The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, December 16, 1909, Image 4
A FISHY YARN
Claia That They Manufactured Cook
Observations
COCK AND BULL STORY
Two Men Give the New York
TtaMti Statements That They Ww
Bribed by the Kxplorvr to Help
llim Fix Up Data to Fool the
Public,
The New York Times prints the
FvmorKraon: uurruin o ui iw-u.
made under oath, declaring thai they
were employed by Dr. Frederick A.
Oook to fabricate astronomical and
other observations for submission to
the University of Copenhagen, which
la about to pass upon Dr. Cook's
assort ion that he discovered the
North Polo on April 21, 11*08. These
raon are George II. Dunklo, au insurance
broker, of 31 Nassau street,
New York, and Capt. August Wodel
. Loose,. a sea captain, of 437 Thirteenth
street, IJrooklyn. For their
labors they wore to have received
jointly from Dr. Cook $4,000 with
an additional bonus of $000 to Capt.
Loose upon the acceptance of tho
records by the University of Copenhagen.
They say that Dr. Cook had
paid thom only $200 when ho disappeared
on the eve of tho dispute!)
of his "records" to Copenhagen two
weeks ago and his failure to pay the
sum remaining due them they freely
acknowledge to bo their motlv? for
noming forward with tho story.
Accompanying these narratives will
appear copies of the affidavits of i
Capt. Loose and Dunklo alllrinlng
their accuracy, faceimllo of Dr. i
Cook's instructions to Capt. Loose, <
in Cook's handwriting, in possession <
of Tho Times and tho nllldavits of
Capt. Loose swearing to tho accuracy
of the same. The translation of this
memoranda by Dr. Cook is as fob i
IV VTDi J
"Svartevaag, Rtart March 17-18; ]
strong wind?haze." S
"March 30?Observations latitude 1
and longitude; daily obBcrvutins to
April_23."
The Times also prints tho follow- <
ing list under the heading, "What i
Capt. I-zOose Bays He Supplied to Dr. i
Cook." i
1. Twenty-four altitudes for latitude
sights.
2. One chart covering route from
Svartevaag to the Pole, with all of '
Dr. Cook's assumed positions marked
upon It.
3. Complete observations for time
and chronometer rate, as they might
have been taken by stars at Anoratok
and Svartevaag, probably 3 0 in all.
4. Diagram for compass error and
correction at different points.
5. Calculations for longitude, about
20 in all.
6. Sixteen observations as they
could have boen taken at the North
Pole, in two sets, eight with depresBion
of Pole considered and eight
with depression Ignored.
7. Bowdttch'e complete notional
tables.
8. Anflnsen's tables for correction
of altitudes of heavenly bodies.
9. American nautical almanac for
aeveral years.
10. Lloyd's calendar of 1908.
11. Three admlrallty charts, covering
Smith sound and the polar
regions, Nos. 269, 274 and 275.
12. One Bliss almanac of 1908.
13. One Noirua irtmanno 1
"The TiraoH has followed the Bteps
ctescrlbed by theee tveo men and
has verified their goings and comings,
their purchases of l>ooks and
charts and the fact of their intimate
relatione with I)r. Cook.
Whether the "observations" calculated
by Capt. Loose and supplied
as he alleges, to Dr. Cook, were
adopted by tho latter and made a
part of his report to the University
of Copenhagen, it is, of course, impossible
to say, without a comparison
of Capt. Loose's narrative with
that report. The Times has coramunicatod
to the University of Copenhagen
the main facts of Capt.
Loose's story and Mr. Dunkle's and
offered to supply to tho university
the corroborative documents it has
received from those two men. Ono
of these purports to be Dr. Cook's
memorandum directing the preparation
of observations from Svarteraag
all the way to the pole.
In the narrativo of Capt. Loobo
he frankly expresses his scorn of
Dr. Cook's claims, laughs at his Ignorance
of tho simplest essentials
for accurate observations in the Arctic
regions and describes at length
how, working backward from tho
ivuir, lie umuuimfU oi>H?rviulOD8 mat
would fit In with Cook's narrative
and coached nlm on the necessary
modifications of the latter. Ah, for f
example, that ho mu?t be hut? to
record that he rope before 4: 1 f?
o'clock on a certain morning, because
it was at that hour that a certain
star, mentioned in one of
I^oose's calculations, would be visible.
Mr. Dunkle describes the inception
of the enterprise; how from
newspapers they gathered that Dr.
