Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1909 — DR COOK BACK ON NATIVE SAIL [ARTICLE]

DR COOK BACK ON NATIVE SAIL

He Oectines to Say Anything About Peary’s Charges. GREETS WIFE ABOARD UNER General Greely, Whose Stores Were Found by Members of the Commander’s Party, Telia How He Was Forced to Abandon Them While He Waa Betreating From the Far North, Legal Talent Engaged to Investigate Brooklynite’s Ascent of Mount McKinley. New York, Sept. 21.—" It's good to be an American; it seems that I have been gone ten years.” This was the first statement expressed by Dr. Fred erlck A. Cook of Brooklyn on coming ashore here today. After reading New York papers containing long reports concerning Commander Peary’s achievement, Dr. Cook said: "There is nothing new here, and I shall wait until something more definite is published before saying anything farther on the matter.” Aside from this short reference to Peary, his expressions today chieiiy concerned the joy of his arrival at home. It was a day of varied emotion for the explorer and although he is not an emotional man his eyes glistened a® he saw the beach of Fire Island as the Oscar II passed close inshore and the passengers were able to distinguish plainly objects on land. All on the vessel looked the other way when the explorer greeted his wife. After a few minutes with his family, he good naturedly posed repeatedly for photographs. Dr, Cook last night sent a wireless dispatch to his wife, asking her to come down the bay and join him on board, thus to avoid the cnish at the public greeting today. Mrs. Cook-was slightly Indisposed, however, and replied by wireless that she would be unable to come. One of the first to greet the explorer was John R. Bradley, who provided funds for Dr. Cook’s expedition. Music, cheering and a display of colbrs greeted Dr. Cook when he set foot In Brooklyn. A triumphal arch had been erected opposite his- Old home, under which the parade of automobiles. with the explorer in the lead, passed en route to the Bushwiek club. There his old friends and neighbors met him.