Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-21
TRIUMPH FOROR,CO0K.
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and are here to proclaim you a gentle
man of Bushwick'
DR.. Cook wore the garland during
the rest of the reception ceremonies.
Bird s. Color's Greeting.
Borough President Bird S. Coler vel
coined the explorer aboard the steamer
on behalf of the borough of Brooklyn.
Il regret he said. that we have not
mayor AS big as our town to receive
you. You are not only a great explorer.
but a thorough American gentleman. and
Mrs. Cook is a thorough American lady
Speaking for the Arctic Club of Amer
lea, Capt. Bradley S. OsbOn. its secretary.
read letter from the president, Rear
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley. in which
the admiral expressed regret that his
health made it impossible to be present.
Il hope you will carry to DIR. Cook. "
he said. my congratulations and abiding
faith in the great achievement he has
accomplished"
Cook Expresses His Joy.
Standing on the upper deck of the
steamer, DR.. Cook addressed the commit
tee and his friends as follows:
ITO a returning explorer there can be
no greater pleasure than the appreciation
Of his own people. Your Numbers and
cheers make demonstration that makes
me very happy and should fire the pride
of all the world.
II would have preferred to return first
to American shores. but this pleasure
was denied me. Instead l came to Den
mark and the result has come to you by
wire.
the Danes with one voice rose up with
enthusiasm. They have guaranteed to all
other nations our conquest of the pole.
You have come forward in numbers.
with a voice of appreciation still more
forcible. l can only say that / accept
this, honor with a due appreciation of Its
Importance. l heartily thank you
Steamer Proceeds in Triumph.
The Grand Republic. with DIR. Cook. his
wife and children and members of the
Arctic Club on board, steamed up the
North river from the Battery to the foot
of West 13Oth street. There brief stop
was made.
The trip up the river was triumph.
The Grand Republic was greeted with tnS
siren shrieks of hundreds of craft, smali
and large. DR.. Cook stood on the upper
deck.
The steamer, after reaching the foot Of
West both street, went up the Nortn
river as far as Spuyten Duyvil. ana then
retraced it's course to the Ba"eIs' anu anu
proceeded up the East river to the foot
of South 5th street, in Brooklyn "here
DIR. Cook was to land
Relatives Embrace Him.
One of the first to greet DR.. COOK AFTER
the speechmaking was over was his sistei'
Mrs. Joseph Y. Murphy of Toms River
N. J. The bronzed explorer took her IN
his arms and Rugged and kissed her' re-
CARELESS of the cameras trained upon him.
After that he kissed his niece. Miss Liiyn
Murphy, and shook hands with Joseph
Murphy. his brother-in-law.
1t was a disheveled discovered that n
nally retired to his cabin, where he re-
NAMED during the rest OF the voyage up
and down the North river. DR.. COOK dlo
not appear on deck again until the
steamer approached the pier at the bot
tom of South 5th street, Brooklyn. Wnere
the local reception committee was gain
cred to receive him. .
It was still half an hour before the
the Grand Republic kept on up the river;
while the band on deck played Au y,
lang Syne" and Home, Sweet Home
DR.. Cook with his family and rev
others stood in the pilot house, WheIe
thew were in view of the thousands gath
cred on the Brooklyn shore. The steamer
turned and came back to land the party
at II :35.
Cook Lands in Brooklyn.
About 100 automobiles and 5000 per-
sons were on the pier, and along South
18th. street when DR.. Cook landed. There
was arush to see him and to form pa
rade.
After much confusion the police formed
a passage for the automobile carrying
the explorer. The other vehicles; headed
by a band, fell into a line mile long.
The parade passed through five miles
of cheering. crowded streets.
At DR.. Cooks former home in Bushwlck
avenue the procession passed under an
arch bearing the inscription, I'VE believe
in YOU Thousands of school children
lined Bushwick avenue and cried COOK!
Cook.' as the explorer passed on his
way to the Bushwick Club. where re-
ception in his honor was held during the
remainder of the day.
One of those on the Oscar II said that
last night while the passengers were gath
cred about DIR. Cook he remarked:
II will see Peary very soon. l will be
glad to receive him in my home