Cook was In deep water and Inferred
that he would be glad to pay
for help; how Dunkle got John R.
Bradley, Cook's backer, to Introduce <
m
VERY SAD DEATH
TI1K PARSING OF A BRILLIANT
YOUNG GKNTLKMAN.
Jiuucn Hamilton llagot, tb<* Aocouiplifibnl
JoaraalLst, LMn AiUf a
Short lilacs*.
Particularly and woh tho <Joath
which occurred suddenly Sunday
night at the Columbia hoapitu), of
Mr. Jamea Hamilton Da got of the
editorial stuff of Tho State, nays
the Columbia Record. Mr. Ragot
wue only 2 8 years old. The immediate
cauHe of his death w?h uraemia
poisoning, though he hud been u sufferer
from tuberculosis for several
years. Recently, however, he appeared
to be recovering, and he looked
well and was in good spirits. He
, took suddenly ill Saturday and was
taken to the hospital, where be di?xl
Sunday night without regaining consciousness.
Mr. Rugot was one of the most
capable und promising young newspaper
men in this section of the
South and was doing splendid work
at the time death called hhn. He
began his newspaper career under
N. a. Gonzales on The State upon
graduating from tho University of
South Carolina In 1902. He was
a most attractive young man personally
and there are hundreds of
hearts Fad in Columbia today over
his death. Mr. Ilagot's death comes
as a doubly sad and heavy blow to
his mother, who is now herself critically
ill at her home In Colleton
county.
Mr. Ilagot, although quite young,
has done excellent service as an assistant
editor of The State. For a
number of years he prepared a a
sprightly lot of miscellaneous matter 0
for the editorial page, but like all
active newspaper men, ho did what- K
ever he was called upon to do and P
lid it well. Ii
s
. Woman Ilurglat.
Declaring the loss of her position
forced her to become a burglar. Mnrv
VIoll.a stenographer, whs arrested at (>
Los Angeles, Cal., Tuesday morning. 1
4he confe6HeU her guilt of two rob- y
beries. c'
li
lim; how the subject whb led up to 11
lelicutely aud tho bargain finally a
struck and carried out, and how,
lit last, I)r. Cook disappeared, after
accepting their work und paying only
$260 for it.
Iioth Cupt. Loobo and Mr. Dunkle Ci
toll of a visit to the shop of John t<
Giles & Co., at 128 Front street, a 1!
few days after the captain's talk
with the explorer at the Waldorf and o
of purchasing for Dr. Cook vuriouF f
nautical and astronomical works, o
besides three charts of Smith sound f
and the polar regions. Robert v
Flight, who sold tho books and
charts, fold a reporter of Tho Tinier a
that he recalled the visit and that 8
the purchases were made as deny. it> c
od. The charts sold, Mr. Flight eald. 1
were numbered 260, 274 und 276. t
and recalled having asked him when \
the charts were bought If the cap c
tain intended going to the North i
Pole. t
"And from what I huve known
of tho captain's experience as a
navigator and his acquaintance with
everything pertaining to observations,"
Bald Mr. Flight, "I would
bet that if any one could find his
way to the pole, Capt. Loose in that
man."
Capt. Loose, in his statement, says
he stayed at tho Gramatan hotel
from November 16 to November 19.
working out' observations for Dr '
Cook, and that he and tho doctor
had frequent conferences. Mr. L>unkle
went with him on November 16,
leaving the next day. He and the
captain had connecting rooms, Nos.
126 and 128. Mr. Dunkle registered
for thorn. The hotel register
shows the arrival on November 16
of Goorgo H. Dunkle and "Andrew
H. Lewis," tho fictitious name agreed
upon for Capt. Loose. They were
assigned to rooms 126 and 128.
Capt. Loose says he remained secluded
in his room during his stay
at tho hotel so as to run no chance
of having the doctor found out. All
tho time he worked hard on polar
calculations, giving thorn to Dr. Cook
as they wero completed.
On the last day of his stay at the
hotel, Capt. Loose says he gave Dr.
Cook the final set of observations he
had made for him and the doctor
thanked him profusely, declaring
V. ? V. ? -- ?-!? " " * * " *
uiui u? now icit comment mai nis '
rocords would be accepted at Copenhagen.
