The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-11
DR.. +. A. COOK IN
SOUTH AMERICA.
Or. Keely Says He Saw Explorer
and Tried to Interview
Him.
HAS BUNGALOW IN ANDES.
Has Shaved Off .Mustache and
HAS BUNGALOW IN ANDES
Has Shaved Off ,Mustache and
Wears Long Raincoat
and Cap.

ana Zap.
New York. July 10.--Definite news OF
the whereabouts of DIR. Frederick a.
Cook, the Arctic explorer, was brought
to this city by DIR. Rober, n. Keeiy, of
Philadelphia who was member of
the peary Arctic expedition when Dr.
Cook served as ships surgeon. DIR.
Kelly obtained photograph of DIR.
Cook as he was about to enter a coach
on his way to his new abode along
the Transandine Railway between VAL
paraiso, Chill. and Buenos Ayres, Ar
Yentine Republic
DR.. Keely. who is member Of the
Arctic Club, returned to this city from
Europe Saturday. He was in Chill last
February and while there found that
Or. Cook had taken a bungalow short
distance from Mendoza in the Andes
Mountains. That the explorer did not
go to England was told TO DIR. Keely
by members. of the Arctic Club whom
ne met in London and Paris.
az am sure that DIR. Cook is In south
America" said DIR. Keely to reporter.
the Andes Mountains, was told that
ne had just passed through the' place
on his way to Mendoza. A day later
one of my friends was fortunate enough
to get his picture, but he drove away
before could speak to him.
DR.. Cook In Disguise.
"pr. Cook was completely dis
guised He had his mustache shaved
off and wore long raincoat. He
abandoned his hat for golf cap.
which he wore when he slipped out OF
New york. IL II were not for the
photograph 1t would be hard. to con-
vince any one that he really landed IN
South America
"Dr. Cook would have escaped the
photographer had he not been COM
pelled to take one of the coaches
which are used to transport passen-
gers through the railroad cut between
the Argentine and Gillian termini OF
the railroad
"The baggage which Cook. carried
was shipped ahead of him." continued
DR. Keely. HE wa strareling as
lightly as he did when he went North.
There was a short walt before the
coach started through the cut. and In
that time the doctor stood in front
of the line of wagons. When he heard
the click of the camera he hurried UNI
der cover of one of the wagons and
sped on through the cut.
DR.. Keely said that every effort was
made by Dr. Cooks friends in Europe
TO locate him there, but they all failed
He heard that the Brooklyn explorer
was in Parts. and asked members OF
the Arctic Club if they had seen him
but they said that the man who was
mistaken for Cook was an English
man who had attended some of the
Peary lectures.
DR.. Cook left New York last Novem-
her. He boarded a steamer bound fol
the South.
DR.. Cook Escapes Interview.
Or. Kelly made every effort to In
terview DIR. Cook, but the latter had
a start which enabled him to reach
he could be caught. Then 1t was
learned that he had ordered household
furniture for his new home. Mrs Cook
was not with her husband when he
started on the last part OF his trip.
II am not greatly interested in the
DOCTOR" said DR.. Keely,, when he ex-
planned why he believed DR.. Cook was
not In Europe. TT was natural for me
to tell the story of DR.. Cooks escape
in the Andes. and many of the explor-
ers / met in Europe told me that they
had investigated the reports that he
had landed in Southampton and tina,
all proved to be false upon close in.
vestigation
'Dr. Cook was 1880 feet above seq
level when he was in Cumbre. Hit
new home Is in one of the most pictur
esque parts of South America. ant
there is nofs Likelihood of his beini
found in .shas region. 1 believe tina
he will stay there until he feels tia
he can come home with some kind o
proofs
While on the Peary expedition DR.
Cook did very little or no navigation
work. He is not experienced. and
doubt II he has more than a fair knowl
edge of the use of Instruments, whic
is necessary to establish data in pola
expedition. He acted simply as a ship
surgeon and took no part in the calcu
lations which We're carried on.
cit is hard to say that DR.. Cook /
an impostor. I still believe that h
may have thought he had discovere
the North Pole.
although the doctor took pains I
disguise shimself, he did not succeed i
deceiving any of the Americans on tn
ship. They recognized his face as 500
as they saw him Had he grown Ion
beard it would have been more Difficult
TO pick him out, but under the circun,
stances every American who visits tn
Andes is naturally interested in hi
ue!ghbor''