The Brandon news., 1909-09-09
STARS AND
STRIPES FLOAT
OVER THE POLE

tonight is awaiting DR.. Frederick A.
Cook. A regal welcome awaits the
man whose announcement from Ler-
wich on September that he discov-
cred the north pole startled the en-
tire civilized world.
The steamer Hans Egede, on which
the explorer is returning from the
frozen moth, passed Cape Svengen,
the northern extremity of Denmark,
at 2 O'Clock this Afternoon, and is
expected to steam into the harbor to-
night and to dock here tomorrow
morning.
Added interest has been lent the Oc-
casion by the definite statement OF
DR.. Cook in an interview off Skagen
today that he Is able to submit data
which will prove beyond cavil that he
had obtained the goal which for CEN
turtles had been the objective OF ex-
p1orers. He said he was quite prepar-
ed to learn that jealous persons were
at work endeavoring to cast doubt
upon his work, but that he stood ready
to give over his figures for a test by
any scientific authority.
| Saw no Trace of Peary.
Dr. Cook told the correspondent that
he had seen nothing of the expedition
of Commander Peary, He said there
was no land at the pole, only water,
the depth of which he could not
gauge.
The Danes will not be alone In well
coming DR.. Cook, for Copenhagen is
filled with visitors. Every hotel is
crowded tonight and all the vehicles
in the city have been engaged to
take the people down to the steamer
landing tomorrow.
A committee of the Royal Geo.
graphical Society has chartered the
steamer M. G. Melhomyer and will
proceed out into the sound to meet
the Hans Egede. Maurice F. Egan,
the American minister and his daugh-
ter, Miss Cramel Egan, are sleeping
tonight on board Gould Brokawa's
yacht Fedora, with the intention of
accompanying the steamer to port.
Public buildings and private houses
have been draped in flags and bunt-
ing in honor of the occasion
Will Tender Banquet.
At banqeut in the town hall tomor-
row night,at whichDr. COX will be the
guest of honor Lord Mayor Oldenburg
will propose toast to Presiednt Taft
and King Frederick; Minister of Com
merce Hanson will make a speech in
honor of DIR. Cook and Commodore
Hovgaard, commander of the Danish
Arctic expedition of 1882-83,will greet
the American on behalf of the polar
explorers and congratulate him upon
his success in finding the pole.
The Danish newspapers are full of
praise of the American enterprise
which made possible the trip of ex-
ploration of DR.. Cook and express
their delight at his success. These
articles are replete with sympathetic
references to the friendship existing
between the United States and Dem
mark.
None Of them expresses real doubt
of truth of the discovery of the pole
and ALI believe COX will be able to
put forward proofs. Even the Danish
defense question has taken a place
in the newspapers secondary to the
news of DR.. Cooks achievement.
There were those who had hoped |
the Hans Egde would reach port to-
night and DR.. Egan had prepared to
welcome Cook with styrockets and |
Roman candles from the deck of the
Fedora The quaratine station at
EIsinore, however, signaled that
gale was in progress and that it was
that the steamer would
reach her destination before tomor-
row morning.