The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-05
Danes 0verwhelm the
 Explorer. HE HAS READY REPLY
 FOR ADVERSE CRITICISMS Crown Prince at Pier to Greet
 American. Goes With MT. Egan te See the Kiug-Hesrs From wife--In
 New York in one

| TT. FftQeFicK Cook stepped from the steamer Hans Edede in Copenhagen harbor in the arms Of the Crown Prince of Denmark at 10 o'clock this morning, unshorn and looking like sailor before the mast. He sat down to dinner at o. clock this evening in the City Hall. the guest of a brilliant company of the capitals most distinguished men and women. arrayed in evening dress, pro- vided by the Kings tailor.
 The hours between these events were the busiest of his life. Polar ex- pioration never afforded anything half so crowded with variety and excite ment. There were hours of speech making. handshaking. lowing to clam bring crowds, and then, after address- ing the people who almost tore him to pieces in their eagerness. tc see the discoverer of the pole. Dr. Cook was the recipient of formal welcomes at guest.
 There he passed through the hands of tailors. outfitters and barbers La- ter he lunched with Maurice F. Egan, the American minister. being piled in- cessantly for an hour with questions. He went through hundreds of tele- grams. including congratulations from geographical societies of several na- ttons. explorers and friends, offers of exploitation, ranging from books to music hall engagements and then hur- ried to the palace and gave the King and other members of the Royal fam fly large account of his adven- lures
 Receives Correspondents.
 Returning to his hotel he receiv- ed battalion of correspondents. who subjected him for another hour to merciless oss-examina ton. dsmand- ing explanations of all the criticisms that have been ieveied against his claims
 These squestions pr. Cook answered with the best temper. frankly and fuI- iy. Whatever may be thought of Dr. Cook elsewhere, he has impressed all ! who talked with him here. as d mod x est. frank and able man. Danish ex- piorers--and Denmark is the home ok Arctic pioneers--were the firsk to .an- dorse Cooks claims Co the discovers of the pole and his methods Of getting to the goal Their opinions wsss based primarily on a general know ledge of pr. Cooks character ana for- uer achievements.
 Only after consuIting him confiden- ttaliy and receiving the fullest pro- nouncement of their belief in the genuineness of Cooks feat did the Danish government give its oficiai good faith.
 The banquet tonight was held in tbe magnificent municipal building. -Four hundred persona. many of them ladies, attended. while thousands ccngrewat- cd in the streets ia Q drenching rain- storm to catch sight of the explorer when he entered
 There was preliminary reception In the lofty and spacious entrance hall. The spectacle with so many cf the men wearing orders must have Impressed the spectator in contrast with his recent experiences.
 The company marched upstairs fa the air of the 'star-spangied Ban ner."
 Cook, Gusst of Ezaoor.
 After all had been seated the Affn- ister of Commerce Iohan Hansen,s es- corted pr. Cook to the chair of honor. amid Q demonstration, which cause f him to color deeply. Minister Egan sat at Dr. Cooks right with the Mayor of Copenhagen and Miss Egan beyond. Mrs. Camel. e wealthy Copenhagen lady who has contributed extensIyelv to Arctic exploration was at the chair mans left. Tho menu was an exam. pie of enterprise with a lithograph of the Grown Prince greeting Dr. Cook and map of the Arctic circle. giving Dr. Cooks route and a facsimile of his autograph with the date which was a reproduction of souvenir lie gave Miss Egan. Ns
 The Mayor of Copenhagen said that the name Cook was once enrolled among the great explorers. Minister Egan briefly proposed a toast to the King of Denmark, and the corporations | President. in proposing a toast to the | President of the United States, smoke of the pride which must be felt g)y the nation which could boast that it was her son that first planted her haw where no human being had ever before set foot.
 The Minister of Commerce., in pro- posing the health of pr Cook. paid q warm tribute to ''his noble deed" He thanked him for spending a little time in Denmark. and said that the priva- tions of the explorer were appreciated most by the men of Denmark there to- night. whose names are written with honor on the ice rocks of Denmark's northern colony.
 When the Minister raised his glass to 'our noble guest" there were nine. hurrahs. Commodore Hovgaard spoke from the standpoint of an expert ex-, | plorer and commended Cooks methods Explorer ReaDOads. | pr. Cook replied in a few words. saying: "I thank you very much for the waruA | and eloquent words, but I am unableI to express myself properly. It was q rather hard day for me, but I neveri enjoyed a day better. The Danes hava taken no active part in polar expiora- tions. but they have been of much tna- | portance as silent partners in almost all arctic expeditions in recent years. | The most important factor in my ex~. | petition was the Eskimo and his dog. and I cannot be too thankful to tha | Danes for their care of the Eskfm0s and now they have in addition, insti- | tuted a mission at Cape York. Had | | not met with the right Eskimos and the right dogs and the right provisions. | I could never have reached the pole. owe much to the Danish nation for my success"
 | A telegram was read conveying the l congratulations of the King of Sweden for "a brilliant deed. of which the American people may be proud i"
 Toasts to Mrs. Cook and to the ffss ] kimos of the party were drunk.
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