The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-10
UNUSUAL HONOR ACCORDED THE
AMERICAN EXPLORER BY
SOVEREIGN.
FREDERICK Is CONVlNCtD
World Gradually Comes to Accept
The Discovery of the North Pole
as a Fact-skepticism is Rapidly
Vanishing.

Palace. a few miles outside of Copen-
hagen. The King summoned DR.. COOK
IN an audience as a formal courtesy.
They engaged in an hours talk and
while these royal audiences can not,
according to etiquette, be minuteliy
described by the members of the
court. DR.. Cook made such an impress
sion on the King that his Majesty
Immediately instructed the court
chamberlain to summon the explorer
to dine with him. The King invited
DIR. Cook to meet him only after hav-
inc the Government make the closest
possible investigation into the merits
of his story.
The dinner was entirely the result
of the Kings personal opinion re
garding the explorer, who had the
seat on the Kings right, an honor
which Danes can not remember hav-
ing been accorded another private
person and members of the royal
family listened to his every word as
he recounted the dangers and priva-
tons of his polar Journey.
DR. Cook was immensely pleased
by receipt of a telegram from the
President of the United States ex-
tending his hearty congratulations on
the announcement that DR.. Cook mad
reached the pole.
DR.. Cook had to undergo verltable
ordeal again Sunday, being lombard
ed on every side with questions in
tended to test the accuracy OF his
affirmations. Although it was after
midnight when he reached his hotel
at the end of the first days trying
experience, he sat up for two hours
engaged in correspondence and In
conversation with Commodore How
gard and Prof. Olufsen, Secretary OF
the Geographical Society, The ex'
plorer was about again before
O'Clock reading translations of the
comments in the Danish newspapers
Later he received Commodore Sever
,drup and County Moltke, member OF
the Mylieus Erickson expedition, who
probably will illustrate DR.. Cooks
book.
One of the most exacting periods OF
the day was an interview with Prof
Stromberg, the leading scandinavian
astronomer who says that when he
is permitted to examine DR.. COOK
observations he can decide within
half a day whether the explorer has
been at the Pole Several other eX
pert Arctic explorers were closetec
with Dr. Cook. When they came ou
they appeared thoroughly convinced
of his absolute good faith.
luncheon at the American lega
ton afforded further opportunity t
non-expert persons to strengthen thel
already firm belief in the explorer
narrative. Then Dr. Cook disappeared
from public view for an hour to have
himself photographed.
The dinner at the royal castle a
CharIotteniund was the scene of thu
greatest enthusiasm. The King AM
every member of the royal family
even the smallest children, assem-
bled After the dinner there was
regular rush around DR., Cook, VIII
started a succint recital of his ao
ventures, whose graphic depletion
gained from the calmness and cando
. of the speaker. The younger men
hers of the family seemed LITERAL
to hang on his words. Prince Wade
9 mar brother of the King, who is
scientific sailor, was extremely inter
ested in the currents about the Pol
> and the condition of the ice. Primo
/; and Princess George of Greece ais
= made pertinent inquiries.
d The King and Queen and everybod
g were so greatly interested in the stor
q of the Poles discovery that they r.
q NAMED in the drawing room muc
d later than is their custom. AS d
A. Cook retired with Minister Egan h
y was the center Of congratulator
!. group. It was easy to be seen th'
,s the royal family had implicit faith
y him.
y It has been decided that after D
4. Cooks visit to Brussels he will d
ls liver a lecture at Paris. He will the
;. return to Copenhagen and sail fro
=. there for New York