1
Capt. Loseo WftB born nt Bergon, <
Norway, on March 17, 1869, and in 1
his younger days worked as an as- <
slstant to his father, whb has long
been connected with the coast survey
of Norway. Capt. Loose studied
at the Navigation college of Bergen
and was graduated in 1891 with 1
highest honors. Tie has been in com- 1
mand of many sea going vessels. f
Lewis Nixon, the ship builder, who *
vouches for Capt. Loose's compe- *
tence as a navigator, put the captain
In command of the torpedo boat
Gregory, built for the Russian gov- t
eminent, when It was taken from 1
the ship yardp in these waters across r
the ocean. Mr. Nixon declares that s
Capt. T/Oose is. In his estimate, one b
of the "most comnctent. efficient | r
find accurate of navlgatora." a
TAKES IT ALL BACK
RKT11ACTS HLWDKR AGAINST I
HOt'THKKN WOMEN.
Collier's l^plaouuoq aim) Apology in
Itegard to Publication That Whs
OflfrDslvo to thi^ Houth.
Kor ft year or more tho charge
has been appearing every now and
then lu tho Southern press that
Collier's Weekly upon a time vilely
Insulted the women of the South in
an editorial on lynching. A f? w days
ugo The JefferKoulnn carried the nubJolned
editorial challenge, presumably
from the pen of its editor, Hou.
Thomas K. Watson.
\t ?aIi ! i\\l I 4 4 TnL o I# l(n/?L
Tho Griffin l>uily Herald has
promptly followed up the kingestion
that the Southern paper?
should compel Collier's Weekly
to take back that vile lusult which
It llung in the face of Southern
women--and consequently In the
face of all Southern men.
Dully for the Griffin Herald. 1
What about It, Pendleton?
What about It, Clark Howell? 1
What about it, Messrs. P. L. Seely
and Jns. R. Gray? What about it, 1
Howdre Pbinizy, of The Augusta
Herald? What about It, Savannah I
News, and Evening Press? What i
about it, Lindsay Johnson, of 1
The Rotno Tribune-Herald?
What about It, brethren of the '
Southern press? c
Get after Colliers and make i
that reckless slanderer of Southern <J
womanhood take It back and npol- ('
oglzo! t
c
The Georgian, of Atlanta, Oa., o
ddreseed the following letter to the o
dltor of Collier's Weekly: u
Dear Sir. The charge has been o
oing the rounds of the Southern
ress, for more than a year, that w
a one of your editorials you In- ci
ulted, by innuendo, the women of T
tie South. hi
In justice to your great paper, The b
loorglan would like to present the h
xact text of your editorial in which
his alleged Insult appeared. Will ?(
on bo so kind an to send us u it
opy, or transcript, of the editorial tt
i question, together with u state- 0
lent, if you think any be needed,
s to what you meant? .
Youra very truly,
Atlanta Georgian.
11
In duo time the editor of The
Georgian received the following letter
from Mr. Robert J. Collier, publisher
of Colller'8 Weekly: K
D? ?r Sir: ThankB for your note u
f November 215, which has been re- s
erred to me. 1 am glad to have the P
pportunity of letting you know the ^
acts in relation to an editorial a
^hich has been kidely miBConstrued.
A paragraph appeared in Collier's
owe two years ago (without my a
eelng it, I regret to say) which ?
ommcnted severely upon a lynching c
n Springfield, 111. While this article >'
node no referonco to the South, it d
vas Buffoleutly obscure In language, 11
ind inJudiciouH in tono, to provoke ?
'ery general resentment throughout 1
he South. c
While there wos nothing further, 1
[ am sure, from tho mind of the r
writer of that article than to re- n
loot upon the South, I nevertheless '
egarded itB publication at the time *
ib a matter for serious regret. The
fcttltadje of Collier's toward the
k>uth hart always been particularly
>ordial. We have been r
mr sympathy in discussing Southern e
iroblems by no less an authority than r
rour distinguished colleague, Mr. r
Shirk Howell, in tho following P
words: ?
"The Constitution desires to con- 1
tribute its share of full mood of 1
|)rftise due Collier's Weekly for the 1
truthful, fair and fearless stand ?
that excellent periodical is taking t
editorially on all matters affecting
generally misrepresented and misunderstood
conditions of the South."
