The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-29
COOK AND PBARY
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TO. and more besides. and that he
was through with the northern
country,
whitney did not communicate the
latter part of this statement to Com
mander Peary. DR.. Cook complained
to whitney of Peary's taking over
of his house and stores. but declar
ed that he had suffered no unfair
ness. Pearys steward, william
/ Pritchard. was present when these
statements were made. lie also was
pledged to secrecy by DR.. Cook.
Murphy. Peary's boatswain, in
charge OF the stores. was absent at
Etah on this day and did not hear
Dr. Cooks communications.
Use Cooks stores.
There were two houses on the
Greenland shore, one at AnnootoK,
holding Cooks stores, and another
at Etah. holding Peary's. Whitney
Murphy and Pritchard sometimes oc-
cupied one and sometimes the other
OF these houses. Murphy was IN
charge OF both houses. lie is no:
able to read or write. lie had writ
ten instructions from Peary. which
Whitney. at Peary's request. read
over to him from time to time.
These instructions were very
stringent. directing Murphy 10. use
Cooks stores first and Peary's after
wards Murphy was told In them
that he was TO give DR.. Cook every
help II he came along in a needy
condition. and furthermore the in
structions implied that Murphy was
TO organize an expedition to search
for DR.. Cook. but according to M.
whitney. this part of the instruc-
tions was worked very ambiguously.
7, Mr.. Whitney said that Cook had a
lcopy of these instructions, and
would doubtless make II public.
Murphy treated Cook very ciyilly
and Cook suffered no discourtesy.
When Cook and his Eskimos ar
rived at the house they had M
sledge. Being too tired to drag II
over the rough ice. they had left il
Twenty miles from Etah. The fol-
lowing day some other Esklmos went
out. recovered the sledge and
brought II in. On II we're DR.. Cook 5
instruments, clothes and food.
Intimidate Cooks Eskimos.
After spending two days at Annoo-
tok. whore Cook first met whitney.
Cook started for Etah. whitney ac-
companled him. Cook remained for
three days at Etah. organizing for
his trip south to Upernavik.
The doctor planned originally 10
take two Eskimos and two sledges.
but one Eskimo fell sick and this
made II necessary for him to Gu:
down the luggage he could take with
him south.
lie consequently asked Whitney To
take charge of the instruments with
which he had made his observations
at the pole. There were three
cases, one containing a sextant, an
other an artificial horizon, and the
third an instrument which Mr.. Whit
ney did not recall.
Cook left no written records with
Whitney that Whitney is aware Of
Whitney said that last month
after Peary's arrival on the Roose-
welt, Cooks Eskimos came to him
whitney, and asked what Peary's
men we're trying to get them to say.
Peary's men had shown the Eskimos
papers and maps. but the Eskimos
declared they did not understand
these papers.
Whitney said he used two of
Cooks Eskimos as guides. but that
he knows nothing of their value IN
dash across the Polar sea.
Peary's Refusal.
The day the Roosevelt was leaving
Etah for home, Whitney informed
Peary that Cook had entrusted TO
him certain belongings to bring on
the vessel that was coming up for
Whitney. but as this ship had not ar
rived. Whitney was at loss what
TO do with this property.
Peary declined to permit Dr..
Cooks belongings to be brought
aboard the Roosevelt and he pat
Whitney on his honor not to include
anything belonging to DR.. Cook IN
his own luggage.
Whitney thereupon went ashore
from the Roosevelt, separated Df.
Cooks property from his own bag