Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-09

Dewey, motored from Dewey's Mills to
meet the Randolph company but were,
unfortunately, obliged to start homeward
before all of the cars arrived at the farm.
With Or. Cook In the AretIes.
DIR. c. J. Rumrin Of Randolph has per-
sonal knowledge Of the now famous dis
coverer Of the North Pole through having
been one Of his party in an expedition Is
years ago 10 the Arctic circle in the
steamship Miranda. This excursion to
the far north was undertaken by DR..
Cook principally to procure funds for ex-
plorations in the Antarctic regions, but
shipwreck ruined his plans, robbed the
venture Of profit and left him more finan-
cially embarrassed than ever.
DR.. Rumrill was = student at Yale col
lege when he Joined the expedition and
be gives the following account of his ex-
periences, which are of special interest at
this time:-
The DR.. f. A. Cook Arctic expedition
left New York harbor July 9th, 1894.
steering through Long Island Sound
around Martha's Vineyard, thence to Sgd
ney, Cape Breton. At Sydney the boat
took on 500 tons Of coal and, after visit
ing the coal mines at South Sydney,
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skirt Newfoundland on its east side,
then swing around to the Labrador coast,
but hen nearing st. Johns, Newfound-
land, it was discovered that the compass
was of q point or two, SO we entered St.
Johns to adjust it. After two days we
started north and passed by the Isle Of
/ Hearts Content, which is the western ter
minus Of the great transatlantic cable,
and attempted to cross Belle Isle strait.
/ Here We ran into an iceberg and so
crushed the prov of our steamer that of
necessity We returned to st. Johns, New
foundland, to remain in dry dock 10 days
/ for repairs.
When resdy this time, DR.. Cook direct
ed that we steer clear of the Labrador
coast, which at this time OF year is we'll
dotted with icebergs, owing to wind and
water currents, and to aim for the south
ern point of Greenland. II should be
noted that in again starting out from St.
Johns, the fishermen and sailors tried to
turn DR.. Cook back, because they feared
for him an unhappy ending, il not loss
OF the whole party; but it was far from
the DOCTORS natural disposition to turn
back from plan once undertaken.
We coasted along Greenland one beau
tiful sunny morning after voyage OF
seven days from Newfoundland and /
we'll remember the first time l saw Green
land--a mountain top covered with ice
and with the base shut out by clouds
and, with the sun shining on the ice, il
appeared like q huge diamond.
Soon we entered field OF flow ice and
for four days lodged around to escape be-
ing crushed. Finally freeing ourselves
from this peril, we continued on our
journey northward two days and entered
Sukkertoppen. Greenland, one fine morn
ing at s O'Clock. Remaining here for
two days, repairing pumps, etc, We
again started north, bound for Disco bay
and then Inglefield guli-Peary's head
quarters. Hardly had we gotten under
headway when we struck 9 rock, which
damaged our boat by making three large
holes in its bottom. We now had to re-
turn to Sukkertoppen, send g life boat
north to Holstenborg for q fishing
schooner to bring us back and at the ur
gent request Of two or three OF the oldel
| professors, give up our project of seeing
Peary in his winter quarters. We latel
lost our steamer in mid ocean and cams
home on the fishing schooner.
This was q sightseeing trip and q voy
, age for information combined, made VI
OF college professors and students, 40 il
all. and one and all win vouch for DR.
Cook as an upright, honest man, pluck,
to the extreme and filed with enthusiasm
, for his various exploring expeditions
We shall believe him, knowing him, il b
says he has found the ''Pole."
Soothes itching skin. Heals cuts o.
burns without scar. Cure piles, eczema
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