The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-29
FULL STORY
BY WHITNEY.
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Returning Arctic Hunter Tells
In Detail His
EXPERIENCE WITH COOK
Why he Left Cooks Records-couldn't
Give Eskimo Promised Rifle, So Would
not Return for Them Statement
Made BY General Hubbard.

ST. Johns. n. r., Sept. % The arcti,
yessel Jeanne, with Harry Whitney, Chg
New Haven big game hunter, on board
has arrived here from the Greenland
coast BY way of Indian Harbor, Iabra.
dor
Mr. Whitney was questioned regarding
the statements made to him by Dr. Fred.
erick a. Cook in Greenland Re said
Cook arrived at Annatok in April 81
this year and declared that he had reach
ed the north pole year ago.
lie pledged Whitney. hwever. not to
ten Commander Peary who was 70 be
informed only chat Cook had gone far.
Their north than Peary's previous record,
81 degrees minutes
Doctor Cool, told Whitney that be had
accomplished 81 he expected to, and
more besides. and that he was now
through with the northern country
Whitney did not communicate The latter
part Of this statement to Commander
Pcary.
Continuing Nr. Whitney said that Dr..
Cool, bad complained to him Of Psary's
taking over his house and stores, but
declared that he had suffered no unfair
ness
Peary's steward William PHtehara,
was present when these statements were
made Like whitney, he was pledged to
secrecy by Dr. Cook Murphy, Peary's
boatswain. who was in charge Of the
stores. was absent at Etah on this day
and did not hear DR.. Cooks communiea-
tons
There were two houses on the Green
land shore one on Annatok, holding
Cooks stores. and another al Etah. hold
ing Pearys stores The three white men,
Whitney, Murphy and pritehard, some
times occupied one and sometimes the
other Of these houses
Murphy was il charge Of both these
houses He was not able to read or
write. He had written instructions from
Peary, which Whitney at Pearys re-
quest, read over to him from time 70
time
These instructions were very strin
gent They had directed Murphy Go use
Cooks stores first and Peary's after
ward. Murphy was told ~ them that
De was to give DR. Cook every help If
he came along in a needy condition and
furthermore. the instructions implied
that Murphy was to organize an exppdi.
ton TO search for Cock but, according
TO Mr. Whitney, this part Of the in
struetions was worded very ambiguous
W Ar. Whitney said that Cook had q
copy 81 these instructions and would
doubtless make them public Murphy
treated Cook very civilly and Cook suf
fered no dseomtesy.
When Dr. Cook and his Eskimos Az
rived at the house, they had no sledqe
Being too tired TO drag It over the
rough ice they had left Il 20 miles from
Etah The following day some other rs.
kimos went out, recovered the sledges.
and brought them I'M On them were
d.. Cooks instruments, clothing and
food.
After passing two davs at Annatok.
where Cook first met Whitney. Cook
started for Etah. Whitney accompanied
him. Cook remained for three days at
Etah organizing for bis trip south 70
Upper Nayik The doctor had figured
ont roughly the date that he would be
likely to get IL Upper Navik and when
the Dundee whalers Or the Danish store
ships would reach there ana he argued
that he had no time to lose He planned
originally to take two Eskimos and two
sledges. but one Eskimo fen sick ana
this made It necessary for him to eat
down the luggage he could take south
with him Tic consequently asked Whit
ney To take charge of the instruments
with which he had made observations at
the pole
There were three cases, one containing
q seStant another an artificial horizon.
and Che third an Instrument which Mr.
Whitney said he could not recall. III
possibly might have been a chronometer
Cook left no written records with Whit
iiey that Whitney IL aware of There
may have been some records however
IN the other boxes in which Cook packed
his CLOTHES and his personal effects. bur
Cook did not tell Whitney especially
that he was leaving any written records
with him. MIR. Whitney was very posi-
tive about this.
After Cooks departure for the south
Whitney resumed his hunting. He took
over Cooks two Eskimos, EtuldshuIs and
Arwalalv, to show him the country
WANTED, Gn MEN ANN p0MEu