The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-09
LONSDALE IN A NEW ROLE
THE EARL AND HIS VALET ARE
TO TURN ARCTIC EXPLORERS.

Shooting BXpeu-IlOn IOf d OCOUIlSn
Naturalists. Society-This is not a
Comic Opera.
From the Net0 York Press
The Earl of lonsdale arrived in New
York Yesterday, en- route, as he says, for the
North Pole. He registered at the Brevoort
House and announced that on Wednesday
he will leave his comfortable quarters there
for the inclement climate of the Arctic
Ocean.
Unprejudiced persons are of the opinion
that the Earl will not reach the pole. At
any rate, if he has to turn back he will
have attained the distinction of being the
first explorer who ever started out on such
q trip accompanied only by an English valet
tor his valet is to be his sole COMPANION.
The nobleman, whose theatrical enter
nrises as manager for Miss Violet Cameron,
the comic opera singer, made both of them
we'll known in this city year ago, crossed
the ocean on the White Star steamer Re
pubHc, He brought with him wagon load
Of bags and trunks. The bags were of black
leather and they had a coronet stenciled on
them in red paint, with an 81" under the
coronet. They were alleged to contain
Guns, ammunition, fur, clothes, scientific
Instruments and beads with which to trade
with the Northern natives.
Lord LonSdale was sitting at the table in
his reception room writing when he was
seen last evening Before him was an open
dispatch box and big envelope bearing the
words, ION Her Majesty's Service" His
valet. few moments before, had gone down
stairs with a bundle of letters sealed with
coronet and asked the hotel clerk whether
f,,yN.
West Hindies,n to which the clerk replied
that the fare for a letter was, as he had con-
jectured &c.
Lord Lonsdale appeared ruddy and clear
eyed. He was dressed in a new blue suit of
heavy overcoat cloth, the coat being pea
Jacket The waiStcOat was cut in the now
prevalent London style, that is, reaching
almost as far down as the coat The Earl
looked the picture of rugged health. He
smiled pleasantly as he rose to receive the
first real newspaper man he had seen since
his departure from America. He was first
asked how long he was going to stay in the
metropolis of the United States.
"Only few hours" he answered; that
is, practically only that long. / shall leave
in a day or two for Winnipeg. Perhaps
YOU do not know the object of my visit
here?"
Pleasure" suggested the interviewer.
"Well, it will include some pleasure, but
also a good deal of hardship and roughing
it. l have come here as representative of
the Naturalists' Society, Scotch organize
ton of which | am member, to collect and
obtain information on the insects, birds and
beasts of the North American continent.
Ny work, however, will be almost between
the ATTITUDES of go and TO-, where there
exist animals of whose habits and life very
little is now known. There are some pecu-
liar kinds of ducks and divers up there, of
which l am to obtain specimens, and | am
also to find out about the customs and mode
of life of the polar bear. Originally my
trip was to include an exploration OF Alaska,
but find now that l shall not have the time
to visit that territory"
How will you travel"
"fhe best way l can. l shall take what
ever facilities offer themselves. Ny head
quarters will be at Winnipeg and [ shall
leave there in about three weeks. | shall
make for Mackenzie's Bay, in latitude 70'.
To reach that point l shall have to cross
over an immense tract of ice and snow,
probably going on sleighs. The Hudson
Bay Company has offered to place at my
disposal their steamers and boats to cross
the open waters that we may encounter, as
well as whatever information they have
On the way to MackenZes Bay | shall CLEAN
any points can"
"What will be your next prOceedlngW
81 expect to reach Mackenzies about tie
end Of July. and my valet will then set
out in a steamer that will be in waiting and
we shall push on to Baffin's Bay. The
steamer is small one. 1t was sent from
San Francisco, l think, last yer, when it
made Northern trip, but without any re-
suits at all valuable to science. We, that
is myself and valet, will be the only passen-
and VIC IN opt fnrfhar North
than any one else has ever been, including
the Arctic expeditions"
Further than the Jeanette went"
"Oh, yes; you mean Stanley'S expedition,
don't you"
"Oh, don't mean Stanley's, but Mr..
Benefits"
"YeSn
We'll, my view of it is that a large party
is hampered Two men can travel much
further than fifty. The only trouble is that
II Is hard to find two men who will go. The
Naturalists' Society could find no one at all
until volunteered. Most of my friends in
England told me that it was a foolhardy
thlng on my part and promised me nothing
short OF death by starvation or cold. l am
taking my chances of that. Only one per-
son has ever made this trip before alone and
that was Rae. He got a long way North,
Il and so did the Greenland expedition. We
n expect to get to our most Northerly point
by way of Greenland, and we shall walk
Z and go in sleighs. The two difficult points
E Will be getting food and transporting the
E baggage. | have guns and every kind of
& warm clothing. mathematical Instruments
ana the apparatus used by naturalists.
" fore!n
Il No; never North. l am familiar with
examining the country as a naturalist. L
went through the Rocky Mountains for the
Naturalists' Society My Canadian trip
Mlll include an examination of the Great
Save Lake and Great Bear Lake There
81 VIII be all sorts of privations and dangers,
ont don't care about them. | shall have
TO live on the snow and ice, and at some
points trust entirely to the plotting of tn ?
Esqulmau and the Greenlanders, but there
8wili be good deal of sport. | have killed
FL Kinds of wild beasts, but have never dis
uted the possession Of polar bears skin
WITH the real owner and / long to try it.
ne reason for my detention here is that L
u ave to have some of my scientific instru-
hents adjusted and inspected.
think I've told you about all | know.
snail probably be able to say something
ore interesting when | get back. You hope
Will get back, ehl Well thank you
cry much. will try. have good
cath and spirits which. / think, are the
"o things most necessary. | may be back
the fall or | may be kept year"
& " hen the Earl first decided on the trip he
illed his valet to him.
James" he said, If am going up toward
e North Pole. Have my things ready as
Do on as possible"