The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-09

Thousands of People Give DIR. Cook
Ovation-Says He Has Proof That
Would Convince the Most skeptic
That He Reached the North Pole
Explorer Relates Some Narrowing
Experiences OF His Adventure
Was Accompanied by Two Es-
quimaux.
Copenhagen, Sept. 3.-All Den
mark tonight is awaiting the arrival
of DR.. Frederick A. Cook. A regal
welcome awaits the man whose an
| nouncement from Lerwick, on Sep
tember l, that he had discovered the
North Pole startled the entire civil
ized world.
Copenhagen, Sept. 5.-Dr. Freder-
lex A. Cook dined this evening with
King Frederick at the summer palace
few miles outside of Copenhagen.
The King summoned DR.. Cook to an
audience yesterday as a formal cour-
tesy. They engaged in an hours
talk and while these royal audiences
cannot, according to etiquette, be
minutely described by the members
of the court, DR.. Cook made such an
majesty Immediately instructed the
court chamberlain to summon the ex-
plorer to dine with him tonight.
The King invited Dr. Cook to meet
him yesterday only after having the
government make the closest possible
investigation into the merits of his
story. All the Danish explorers were
asked to give their opinions of DR..
Cooks claims before the audience
was granted, and their verdict was
unanimously in his favor.
President Sends Congratulations.
Beverly, Mass, Sept. 4.-As the
head of the nation, President Taft
put his seal of approval on the
achievement of DR.. Cook, the discov-
erer of the north pole In a fifty
word dispatch the President heartily
congratulated DR.. Cook, thereby at
testing before all the world his faith
in the report which the explorer
brings back from the frozen north
The Presidents dispatch to Dr.
Cook was sent in reply to one re-
ceived this afternoon officially and
formally reporting to the President
his success.
Relates Some Experiences.
Paris, Sept. 5.-A special dispatch
from Copenhagen gives DR.. Cooks
version of further incidents of his
expedition to the pole, when there
remained but two valiant and faith
full Eskimos as an escort as he plung-
ed over the vast extent Of Polar seas.
On approaching the pole he said the
icy plain took on animated motion as
if rotating on an invisible pivot.
"A great fissure then opened up
behind" he added, "and it seemed
as if we were isolated from the
world. My two Eskimos threw them
selves at my feet and bursting into
tears, refused to continue either one
way or another, so paralyzed were
they with fear. Nevertheless,
calmed them and we resumed our
journey.
You ask my impression on reach
ing the pole? Let me confess I was
disappointed. Man is a child dream
ing of prodigies. I had reached the
pole, and now at moment when
should have been thrilled with pride
and joy I was invaded with a sudden
fear of the dangers and sufferings
of the return
Provisions Gave Out Twice.
Copenhagen, Sept 4.-Dr. Cook
has made the following statement
about his experiences:
ST have been to the north pole and
| have brought back the most exact OBJ
| servations absolutely proving my
| statement. I kept a diary through
out the entire expedition In which. I
recorded the most minute details.
cit was not my intention at the
start to proceed to the pole; I was
merely on an arctic excursion. But
as I found conditions favorable !
continued on to the pole.
81 discovered two hitherto un-
known islands
| I'VE missed the depots which had
previously been established, but we
came accidentally upon one of Mel
ville's depots, where we found pro.
visions and instruments in an excel
lent state of preservation.
| Owing to the smallness of my ex
pedition our requirements were not
large. For the same reason we were
able to proceed most quickly. AS
approached the pole the esquimau1
with me became utterly frightened al
the meteorological condition.
"On the return trip the provision:
became exhausted. No animal life
was visible and for three days we hat
nothing to eat. Then, in crevict
of the ice we caught sight of severa
walruses. They saved our lives.
"Then we broke up the sledges ant
the Esquimaux fashioned pieces o
wood into spears and bows and ar
rows, and secured game with thes,
arms.
: Again, near Cape York, we wer
virtually starving to death when W
found a young seal sleeping on tn
ice and killed it. At Cape York W