The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-27
PEARY REFUSED
HARRY WHITNEY

New York, Sept. 26.-Commander
Robert f. Peary refused absolutely to
allow any Of the records or instru-
mcnts Of DR.. Frederick y. Cook to be
brought aboard the steamer Roosevelt
and was thus Instrumental In causing
! these records to remain In a cache
at Etah, Greenland, according TO
Harry Whitney. the New Haven
sportsman. in a dispatch received In
this city by DIT Cook today The mes
sage, which came as response to
one sent by DR.. Cook. follows:
"Strathcona, via Indian Harbor,
and Cape Ray y. F, Sept &c.
"Dr F. a Cook. Waldorf, y. Y
Started for home Roosevelt Nothing
arrived for me. Peary would allow
nothing belonging TO YOU on board.
Said TO leave everything in cache at
Etah
Met Captain Sam, North Star. Did
not go back after going schooner
bound St Johns take steamer homo.
Hope your well See you soon. EX-
plain all Good shooting.
HARRY WHITNEY"
DIR, Cook was questioned today as
to his view OF the situation created
by the action ascribed to Commander
Peary but he declined to say anything
derogatory TO his rival
Can Complete Story.
1t may be that the instruments
Will arrive this year after all he
said. "and as for the records and Or
sewations. their non-arriyal here
makes no difference whatever, as I
have completed duplicates. so that
there will he no delay in compiling
my story with all Its details
DR. Cook did not appear to be great
ly perturbed by the news he had
from Whitney. He hopes to see him
In very short time and hear a COM
plete explanation of the occurrences
at Etah.
Dr. Cook denied the report that he
was to bring suit for SANDER against
Peary.
There Is no truth in the report"
he said II have no intention OF
bringing suit. Naturally | am taking
measures TO have everything In order
In case of necessity but | have never
even thought Of filing a suit and I
wish to contradict such reports at
once"
If ,hey are still at Etah, DR. Cooks
instruments may not arrive In New
York until the spring months of 1910
There is a possibility. however, of
their reaching here this year. as an
other vessel may have touched at
Etah after the Roosevelt left there.
Cook VIII Walt.
81 shall walt" continued Dr. Cook
II think that Mr.. Whitney knew what
he had in his possession. II would
be very difficult for me TO say what
effect the occurrence win have The
absence Of the records and lnstru.
ments Will, however, not affect the ul-
Innate result particle But 1t would
be very desirable TO have the instru
ments here. that is certain
MIR. Whitney certainly knew that
the effects left with him were impor
tant He was compelled to tell Peary
he had my things with him. He Is
too honest 10 suppress such informa- |
ton.
Il had not spoken TO Mr. Whitney |
of any estrangement between Mr..
Peary and myself He had believed
that a ship would come for him from
would go along with It.
"The leaving Of the instruments !
may cause delay in sending any re- |
cords to Copenhagen but viii not af. |
feet the people who are to make the |
final investigations. There were a few |
originals among tho documents loft |
with Mr.. Whitney. but II will not make |
any difference II they are never found |
again,
Instruments Not Lost.
"The instruments arc not lost. The |
Esl5imos know where they are. They |
will be looked after. Mr.. Whitney |
has sent no word except that they |
are nj Etah.
AS 10 tho question Of proof. that Is !
the same whether the observations !
arc made by one person OF by five or
more,
II am sure Peary had no means Of
getting any news Of me since the mid. !
die Of April. but he knew that | had |
gone south.
My instruments wcre packed sep
aratcly in several boxes and these
were put into a packing case, They
could not be injured by falls or rough
Regarding tho possibility that a
man could go within two or three
hundred miles OF the pole and think |
that he had got there, I leave that to
the scientists
When AIr Whitney met me on my
arrival al Etah. the first thing he
said was. Well ! have been here in a
lucky year
II Is impossible 10 send anyone 10
Etah 10 fetch the Instruments and /
records at this time Of the year. as
navigation lis closed and II II wcre
open. a ship would take four or I've
weeks 10 20 there
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Earr Phone 81