The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-22
SAYS WHITNEY
{. SUPPORTS COOKS
POLE CLAIMS
"From Evidence, | Believe lie
Is Discoverer," Sportsman
Writes to Mother.
BUSY DAY AHEAD
FOR PLUCKY DOCTOR
Hotel Besieged at Early Hour
by Small Army of
Reporters.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Dr. Frederick
"A. Cook spent a restful night at the
I Waldorf-A Astoria after he reached his
rooms about 10 o'clock, and he needed
1t. for the hotel was hardly astir this
morning before a small army of news
paper reporters. magazine representa-
Atives and men and women moved by
curiosity swooped down toward Thirty
fourth street and Fifth avenue and
/ soon filled the corridors. waiting rooms
sand parlors.
The explorer will face this corps OF
cross-examiners today, many OF whom
are armed with pertinent question con-
corning his journey to the frozen north
Up to this time DIR. Cook has evadeo
answering some questions.
Harry Whitney. the young New
Haven sportsman. upon whose testl-
mony the North Pole controversy large
ly hinges, has been heard from, and in
effect supports DIR. Cooks contention
that he reached the North Pole, II a
story published here today Is correct.
According to the story. Mrs. Whit
ney. his mother, received a letter dated
September 5, IN which Whitney says:
1T saw DR.. Cook at Etah. He has
accomplished a great thing. lie Is
bound to become a great man. he
claims to have reached the North Pole,
and from evidences I believe he has.
The gist of the foregoing, 1t is said,
was given out by Mrs. William Bod
gett, of Peekskill, N. Y, a sister Of
Mrs. Whitney.
Home will not mean rest for DIR.
Cook for weeks to come. Piled IN
the sitting-room of his suite are nearly
/. 900 letters and kilograms from all
parts of the world, to many OF which
I he must give immediate answers. so
today he shut himself up with the
young English secretary whom United
States Minister Egan had sent with
: him from Copenhagen, and set to work.
y And he will stay in his rooms prac-
tically all the time until his next pub
I lie a~ppearance. which will be at the
4 banquet rendered by the Arctic Club
tomorrow night.
DR.. Cook has put all but the finishing
X touches to the first book narrative or
Fhis polar experiences, but 1t Is prob
able that he will write a series OF
magazine articles aso.7 His first abor,
however, will be the preparation OF the
record of his discoveries, upon which
She depends to convince the scientific
4 world. and, through them, the world Mt
I large. that his claims are well founded.
4 He has promised that this record shall
be made public as soon as 1t Is filed
first with the University of Copenhagen
and probably without waiting for the
,,erdict of that body,
Thus far all that DR.. Cook has MADE
known regarding his plans for the
future Is the fact that he will make a
trip through the Western States, during
which he will lecture and probably
I speak at a number of public functions.
( While deluged with invitations to
events of this kind near home, he has
Z been unable to map out anything like
a definite schedule.
The explorer has added nothing more
definite to the remark he let fall yes
terday to the effect that he expected to
meet Commander Peary soon face to
face. 1t is supposed that he meant
nothing more thar that Mr.. Peary
would shortly be in New York and con-
ditions would be right for a personal
discussion and settlement of their rival
claims.