Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-28
10 ESSENTIAL FACTS ADDED
Peary confers With General Hubbard
Concerning Statement to Be Made
Public, and Later Discusses His
Rival Discoverer In Sarcastic Vein
Whitney and the instrument.
(By Associated Press.

NEW YUM, sept. ZG-DT. Titu-
erick A. Cook, IN lecture toniSh-,
under the auspices of the Arctic Club
of America at Carnegie Hall, added
no essential facts to his narrative OF
the disvorey OF the north pole, but
supplied added circumstances to those
passages which have b en- previously
criticised for their lack of details.
Harry Whitney" he said, asked
me to entrust TO him as a special
favor the flag that l painted at the
north pole. He explained that an Amer
can ship was to call for him and we
both argued that his return journey
would be shorter and smoother by
water than the distance overland and
ice that still remained for me before
| could reach civilization. For that
raeson / added to the flag my instru-
ments and certain of my records"
Tonight, in giving credit to those
explorers who have proceed him,
Dr. Cook emitted the name of Com
mander Peary, which on previous &C.
casions he had always included.
- BAR HARBOR. ME-, Sept. 27-Com-
mander Robert +. Peary. accompanied
by his wife, reached here tonight
from Portland and within half an
hour was in conference with General
Thomas H. Hubbard, president of the
Peary Arctic Club. concerning the
statement which soon will be made
public by Commander Peary to sup
port his contention that DIR. Frederick
A. Cook did not reach the pole. The
conference was still in progress late
tonight.
There is nothing to say just now
said General Hubbard tonight.
mo date has been set for the
meeting of the officers of the Peary
Arctic Club, and shall not determine
that until my return to New York
next week.
Conference Ends Today.
The conference will be continued
tomorrow and late in the day Com
mander Peary probably will return to
Eagle Island.
From what can be learned of the
conference tonight Peary went over
every phase of his alleged evidence
against Dr. Cook, dating from the
time the Brooklyn explorer began his
preparations to go north, more than
two years ago and until after Peary's
interview with DIR. Cooks Eskimos az
Etah
There was a large crowd at the
steamboat landing, Notwithstanding
Indictment weather, to give Comman-
Ger Peary and bis wife hearty well
come today. During the trip to Bar
Harbor PeaTy spoke frequently of
Harry whitney.
Commander is Sarcastic.
There might have been some
strange reasons why Whitney did not
go back to Etah in the Jeanie for
DR.. Cooks stuff" he said. Il cannot
understand now any enc could les
such records get out OF his hands.
would not give my records to my
dearest relative. say again. I don't
Gee how Cook could have turned his
stuff over to Whitney CT anybody
else. secured my instruments in
q bag and the flag which I took to the
pole 7 sewcd in nv clothes and wore
IL until ! reached Battle Harbor.
u kept my records under watch
day and night and was prepared in
case the Roosevelt was crushed in the
ice TO throw them overheard SO that
they could float In their case. Can
you imagine me giving NJ those re-
cords 10 q perfect Stranger
Harry whitney did n0s tell me
what vas IN Dr. Cooks stuff except
six fox skins. a narwheie bern and
some other trophies. could not see
why 7 should have carried the stuff
when Cook could have taken a. n
Dr. Cooks stuff was 81 such import
ance vhy didn't whitney 60 back in
the JeaEic and get it,
Cook Believes Instruments Safe.
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