The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-23
COOK ENERGIES
SUCCESSFULLY
FROM QUIzz|NG
Explorer Submits to drilling
Cross Examination Regard
ing His Polar Dash
Shows Diary but Says Scientific
Records VIII Be Sent to
Copenhagen University

Al knew HIM by name, ana cir
cumstances that arose whlle was
with him justified my confidence. l
gave him the instruments TO bring
pack beca use 1 thought they wouio De
less liable TO injury on board his vessel
than il 1 took them across glaciers ana
rough, ice covered country.
Q.-Wbat is your opinion OF the
story told by the negro Henson OF the
information ne obtained from your two
ESkimos?
A--Wen. the Eslximos were bound
down by me not TO tell any one where
they had been. 1 should like you TO
have Henson here and cross question
MIN yourself Henson's testimony is
entirely founded on hearsay.
Q.-knowing that a ship was coming
north this summer for Whitney, why
did you not wait for that ship and
como direct TO New York instead OF
going TO South Greenland and sailing
from there TO Copenhagen?
Al know the Danish government s
ship would get me home before Whit
Dey's ship.
o.-what Instruments did you have
with you from Cape Thomas Hubbard
A-Sextant. artificial horizon, three
compasses, three chronometer watches,
thermometers, barometers and pc
dometer.
Q.-what kind of sextant did you
have, and how many?
A-One seNtant, a French apparatus.
.Q.-What kind of artificial horizon
did you have?
A-Glass.
Q.-what kind of transit or theo-
dolite did you have, and how many?
Ave did not use any.
have?
Ave had one liquid compass, one
surveying compass.
Q.-What kind of compass did you
use TO determine your compass varia-
ton?
c,,,..-o,-s,,~~ .......... :. - -.
Q--What compass course did you
take from Cape Thomas Hubbard north?
Aver, that changes every day. If
have got the compass course.
POLE STAR NOT VISIBLE
Q.-Nss your determination of the
pole solely by an observation of the
suns altitude, OF did you take observa-
lions of the pole star j hours apart.
and by the determination of the celes-
Jlal pole midway between the two posi-
lions prove the accuracy of your posi-
ton on the terresial pole?
Allow are you going TO take an
observation OF the polar star when You
have continuous sun? There is no
night; you can not have any stars;
Qs-Whaf kind of observations did
you make at the pole. and how many |.
And what was the altitude of the sun 2
Ave have told that the altitude of
the SUN gave us our positions; that is
ali there is TO say about that. VIC
made regular astronomical observa-
lions, such would be made by the
compass and other Instruments. We
merely made the nautical observations
that a captain would have made aboard
OWN you describe in detail any
single observation taken by YOU at
the north pole with the exact figures
Of the results and the corrections APP
piled?
A-Not at the present moment. We
will describe every one OF them in de-
tail when they go TO the University
within two months. The entire rec
ords VIII be delivered to the university
and after that they will go TO every
body who wants TO examine them.
en- your original narrative. as
You said: The night of April was
sun at midnight over. the northern ice
Our observation on April placed the
same il latitude sS,ss. Longitude, st x
latitude you mentioned the midnight
sun would have been visible April i
and that if you fully saw it for the
been no miles from the pole instead OF
234, as you supposed. Therefore, 10
have reached the pole on April 81 you
would have had to travel SO miles
daily. What is your explanation OF
the apparent discrepancy?
COOK EXPLAINS DISCREPANCY
Am the first place that indicates
the point / have taken: that nobody
of this kind until they get the COM
plete records The north horizon al
midnight had been so obscure that we
could not tell whether the sun was
below the horizon or above it, We
were not making observations at mid
night. Therefore this statement is
based on the fact that we have said
that it-was possible to see the sun on
midnight of that day. / have not
looked upon the Herald's story as IL
has been written out in full. My i'm
Presto is I'll that we We're absolutely
before that. The horizon was obscured.
Q.-Why was it necessary to intrust
your records to Mr.. Whitney under
Al don't know that there is any
thing further TO say about that; ask
AR. Whitney. don't think l am
news Of our work. I am perfectly will
ing to give it to the world and have
given IL TO the world. There is no
reason why ] should give any news 10
Peary. l am perfectly willing to give
il to the world, and have done SO.
deluge OF kilograms and cable
messages poured in upon Doctor Cook
today and all these were turned over
10 his secretary.
Doctor Cooks first full day on his
home shores brought to him the first
unpleasant taste of fame. Visitors be-
gan TO arrive at daybreak. They came
on all sorts OF errands, with all sorts
of urgent messages calculated to get
an interview. There was a regiment
of publishers agents. They got only
as far as Doctor Cooks secretary.
Some of the more insistent visitors
were escorted from the hotel by house
detectives,
Among the various proposals that
the horde Of callers had were offers OF
free accommodations in the ROYAL
suites Of other hotels; men with cigars
they wanted Doctor Cook 70 approve,
promoters with schemes to make Doc
tor Cook rich and themselves comfort
able al the same time. Offers of enter
tainment. private and public, arrived
by the score
1t was ANNOUNCED tonight that
Thursday. September 80. has been Sc
lected as the date OF the banquet of the
Danish Societies OF Greater New York
sn Doctor Cooks honor.