. Moore,
chief of the weather bureau, who can
not be present.
There was a furry among the men,
bers of the Arctic club and the Bush
wick club of Brooklyn today when
word came that the Oscar II was only
sixty-five miles east of Fire island.
This position would have enabled her
to reach her dock here late this
afternoon.
Although the reception committees
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