Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-30

absence.
The schooner Jeanne arrived here to- |
Ay with Mr. Whitney aboard, coming
rom the Greenland coast by way Of In
IAN Harbor, Labrador Mr.. Whitney
hels keenly the position in which he is
placed. He went NORTH he said, merely
'n hunting trip. and now finds himself
the storm center OF polar contro-
Jersy. DR.. Cook left with him at Anna
bk several cases. containing instruments
md some belongings, but so far as Mr..
Whitney, knew. no written records.
Speaking OF Or. Cooks detailed account
y his trip to the Pole Mr. Whitney said
Mat the explorer showed him how the
western drift Of the Ice had landed him
hl q region far remote from where he ex-
sected TO go. and he was unable to get
Jack.
Mr.. Whitney denied that Commander
Peary had removed DR. Cooks stores
from Annatok to Etah What Peary
really did was to transfer a few things
Ind rebuild the house Mt Annatok. Boat
twain Murphy's only reason for refusing
30 help Captain Berniers Canadian ex-
pedltion to get dogs and sedges at Etah
vas that they were short of dogs them
selves.
PEARY WIRES A COMPLAINT
Mr.. Whitney ief: tonight for Sydney
ina will proceed from that point to Bos-
ton. He received messages from Com
nander Peary to-day complaining that
he had not fully informed the command
sr about the nature OF DIR. Cooks belong
lngs left with Whitney at Etah. Mr..
Whitney says that Commander Peary is
In error. ms he Informed him fully. and
Capt. Robert Bartlett Of the Roosevelt
saw all the things. he helped Mr..
Whitney to bury them at Etah after
Jeary had refused to take them aboard
his vessel.
STATEMENT BY WHITNEY.
Mr.. Whitney was asked regarding the
statement made to him BY DR..
Cook in Greenland" lie said
Cook arrived at Annotok In
April this year and declared that he
had reached the North Pole a year ago
He pledged whitney, however, not TO
tell Peary who was to he informed only
that Cook had gone farther north than
Pearys previous record. Cook told Whit
ney that he had accomplished all he ex-
pected to and more. Peary had taken
over his house and stores but Cook de-
clared he had suffered no unfairness.
Pcary's steward, William Pritchard. was
present when these statements were
made. He was pledged 10 secrecy by
Cook. Murphy. Pearys boatswnin in
charge of the stores, was absent at Etah
on this day and did not hear Cooks COM
munications.
There were two houses on the Green.
land shore, one at Annotok holding
Cooks stores another at Etah holdns
Peary's stores. Whitney, Murphy and
Pritchard sometimes occupied one ant
sometimes the other OF these houses
Ne Is not able to read or write. He hat
written instructions from Peary which
whitney, at Peary's request. read owe
10 him from time TO time. These wer
stringent They directed Murphy to u.s.
Cooks stores first and Pearys after
wards Murphy was Told in them tina
he was to give Cook every help II H.
came along In needy condition and the In
structions implied that Murphy was L
organize an expedition to search 70
Cook, but according 70 Whitney, TIN
part Of the Instructions was worde
very ambguously. whitney said Coo
had copy Of these instructions an
would doubtless make them public. Nun
phy treated Cook very civilly and Coo
suffered no dscourtesy.
COOK ARRIVED WITHOUT SLEDGE
When Cook and his Eskimos arrived
The house they had no sledge, being Il
tired 10 drag 1t over the rough ice. The
had left 1t % miles from Etah. TT
following day some other Eskimos Wei
out. recovered the sledge and brought
,i,.t 4,
md food After spending two days
Annotok Cook started for Etah. Whitns
accompanied him. COOK remained thr'
oays at Etah organizing for the trip
Jpernavik The doctor had figured o,
roughlv the date he would likely reat
there. and he figured he hac no time
Ioso He planned originally TO take ~
Cskimos and two sledges but one Eskin
FELL sick and this made is necessary 4
hin, to cut down the luggage he cou
take with him south.
He consequently asked Whitney
take charge Of the instruments with Whit
he made observations at the Pole. The
were three cases, one containing
.extant another an artificial horizon al
the third an instrument which Whitn
..,a bn could not recall it possibly mig
have been n cnronOmeter. COOK lett
written records with Whitney that VIII
nov Is award Of, There may have be
some records In other boxes IN VIII
Cook packed his clothes ana person
effects but Cook didn't tell whitney
pecially that no was leaving any WRIT
records with him. WhHneS ""' w
positive about this.
After Cook departed for the SOU
Whitney resumed his hunting. He TO
over Cooks two Eskimos. to snow n
the country where Cook had shot mu
oxen This the two men did and Whi'n
bagged all the oxen he could carry