The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-09-17
SPRINGS SENSATIONAL STORY
Friend Of Explorer Cook Accuses
Peary Of Taking Possession Of His
Rivals Arctic Retreat.

Copcnhagcn-The Poliuken pub |
fishes remarkable letter giving DR. |
Frederick \. Cooks version OF the |
tromblc with Commander Peary over
supplies. The letter was written by
mr. Norman Hansen. a prominent
Danish physician. who several times
visited Greenland to study eye dis
eases
Dr. Cook told practically the same
story to one Of his closest American
friends Just q week ago, before Com.
maudor poary roappcarcd un tho
scene. but said he d'd not intend to
make Il public because II might lead
to unplcasantncss.
Dr. Hansen was with Or Cook for
some time in Greenland and returned
with him ON the Danish steamer Hans
Escdo.
"Now that nr Cook has gone" he
writes. Il am no longer under an obli'
cations TO Keep silent, and will oNcr'
else my right to publish the story
about the house In Annaiook story
which Dr. Cook himself had too much
I dclicacy To relate to the world, |
write Il from memory, az DR. Cook
told II 10 me. and I am fully con.
WINGED that In no do,a'l are my rccol
lections wrong.
Or. Cook had built his house for
stores In Anuatook. north Of Etah,
and 1t was this depot which he started
to reach IN February 1903, crossing
Smith sound. II was pretty largo
house. the walls being built Of heavily
| filled provision boxes so that Dr. Cook
knew that when this important point
was reached everything was safe. Ito
had before the start. given permits
sion to young friend named Whit
ncy to use the house while hunting
musk oxen for sport In the winter OF
lyOS.lgOg
Whom DR. Cook and his two Eski.
mos. exhausted and half starved, came
within short distance Of the house
In Annatook, young whitney came out
to bid him welcome. but inside the
house was a stranger, giant New
foundland boatswuiu, on watch. THIS
man had been placed In Dr. Cooks
house by Pcary, when the latter passed
Etuh with his ship bound north
Poary had given the bualswain a writ
ten order, which commenced with the
following words:
"'This house belongs 10 DR.. Fred
orlck A. Cook. but DR. Cook Is Ions
ago dead and there is no use to soarcl
after him Therefore. |. Commando
b Robert u. Peary. install my boatswail
, IN this deserted house
b This paper. the boatswain. VIII
4 could neither read nor write. eXhlblte
4 to DR.. Cook and the latter took
T. copy.
This copy. however, he does not in
tend to publish II Peary's course doe
not force him to do so. DR.. Cook CAV
, me a lively account OF how the youn
Q millionaire whitney during the Who'll
4 winter was treated like dog by N
: boatswaln and how he had witnosse
j. the sailor bartering Or. Cooks pre-
y visions for fox and bear skins for hin
] self Dr. Cook also had to put a goo
n face on the unpleasant situation. II
=. had to beg to get into his own hous
n and had to make a compromise wit
@ the boatswain.
DIR. Cook made present OF III
, house with all It's contents to his tw
l. faithful Esklmos, with the provsio
q that Whitney was to have the use {
L the house as long as his hunting tri
u lasted, but he was compelled to let N
boatswain continue his watch. Tn
boatswaln. however. received str.C
orders not to exchange any more {
Il the provisions or guns.
ITO Mr.. Whitney DR.. Cook gave h
instructions and his observations. O
d he thought these precious things wei
safer there than on the long sledp
4. trip In the spring, across Melville ba
but all his notebooks and solled rccoI
books, which have been so close
written upon, he kept and carrie
with him
: ITO me, who understand only voI
D. little astronomy the record write
down so closely and In all direction
D. we're very hard TO read, but what
It the record TO us? The two mel
Peary and Cook, there character the
a. conduct, that Is what interests u
and every little item throwing a sid
light upon thoir natures Is valuable