I am glad, therefore, to be able (j
to say to you with absolute frank- r
ucss that tho article which has giv- t
2U offense was printed without my l
knowledge and to my deep regret; that
it did not refer to a Southern a
Jity, but to a city In Illinois; that a
In so far as It can be construed t
as reflecting upon the wisdom of i
tho South, in its treatment of the s
race problem, for upon the women t
of tho South, for whom I have the \
most profound respect, it represents 1
exactly the opposite of my sentiments t
ind tho Bentiments of Collier's. t
I inclose for your consideration a r
Tew editorials published in Collier's i
luring the past four years, together c
with the unfortunate paragraph irt \
question. t
Very sincerely yours, \
Robert J. Collier. q
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Here Is the extract from Collier's r
Weekly, which appeared over a year f
igo, that raised all the row above p
illuded to and contains the language ?
'or which Mr. Collier apologlzles In f
lis letter nhnvo*
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Hnrloyoom, and Other*. n
Colonel Watternon observes th<?t n
he proprietor of The New York t
rlmea "depervea to be hnncjed to the n
learest lamp-post." In the same Is- a
ue of hl? paner It la related that o
leeanae a nee:ro In Kentucky wi? a
umered to have ?wr>rn, and drawn ?
, revolver, hie home was burned ti
GAS TANK EXPLODES
DKAIJXC DK^VTII AND DK8TKVC
TION TO MANY PKOI'LK.
Numbt^ of Workman, lllowi
in flit* Air, I)iNapp?or ii
Columns of Flame.
A dispatch from Hamburg, Ger
many, says the explosion of two ga
tanks 4" thu so-called "Klein*
Oraabrook," on tho Elbe fron
Wednesday afternoon was follows
by an extensive lire and the loss o
many lives. The explosion was du
to a leak in a now gasometer. Th
escaping gas entered the retoi
house, where it came in contact wit!
the fires, causing a territlc explo
hIoii. A large number of workmei
were enguged in rebuilding and en
larglng the plant. Twenty-five o
the men were employed near th
g a so met or. They disappeared in i
nmso of flames which shot up to i
great height.
Firemen with apparatus appearo<
quickly on the scene but they won
unable to approach in lurge force
owing to the isolated situation o
fho establishment. tip to a lab
hour 10 men are reported dead ant
17 missing. It is almost certali
hat all of these are dead. Fortj
men were dangerously Injured, ol
rvhoin several cun not recover.
The fire gained rapid headway
ind threatened the old gasometer
ontaining f>0,000 cubic, metres. 9n
ntenso was the heat and so dangerous
their position, the firemen were
onipelled to withdraw to a safe dlsanco.
A terrific explosion soon ocurred
and the tower becumo a masn
f flames, which leaped hundreds
f feet In the air, sending frug?ents
of glowing coke far and wide
ver the city and harbor.
After strenuous efforts, the fire
as got under control and the resno
work was carried on vigorously.
nere 1b I lit Us hope of finding the
oriles of the minslng If they have
eon killed, us they undoubtedly
avc been incinerated.
The new gasometer which explodi
wn? the largest In the world, havlg
a capacity of 200,000 cubic
v?. The city appropriated 14,000,00
marks ($3,000,000) for Its conruction.
FOOLKIIjIIKK NKRDKD.
Ie Should < jut her In These Two
Fellows or Quit.
One of the most unique pair of
lol>e trotters that have yet come
nder public notico will soon be
eon tn America, having engaged
ansago on a ship sailing for New
ork from England next week. They
re two Italians and they are travelig
around the world in a barrel.
Their names are Vlcinello Eugene
nd Zanadl Attilius, uud for a wagei
f $7,000 they are endeavoring tc
irele the globe in a barrel three
arda long and about four feet in
iamete.r. They tuke turns, on?
nan rolling the barrel while the
ther sits inside. The conditions are
hut they must get their food and
lothing by selling postcards In the
owns through which they puss. The
en say they begun their journey
,t Vienna Inst June. The time to
Hi occupied in the attempt is 12
ears.
Kef used to be llaztxl
When several telegraph messengr
boys gathered around Ralph Head
trson, aged 1 f>, a now recruit to their
anks in front of the Atlanta Terninnl
station late Wednesday picinratory
to "initiating" him he tumid
on them with an open knife
talph Hulce, aged 15, was stabbed
>y young Henderson through the
eft lung, probably fatally Henderon
is held In the city jail pending
he result of Huice's Injuries.
Sailors Lost.
