The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-30
WHITNEY TELEGRAM
YOUNG WHITNEY SENDS MESSAGE
TO ASSOCIATED PRESS.


dispatch has been received by the As
ISOLATED Press from Harry whitney,
the New Haven hunter. who arrived
at st. Johns. N. e., yesterday by the
schooner Jeanne on his way home:
'stephenville Crossing, N. F.. Sept
20.
so many questions are being asked
of me by different papers that / de-
sire to make the following state
ment through the Associated Press:
My reasons for not going back to
Etah for DR.. Cooks things were that
the engines of the Jeanne, one of the
smallest boats that ever went to the
Arctic, were not working satisfac-
torily and we were depending partly
on sails. which later we had to do
entirely.
.aThere was no reason why the
Jeanne could not have gone back. but
not knowing that DR.. Cooks things
left with me iyere Of such Importance
as they have since turned out to be.
/ did not return. In addition, had
promised the Eskimos, who were with
me after musk oxen In El1esmere
Land, certain things which I expected
on the ship coming for me but they
were not aboard the Jeanne and did
not want to return and disappoint
them. Another reason was that l
wanted to prolong my hunting trip,
which I was able to do by not going
back.
IT do not believe that either DR..
Cook or Commander Peary. IL placed
in my position, would have done any
differently than I did. nor would they,
having started south for civilization,
have turned back.
81 had never seen DIR. Cook until I
met him in the Arctic. He told me
he had been to the north pole and /
was pledged not to reveal this fact to
Commander Peary. but l could say
that he had gone further north than
Peary in 1906.
Commander Peary, to my knowi-
edge. knew absolutely nothing about
what had been left with me by DR..
Cook, except that 1 mentioned instru-
ments, clothes and furs and also
narwhal horn.
"Dr. Cooks belongings left in my
charge were placed in boxes, which
were nailed up. Then I saw the
Eskimos cover them with rocks.
mo one could have been kinder to
me or shown me more consideration
than Commander Peary did while
was on the Roosevelt and he said he
would be very glad to have me remain
aboard and return with him instead
of joining the jeanne.
(Signed) Harry whitney,.
Cook I'm Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Sept. 29.-Dr. Freder-
lex A. Cook arrived here today and
delivered a lecture tonight at the Acad'
envy of Music.
From the moment of his arrival he
received an almost continuous ovation
He could not even escape from New
York without recognition this morn
ing. When he made sudden dash &c
the ferry In a motor car he was re-
cognized on all sides, hundreds cheer
Ing or raising hats as the car sped
along.
On the train he hoped to have a few
quiet moments in which to prepare his
lecture for tonight, but the passengers
I passed and repassed his seat. Some In
| sisted on shaking his hand.
Governor Fort of New Jersey. WHIT
was on the train, passed twenty min.
utes with the. explorer and extended
the welcome oathe State to the doc.
tor.
One passenger shook hands with ths
doctor so heartily that he caused he
explorer considerable pain. DR.. Cooks
right hand is literally iayed with Sc
much Handwriting. and he Is now com.
PEELED to offer his left hand.
At noon In Philadelphia he was ten
dered a public reception under the aus
pices of the city of Philadelphia. There
were no scientific men present. to meet
him.