The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-12-02
He EXPRESSES
FEELING Of PITY
FOR MR.. PEARY
COOK FER,snEs no -~evsNes
AcA'EST oReohesT MHo DE-
y ,NouNcED HIM.
He Writes 20 Or. -Asesst, sssase ssyiM
Not Dlvulge Secret -nt sCrecsoss's
whereabouts, eat Espeess Him TO
Reach America eeFors Christmas.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-fT. VIM A.
Axtell, an intimate friend of Frede,
ick A. Cook, the noted scientist who
has admitted that ne does not know
whether he discovered the 'rorSa role
or Relieved 80 while half-crazed
from cold and hunger, has been in
frequent correspondence with Cook
since the latter's precipitate fiisNt
from New York.
DIR. Axtell received letter from
Cook yesterday, but he refuses to re
veal the explorers whereabouts. He
made public a few interesting ex
tracts from Cooks letter. however.
Puts Case Before People.
Among the assertions made by
Cook to Axtell Is this:
"My case will eventually rest upon
its own merits, without reference tC
private interests"
Speaking Of those who detained
him, the explorer says:
Il prefer. to believe that the cam,
paign of infamy waged against me
also all mudthrowing, bribery and
conspiracy, came from misguided
persons"
His only reference to Commander
Pear,y who startled the world by
sending y wireless from the far moro,
denying that Cook had discovered
the pse, and giving the lie to his
cIainfsassssss this;
"As to Peary, my feeling Is one
Of pity, rather tran revenge"
Whole Country interested.
The announcement of the Associat
ed Press that Cook would return tc
America during the latter part OF
the month, and had submitted q
full story of his experiences to Hamr
toms Magazine was received with
great interest by people of all class
es throughout the country, and es
pecially by the men of science in
Washington, some of whom have
more faith in Peary's claim than in
Cooks.
Cook in England.
New York, Dec. DIR. Frederick
A. Cook, who confesses he does not
know whether he reached the north
pole or not, had no easy task of dis
posing of his story, according to re-
ports reaching New York from Lon
don.
The Brooklyn explorer, 1t is stat
ed, Is living in seclusion in an OBJ
scure boarding house in Bloomsbury,
a London suburb, and there wrote
the story which he ropes will restore
him to favor in this country.
1t appears that for weeks, Cook,
eager TO return home, he sought to
sell bis story to London magazine
publishers. One thousand dollars, it
was said, was asked for the story,
Which the London editors declined to
accept. =
Cook, in the story, asserts that half
crazed with hunger, he believed he
had reached the top of the world, it
was learned today.
Cook YVES in the United States
early in November, and came here
to conclude arrangements with
Hampton's Magazine for publicltio1
of the story. He came by way OF
Canada, and met the pubHa1er Of
his F*fning story at Troy, N. Y.
- Here Two Weeks.
Mr.. Hampton said representa-
tive of his magazine met Cook in
London and returned with him via
Canada to Troy. Cook and the rep
resentative travelled under assumed
names, and spent two days in Troy.
Hampton said Cook was at Troy and
Poughkeepsie, approximately TWO
weeks, and no precaution was made
to keep his presence secret. Cook
took automobile rides every day with
one of the magazines editors, Mr..
Hampton said, and Cook never wore
a disguise Cook returned to Europe