Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-21

STEAMER ROOSEVELT DUE
AT SYDNEY THIS MORNING
Neither Claimant to Honor of
Discovery Of Pole Gives
Ground and Controversy
Promises to Reach Crisis,

| IUv Morning J"uruu special Leased Wirel
New Nurk sept 20 ITS good to
be- an American, it seems that have
been gone ten wears
| Gazing towards the lights Of New
! York after an absence since July T.
| 1907 these were the first sentiments
| depressed tonight by Or Frederick A.
Cook of brooklyn, as he paced the
dock Of the steamship oscar II. wait
| Ing for daylight and his actual return
! to his native land
p9 Cook was virtually Nt home to-
ipicht ro" the Oscnr IL anchored off
| FIRE island The ship marked time,
as it were. SO there might be no hitch
In the homecoming reception for the
explorer,
Though sixty miles from the city
proper tho Oscac II was In easy wiIct
less communication with New York
during thu day and night. Dr. Cook
WAS on deck almost constantly, and
as sunset approached. he watched the
brilliant panorama and convctsfsl
with nc't paper men With a brief hail
ln reply % their greetings through y
lmcgaphonc.
Il tcrl anxious to get ashore hc
said but | dread the ordeal Of land
inc tomorrow | would much prefer
muding quietly without. repetition ef
the scenes at Copenhagen. hope
than I shall be left in peace with my
famil, by tomorrow night at least
Some NcW York papers were
brought On board this evening ccn-
tanning long reports concerning Com
mandcr pcaAs achievement u.
cook read IN m carefully then said
"Thcro is nothing new here, and
shall wait until something more def'n-
itc is published bctor" SAYING anything
further on the matter
Aside from this short reference 10
Prary. Dr Cooks expressions today
and tonight chiefly concerned the joy
of his arrival at home
Or Cook lcit the deck only few
minutes during the entire day and.
with continued good nature, posed re-
pcatcdly ror photographs at the ur-
gent request OF his Follow passengers.
pr Cook sent a wireless dispatch 10
his ulfc requesting her to come down
the bay tonight and Join him on board.
thus avoiding the crush al the pubfc
errcung tomorrow Mrs. Coolt was
in. however and replied by wireless
that she would be- unable TO come
The FIRST tugs bearing the advance
guard OF newspaper men from New
York. reached the oscar II tonight
but no one was allowed aboard the
vessel except Anthony Fiala. tn" Arc
ii, explorer who is a friend of Or.
Cook He swung himself up from the
tug. had a brief conversation WIN
the explorer and departed
Tie passcngcIs including pr. Cook
watched oifh amusement the vain at
tcmpte of thc reporters to get aboaru'
and br COOK shouted
CHAD to see YOU boys
n ,y.s evident that Dr COOK wished
to avoid too dcmoustrativc reception
tomorrow and his attitude may curtal
.om. of the arrangements in brooklyn
which nave been tentatively MADE
,cnd!nr some announcement from
him The oscar II will reach quaran-
in. about $50 o'clock. There Mrs.
-ook accompanied by the two chill
lrrn. IN Cooks brother William. Dr-
Roswell o st.bbins and J. K Knowles
.t,rc- of the executive commlttc" OF
hr Nr,r. club of America. viii BE-
Waiting ou a tuE.
Or. cook wilt Join his wife on the
lls and viii bc transferred from thore
10 the steamboat Grand Republic.
,ni.n win carry party ot friends
md cnthu. lasts down tho bay 10 mcei
,ut llntr than Thousand persons