The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-10-06
COOK GOT THERE
WHITNEY SANS so AND TELLS
oc PEARY's LlTTLESESS-
Says Peazy Made Etm Separate al
of Cooks Luggage From BIS and
Leave ts Behind

| Harry whitney. OF New Haven
Coan.. has arrived at St Johns. \
?. He says he believes that Dr.
Frederick A. Cook found the poi'
and tina, Commander PearS did tht
same. IN expressing this belief NJ
Whitney said that he knows DO rea
son for doubling Cook more thai
pea,y. "D,. Cooks story" be added
seems to me truthful snd probable
Nothing else would ezpalin bis l.
| months absence.
Or. Cook left with him at Anoatos
several cases containing instruments
and some Belongings. but 50 caS
as Ar. Whitney knew. no written rec.
o.ds There may have been records,
however. packed With Dr.. Cooks per
soma! ELECTS. but the explorer di1
10, tell him especially that ae was
leaving written records IN his pos
session.
Speaking Of Dr.. Cooks detailed
aecora: Of his trip 70 the pole. Nj
Whitney said that the explorer show
ed him how the western drift os tie
ice had landed him IN q region IA:
remote c-on where he expected 70
and be wss unable to get oack.
He could not speak With authority
as to whether Dr. Cook and his two
Eskimos could carry on their three
s!edges enough food for their Jour
ney to the pole. as be himself Is
nov!ce in Acctiee travelling Ae
declared be knew nothing OF the
controversy beyond the vagueas de-
tails. The crst 30 learned os It was
2. Indian Eareoe. when be received
messages from several American pa
pe.s asking for statement
M.. Whitney denied that Com
uander Peasy had removed DR..
Cooks stores from Annatok to Eeao-
Waa. pea.y really did was to trans
fer a few things and rebuild the
house 4. Annatok. Boatswstn Muir
phys only reason for refusing to
help Capt sernie-'s Canadian e1pe-
d;ttoo - get dogs and siedSes at Etso
was that they were sho.: OF dogs
themselves Ar. Whitney had ssouo
,e IN getting enough dogs for his
teams all through the winter anc
Nu,ohy was looking out for Peary.
80 ehs, he would have suttacient
dog, for tie commanders exploring
trips around the country when ne
from the north.
The day the Roosevelt; was !eaV-
soS Etsh 70. home Whitney inform
I'd Pea.y that Cook bad tntsusted to
lin certain Belongings to bring home
On the vesse. chat was coming up
for Whitney. but as this ship had so'
arrived Whitney was at loss ~na'
TO do with ,oe property
pea.y declined to permit VI
Cooks Belongings to be osousH'
aboard the Roosevelt. sad be put
whitney on his honor not to iaciuos
belonging to Dr.. COOK N
his own luggage whitney tae7ea2-
on vent ashore from the Roosevelt.
separated Dr.. Cooks property from
his own baggage. and with the aid
o. CAPT. Robert Bartlett. commander
), the Roosevelt. whom he had ask'
ed TO help. repaeked Cooks proper
~ In boxes. -
Arre. this had been dcae. Whit
,ey and Bartlett cached all COOK
property n a cave II the rocks. They
bui!. up the cave securely with stones
and turf and LEI: it and the proper
" n charge Of one OF Dr.. COOK
Eskimos.
Il NAV Be .enemb bered IN passing.
Mr.. Whitney went on. that ten years
ago pea,y did with the explorer
Severd..p. who wss cruising IL Faisn
souaa. what he hae done with Cook
he refused to bring back any o.
Severd-up's letters OF records
In conclusion Mr. whitney dec'as-
ed he regretted being dragged INTO
,he controversy. He said he aac
found both Or. Cook and ConuacdeI
Pearv courteous and eonsideTate snc
that be had never net any men whose
eoaoaet generally was more CON
uendable or whose dealings with him
hed been moro fair.
Dr.. Cook. when shown Ar. " o"
aey's statement. said that be approx
I'd OF all that Mr.. whitney had saio
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