Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-09-03
ROYAL WELCOME PLANNED
DANISH GOVERNMENT SENDS
WARsHiP TO MEET THE IN
COMING STEAMER
CORRESPONDENTS ON ALERT
VESSEL CHARTERED TO TAKE
NEWSPAPER MEN OUT TO SEA
TO GREET DlscovERER

4 New York, Sept S.-The expected
arrival of DR.. Frederick A. Cook at
Copenhagen, Denmark, from his epoch
making trip to the north pole. which
will probably be chronicled tomorrow,
is the most important news item on
the horizon. 1t is confidently expect
ed by his friends and supporters that
he will then produce uncontrovertible
proofs that he reached the pole, thus
allaying the wave of skepticism mani
tested In the opinions of many of his
fellow scientists both here and abroad.
That DR.. Cook will be fully able to
substantiate his claims, is indicated
BY brief official statement made by
United States Minister Egan at Copen-
hagen, to the state department, that
the reported discovery of the north
pole has been corroborated by Derg-
ward Jensen, Danish inspector of
North Greenland. It is assumed the
Danish official investigated DR.. Cooks
claims after the latter had left Green
land enroute to Denmark and that he
was able thus to confirm them.
Sends Torpedo Boat
The Danish government has des-
patched torpedo boat to meet the
steamer on which DR.. Cook is a pas.
senger on the high seas and act as
as convoy of honor into Copenhagen.
The Danish minister of commerce has
chartered vessel on which to take |
the newspaper correspondents of the |
world to meet the Brooklyn explorer
and the Danish Geographical society
will meet DR.. Cook on another vessel.
From these unusual arrangements it
is evident Dr. Cook will have quick
opportunity to submit his proofs.
John H. Bradley, the wealthy New
Yorker, who financed Dr. Cooks expe-
dition, says it Is untrue that the dash
to the pole was the outcome of a
fishing expedition. He now states the
expedition was perhaps the most care
fully planned of any previous polar
attempt He says the secrecy main
tanned was to avoid unpleasant con-
roversies in case he failed.
Expedition Carefully Planned
That the journey was well planned
lis shown by the quantity and nature
OF the \ supplies Bradley's schooner
yacht deposited in Greenland for
Cook. These included ten thousand
cans of provisions, 10000 boxes of
matches, 5000 gallons of gasoline,
1000 gallons Of alcohol, two barrels of
gum drops, which is currency Tor
the EsQuimaux instead of money,
guns and knives for trading, hickory
lumber for building sleds and sheds,
and great quantities of staple gro
ceries. In all there were sufficient
provisions to last the party three
years. As an indication of the care
with which the expedition was PLAN
ned, aluminium stoves instead of
heavy iron ones, usually used by ex-
plorers, were taken along.
Fame and Fortune Il
Besides the fame that win endure
for centuries which comes to DR..
Cook for his achievement, he is de-
stined also to reap a fortune through
his writings and lectures. wel
known vaudeville manager has al
ready cabled to Copenhagen offering
Cook $4,000 a week for ten weeks
lecture in his houses. European
agents Of three other vaudeville
managers have also cabled princely Of
fers. Another result Of Cooks success
may be that the land which he re-