Hope of finding the flvo "Jackies'
if the gunboat Marietta off Port Linon,
who were driven to see in s
lelpless whaleboat on I'tidav night
ins been abandoned. *
nd his wife, his 5-year-old daughter
ind his small baby were shot by
he expectant mob. In Springfield,
11., a little while ago, a woman said
omething about a negro, and with
he horrors that ensued the country
vas ablaze. Then, after the burnng
and the shooting had subsided,
he woman's story was disproved and
ho negro, whom the mob had failed
to get, was set free. That little
tern about the final truth, when it
emerged, was in most papers half
ildden from the eye??in unimporant
fact, to blush unseen. Tt Is well
mown that many "i lentiflcatlons"
ire sheer hysteria, often for crimes
hat liever were committed, and many
tlier charges and identifications are
ounded on something worse than
, ..^.4 I 1 I 4 *
i.y murium in vuimon; moy aro mo
aslest escape from scandal; Now.
hose aro not the things to say, no
oubt. They altogether lack chivalry
nd the aristocratic virtues. But
orbaps It Is time to put justice and
ruth above "honor," whatever that
ny be. If this paragraph were not
lready named, "Chivalry" or "Honr"
woul'l Rerve for a title as well
s any other term?as well, for Intnnco
as "Murder for Fun," "Tim*)lty"
or "The Lust for Blood."
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Fatal ly lliinicd.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
(drover Oodferv, who live at>out ten
miles from flaffnoy, was fatally burned
on Wednesday. The mother was
*>t the barn mllfclng. leaving the little
two-year-old girl and her brother.
who was 3. In the house. The
dlothln? of the girl caught flre and
was burned entirely off beforo the
mother could reach her.
Mnnv a man Is willing to lead a
dog's life when a prettv girl says.
"Love me, love my dog."
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GKKKLY STANDS KY COOK.
UofiiKDi'd From Club Through Loyalty
to II 1m Friend.
(Jon. A. W. Greely tendered hbs
resignation as a member of the Kxplorers'
club of Now York almost"
at the beginning of the Poury-CooU
controversy and It has boon accepted.
This became known Saturday
through the club's secretary, llarry
C. Walsh.
"I am not In a position to say
whether General Oreely's resignation
was duo to the Cook-Peary controversy,"
said Mr. Walsh. "In view
>f his friendship for Dr. Cook, how ^
over, and the confidence he expressed
in him, his resignation may be
so construed by many persons.
"I can say that he did not mention
Dr. Cook in his letter to the
club. It was Just a curt note of
resignation and did not give any
reason for the step."
It was learned that the members
of the Explorers' club had niado a
strong effort to persuade General
Qrcely to reconsider his intention to
resign, but without avail. f
General Greely was president of
the club prior to the election of
Commander Peary to that ofllco
In all the Cook-Peary controversy.
General Greely, himself an arctic explorer
of experience and reputation,
has stood staunchly by Dr. Cook.
BTAKV1NG P1U80NKK&.
/ifUyn Only Allows Two ^ntfl *
Day Koch for Food.
A dispatch from Bluofleld, Nicaragua,
It Ih learned from an authoratlve
Houroo that a reign of terror Vin
being maintained In Managua
and that not toss than GOO persona
Identified with political affaira
are In chains in ' the prisons. A
Catholic Rooiety haR been ordered to
cease Bending food to the prisoners
and these are in a fair way to starve
to death, as they are allowed only
two cents a day for food. Corporal
punishment is metel out daily to
various alleged offenders. Zelaya,
In order to create an Impression that
the sentiment of tho people of Managua
is hostile towards America and
Americana, recently ordered Amello
Estrada, a prominent Liberal and
brother of the revolutionist, to organize
a demonstration against that
country and people hut this ho refused
to do, and Zelaya had him arraigned
on a fictitious charge.
IA)YAL LEGION PROTESTS
Against General lice's Statute Being
in Hall of Fame.
As a part of the fight being made ^
against the acceptance by the government
of the statute of Robert E.
I^ee, as a permanent addition to the
Han of Fame in the Capital build
Ing, the Vice President Saturday
In 1*1 before the 8ennte a resolution
adopted by the Michigan commandory
of the Loyal Legion on Novomber
4. This resolution characterizes as
an insult to tho nation the suggestion
that if the statute of Lee bo |
rejectcl by Congress Virginia will
withdraw the bronze statute of
CJoorge Washington, which accompanies
it. The coinraandory protests
vigorously against accepting tho effigy
of Lee in Confederate uniform.
Pointed Paragraphs.
What becomes of tho 2 cents a
woman saves when she buys a dollar
article for 98 cents?
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