Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-11-29 | Page 9 | Dr. Cook's Condition Alarms His Friends

OR. COOI'S CONDITION ALARMS HIS FRIENDS Discoverer of North Polo Reported Re-ported to Be on Verge of Collapse. NEW YORK, Nov. 2S. They found Dr. Frederick A. Cook tonight. That is, an authoritative statoment was issued is-sued 1)3' his brother, W. L. Cook, saying say-ing that tho explorer who mysteriously dropped from public view yesterday, was still near Now York recuperating. ILe was on the vorgo of a nervous breakdown, and his retirement was absolutely ab-solutely neccisar. The statement, as issued by Dr. Cook's brother, follows: "Dr. Cook is , in tho vicinity of New York trying to got a much-heeded rost. If ho decides de-cides to go to Kuropo there will bo no secret concerning his departure. I think that his friends and critics alike should bo charitable enough to allow him to rest until his health is fully restored. Ho has not been reading tho newspapers in tho last fow dnys and is not responsible for the statements that have been issued by thoso who wore acting as his spokesman. In sending his dnta to Copenhagen, Dr. Cook has fulfilled his obligations to the public." Tho foregoing was issued by tbo ox-plorcr's ox-plorcr's brother in view of tho fact that tho doctor's apparent seclusion caused great anxiety among his friends', leaving oven John It. J3radloy, his financial finan-cial backer, puzzled and exasperated. Mrs. Cook is also in New York, but her. exact whereabouts has not been announced.