New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-01
an ARCTIC STEAMER LOST.

..,,rcrI EypI ORERS WRECKED AND oA'ED
v.pSA FOUNDERS IN THE KARA sEA-rhh
DANISH STEAMER DIJMPHNA SAFE.
r,,o putch Arctic expedition which left Nor
.,sv in July, 1882, bound for the mouth OIL Tue
ysnisei River, in Siberia, spent the win'er III
"a rear the Kara Sea. On July last the
EASEL foundered aud the men reached .hc
nan;sb exploring steamer Dijmphna anu ia'ei
-.ore rescued by another steamer The opJec'
nf the Dutch expedition was to estaoisha
s.ot;on at Port Dickson for purposes Of oDser-
80, The latest reports are that the captain
80 The Diimplna, rumors of the wreck OF whlch
havs been current, hoped to reach clear WATER
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
now THE vARNAs PARTY WAS sAvED-rHk
pIJMpHNAs CAPTAIN CONFIDENT
LONDON. Aug. 31.-A Reuter- dispatcn rom var
Ace in Northern Norway states that tue steamer
Nh; hos arrived there having on board the members
Du,cb exnedtion to the Arctic which sailed
an the steamer varua. The Varna foundereo Oh
Inlv A. in the Kara Sea, in latitude 7li2 Nor'h'
,ona,ruda 63 East. The members of the expeoi'ioh
wsre rescued near the Island of Waigatz.
The Obi reports that the Danish Arctic steamer
n;;nnhna was ice-bound near WaiQatz throughout
Tho ,x;nter All on board of her were we'll anc tne
.on,a;n was confident of reaching open water. Inc
raw of the Varna left the Dijmphna on August l.
md were rescued by the Obi on August 20. lhey
will 90 TO Hammerfest, Norway. by the steamer
Norlenskiod.
HISTORY OF THE TWO EXPEDITIONS
THE MISSION OF THE vARNA-HER CREW AND
cARGo-uEUTENANT HoyGAARDs HOPES.
The steamer Varna sailed early in July, 1857
from n port in Northern Norway, ocuno ior Io''
D;ckson at the mouth of the Yenisei River IN west
and bore the Dutch party of scientific men, one u
tb a,aven which were to carry out the international
scbama of Polar observation and research declded
,non nv the conference of st. Petersburg. HAD
more money been at the disposal of those interested
IN the expedtion Dutch vessel would have Deen
secured for the voyage, but the sum--S2o .ooo-"as
not sufficient and they were forced 10 charter
Norwegian vessal, the Varna.
DR. Sneller a meteorologist of the University OF
Utrecht was at the head OF the expedition. Among
the other members of the party were Dr'
II. Ekama, naturalist and physician captain
pn,me,ster. who had made several voyages to
the mouth of the Yenisei River; and Master l.. a.
IL Laume of the Dutch Navy. who was to assist In
taking observations. The other members OF the
Marty inclueed CARPENTERS shoemakers black
smiths, painters and talors. The Varna carried
100 tons of coal and provisions enough TO last Two
wears The framework Of several houses, 10 nave
been used had the expedition arrived In Fort DICK
son. also formed part OF the cargo. as did furni-
ture, carpets kitchen utensils. stoves, furs ana
tools of all kinds The material for magneticai
observatory was also on board.
The Varna sailed to the east and met with no
mlshap until August a. when she was reported as
having been seen hemmed IN by the ice IN the
Straits of Kara. These straits lie between
the Island of Waigatz, which is of the northeast
coast of the Government of Archangel. Russia, and
Nov.;a Zamlia. The Island of Waigatz. near
which the Dutch party was found. is about seventy
miles long by thirty wide 1t is only short distance
from the main land whittier the natives 90 In the
summer to hunt and fish. The Straits oil Kara 10
the northwest of the island, about thirty miles
wide The Kara Sea lies between NovaIa Lemna
the Island of Waigatz and the Siberian coast
From report made last October by the COM
mander of the steamer Louise, trading vessel
which tried to reach the mouth OF the fenisei
River IN company with the Varna, 1T was known
that both the Varna and the Danish Arcuc explo-
ration vessel Djmphna were in dangerous po-
sit,on as they were both beset by ice in the Kara
Sea about eighty miles from the main Land. Ihe
Iouise endeayored TO assist them during two days.
but fearful OF a similar late sue leit Tic" on ooP
Port Dickson at the mouth of the Yenisei, the OBJ
jectve point of the Dutch expediti9n Is in hr .o
lower latitude than the mouth OF the Lena. where
DE Long met his death, from which III Is distsne lu
direct line about 900 miles The region IS almost
uuinhabi, ed and is as dasoate as the most enthu-
siastc Arctic explorer could wish. The intention ION
was for the party TO remain at Port Dickso,n 10,
two years and they were under orders TO estaDlsn
astatIon on the Island of Noyaia Zemlla III case
they could not reach the lenisel. -, .
The expedition which set out from Copehnagen
few weeks after the Varna sailed under c3mnanu Mn
of Lieutenant A. Hovgaard, OF the Danish Navy
hoped to reach Franz Josef Land far to the norLn
Once there it was intended to decide several points
whether Franz-Josef Land extends near
Cape Chelyuskin; the direction .. .. ins ;cs
eastern coast; and whether the ice
and current in this part of the ocean were s9cn as
70 make further exploration SAFE it was the III
tsption 70 pass the winter Cape Chelyuskin OF
on the southern coast of Franz-Josef Land. Up.
servatons similar TO those a. the otDei circumpoiai
stations were 10 be taken through ihe wihur, an"
the party expected to return IN sl3ieen
For tue purposes of the expedition Lleutenah ~
Hovgaard, who although young man Oh. Oh o'';S -
twenty-five, has had several years experience ~
Arctic explorations having been win fIolessoa
Nordenskiold in the Vega, secured a. q yessei ano
fitted her thoroughly for her voyage. Inc Dilmpnna
was small being of only $50 tons burden, 100 lee,
Ia length % feet in breath and IL feet IN deptn "
told She was made as strong as possible and wa
thought to be we'll fitted for her work.