The Forrest City times., 1909-09-24
,oooKEYNITES TO NUMBER OF POGO SAIL DOWN BAY TO
 GREET DlSCOVERER.
WIFE IND FAMILY INLET HIM
After Brief Family Reunion Whole Party Is Transferred to Special steamer, and in Noisy Naval
 Parade Steam Into Port.

New tt h 1iNNs iJpNtOI lOoh tdI0G into his own Tuesday
 No matter what might be the opin- i'm of anyone else as to the merits of the claim that he was the first white man 10 reach the North Pole. prooklyn accepted it as the gospel truth and that intrepid explorer was giyen a welcome by his fellows of the City of Churches that delighted his heart.
 More than 2,000 enthusiasts took advantage of the opportunity to go down the bay with the reception com mittee of the Arctic Club of America. which had chartered the big steamer Grand Republic for that purpose, and when the steamer left her pier she was crowded to the gunwales
 Wife Greets Him on Tug.
 Preceding the steamer down the bay was tug, on board of which were Mrs. Cook. wife of the explorer their two children. Doctor Cooks brother, William, Roswell O. Stebbins and ] Knowles Hare. of the executive committee of the Arctic Club of America.
 The two latter were the first to greet Cook as they went aboard of tho Oscar II. as soon as she had been passed by the port doctor. and after presenting assurances of support from the Arctic club, escorted him aboard the tug. where he soon had his family enfoded in his arms
 There was short delay while the members of the explorers immediate 'amly greeted him i'll he cabin of the lug and then all hands were trans terred to the Grand Republic. which. with it's siren wide open had been floating on tie tide with it's passen= gers alternately cheering and pound ing on the deck to show their appre- aiation of the return home of Brook Iyns favorite son
 Coler Welcomes Explorer.
 So soon as all hands were on board of the steamer. the trip up the bay was begun, the objective point being Brooklyn, where an enormous crowd had gathered to see and cheer Doctor Cook
 ! On the up trip speeches were made by Bird s. Coler, president of the Brooklyn borough. and officers of the Arctic club. and when the party ar rived at Williamsburg. automobiles were taken 10 the Bushwick club
 Doctor Cook received his first American greeting half mile off quarantine from news service re porter on the tug C. P Raymond His first words were an expression of thanks to the American people and a defiance of Commander Robert F. Peary and his charges that the Brook lyn explorer had not discovered the North Pole.
 When the tug C. P Raymond went about and moved alongside the Oscar Il as the latter steamed toward quar- antinc. Doctor Cook was at breakfast One of the reporters. using mega phone. signaled the cGptain on the bridge of the Oscar IL and sent a message to the explorer. asking him to come on deck
 Reporters Greet Doctor.
 The tug then moved close alongside and the reporters and photographers elamberod on board just as Doctor Cook came up from the dining saloon and reached the promenade deck. for ward He was smiling brightly. lhe gold in his teeth showing plainly. He swore q dark sack suit and I black |derhy hat The first words Of Doctor Cook were these:
 T want to send my thanks to the people of the United States for this great and hearty reception and for the great confidence expressed in In Tell the people that shall try to make myself worthy of il in every Ray