Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-23
Cook Arrived at Storehouse Tired
and Hungry Dragging
7ledge.
THEY HAD AN ARGUMENT
Murphy says the Doctor Claimed
stores Were Tlis-Did Not Tell of
Finding POlc-Nhy whitney
Left the ROOsc vclt-Peary's
Messngc to Mcmillan.

MeSEngc to Mcmillan.
sydney, C. B.. Sept 19-With the
| approach of Commander Robert F..
| Peary and DIR. Frederick a. Cook to
American ports, the question. which
has developed controversy OF world
wide interest "fIas Cook been to the
Polc?" Is being asked repeatedly By
those who have gathered here to
greet the commander. New light was
thrown on the controversy to-day Oh
| the arrival of the steamer Tyrian
| from Battle Harbor where the cores
pondents learned from two members
of Penry's expedition that DR.. Cook
had met them at Etah and had men
toned nothing of discovering the
Pole. They were Boatswain John
Murphy and william Pritchard. as
sistant cook Of the Roosevelt whom
| Pcary stationed at Etah to guard the
stores. Murphy telling OF his exper-
fence Mt Etah, said to the newspaper
men:
Commander Perry told me to go
which I saw taken from the Roose-
welt and the Erik. Pritchard was
with me- Some time last spring n
white man came into camp and Harry
Whitney told me he was DR.. Cook.
He did not stay long In camp ana
soon vent away Cook looked tired
and worn out and said he was hum
CRY. had an argument with him.
as he claimed that some Of the stores
we were guarding belonged to him.
He had only two Eskimos with hin,
and as all his dogs were dead the
doctor had to pull his own sledge."
Pritchard said these Eskimos told
him that they had been way. way
north"
PEARY HAD ROW WITH WHITNEY
None OF the Peary party at Battle
Iarbor would discuss what nforma
ton had been learned from Harry
Whitney. as Commander Peary had
given orders that the Cook controver
sy must not he mentioned. II was
commonly reported at Battle Harbov
however. that Peary had some differ
ences with Whitney who decided that
instead Of returning to- Sydney on the
Roosevelt. he would do some shooting
, in Greenland.
, Friends Of Dr. Cook here pointed
out that when Commander Peary on
( his return from the pole sent for Pro-
, fessor Mcmillan. who had gone to es-
> tablish base Of supplies at Cap;
Morris Jesup. he did not mention ir
o his letter to the professor anything
~ - n
Z message which was made public b,
I Professor Mcmillan at Battle Harbol
} read:
IS. s. Roosevelt. April 2s, 1909
'My Dear Mcmillan:
g Arrived on board Yesterday. North
n ern trip was entirely satisfactory
$ There is no need OF Greenland depot
. Captain came on board the cath. Con
L centrate all your energies on tida
$ observations and line soundings nortl
v from Cape Morris Jesup, Use intend
/ ed supplies for me for this purpose.
@ (SiRned.
COMMANDER PEARY"
The adherents Of Commander Pear
: assert that the words In the messaR
northern trip entirely satisfactory" ind
cate clearly that the expedition had nc
:. cornplished Its purpose.
. WHITNEY WAS RErIcENT.
Professor Mcmillan said at Battle Hal
q Dor that he had seen Harry Whitney a
n Etah and that Whitney did not tell an
:, one of DR.. Cooks reported discovery {
. the pole.
II was in an old sail and stores loft
Battle Harbor. Labrador, that Command
= ~ Peary told the story 10 a score q
more OF correspondents OF his journey
the pole. He will head no more trips
II the Arctic, nor, for that matter. to IN
9 Antartic. His work in the leo hads
finished.
II have accomplished the ambition
my nee," said the commander. y sha
always be interested in Arctic explori
tions. but It must now be left to young
men"
Dressed in a dark blue shirt OF roue
material, with trousers tucked In n pa
OF high top rubber boots that reached a
most to his hips. he looked for all II
world like Newfoundland fisherman.
G sandy moustache and hair that hs
Il grown negllgently In the Arctic sougl
$ to give the lie to the precise expressic
o OF his mouth and searching look OF h
steel blue eyes.
o Comma nder Peary did no fencing Wit
!, his interviewers and prefaccd the I'll
- tmisition' MS he called 1t. with the stat
-, ment that he had made his positic
>, clear in reference to the Cook col
, troversy in earlier dispatches while
had been sent by wireless to the A
= ISOLATED Press.
s. COULD FAKE OBSERVATIONS.
# IL shall pay no attention to fake stoii
n or any side issues" said Command
e Peary. that are put out to distra
from the main question has Cook bee
Ie at the pole7' ="
l. do you think It possible for any ma
It to fake observations to prove that
l. was at the poie:" he was asked
Is I'm the opinion OF Admiral Melvill
p u. e. NJ, Admiral Sir George Mares.
n. and myself. yes he responded Qucl
ly.
Then he continued:
"I do not care to speak Of other o
~ scrvations in view OF what claim ar
In I won't say anything moro until Il
.. statement signed BY another Ia offer
r. and then will submit my statement
No. The story of Christmas day In Il
H. Arctic and the athletic games was d
n" ne mI3U1ES7Ed1I:Ssysll