Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-09-23
HITS AT COOK AGAIN
PEARY INSISTS HIS RIVAL
HANDED THE WORLD A
"GolD BRICK"
STANDS PAT ON CHARGES
Gives New Facts About His Discovery
of the Pole-Says He Will Leave
the Controversy to a Competent
Tribunal.

Ddltle I1dTDOT, lsdDTduuI.--iNi VIA
Marconi wireless telegraphy to
Cape Ray, N. FJ--Commander Rob,
ert E. Peary consented to talk fur.
Their concerning his successful dash
to the north pole. He dwelt particu-
larly upon the observations taken at
the apex of the world and the move
mehts of Harry Whitney, the sports
man of New Haven, Conn, who has
been described as the bearer OF rec
ords substantiating DR.. Frederick A,
Cooks claim to have reached the pole
April 81. 1908.
1--WE took five observations prior to
reaching the pole" Commander Peary
said. 1.-TWO of them were made and
worked out by the late Prof. Ross
Marvin, who prepared duplicate rec
ords in each case, and duly signed the
duplicate certificates. To guard against
accident / took one set of these pa
pers and Prof Marvin took the other
Took Observations at Pole.
when distance of 125 miles from
the pole, the third observation was
made by Capt. Bartlett. who also
signed the records and certificates In
duplicate, he retaining one set and /
the other. The fourth and fifth oh.
servations were made by myself, the
last being taken Ave miles from the
pole proper"
WAS there more than one obscrva'
ton taken at the pole, and by whom?'
the explorer was asked.
There were several observations"
he replied. You must understand that
the pole is theoretical point, without
length, breadth or thickness, Its nc.
tual location depends on the accuracy
of the instruments employed and the
conditions under which the observa'
tons are taken"
You have stated, Commander
Peary, that a copy of your records
and polar observations was wrapped
In piece of a silk American flag and
deposited in an ice cavity at the
pole; did any person witness this
act?"
To this question Commander Peary
declined to make any answer at pres,
ent.
Continuing, Peary said that Or
Cook was expected by the world to
submit to an impartial tribunal or
board of arbitration revised and an.
thentic signed statement of his al
legged discovery of the pole, DR.. Cook
soon would reach the United States,
| Commander Peary said, and he was
glad at the prospect of the matter be.
ing submitted for consideration at an
early date.
Gave World Gold Brick"
Continuing, the explorer said that
he had stated in private message to
friend that DIR. Cook had given the
world gold brick" This message
had been allowed to leak out, and
while he would have preferred a more
elegant expression. he was willing
now to let these words stand because
| they were at least emphatic. The ex-
plorer said also that he would turn
over to a competent tribunal and the
public certified copies of his own OBJ
servations made on his trip to the
POLE with all other information bear
ing thereon. Peary does not care to
exhibit these records at the present
time for the reason that the informa-
ton contained therein, If divulged in
advance of the placing on file OF DR..
Cooks authentic and definite state.
ment, might be of advantage to the
Cook partisans.
Cook Brings Proof
On Board the Steamship Oscar H..
at Sea-(Via Marconi wireless tele-
graph to Cape Race, N. F).-Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook requested that the fol-
lowing message be sent to the Amer
lean people as he neared New York
Friday on the steamer Oscar ii:
TELL the people of America to
have the fullest confidence in my
conquest of the pole. have rec
ords of observations made by mo
which will prove my claim. | shall
be glad to again set my foot on
American SOIL"
DR.. Cook discussed freely the asser-
lions of Commander Peary that he
had never reached the north pole and
spoke of the causes that brought
discussions between the explorers
In conversation with the passengers
DR.. Cook has thrown some light on
his experiences during the long jour
ney to the pole and return. He has
explained to them how the clothing of
the members of the party wore down
to rags and the Eskimos were obliged
to devote their time to the making of
fresh garments. The explorer and
his companions possessed no thread
with which to sew skins together and
therefore unraveled their stockings
and used the wool for thread.
Gets Penal Seryitude.