Evening journal., 1909-09-03
BIG OVATION
FOR DR.. COOK
Will Arrive in Copenhagen
Tomorrow Morning Undcr
Danish Flag
KING FREDERICK WILL
RECEIVE POLE DISCOVERER

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 3.-Owing to
the fact that the Hans Egede, the
Danish boat on which Dr. Frederick n
Cook Is a passenger, could not reach
Copenhagen before midnight travelling
at top speed. II was decided this AFTER
noon to permit the vessel to hnish her
Journey more lesurely arriving Win
The north pole discoverer SATURDAY.
morning.
The official reception has therefore
been postponed until o'clock Satnr-
day morning. Immediately IoloWins
this reception DIR. Cook viii be recelN-
ed in audience by King frederlch' VINO
may decorate him before the day Is
over.
Late IN the afternoon, American
minister Egan. aboard the yacht OF
NSeu York man. met the Hans Egede
and the minister saluted DR.. Cook who
replied by waving his hat Fireworks
were set off in honor Of the discoverer'
In Difference TO the wishes OF the Dan
ish government Dr. Cook will coiac 10
Copenhagen under the Danish nag IN
stead of the American. Minister Egan
conceived the plan of bringing the eN-
plorer TO the city under the American
flag. This would have been Impossible
ON the Hans Egede which Is Danlsh
vessel. Egan's plan was to transfer Dr'
Cook 10 the American yacht
II was explained to Mr.. Egan by the
Danish authorities that the government
was anxious to do every possible honor
10 the intrepid American for the uls-
tinction he had bestowed upon Copen-
hagen by coming to it direct. For this
reason the authorities asked that he
be allowed to stay aboard the bgede
and Minister Egan changed the plans
that he and other Americans hdo
agreed on tentatively
The boat which the Royal Geographical
society viii send out to meet the Hans
tepede win carry a distinguished iist OK
nasseneers. including members OF the
t,o,-al Geographical Society, distinguished
foreigners. who have come here 10 take
mar, IL, the reception to the explorer, and
NJ G.. /Nielchion who will formally receive
DIR Cook on behalf of the Danish govern
nient
The minister OF commerce viii be inc
,ost of DIR. Cook at banquet tomorrow
evening which viii be attended by sew
cral hundred distinguished Danes ano
rorosrners. All the prominent Anerican'
lin c.onenhasen, have been invited 20 TINS
banquet
The Royal Geographical society Wln ae'
as the host Of DR.. Cook during his stay
in the city.
The speed with which Or. Cook made nj
dash 20 the pole is explained by th'
Brooklyn explorer as the result of his WIN
ter trip and the fact that he found smootf
ice. on which his dogs could draw sleds a.
high rate Of speed in Arctic exploration
It is speed that caused the greatest
ekepticism as 10 the accuracy OF Or
Cooks claim
A major part Of this skeptic'sm has bee.
banished, however. by the report of Cap
tain Hansen. a weather expert of th'
meteorological Institute, who lives th'
year round in the Arctic seas for the pur
nose Of making weather observations fol
scientific deductions.
In his report to the institute which
official, Hansen declares he found the ic
in the Arctic region this year smoother
than before and that all his observation
co.ncIde with those Of Dr.Cook in re
gard to the weather, ice and trails.