The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02
Arctic Explorer Given Noisy
Greeting in Sixty Mile Pa
rade on the Hudson
After Defying Frozen Seas of
the North the Roosevelt
Meets Mishap in River
Or. Cook Declines Proposition
to Submit His Data at Once
to American Scientists

A 7 EW YORK. Oct. New York
N city and state today gave Com
4 mander Robert r. Peary a well
come home such as few return
ing heroes can hope 10 receive. From
the bridge Of his arctic ship Roosevelt.
Commander. .Peary was the most prom
inent feature Of the 50 mile Hudson
Fulton naval parade from New York
10 Newburgh
Captain Bartlett was kept al work so
necessarily with the whistle cord. an
swering the salutes Of passing craft
that Chief Engineer Wardwen called
up from the engine room that he would
not have steam enough TO move the
vessel If they did not stop the whistle.
Vessel Meets Mishap
Having successfully buneted the ice
packs OF Smith sound and proved itself
so stout a ship that no. sea or ice Zoe
could turn il back. the Roosevelt met
with an accident in the most tranquil
part Of the Hudson just below the
point This afternoon. II parted it's port
.rtler rope and came to a stop. The
mishap was quickly discovered by
Commander Peary and anchor was
aropped while the rope was spliced. But
there was a delay Of nearly an hour be-
fore II proceeded toward Newburgh.
1T is most gratifying to have taken
part in the parade said Commander
Peary tonight, and ] am deeply appre-
ciative OF the reception that has been
given the officers and crew Of the
Roosevelt and myself Il was magnih-
az
J. Pierpont Morgan on his big steam
yacht Corsair. with party Of friends.
gave Commander Peary and the Roose-
Welt ? graceful greeting OF Stony point.
Given Noisy Greeting
The Roosevelt dropped anchor near
The United States hotIla of scout cruis-
ers submarines and torpedo boats of
clewburgh IN the evening. The late
ness Of the hour did not diminish the
noisy greeting from vessels there
Commander Peary and party boarded
tug and went ashore at FishkiH land
ing. where they took train for New
York.
- 'Pesry declined 20 talk about the Cook
controversy. except to say that General
Hubbard would make public a state
nient on the subject early in the COM
ing week.
j., Commander Peary had scarcely
.r1ounted the bridge OF the Roosevelt
f9day and headed her upstream when
he marine demonstration began. the
long file Of foreign and American bat
1iesh1ps al anchor dipping their colors
as tire Roosevelt passed.
The Roosevelt moved slowly up
stream. while crowds on passing excur-
sion Boats swarmed to the rails and
cheered. The bands on the pleasure
craft played patriotic airs. while one
excursion boat. crowded with people
from Brooklyn, where Doctor Cook
lives. gave Peary rousing cheers.
Letter of Draise
Comma nder Robert E. Pesry today
received the following letter from Mrs.
Donald Mclean. honorary president
general Of the National Daughters of
" American Revolution:
Welcome 10 the pole discoverer.
flag bearer Of his country When
you sailed north. my dear Com
mander Peary in July. 1908, you
carried with you the nations star
spangled banner. mounted upon the
great white border Of peace. This
banner was given you, as you
know. through myself then active
president general Of the National
Society Daughters Of the American
Revolution. society numbering
over $4,000 members represented in
every state in the union and for
eign lands.
In response to this gift you wrote
me you would plant the banner at
the north pole You have done so.
in this as in al else you justify
the faith reposed in you Knowl-
edge is power. Power means
peace. l. e.. the ability to preserve
1T You now give to your country
supreme knowledge. thus the peace
aag was well conhded to your
care
Thousands. Of voices rise in ac-
claim. thousands Of hearts leap UP
10 bid you welcome home. and not
the least among these are the
2 hearts and voices of your patriotic
country women.
Cook Refuses Data
i: Doctor Cooks refusal to submit his
observations. notes and other data at
~ e TO a competent scientific COM
mission is ali that stands in the way
Of compliance with the suggestion of
the National geographical society to-