New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23
VALUE OF POLAR EXPLORATION.
PROF. LOOMS RECOMMENDS FURTHER EXPEDITION

GENERAL PRESS DISPATCH

--TIlEiH ADVANTAGES.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCH
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-PTOf. LOOMS of Yale
College has written 4 letter Capt. Howgate in regard
to the colonization scheme for reaching the North Pole
Prof IoJms says he sees for abandoning the
effort to the North Pole every expedition thus far
has been in some failure, o has accomplished
les than was expected of it, but the expeditions
worth all they have cost. He says they important
10 science and commerce. to the former especially and
continues:
II, for example we wish 10 determine the distribution
OF temperature the surface OF the globe II
peciay important determine the extremes 81 cnpera
ture, one OF wLch II To De Ioud near the equator hud
the of her near The poles IL wish to the
system Of circulation OF The winds, our nyestiSafion
would De sadly deficient without knowledge OF the
phenomena in the Polar regions II we wish 10 study TIE
fluctuations in the pressure OF the atmosphere whether
periodical accidental, we cannot he SURE that
understand tho phcnOll,n m IN Tie middle latitude unless
know what takes place III the Polar REGIONS " we
wish 10 investigate the currents OF e ocean, We nuP N
dcaiUus currents coming from the Polar regions and
source J. We "l-h 10 l'calsllr ID" laws OF tnc ''
we need observation from every 0cean and observations
Tic Arctic region, nave 7pecIl Ilde on iccOut o
tb,r distance from the place where the daily ud1 wave
takes its origin. II we wish 10 study tie PIC
nOmcna OF atmospheric electricity, ana Of auro:al
eXnbIUn, 40 part O tie word j. more important THAN
tho Polar regions. n wish To study the phenomena
OF res; rl magnetism, 0bserv tOns III the Polar
have value since II Is Eere the dipping needle a.
slnc vertical position, and he Intensity OF me EARNS
magnetism tHc greatest II We wish to determine the
uincAsIpEs ana hSfe Oh lht rartn We require "a know
the length of degree Of latitude where II rs greatest
Du A I "
- force Of cavity IN different parts Of tie world
We require observations vi the length o the seconds
uruum both where IL greatest and Whcr" Il - least
In short problem connected with the physics
oi tho globe which does not demand observations rom
the Polar regions, and generally the poles ana the
equator are stations Of observations
than any other portions Of thc car. us surface.
TO the value Of observations 20 commerce, be say
that there is need OF signal stations exteAdiIg tho
mole IN order 10 enable the Government to trace TIE
culc OF storms, and OF those Intensely cold waves,
coming down from the North every Winter eastward Cf
the Rocky Mountains, end spreading the country.
Prof LOomis thinks the expeditions worth to com
plprce all they have As 10 the advantages OF
fuure exp dious Le says that advantages viii accrue
undoubtedly lie says:
II steamer starting from Eew-York aud travelling
nOrti.Wird could pass directly the North Pole
throicl Belrng SIat ipt0 the Pacific Ocean, IL wOuid
So a triumph of geographical science equI % The irst
ci.royrry Of Am, ica Whether such Will ever
b. witnessed We cauuoc slcy predict, bus past eSpUii-
tns have mol shown That such an accb Inrnt Is lmpo5-
LII. hon we shall not 81 cOntCutcl while much
tnnt = clearly frusbic remains tO be- done aud until the
north.ru boundary OF Greenland las been traced