Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-28
Explorer Reported as Sailing on
Two Steamers, Their Cap
tainS Send Wireless Message
That He Is Not on Board.
BELIEVED ON VERGE OF
NERVOUS PROSTRATION
Storm of Criticism Affects
Health of Man Who Brayed
RigorS of Frozen North, Is
Explanation of Friend.
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New York, Nov. 27.-Dr Frederick
A. Cook dropped completely from
public view today. Not even John r
Bradley. whose money was behind his
polar expedition. knows where the ex-
plorer is tonight
Confding his secret to only one
man and perhaps to his wife, the ex-
plorer slipped quietly and mysterious
ly away leaving behind him a string
of puzzled and exasperated friends
and a debate more acrimonious than
that which followed his announce
ment of September last that he had
discovered the north pole on April 21,
1908.
Charles Wake, an insurance man,
appears to be the only one who knows
the mysterious whereabout of DR.,
Cook, and Wake is firm in his resolve
to keep his lips scaled until Cook him
self sees fit to take the public into his
confidence.
In the meantime concern is ex-
pressed over the condition of Dr.
Cooks health. Although some of his
friends maintain he has borne up we'll
under the continued strain Of lectur-
ing and preparing his data, as OPP
posed TO this an Intimate associate Of
the doctor said tonight, Cook appeared
TO be on the verge of nervous break
down when he conferred with him
Monday night. This friend, who is a
newspaper man, issued a statement
tonight, quoting Or. Cook as saying:
IF this thing keeps up a few
months longer. | will be in the insane
asylum
This is the statement in part;
"On Monday night / called at the
Grammatan Inn and conferred with
DR.. Cook He was in an extremely
nervous condition and was convinced
that unless he took a long needed rest
he might suffer a fservous breakdown.
"He told me he had been advised to
90 abroad in order to be in easy reach
Of Copenhagen if his presence were
required and that at the same time to
get a much needed rest.
"Dr Cook has taken me into his
confidence and l have been permitted
to examine the original data, and
despite all the charges, l have abso-
lutte confidence in his integrity. ! feel
confident. as does DR.. Cook, himself.
that the decision of the University Of
Copenhagen will be favorable. All this
talk Of conspiracy to rob Or. Cook
of his records is silly, although ! re-
gret to say that some of those who
have been his advisers have fully sue
ceeded in convincing him that such
plot existed
Personally, ! do not know the
present whereabouts of Dr. Cook
The puzzle of DR. Cooks disap-
pearance began about o'clock this
afternoon. At noon Henry Wellington
Wack. his personal counsel, issued
formal statement explaining that DR.. |
Cook had sailed this morning on the !
Cunard liner Caronia. Three hours !
later he withdrew the first state |
ment and explained he had been in !
formed by John r. Bradley that the |
doctor had not sailed on the Caro- |
MIA. Coincident with this, reports |
We're circulated that DIR. Cook had |
sailed on the steamship Havana for |
Havana.
Neither, so far as can be learned |
tonight was correct.
Captain John Knight, of the Ha- |
Vana, responded to a wireless message !
after his vessel had left port as fol- /
lows:
NO one on board resembling DR.. /
Cook. Name not on passenger list"
j. A. McCubin. the purser of the |
Caronia, also replied to a query by /
wireless as follows:
Unable to find DR.. Cook on board
the Caronia.'
from other sources IL was intimated |
ur' Cook might be at the Hotel Chal-
lohte Atlantic City. as a guest of his
rlend, c. f. Wyckom The hotel
management said neither Mr.. Wyckoff
nor pr. Cook were registered there,
9ut Mr.. Wyckoff was found at the
motel subsequently,. He said he knew
hothlng Of DR. Cooks whereabouts
sui another suggestion was that
Ut Cook might be with Captain
george Conner. a friend at Mount Par
i'iassus, East Hadden. Conn. but word
Sathe back from East Hadden that
Daptain Conner said he had not seen
VI heard from DR. Cook.
MT Wack, i'm admitting he knows
~nere Or. Cook is. declined to give
~ ~ address, or To account in any way
the doctors sudden and mysteri-
Gus departure.
Ar Wack said:
tnder the circumstances he is at
rAellect liberty to make what plans he
en"oses. In due time he will give an
e'uh' OF himself and until then l