New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-08
AUSTRIAN POLAR SEARCH.

RECEPTION OF THE RETURNED EXPLORERS
AT HAMBURG.
A BANQUET BY THE HAMBURG GEOGRAPHICAL 3D.
CIKTY THE APPEARANCE OF THE GUESTS A
MIDNIGHT DINNER MANY MEN OF SCIENTIFIC
DISTINCTION PRESENT - THE STORY OF THE
TEGETHOFP.
rRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBoNE''
HAMBURG, Sept. 23.-On the 22d OF June,
1872 there sailed Of Bremen the good ship Tegetnon
bound not for "Cowes and o market" but for an I'M
known and undetermined point within the Arctic Circle.
In every particular entitled to be called the good
ship Tegehof She had been built on the banks OF the
Weser with the greatest possible care her null was %
strong hpbuldng materials could make H. ana ner
cabins surrounded with felt and moss 30 a. 70 make
them capable Of resisting the intense cold OF an Arctic
Winter; her rig such to give her considerable
speed as o sailer, and she was equipped with
powerful engines driving screw that could DO
unshpped AZ pleasure 90 as to make her steamer or
sailing ship as circumstances might dictate She had
carefully selected crew. under the leadership OF man
who had service in the Austrian Navy and sailed 10
all parts OF the globe, and who was accompanied on THIS
occasion by an officer Of the Austrian Army and oy
gentleman whose studies and diplomas gave him the
title OF doctor. She well stocked with PROVISIONS
prepared with special reference to use In high atudes
She had no lack Of coal and oil and other things
needed for q hibernaton near the POLE Private ana
public beraty had united in sending this ship on her
adventurous voyage and everything within the power
Of money and forehought done to insure success
The enterprise essentially an Austro- Hungarian
one the departure of the expedition there were
mapy persons the domnons OF Francis Joseph whose
interest the affair something more than general
Before the party left Vienna there was public exhib
ion Of their equipment and the people Of Vienna came
in crowds TO see and when the little party left the city
thousands Of lips breathed heartfelt godspeed for
Capt Weyprecht and his companions.
Less than three weeks the telegraph told us that
the Austrian North Pole Expedition had returned 10
Europe; it had reached the north coast Of Norway
through the kindly aid of Russian whale ship and was
on it's way home. The Tegethof had been abandoned In
the ice like our unfortunate Advance and POlaris and
like many another ship that has gone to the North The
brevity OF the telegraph did not give us
many details Of the work accomplished by the expedi'
ton but enough Cleaned to show that the voyage
had been one adventure and hardship and that our
stock Of Arctic knowledge has been increased by dis
coveres Of land and the finding Of new currents in the
Polar Ocean.
The first point Of importance In the homeward route
OF the explorers was Chrstiania Norway. Here they
arrived week. and here they were entertained four
days ago at banquet organized by the leading seien-
tnc and commercial men OF the Norwegian capital.
Two members Of party had received invitation to
stockholm to q special audience with the king. and
hher they FASTENED while the remainder Of the Teget
ho party proceeded by steamer to Hamburg. Several
days before their arrival at Chrsanis the Geographical
Society OF Hamburg sent q telegram inviting them 10
a reception and banquet here on their way to Vienna;
the invitation was accepted and the Hamburgers pro-
cseded theoretically with their preparations. Invita-
tons were sent TO Berlin Vienna, Munich and other
cities addressed prominent of science and pray
ing them present this important occasion. Fa-
yorable responses were received from most OF
the invited guests, and the affair grew to
larger dimensions than had been expected ct
the outset The Geographical Society Of Hamburg is
but little year old and already numbers nearly 400
members In the last few days. owing tho general
thusasm concerning this reception. there have been
more hundred applications for membership, and
there to fear that the Society will lack
nerica strength. The Society recently published
port of Its proceedings for its first year. avery cred
table report IL has made. We have been 90 deeply
absorbed in commerce." said one of the members to
last night that We have paid little attention TO geo
graphical matters beyond their practical interest. But
merchants have become interested in the NATTER We
have doubt that Society will be very prosperous
and can do great deal Of good"
The name OF the Godefroy family was mentioned to
particularly prominent in the formation Of tho
Geographical Society. Tho house has largo trade Oil
the globe, particularly In Africa. and for several
years they have been In the habit Of giving free pas
sages in their ships to scientific who
ing to make long voyages and furthermore, have paid
the expenses Of these in addition giving them
free passage They have thus the means Of pro-
curing much geographical information which has been
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