The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-21

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of the steamship Oscar II. waiting for
daylight and his actual return TO his
native land.
DR.. Cook was virtually at home to-
night. for the Oscar II anchored of
Fire Island. The ship marked time, as
/ 1t were, so there might be no hitch in
the home coming reception for the
explorer.
Though sixty miles from the city
! proper the Oscar II was within easy
wireless communication with New
York during the day and night Dr..
| Cook was on deck almost constantly
and as sunset approached he watched
! the brilliant panorama and conversed
/ with newspaper men with a brief hail
/ in reply to their greetings through a
megaphone.
II feel anxious to get ashore" he
said. but | dread the ordeal of land
ing tomorrow. ] would much prefer
landing quietly without a repetition Of
/ the scenes at Copenhagen. 1 hope that
l shall be left in peace with my family
| by tomorrow night, at least"
Read About Peary
Some New York papers were
=,
talning long reports concerning Com.
mander Peary's achievement Dr.
Cook read them carefully, then said:
There Is nothing new here and
shall walt until something more def.
into is published before saying any
thing further on the matter"
Aside from this short reference to
Peary, DR.. Cooks expressions today
and tonight chiefly concerned the Joy
OF his arrival at home. DR.. Cook left
the deck only few minutes during the
entire day and with continued good
nature posed repeatedly for photo
graphs at the urgent request of his
| fellow passengers.
J Dr. Cook sent a wireless dispatch TO
his wife, asking her to come down the
bay tonight aud join him on board
thus avoiding the crush at the public
greeting Mrs. Cook was ILL., however.
and replied by wireless that she would
be unable to come.
The first tugs bearing the advance
guard of newspaper men from New
York reached the Oscar II tonight but
no one was allowed aboard the vessel
except Anthony Frala. the Arctic eX.
plorer, who is a friend of DR., Cook. He
swung himself up from the tug, held
a brief conversation with the explorer
and departed.
Glad to Soc Reporters-Sut
The passengers. including DR.. Cook
watched with amusement the vain at
tempts OF the reporters TO get aboard,
and Dr. Cook shouted. Glad to see
you. boys"
Il hot m seh al
to avoid too demonstratlve a reception
tomorrow and his attitude may cur
tail some OF the arrangements In
Brooklyn. which have been tentatively
made pending some announcement
from him. The Oscar II Will reach
quarantine about $3.50 There lGrs
Cook, accompanied by the two child.
ren, Dr. Cooks brother William, Dr.
Roswell o. Stebbins and j. Knowles
Hare of the executive committee of
the Arctic Club Of America, will be
waiting on the tugs.
DR.. Cook VIII Join his wife on the
tug and will be transferred from there
to the steamboat Grand Republic.
which will carry a party of friends
and enthusiasts down the bay to meet
him.
More than a thousand persons win
be on the Grand Republic. but the Dor.
ouch of Manhattan Will not be Official
ly represented.
An official Welcome.
Bird S. Coler, president of the Dor.
ough Of Brooklyn. will officially wei
come him there. The greatest recep.
ton. however. win be held in DR.
Cooks homo section OF Brooklyn at
the Bushwick club, at noon. Soon az
ter that DR.. Cook viii join his family
at the Waldorf-Astoria. His plan there
after. with tho exception OF being tho
guest OF honor al tho banquet of the
Arctic Club or America 10 be held at
the Waldorf-Astoria on Thursday night.
have not been announced
Alexander Begc OF Washington. rep.
resonting tho National Geographic so.