Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-30
Says Sportsmen Did Not Tell
What Was in DR.. Cooks
Stuff.
And 50 IT WAS LEFT BEHIND
CinimS Equipment WINS Inadequate
for Longer Trip Than Tint Made
by the Pcary Pnrty-Cools An
swcrs the Most Material Of
His Rivals Chnrgcs.

Bar Harhor Mein". Sept. 17--Com-
by his wife, reached here tonight
from Portland and within half an
hour Of his arrival was in conference
with Cen. Thomas Il. Hubbard. prcsi-
dent of the Peary Arctic club, con-
corning the statement which will
shortly be made public by Commander
Pearv TO support his contention that
Or. Frederick \. cook did not reach
the Pole. The two were sti'l IN CON
ference late tonight az General hub.
hard's summer home where tho OK
plorer was 4 guest
There is nothing 70 say Just now"
said General Hubbard tonight Com
mandor Perry is here and we aro
looking over the data he has on the
Cook controversy but there is no
statement TO he made at this time
"No date has been set for the meet
ing of the officers OF the Pcary Arc
tic club. and I shall not determine
that until my return to New York
next week"
The conferences will be continued
tomorrow and late in tho day Com
mander Perry will probably return to
his home at Eagle Island. It is gen
orally believed that ho and General
Hubbard will go to New York to-
gether.
CONSIDERED EVERY DETAIL
From what can he learned 81 the con-
ference Tonight Peary went over eVcty
phase Of his alleged evidence against DR.
4
plorer began his preparations to go
north. more than two years ago until
after his interviews vith DR.. cook $
Eskmos at Etah. General hubbard has
been arranging this material in order
! as personal counsel for PearY.
There was n large crowd IT tho steam
boat landing to-day Notwithstanding the
| Indictment weather. to Welcome Com
| mander Peary and his wife.
| During the trip to Ear Harhor Peary
spoke frequently of Harry Whitney.
| "Therc might have been some strange
rea Sons why whitney did not 20 back
to Etah in the Jeanie for DIR. Cook 8
stuff" he said ~ cannot understand
how any one could let such records get
out OF his hands would not give my
| records to my dearest relative.
IL kept my records under watch day
and night and was prepared in case tho
| Roosevelt was crushed In the ice TO
| throw them overheard so tnat they could
float in their cases can YOU imagine ma
giving IN those reccvds to perfect
| atranEer9
| DIDN'T KNOW WHAT COOK LEFT
Harry whitney did not tell me what
was In DR.. Cooks stuff except six fox
skins narwhai horn and some other
trophies I could not see why | should
have carried the stun when cook could
have taken It n Dr. Cooks stuff was OF
such Importance why di1 not Whitney go
back in the Jeanne and get it,
~ saw DR.. Cooks slcdee Mt Etah and
looked It over carefully while Professo,
Mcmillan held NJ Cooks snow shoes and
showed them to me. But ddn'- exam
inc the snow shoes carefully"
ION my return from the pole, "he con
t'nued 81 saw all the Eskinios and talk
ed with them. After what | heard
would not credit Cooks claims. The let
ter thnt informed me that Dr. cook hat
claimed the Pole was from whale
named Captain Adams and not Walke
as has been stated The letter was date
June II and received It AT cape Yorh.
What proof would you require Of d
explorer that he had been far north?
Peary was asked.
SHOULD BRING BACK RECORDS.
THAT II Il men went to the highes
point thnt had been reached before. u
should bring back the records he foun
there" said Commander Penry
you will note that Cooks route TO N
Pole was 1o7 miles longer each way tha