Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-22
NEessages by Thousands.

public reception in his honor.
Messages by Thousands.
New, York, Sept 22.-Already thou
sands of letters and kilograms from all
parts of the world have been received
0y Cook and he is now answering
hem He Will attend a banquet of the
| Arctic club tomorrow night and VIII
| immediately begin the preparation OF
the record of his discovery to prove
his claim.
Greeted by Enormous Crowds.
From the moment Grand Republic
landed Cook III Brooklyn. yesterday,
and the explorer flanked sby militia
men and police, fought his way to an
automobile in which his family was
| seated. until he left Bushwick club az
night for the Waldorf-Astoria. New
York. surging crowds taxed the ca
Daclty OF the police. Throughout ths
i've miles of Cooks route, mounted po-
ice continually were fighting way
.or his automobile.
Landing was accomplished at noon
amid a continuous din of whistles. A
motor truck loaded with a brass band
went ahead of Cooks auto and 500
automobiles a1utter with bunting fol-
lowed Thousands of children liusd
The streets, shouting Cook" Traffic
was paraIyZed and business suspended. +
Around Bushwick club the police had 2
kept the main roadway clear but every
adjoining street was choked. {.
Make RepcnIed Charges,
One section of the crowd and then
another would charge down the street
toward the club. The police had an
hours tussel before Cooks automobile
appeared. When Cook aud his family
alighted, the crowd whooped and
cheered Cook bowed and entered the
house. but the people cried "speech,s
80 he stepped out ON the balcony and
bowed twice. The crowd then quieted
After luncheon. the public reception
segan. People squeezed into the bill
iaid room. where Cook stood with %
wreath of flowers about his neck, and
! passed out the rear. Cook bowed %
! IcyeryoHe, occasionally grasping a
friends hand i'll violation of the com
mittee's rule After three hours the
reception stopped, although not a quar-
ter of those waiting had been admitted.
| The crowds did not dwindle at night
about Bushwick club, where Cook
dined with AZ friends.
Peary Party Way.
Portland. Maine. Sept. 22.-The gen
eral passenger department of the
| Maine Central railroad here at 3 p.
m. received a dispatch which stated
the Pcary party were on their way to-
wards the United States and had just
left Antigonish, n. S.
VIII Shun "Lime1fght."
Sydney. y. S, Sept. 22.- Command
er Robert T. Peary will accept no in
vitations TO receptions and no public
honors until the question of the dis
covcry of the north pole has been de-
cided by scientific authorities. This
he made known last night i'll the fol-
lowing statement which he gave out
for publication:
Acting upon the advice of General
Thomas II. Hubbard and Herbert l..
Bridgman, president and secretary re-
spoctively of the Peary Arctic club. l
wish to express my thanks to friends
for their kind offers and invitations,
and also beg to say that have decided
not TO accept any invitations to re-
ceptions or any ovations until the pres
ent controversy is settled by compe-
tent authority"
Matter of Weeks.
Commander Peaiy supplemented this
briefly. He was asked when the pub
Tic was likely to get decision on this
subject, and he replied: Il do not
know, but what l have to say will not
be very long delayed. Whether my
statement will be issued in one week
or two weeks depends ON circum-