Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-24
COOK TO
PROVE POLE
DISCOVERY
BROOKLYN EXPLORER CHALLENGES
WORLD TO DISPUTE HIS CLAIM,
UPON HIS ARRIVAL.
GIVEN A GREAT RECEPTION.
Greeted at Quarantine by Committee
and Taken to City, Where Fes-
Invites Begin.
WILL SOON COMPILE RECORDS.

NEW YORK, Sept 21.-'T shall await
events" said DR.. Cook to the Associated
Press just before he left the deck of the
Oscar II. at quarantine today to be
brought to the city by the welcoming
committee.
when my material has been got to-
gether and put into shape it will be sub
mitted in the first instance to the Uni
versity of Copenhagen. After that 1t
will be laid before the geographical So
cities of the world. / will not consent to
submit any fragmentary portions of my
observations or of my records to any one.
The report and all the data connected
with my strip must be examined in their
entirety together with my instruments,
some of which l have in my possession
now and others of which are on their
way to America at the present moment;
These will be properly controlled ana
tested before submission to the sclehtlnc
bodies"
Asked for what reason he did not
Immediately give full details OF MS
achievement. DR.. Cook said:
Il have given to the PUBLIC a concise
account Of my journey similar 10 that
always given by explorers on their re-
turn from a Journey of exploration. For
the present no other details are neces-
sary, and as matter of fact, no fuf-
Their specific evidences of my claims nave
been called for from my side. IL mas
never been customary hitherto Tor eH-
plorers to make their full records pubhc
in such haste AS q rule, scientific So
societies are not remarkable for their ra-
pidity in coming to conclusions, ana tney
are usually content to wait until coln-
plete data are compiled.
Recognized in Denmark.
In regard to the full recognition of his
feat by Denmark, Dr. Cook remarked:
"Daagaard- j enes, inspector OF DANISH
North Greenland, after hearing Rasmus-
sen and talking with G0y. hraul OF
Upernavik, who has seen and read the
entire record, telegraphed to the Danlsh
government in Copenhagen his assurance
of the truth of my declarations and guar
anteeing them as authentic. The DANISH
authorities in Greenland, who are IN real
ity the advisers of the Danish govern
ment. have been for nearly four months
in possession of all details of my trip.
1.-The Danish government and the Uni
versity of Copenhagen, as well as the
Danish Geographical society, have, on
their report, taken over the virtual guar
antee for the sincerity and authenticity
Of my records
The scene as DR.. Cook was welcomed
to his family and friends was one long
to be remembered. From 5 o'clock this
morning the explorer internationally
paced the saloon deck of his steamer,
placing his marine glasses to his eyes,
and watching every tug or other YES
sci which approached the Oscar IL, to
see whether he could observe his wife
ON the deck of the craft. At last the
right tug was dimly outlined through the
mist, and DR.. Cook, springing to the
companionway, was down the ladder be-
fore the tug was alongside. The sea
was running at a good rate, and as the
tug threw her line aboard the Oscar II.
her beam crashed into the companion
way and forced the explorer to beat a
haSty retreat.
Folds Wife in His Arms.
Matters were soon arranged and the
doctor ran down once more, leaped the
intervening stretch of water to the tug,
dashed up to the hurricane deck, where
his wife was waiting for him, waving the
Stars and Stripes. The returned explor-
er folded her in his arms and held her
without single word passing between
them. While husband and wife greeted
each other absolute silence prevailed
among the onlookers. Then DR.. Cook
broke the silence.
"Where are, the children?" he said.
His wife did not reply, but led him to
the children few steps away. He
kissed his eldest daughter, then seized
the younger one in his arms and raised
her to his shoulders. At this the spec
Bravo, Cook, Welcome home"
"We're proud of you,' rang out across
the water. Then the words For he's
a Jolly good fellow" were sung in cho-
rus by DR.. Cooks fellow passengers on
the Oscar II. as the tug left the ships
side. The Oscar IL Immediately weighed
anchor and continued up the river to
nr Cnoly tra CfprrpH
to the Grand Republic, which was lying
a quarter of mile away.
Cinematographs and cameras were
turned on him from every point of van
tage as he went on board and passed
through q guard of honor of the Forty
seventh regiment to receive the greeting
of the reception committee.
Crowned with Roses.
On board the Grand Republic DR.. Cook
was greeted by the official reception com
mittee and a wreath of roses was placed
about the explorers neck. Standing on
the upper deck of the steamer Dr.. Cook
addressed the committee and his friends
as follows:
no greater pleasure than the appreciation
of his own people Your numbers and
cheers make demonstration that makes
me very happy and should fire the pride
of all the world. | would have preferred
ia return first to American shores, out
this pleasure was denied me- instead
came to Denmark and the result has
come to you by wire.
Il was a stranger in strange land,
but the Danes with one voice rose up
with enthusiasm and they have guaran-
teed to all other nations our conquest of
the pole.
You have come forward IN numbers
with voice approaching still more fore
ible l can only say that | accept this
honor with due appreciation of its ina
portance. / ehartily thank you