Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11
SAYS PEARY TOOK
COOKS PROVISIONS
Capt. Moses Bartlett. Command.
er Schooner John R. Bradley
Makes Assertion.
ENGINEER PIKE DENIES IT,
BoatsWain and I1ircmcu Ut the lioo,c-
welt Appurcntly in Mistake Took
Storc- From Cache.

81 Johns IS r.. Sept fn COM
msndcr Rober, L. peary Be- expected 10
sail from Battle unrbor L1bmd7r,
where hc pas Boz last wednesday. for
North sydney g. B.. tomorrow The
Roosevelt was 40 Battle Harbor late
today Mariners acquainted with tho
Roosevelt 10 NOT look for bier appcar-
anco az tho Capo Breton port before
next Monday or Tuesday Unless 30 Us
necessary 10 put in a. Blanc sablon for
a fresh coal supply, posry viii probably
not stop az amy port until he reaches
North sydney
The Pcary-Cook controversy is ~ i'm.
tense interest throughout NcWfound-
land To-day Capt Moses Bartlett of
BIiguf. WHO commanded IN Cooks
schooner. John n. Bradley which wa
httcd ont 90 Gloucester Mass. boz 1871
said
"Dr Cook is correct 90 stating that
Fcary took BATS provisions after the
steamer Firth returned Co Bugus list
fan Three of her crow who belonged
90 Brgus, told me that when PcsIy ar-
rived az Etah that summer he took
possession of all tho stores had lcft
thcrc tho previous fan fur Cook against
bis return from the north These mon
ray they helped 10 move the stuff from
where ] left &c. Tho mon arc now )n
the Labrador coast This supply con-
sisted Of two dory loads OF stores food
and kerosene, which our crew piled on
tho beech aud then placed the dories
over bottom az. uiling stones around
and above them tn make a cache.
~ Annatook 30 miles north. whore
Cook landed had previously put
ashore two years supplies FOR Cook
and FIVE tons of hard coal our vessel
The John r. Bradley. was laden with
stores and 10 tons of hard coal Wh@n
Cook landed we gave him hglf the coal
and the stores. except what we r.
quired To- bring as home
Cook could not steal Peary's pro
visions because Pcary had none on any
part ~ Inc coast having used NJ an
the provisions loft there by previous
expeditions"
Richard pike chief engineer OF m,
steamer Erik. which served as an aux'l-
iarv vessel for Commander poarv last
year by conveying stores and coal 90
Etah 10 supplement those on the Roose-
Welt said tonight that Pcsry did not
take Cooks provisions. nor were they
put on board Pearys ship. PIKE said
'Peary left two men ~ the Roosa-
welt The boatswsin and ono fireman.
with tho Immense accumulation ~ sup
plies he left AZ Etah when the Roos.-
welt went north and the Erik came
south. These men apparently IN mis.
take took some az Cooks stores tina,
were also cached there"
Another member Of the Erik's crew
said that the stores were taken by an
understanding with Francke. Cooks
assistant. IN part payment for his pas
sage from Etah 10 the United states
The stock Of ivory. furs, skins and
cuTiositics which Francke and Cook had
accumulated we're accepted as the
equivalent Of passage money. he said
The seamen stated that AZ the time
Cook was regarded as dead. as he had
been missing and his stores and be-
longinss were regarded a. leeitlmately
available for this purpose Francke he
added, was given TO understand that ia
return for these gifts relief expedi-
ton would be organized as SORT Of
side line by the Roosevelts crew 20
search for Cook and bring him hack
should he have been found alive"
PEOPLE cHEERED COOK.
Copenhagen. Sept. l0.-Dr Fred
erick A. Cook left Copenhagen this
Afternoon on the first STAGE OF his
journey homeward aunarently happy
and Conhdcnt--and with the cheers
~ great crowd ringing IN his ears
Formal faroWclls were exchanged be-
tween Dr. Cook and committees OF
the Geographical society and the
IniNorsitv Of Copenhagen. As he de-
parted the explorer stood alone ON
the high bridge of the Yacht Melchior.
which Is taking him 10 Christiansand.
raising his hat Ia RESPONSE TO the
shouts Of the spectators Tho Yacht
VIII arrive ut thrstlansand tomorrow
noon, whore Dr. Cook viii board the
steamship oscar ~ Tor the United
States.
Managing Director cold of tho Seam
dlnavian-American steamship com
many accompanied Dr Cook lie said
the oscar m would reach New York
Tucvday ScTt o.
Before the gangplauk ~ the Mel
Chior was drawn zap there was a
pleasant ceremony in the cabin which
Was attended hy Maurice W. Fgan the
American minister the rector of the
University of Copenhagen and "a num-
her Of gcogrHnhers Admiral Dckich-
ellen thanked nr Cook FOR returning
% mo Emitted states under the Danish
far
"Green-oved envy and iesiodsy" The
admiral said. care doine their on
vomed work. bat vc Ion Denmark be-
Hove Ia son absolutely
~ want 90 thank YOU" said Or
Cook in replv "for the croat honor
that is mine iu going home ON Dan
ish steamer Since 4 cannot reach
home ON an American steamer on an
expedition vessel ~ De- htung that J
should "a on steamer of the land
which hats given me such happy daya.
"You ha1o made ms return go
harrF that tho toriurcs of mo past
are FORGOTTEN You have been ms
friends sou have fouEht mr battles
Win q Fun hc1ri D say farewell o.
the people of Denmark
NUHIl. 4 HInHIna