Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-22
COOK BURIED IN MAIL
Continued from Ninth Page.) .

home on October L. His schooner. the
Jeanis, would probably go to st. Johns,
n. F., direct. if there were fair winds.
Otherwise the captain would probably
report at a Labrador port where there
was cOnlmunicat ton.
Regarding his observations, he said he
would first send general report of his
| trip to the Peary Arctic Club. and then
detailed statement of tidal, meteorolog-
| ical observations and soundings to the
coast and geodetic survey. of which
| Otto H. Tittmann is superintendent.
Steamer to Sail for New York.
! The Roosevelt will sail for New York
tonight, and will arrive there probably
within five or six days. Commander Peary.
when asked about congratuatory tele-
| grams, said:
Il have not received my mail or any
newspapers vet. 1 expect to look through
the accumulated correspondence on the
| train tomorrow
| He adheres closely to his determination
not to discuss the Cook controversy at
present, but when his attention was called
| again to the trouble arising out of his
placing one of his men in charge of DR..
Cooks stores at AnnOOtok he said:
MY boatswain, Murphy, had his writ
| ten instructions, which will be submitted
at the proper time"
| The explorer will reach his home on
Eagle lSidnu fTIudy IHOTIiuS. AppdI.
emily, Commander Peary has made up his
mind to remain at that place for some
time. for in speaking of his plans he
| said:
eff the newspaper correspondents desire
| it / will arrange an hour each day to
meet them at South Harpswell, three
miles from Eagle Island and fifteen miles
from Portland. or they can come to Eagle
| Island at the time appointed"
| Prior to reaching the determination not
| to ut pIb1ic ions Comm a nd r
| Peary had promised to attend a reception
between trains at Bangor, and this he will
do. He will stay in Portland Thurs
day night.
As yet he has made no arrangements
for lectures. He said he knew nothing
personally about the HudsonFulton pa
rade, and could not outline any program
| of his immediate plans.
Peary, at the Sydney Hotel, yesterday.
made a short speech and found himself
| the center of a great demonstration in
which hundreds of persons pressed about
| him and shook his hand.
Eleven times / have left Sydney for
the north" said the commander. Once
brought back the largest meteor ever
found: the last time ! brought back my
| farthest north. and this time l have
brought back the north pole.
Souvenir Hunters Loot Vessel.
While the Roosevelt lay at the city
wharf yesterday afternoon an eager
throng of sightseers visited the ship and
went through her from stem to stern.
Souvenir hunters carried away everything
portable, and many valuable records and
data belonging to Prof. Mcmillan were
lost.
These were records Of tides and animal
life north Of eighty-twO degrees latitude,
the names of all the Eskimos in the
Etah region, together with more than
,,,p6 y.aI n which r.
tant marginal notes had been made. No
records bearing on the dash to the pole
were lost.
The missing books are of immense
value and cannot be replaced. The au-
thorties are issuing public appeal for
their return.
Prof Mcmillan is almost in tears. and
has appealed to the police. He has lost
the scientific fruit of two years, all his
photographs, and there were about 200
volumes of notes and data. The Ameri
can consul. Mr.. Kehl, and police are at
work on the theft.
George Borup. also, was robbed of
valuable data. his camera, films and
photographs.
The Roosevelt was pilfered fore and
aft of everything that looked like a SOU
venir. Seamen's ditty bags were robbed.
Knives. forks, spoons. cups. saucers,
cooking utensils, a side of bacon and
ship biscuits are among the things stolen.
Pleased With His Reception.
The explorer spent the evening quietly
with his family. happy that the object
Of many years of struggle in the arctic
had been achieved. and delighted, too,
over the hearty welcome given him and
his crew by the people of Sydney Speak
ing of his reception. the commander said
he was greatly gratified and surprised
at the number of people present It sup-
gested to him the scene at the launching
of the Roosevelt at Buckport, Me-, al
though there were not so many specta-
| tors on the latter occasion.
All Sydney turned out yesterday TO
greet the incoming arctic steamer. with
| her triumphant commander on board
| The sirens of steel mills and long blasts
| from river craft announced the coming
| Of the arctic ship. Lines of schoolgirls
| were drawn up on the wharf and thou
| sands of spectators thronged the espla-
/ made which parallels the bay
| The American consul escorted the COM
| mander ashore, where Miss Naomi Kehl
! read poem of Welcome. The crowd
! cheered continuously as the commander
mounted the steps leading to the espanade.
| where. with Mayor Richardson and Consul
Kehl, he entered carriage and was driven
! to the Sydney Hotel
The streets were crowded and a great
| throng had massed around the hotel to
| listen TO the addresses of welcome and
| Commander Peary's happy speech, in
| which he spoke briefly OF his achieve