The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-13
Only Proof Peary Has Against
Cook
RESTING CASE ON THEM
Depends on Their Word That Cook Did
Not Leave Land Roosevelt Bat
tered, Delay the Return Of
Peary.

st. Johns, n. p, Sept hi Evidence
which Commander peary expects vim
crush DR.. Cooks claim Of being dis.
coyerer of the pole is the word Of Esli.
mos who were with the Brooklyn man.
This j. the understanding which Captain
Nielsen Of the fishing schooner Tan
reached after conversing with Peary
aboard the Roosevelt at Battle Harbor
According to Captain Nielsen, who ar.
rived here Saturday night, the Roosevelt
was badly damaged BY Ice in the North
and may not 50 to North Sydney before
Sept. rs.
The Roosevelt struck rock while en-
tering Battle Harbor and was fast for
six hours. but was not seriously dam
aged in this accident.
The TAFT loft Battle Harbor early
Friday morning with a cargo Of fish for
ia Wholesale merchant in this city. She
was in port last Wednesday when the
Roosevelt arrived from Indian Harbor
The Roosevelt put in for the purpose
Of taking on a supply Of coal and also 70
give Commander Peary an opportunity
to send details Of his far northern trip
to the United States by way Of the
wireless station AZ that port.
Captain Nielsen states that when en-.
tering Battle Harbor the Roosevelt en-
countered fishing schooner at anchor
in the channel and that in attempting
to feel her way by the steamer struck
a rock and was held fast for sax hours
until the rising tide enable Captain Bart
lett to back of The steamer was not
badly damaged BY her contact with the
ledge.
While the Roosevelt was stranded Cap
tain Nielsen went aboard 10 offer his
assistance and was thanked BY Com
mander peary and Captain Bartlett, who
decided that they would be able to work
the steamer free at high water Captain.
Nielsen says that Commander Peary and
Captain Bartlett showed him over the
ship and told him that the pole had been
captured When Captain Nielsen asked
Peary ii he was certain that Ne had
found the pole the commander declared
"oh, got there's you may rest assured
Of that
When the commander II the Tar
asked peary what he thought Of Dr.
Cooks claim. Commander Peary replied
that Cooks Eskimos had assured him
that Cook had scarcely gone out Of sight
Of land Captain Nielsen says thar
Peary appeared 70 "a thoroughly con
WINGED Of bis own success, and Nielsen
says that he fully believes Commander
Peary's report
Captain Nielsen further stated that the
Roosevelt Ind been badly battered by
the seas and re, and That hcr han
showed the bruises made By Jagged
pieces Of lee He said that the oakum
was dropping from her seams when she
reached Battle HarhoF and that PpaTy |
engaged 20 men there 70 assist Ia giving
the ship complete overhauling cleaning
and painting,
He also said that when he left Battle I
Harbor Friday it was the intention or
Peary and Bartlett to run the Roosevelt +
to Assize Harbor, whore She would II,
main for 10 Or u days in order that
the men would not be hampered in their
work BY stormy weather Captain Neil
sen said that the expedition expected to
reach sydney about Sept 25.
# Captain Nielsen Il correct, theB
Roosevelt PSI 4 curious Circumstance will
be moored near the steamer Southern