The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-13
Danish Physician Gives His Version of the Trouble
 With PeaI]
COOKS HOUSE HELD BY
 PEARYS GIANT SAILOR
When an American Came To the House To Make Use of 1t By COOKS Direction the Sailor Refused
 To Grant Request.
September 12.-A remark

Copenhagen, September 12.-A remark able letter. giving pr. Frederick A. Cooks version of the trouble with Com mander Peary over supplies appears in the Newspaper Politkin. The letter was written by Dr. Norman Hansen, prom inent Danish physician, who several times visited Greenland to study eye calty of.
 Dr. Cook told practically the same story to one of his closest American friends just a week ago, before Commander Peary reappeared, but said that he did not intend to make it public.
 pr. Hansen was with Cook for some time in Greenland and returned with him on the Danish government steamer Hans Egede. In his letter he says:
 Now that pr. Cook has gone, I am no longer under any obligation to keep silence and will exercise my right to publish the story about the house in Annatok, a story which Dr. Cook him. self had too much delicacy to relate to the world. I write it according to my memory, in the same manner that Dr. Cook in Egedesminde told 1t to me, and I am fully convinced that in no details are my recollections wrong.
 ..Dr. Cook had built his house for stores in Annatok, north of Etah. and 1t was this depot which he started to reach in February, 1909, crossing Smith Sound It was a pretty large house. the walls being built of heavily filled pro- vision boxes so that Dr. Cook knew that when this important point was reached everything was safe. He had, before the start, arranged with a young friend named whitney that he have the right to use the house while hunting musk oxen for sport in the winter of 190S-O9.
 What Whitney Found.
 ..When Dr. Cook and his two Eskimos, exhausted and half starved, came Within short distance of the house in Anna to young Whitney came out to bid him welcome but inside the house was stranger, a giant Newfoundland boatswain on watch. This man had been placed in Dr. Cooks house by Peary when the latter passed Etah with his ship bound north. Peary had given the boatswain written order which commenced Witn the following words:
 .1rhis house belongs to Dr. Frederick A. Cook, but pr. CooK Is long ago dead and there Is no use to search Tor nlm Therefore, I, Commander Robert F. Peary. install my boatswain in this de- serted house.
 This paper the boatswain who could neither read nor write exhibited to Dr. Cook and the latter took copy of this wonderful document This copy. how ever. he does not intend to publish if Peary's course does not force him to do so Dr. Cook gave me a lively &C., count of how the young millionaire, MT Whitney, during the whole winter, was treated like dog by the giant boats vain and how he had calmly witnessed the sailor bartering pr. Cooks provisions for fox and bearskins for, himself. Dr. Cook also had to put good face on the unpleasant situation. He had to beg to get into his own house and had to make a compromise with the boats vain with strong fists.
 Cook Gives House Away.
 Dr. Cook made present of the house with all it's contents to his two faith ful Eskimos, with the proviso that Whit ney was to have the use of the house as long as his hunting trip lasted but he was compelled to let the Newfond- land boatswain continue his watch. The boatswain, however, received strict or ders not to exchange any more of the provisions or the guns.
 "Now, suppose the sailor will celebrate his triumphal entrance into New York harboard abroad Peary's ship while Whit ney is where? Aboard his own yacht, Jeannie? Or perhaps he has not wanted to wait for his own boat and has gone aboard Peary's ship.
 ITO MT Whitney Dr. Cook gave his in- struments and his observations as he thought those precious things were safer there than on tho long sedge trip in the spring across Melville Bay, but all his note books and greasy and soiled record books, which have been so closely writ ten upon, he kept and carried with him. To me- who understands only very lit tie astronomy. the records written down so closely and in all directions, were very hard to read. but what Is the record to us? The two men, Peary and Cook, their character, their conduct. that is what interests us. and every little item throw ing a sidelight upon their nature is vall- able"
 Waiting for Peary's Arrival.
 Sydney, N. g.. September 12.--All Sydney