Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-21
Cook Arrives at New York
and Peary at Sgd
ney, n. S.
BOTH HIGHLY HolNoRED
Both Take Occasion to Add
Something to Controversy
Between Them.

New York, Sept. Ell shall
await events" said, Cook to the AS
sociated Press just before he left
the deck of the Oscar ii. at quar-
antine today to be brought TO the
city by the welcoming committee.
'.When my material has been got to-
<gether and pnt into shape it will be
submitted in the first instance to the
university of Copenhagen. After that
itwill be laid before the geographic
al societies of the world.
Must BE Thorough.
81 will not consent to submit any
fragmentary portions of my Observa-
tions or my records to any one. The
report and all data connected with
my trip must be examined in their
entirety, together with my instru-
ments, some of which j have in my
possession now, and others of which
present moment. These will all be
properly controlled and tested before
submission to scientific bodies"
Fully Confirmed.
In regard to the recognition of his
feat by Denmark, Cook remarked:
"Daagaard Jense, inspector of Dam
ish North Greenland, after hearing
Rasmussen and talking with Cover
nor Kraul of Upernavik, who had
seen and read the entire record, tel
egraphed the Danish government in
Copenhagen his assurance of the
truth of my declarations and guar
anteeing them as authentis.'
In Possession Four Months.
''The Danish authorities in Green
land, who are i'll reality advisers of
the Danish government, have been
for nearly four months in possession
of all details of my trip. The Dam
ish government and the university of
Copenhagen, as well as the Danish
Sao&raphical society, have on their
fauUrt taken over virtual guaran-
/. ior the sincerity and authentic
ity of my records. They have stood
up for them, so to speak, before the
world
They do not ask me to furnish any
further proofs or evidence of any
kind but, in justice to Denmark it
| is my intention to place the first COM
pleted record of my polar journey at
the disposal of the university of
| Copenhagen"
! Does Not Believe Quotations.
Referring to Commander Peary,
| DR.. Cook said that he had as yet
heard nothing but vague reports and
preferred for the present to believe
the statements attributed to Peary
are incorrect Cook declared he was
| fully prepared to meet any charges.
Whitney, Cook said, will return to
America about the middle of October
| and he has complete knowledge Of
all the facts and is at entire liberty
to make public all that he knows.
Corrects Errors.
Cook requested the Associated
Press to correct several errors which
| inadvertently crept into the first re-
port of his discovery.
"AlI my thermometrical observa-
tions were," he said. "in Fahrenheit
and not Centigrade. as printed. The
observation of March 80 gave our
position as latitude S4,47, longitude
1886. The first corrected altitude
of the sun April 81 gave 80 degrees
| SO minutes Is seconds and we then
covered the remaining 15 seconds
and made further observations"
Avoided Peary.
!, Cook was standing amid a group
of passengers on the saloon deck
when the health officer boarded the
ship. The explorer answered ques-
tions freely but declined to discuss
the attitude of Peary. He said he has
notes and data with him and that
| Whitney has his instruments and
some delicate data. He announced
confidence that Whitney can be
trusted to speak the truth. Cook
said that during the four months OF
his stay in Greenland, he went ovel
all his notes and data and completed
his book describing the trip to tn,
pole. After passing the health of
ficers inspection the Oscar III. starte,
up the harbor, but stopped off q
Tompkinsville where the Grand Re
, public met the liner and Cook wa
| (CoNtiuued nm paro EfvaN