The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
Word Comes From DR.. Fred
erick A. Cook, Who Was
Supposed to Have Perished,
That He Was Successful.
REACHED NORTH POLE IN
APRIL OF LAST YEAR
Explorers Story IS Given Full
Credence in Copenhagen
and the E8Quimaux Confirm
Cooks Story of Journey
SENDS MESSAGE TO WIFE

~COPENHAGEN, Sept. THAT
~ Frederick A. Cook, the American
explorer, reached the North Pole in
his expedition which has just re-
turned, is given full credence here,
although details are lacking Of his in
trepid dash across the ice.
A message was received at the CO.
lOnial office here early today via Ler-
wick, Shetland islands, announcing
that DR.. Cook had reached the pole
April 81, 1908.
This dispatch was sent by a Green
land official on board the Danish gov
eminent steamer Hans Egede, which
passed Lerwiek at noon today en-
route for Denmark.
It reads: I'VE have on board the
American traveller. DIT. Cook. who reached
the North pole April =. 1908. DR.. Cook
arrived at Uperaavik in May of 1909 from
Cape York. The Esquimaux of Cape York
confirm DIT. Cooks story of his Journey
1t is understood that the Danish consul
at LeTWiCk. where the Hans Egede re-
manned for two hours, was officially no.
titled of DR.. Cooks success, but that he
was bound to secrecy.
More Details Soon.
Director Lyberg of the Greenland ad-
ministratlOn bureau, said tonight he did
OF DR.. Cooks achievement before the ar
rival OF the Hans Egede, which probably
would be Saturday.
Director Lyberg informed the minister,
NAr 0rr Ia a
reached the North pole. The announce
ment caused the greatest enthusiasm, and
mRily Americans called at the legation to
congratulate the minister, Among these
was Alexander kOuta of New York a
warm personal friend of DIT. Cook, who
said that he mad believed the explorer had
persisted long ago. The legation was
.OVerCrOwded with visitors tonight
1.-THE noted explorer, Commander How
ard. leader of various North pole eXpe-
ditiOns. was convinced that the message
was true. but remarked that it was
strange that no mention was made in the
cable as TO whether or not there is land
at the pole.
Message From Cook.
New York, Sept. l-"successfuL Well
Address Copenhagen. (SiguedI
Full of meaning if successful were
, Interpreted TO indicate that he had
reached the North pole, the foregoing ca
Z BILE message, eNazperaIing I'm its briefless.
4 was received IN New York today from DIT
Il
tplOTer, whom the latest cable advices to-
NlighJ credit with having reached the pole.
| Mrs Cook was not at her Brooklyn
Nome. so the dispatch was received by /
T)r. R. T. Davidson, a personal friend of
he explorer, who made its contents
iNlOwn. then flashed the good news on TO
1Irs. Cook.
Brief MS it was. il was the first news
she had received from her husband since
March u, 1898, when he wrote from Cape
Hubbard on the edge of the polar ice on
the northwest side of Ellesmereland.
Is His Fate a Mystery.
st that time ne advised his companion. /
Rudolph FRANKIE, then stationed at Etah
Greenland, with supplies. TO await there
until June Tor his return, but in the event /
of Or. Cooks failure to appear to pro-
coed TO America. FRANKIE waited as in /
stIucted, but as DT. Cook failed TO return I
he caught the P-ary auxiliary ship and |
reached New York last fall. Since that I
TIME DT. Cooks fate has been a mystery !
There was Of course. the Cver-praSent l
probability that he had persisted, and it
will be recalled that a relief ship is now |
en- route TO Etah. where she is due the /
lzif2dle of this month
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