The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-06
Discoverer Cook Says Captain
Sverdrup's Charts Aided
Him in Finding Route to the
North Pole.
CONFIDENCE SHOWN
IN COOKS REPORT
Explorer, Transformed Again
Into American Citizen, Con-
tinued Again Today to Re-
ceive Tributes.
(Amcrican News Service)

copenhagen, sept. b.-l owe my
ability to reach the North Pole to
Captain Syerdrup, whose routes and
charts guided him in his Arctic ex-
plorations," declared Dr. Frederick A.
Cook today. Explorer Sverdrup and
DR.. Cook held an interview after which
the Danish explorer expressed his
fullest confidence in the statements of
the American.
He did not show me his observa-
tons nor did he make public any data
which he gathered on his trip and on
~ once did he point to a map, for a
newspaper map, to show me his
route said Sverdrup. Il have no
reason to doubt his story. He says
he found the pole and have no rea-
son to doubt him. 1 have nothing but
his simple statement"
He Receives Homage.
DR.. Cook, transformed into a typical
American from the dilapidated Polar
hero who received the Kings welcome
for his Arctic exploit, continued today
to receive the homage Of scientists all
over the world. talked with the news
paper correspondents, received a body
OF Danish students who cross-examin-
ed him, read several scores of congrat-
ulatory cablegrams and invitations.
lodged the enthusiastic crowds of
Danes, Americans and foreigners who
good naturally tried to mob him,
wrote several chapters into his his
tory of his dash and otherwise con-
summated the numerous and varied
duties which the discovery of the
North Pole imposed upon him.
The explorer is painstakingly COM
pilfng his report which will be present
ed to the international bureau of Polar
exploration In Brussels, hoping by this
to silence all the harsh criticism
which has been visited upon him since
his announcement of success
Part Of the Data.
Part of the data by which DR.. Cook
says he will prove his assertions is in
the possession of Harris Whitney at
Etah, Greenland. and will be taken to
the United States next month. The
information in Whitney's hands is as
Economical data. The fact that DR..
Cook parted with some of his records
Of travel, always the most priced pos
session of an explorer, caused much
comment
King Frederick was so taken with
the modest bearing of the hero and So
convinced that DIR. Cook really dis
covered the coveted pole that he is 70
ported to have overridden the Amer
leans objections to decorations and
secured his assent to the comforting of
the Royal Danish Order of Merit, with
the crown attached, an honor never
even conferred upon q Dane. The Or
der will be conferred tomorrow night
when the King and the royal family
will attend DR.. Cooks lecture.
Cook Is answering his critics one by
one through the press. He admits his
reticence is somewhat due to the fact
that he wants to reserve the bulk OF
his Information for his book, 100000
words OF which were written during
the long winter night while he ami
his two Esquimaux lived in an under
ground ice hut at Jones Sound. Tomor-
row afternoon there will be a recep-
ton at the American legation.
Pour Into Copenhagen.
Tourists. scientists and geographers
are still pouring into Copenhagen to
see and quiz the discoverer. Captain
Sverdrup declared that he Is confident
there Is only one practical route BY
which the North Pole can be reached
and that Is the route laid down by DR..
Cook. Sverdrup is of the opinion that
the present arctic trips which are I'M
der way by other routes will result in
failure and perhaps disaster
DIR. Cook today took occasion to an
swcr the criticism that he could not
have travelled over 5000 square miles
Of territory. In travelling more than
800 miles to the pole" said Cook. I'VE
had a view on each side Of Is miles,
which by figuring, you will see means
that we cut out gap of 5000 miles
of unknown land" So
DR.. Cook says that it is not true
that the return journey was made ov-
er the same route taken in going His
party "drifted'' hack and this account
ed for the delay. he says
Stamped as Genuine.
The Danish scientists have already
stamped DR.. Cooks claims rs genuine
and the rest Of the world is gradually
swinging into the same sentiment.
The explorer declares that some of
the interviews with him were dis
torted and silly assertions were put
into his mouth. Aside from the alb
snrd declarations that he shaved
daily at the North Pole and that he
could not speak the Esquimaux Ian
guage. In which geographers and sci
entists are not interested, he ex-
pounds his polar knowledge upon
technical and scientific lines which
are being accepted more and more.
Possibly never has scientist faced
the volley OF questions which have
poured upon the explorer since he
! landed from the Hans Edge on Sotur.