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NORTH POLE DISCOVERED.
Frederick A Cook, of New York, Spent two
Days on the Spot,
Copenhagan, Sept. 8 .All Den
mark to-night is awaiting the ar
rival of Dr. Frederick A. Cook.
A regal welcome awaits the man
whose announcement from Ler-
wick, on September 1, that he had j
discovered the North Pole startled
the entire civilized world . la
The steamer Hans Egede, on
whioh the explorer is returning
from the frozen North, passed
Cape Skagen, the northern ex-
tremity of Denmark at 2 o'clook
this afternoon and is expected to
steam into the sound late to-night
and to dock here to-morrow morn
ing.
Added interest has been lent the
occasion by the definite statement
of Dr. Cook in an iterview off
Skagan to-day that he is able to
submit data, which will prove be
yond cavil that he has attained
the goal whioh for oenturies had
been the object of explorers. He
said he was quite prepared to learn
that jealous persons were at work
endeavoring to cast doubt upon
his work but that he stood ready
to crive over his figures for a test
by any scientific authority.
Dr. Cook told tne correspon
dent that he had seen nothing of
the expedition of Commander
- Peary. He said there was no land
at the Pole only water, the depth
of which he could not guage.
The Danes will not be alone in
welcoming Dr. Cook, for Copen-
hagen is filled with visitors . Ev-J
ery hotel is overcrowded to-night
and all the vehicles in the city
have been engaged to take the
people down to the steamer land
ing to-morrow. A committee of
theRoytl Geographical Society
has chartered the steamer M. G .
Melohoir and will proceed out in
the sound to meet the Hans Egede
and Maurice E. Egan, the Ameri-
can minister, are stopping to
night on board W. Gould Brokaw's
yacht Fedora with the intention
of accompanying
wb Buoauioi iu
port.
CAN PROVE ACHIEVEMENT.
Skagen, Denmark, Sept. 3 . A
newspaper correspondent who
went on board the Hans Egede
from the pilot steamer off here
wasjable to obtain a few words
with Dr. Frederick A. Cook. The
explorer ascribed his success to
the faot that he made use of the
old methods, namely, Eskimos
and dogs, and that he lived like
an Eskimo himself. The doctor
then gave a hurried sketch of his
expedition in whioh he said:
"Going northward I struck first
a westerly course from Greenland
and then moved northward,
"I arrived at the North Pole
April 21, 1908, as already announ
ced, aocompanied by only two Es
kimos. "We reaohed the Pole at 7
o'clock in the morning .
"I took daily observations for a
whole fortnight before arriving at
the Pole.
"Returning we were forced to
. take a more westerly route and
the first ten days I took observa
tions daily and recorded them. I
was unable to measure the depth
of the seas as I had not the neces
sary instruments.
"The lowest temperature was
88 degrees centigrade below zero.
"I have ample proof that I
reached the North Pole in the ob
servations I took, whioh afford a
certain means of checking the
truth of my statements.
"Although I am proud of my
achievement in planting the
American flag on the, North Pole,
I look with much greater pride to
the fact that I traveled around
more than thirty thousand square
miles of hitherto unknown ground,
and opened up an entirely fresh
field for exploration ."
The severe gale blowing cut
short attempts to obtain a longer
interview with Dr. Cook.
The Hans Egede was met in the
North sea by the pilot steamer Po
lar Bear, aboard which, was Capt.
Amdrup, the well-known polar ex
plorer, who was sent as a special
representative of the Danish gov-
eminent to welcome Dr. Cook, As
the vessels approached each other,
captam Amdmp led the cheers
for the American explorer.
INTERVIEW WITH EXPLORER.
London, Sept. 3. A special die-
patch received here from Skagen
8av8 : I
"As the steamer Hans Egede I
steamed by I caught through my
glasses a vision of a small man in
dark suit'and -peaked cap ahad-
ing bis eyes with his hands, as if
straining to see tne welcome civil-
ization after years m icy exile. It
was Dr. Cook, the explorer, wnose
-
name is on every tongue. He was
chatting with the captain on the
bridge, now smiling, now waving
his hand. I was allowed to board
the Hans Egede .
"Somebody gave Dr. Uook a
bouquet. Tears dimmed his eyes
as he buried his face in their frag
ranee. 'It's years since I have
seen flowers, said the explorer
with a auiver of emotion in his
voice.
"When he smiled one noticed
the loss of two teeth. "A fight
with a nolar bear did that.' he
" A
said.
"You can tell the world. ' the
explorer continued, 'that I am in
better condition than at any time
and look forward with an appetite
to the festivities that are promis
ed me. My dinner has been poor
these last few years and I shall
have to make up for it.'
Dr. Cook then briefly described
his 'tourney. Regarding his dis
covery he said :
"Then came April 21 That
wa8 the great day. We looked for
the sun. As soon as we got it I
made several observations, ttreat
joy came over us. We were only
16 miles from the desired spot. I
said to myself : "Bully for Fred
erick 1", Then we went on.
"The last stretch was the easiest
I ever made in my life, although I
had still to make two observations
and the ice was very broken here .
But my spirits were high and I
ghouted like a boy. The Eskimos
looked at, one anocner. surnrisea
at my gaiety. They did not share
my joy.
"I felt that I ought to be there.
I made my last observation and
found that I was standing on the
pole. . .
'My feelings? Well, I was
too tired really to feel any sensa
tion. I planted the Stars and
Stripes in the icy field and my
heart grew warm when I saw it
wave in the wind.'
"How does the North Pole
look?" was aBked .
"Well,' said Dr . Cook smiling,
'it amounts to the size of a 25
cent piece . There is nothing to
see but ice, ice ; no water, only
ice. There were more holes here
than at the 87th degree, which
shows there is more movement and
drift here ; but this and other ob
servations I made afterwards
when I got more settled. I stop
ped two days at the pole and I as
sure you it "Wasn't easy to say
good-bye to the spot.
"As I was sitting at the pole I
could not help smiling at the peo
ple, who, on my return, would
call the whole expedition a hum
bug. I was sure the people would
say that I had bought my two wit
nesses and that my note book with
my daily observations had been
manufactured on board this ship.
"The only thiog I can put up
against this is what the York Es
kimos have told Knud Rasmussen.
Let the qkeptics.who disbelieve my
story go to the North Pole. There
they will find a small brass tube
which I buried under the flag.
That tube contains a short state
ment about my trip. I couldn't
leave my visiting card because I
didn't happen to have one with
me,
' Perhaps,' the explorer added
dryly. I should have stayed
there longer had it not begun to
freeze on us in our idleness. The
Eskimos were uneasy and the dogs
howled fearfully. On April 23,
therefore, I again turned my nose
southward, which was much eas
ier, as you cannot turn your nose
in any other direction when you
stand at the pole ' "
America's welcome to cook. "'
New York, Sjpt. 3. America's
welcome to Dr. Frederick A. Cook
will Ve made one of the principal
events of the Huds n-Fulton cele
bration, if the exnlorer can be
ranaded to ha(jten hiB return BO
aa feo rfiach Ne York before the
end of SeDtember. To this end
tne board of directors of the Ex
piorers' Club held a meeting to
night and sent a cablegram to Co
penhagen urging Dr. Cook to be
the guest of honor at the club's
Hudson - Fulton dinner on Septem
oer 80. If a favorable reply is re
ceived steps will be taken at ooce
to make September 80 "Cook day"
at the Hudson-Fulton celebration
and a substantial fund will be
raised to make his welcome home
an event corresponding to the un
paralleled charactor
achievement.
of his
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