New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-20
PERRY NEARING SYDNEY.
Further Details of Greenland
as Summer Resort.

Sydney. &. b.. Sept. ia wireless dispatch
received here to-day reports that the Roosevelt,
with Commander Pcary aboard. passed Amour
Point. Labrador at o'clock last night
With the approach Of Commander Robert E
Peary and Or Frederick A Cook 10 American
ports. the question which has developed a con-
'roversy Of worldwide interest Has Cook
reached the pole?" is being asked repeatedly by
those who have gathsEed here to greet the COM
mander New light was thrown on the subject
to-day on the arrival OF the steamship Tyrian
from Battle Harbor where the CORRESPONDENTS
learned from two members Of Pearys expedition
that DR. Cook had met them at Etah and had
not mentioned discovering the pole
When Harry Whitney, George Norton and
Larned went To Etah on the Erik TO bring pro-
visions for Commander Peary. both Norton and
Larned turned back and whitney obtained
permission from Commander Peary to remain'at
the Etah station. Commander Peary stationed
John Murphy, hoatswain Of the Roosevelt and
William Pritchard. assistant cook OF the Roose-
velt at Etah 10 guard the stores. Murphy tell
ing of his experience at Etah. said 10 the news
paper men:
Commander Peary told me TO go ashore M
Etah to guard the stores which l saw taken
from the Roosevelt and the Erik Pritchard
was with me Some time last spring white
mon' came into camp and Mr.. Whitney told me
II was DR. Cook He did not stay long i'm car,p
and soon went away. Cook looked tired and
worn out. and said he was hungry I had an
argument with him. he claimed that some of
the stores that we were guarding belonged to
him. He had only two Esquimaus with him
and as all his dogs were dead the doctor had to
pull his sledge."
Pritchard said that these Esquimaus told him
that they had been way way. north"
RuMoR OF BREACH WITH WHITNEY.
None of the Peary party az Battle Harbor
would discuss what information was obtained
from Harry Whitney. as Commander Pearv had
given orders that the Cook controversy must
not be mentioned IL was commonly reported
at Battle Harbor. however that Peary had
some differences with Whitney. who decided
that instead of returning 10 Sydney ON the
Roosevelt he would do some shooting In Green
land
Friends of DR. Cook here pointed out that
when Commander Peary on his return from the
pole sent for Professor Mcmillan who had gnne
10 establish a base of supplies at Cane Norris
Jesup. he did not ment in his letter 10 the
professor anything OF his discovery of the pole
The message. which was made public by Pro-
fessor Mcmillan at Battle Harbor. read:
IS Roosevelt. April 2S. 1909
My Dear Mcmillan
Arrived board yesterday Northern trim
was entirely satisfactory. There is no need Of
Greenland depot. Captain came on board the
cath. Concentrate all your energies on tidal OBJ
servations and line soundings north from Cape
Norris Jesup. Use intended supplies for me for
this purpose. COMMANDER PEARY
The adherents OF Commander Peary assert
that the words in the message. Northern trip
entirely satisfactory indicate clearly that the
expedition had accomplished its purpose.
Professor Mcmillan said at Battle HarbOr
he I,a1 WI t,H nj
that whitney did not tell any of DIR. Cooks
reported discovery OF the pole.
1t was in an Old Gail and stores loft in Battle