Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-17
SAILOR SAYS He
AIDED DR.. COOK
TO FABRICATE
TO Get Even They Furnish
Story Of Alleged Imposture
to the Newspapers.

OF AneSed lmpoSture
to the Newspapers.
New York, Dec. 10.-The
New York Times this morning
prints the remarkable nara
tives of two men, made under
oath, declaring that they were
employed by DIR. Frederick A.
Cook to fabricate astronomical
and other observations for sub
mission to the University of Co.
penhagen, which is about to
pass upon DR.. Cooks assertion
that he discovered the north
pole on April 81, 1908.
The Times article says:
These men are George n.
Dunkle, an insurance broker,
of 81 Nassau ST., New York,
and August Wedel Loose, a re-
tired captain, of 437 Thirteenth
ST., Brooklyn.
For their labor they were
to receive jointly from DR.. Cook
$4,000, with an additional bo-
nus of $500 to Captain Loose
upon acceptance Of the records
by the University of Copen-
hagen.
They say DR.. Cook had paid
to them only $3.50 when he dis
appeared on the evening of the
dispatch of his records to CO.
penhagen two weeks ago, and
his failure to pay the sum still
remaining due them, they free
ly acknowledge, is their motive
for coming forward with the
story"
Newspaper Credits Story.
Continuing the Times says:
1.-THE Times has followed the steps
described by these two men, and has
verified their goings and comings, their
purchases of books and charts. the
fact OF their intimate relations with
DR.. Cook. Whether the observations
calculated by Captain Loose and sup
piled, as he alleges, to DIR. Cook, were
adopted by latter and made part of his
report to the University of Copen-
hagen, 1t is of course impossible 10
say. except by comparing CAPTAIN
Losses narrative WITH that report.
THE full narratives OF. Captain Loose
and Mr.. Dunkle constitute one of the
most fascinating chapters in all the
literature of iinposture. Captain Loose
frankly expresses scorn OF DIR. looks
claims, and laughs at his ignorance OF
the simplest essentials for accurate OBJ
servatfons In the arctic regions, and
describes at length how, working back
ward from the pole, he calculated OBJ
servations that would fit In with Cooks
narrative, and helped on necessary
notifications of the latter, as for ex-
ample, that he would be sure the
record should show that he rose before
4:15 O'Clock on a certain morning, be-
cause in that hour a certain star men
toned In one of Losses calculations
would be visible"
What Sailor Furnished.
Following Is a list of the articles
which Captain Loose swears he fur
nished DIR. Cook:
i. Twenty-four attitudes for lati-
tude sights.
2. One chart covering the route from
S~yartevaag to the pole, with all OF
DR.. Cooks assumed positions marked
upon it.
q Conpyato oh.or,aoo. o.. 49,
n c~hronometer rate, as they might
have been taken by stars at Aniratok
n Svartevaag, probably 80 In all.
4. Diagrams for compass error n
correction at different points.
s. Calculations for longitude, about
20 In all.
s. Sixteen observations as they could
hare BEEN taken at the north pole in
two sets, eight with sepression of pole
considered and eight with depression
ignored.
Z. Bowditch's Complete Nautical Ia
bles.
g.. Anaflsen's tables for correction OF
attitudes of heavenly bodies.
8. American Nautical Almanac for
several years.
10. Lloyd's calendar of 1908.
IL Three admiralty charts, covering
Smith sound and the polar regions
Nos. EGO, ZIG and 275.
IL. One Bliss Almanac of 1908.
13.. One Negus Almanac. 1907.
Loose Tells Story.
Captain A. w. Loose. the master pilot
and navigator. whose affidavit stating
that he had formulated a long series
of observations and data for DR.. Fred
erick A. Cook at DIR. Cooks request,
since his return from the Arctic region
was published today, talked at his home
in Brooklyn concerning the statements
made In the affidavit.
II went to DR.. Cook" said Captain
Loose, thinking that i might be OF
some assistance To min, but / never ex-
pected hen / approached him to dc
such extended work as I have Aane
short talk with DR.. Cook convinced me
that he knew almost nothing about
navigation. He was ignorant OF some
of the essentials OF the science.
A first / considered 1t at least ike