East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-21
Brooklyn Doctors Claim Flat
Iy Repudiated by Eminent
Danish Savants.
Committee Officially Reports His
Data Insufficient-No More Con-
Vincing Than Newspaper Account
Observations Were No Observa-
tions at All-His Appeal Disre-
garded-Danes Feel Action Keenly.

Copenhagen, Dec 21-The COM
mttee which has been Investigating
the data of Dr. Frederick A. Cook
today officially reported to the con-
sistory of the University of Copen-
hagen that DR.. Cooks records and
observations are wholly insufficient
to warrant verdict that he discoy--
cred the north pole. 5
The consistory of the university
adopted the report of the committee.
thereby flatly rejecting DIR. Cooks
claims, and throwing out the records
and observations. Cooks data, ac-
cording to report. is. no more con-
Vlncing than a newspaper account.
His private secretary, Lonsdale, who
represented the explorer here. is Bit
, terly disappointed. He is making an
effort to induce the consistory to
withhold final Judgment until the
whole of Cooks data can be present.
ed to it, Lonsdale told the commit
tee that the missing data, which is
part Of DR.. Cooks original docu-
ments. was sent here from America
by route d fferent from that which
the records already examined here
were brought. He said the addition
al data arrived a few days ago. The
secretary said the method of send
ing the data by two different routes
was adopted for protection purposes.
The consstory refuses to pay any at
tention to Lonsdale's appeal and the
finding announced today is final as
far as the consistory is concerned,
Blow to Danes.
The d, ,screditing of DR.. Cook is a
severe blow to Danish scient SITS who
had firmly given him support under
Commander Peary's charges The
great reception given Dr. Cook upon
his arrival here. the honors paid
him by high and low, includ ng the
king are recalled somewhat openly
1t IS known that Danish experts We're
personally Inclined to favor DR. Cook.
most of them having come out with
statements to substantiate his claims
Therefore the absolutely flat decision
against him is all the more convinc-
ing. 1t is believed if the data re-
corded had have provided grounds
upon which the sc 'entists could have
established a reasonable basis for
claiming the Brooklyn explorer real
ly reached the pole. this claim would
have been upheld as long as pos
sible. The committee consisted of
the following worlds renowned sci
entists Prof Ellis Stromgren. Com
mander Gustav Holm, director of the
photographic bureau, Commander
Jensen, director of navigation, AS
tronomer Pechyle of the University
of Copenhagen, Captain Ryder of the
meteorological institute, and Prof.
Land of the University of Sweden.
member of the comm ttee said:
1T took the committee but a few
minutes to see that DR.. Cooks OBJ
servauons and so-called records were
worthless. We would have, reported
Immediately but it took several days
for US to recover from the surprise,
The so-called notebooks upon which
Cook relied to a great extent for his
vindication. had only accounts OF his
observations rather than the obser-
vatlons themselves. These note
books were thrown aside without
moments consideration. I cannot
understand how a man of Cooks re-
puted scientific alta nments could
have attempted to bolster up his
claim with them.