The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-04
The Ragnvald Jarl Crushed by Ice
i'm the Polar Sea---All the
Party Escaped.
WELLMAN STILL PUSHING ON
News Of the Disaster Being Brought
Back by the Captain Of the
Ragnyald Jarl.

TROMSoE, Norway, Aug. 4.--NewB OF
the Wellman polar expedition has bean
received. It was brought by the sealer
Malygen, Captain Pedersen, which has
arrived at Tromsoe with news dispatches
from the expedition, and also with
Captain Bottolofsen and three sailors Of
the steamer Ragnvald Jarl, which car
ried the Wellman party TO the Arctic.
but which has since been wrecked.
Captain Bottolofsen furnishes the follow
ing narrative of the experiences Of the
expedition:
After several battles with the Ice,
young and winter ice, the Ragnvald Jarl
arrived ON May 10 at Table island, ONE
of the Seven islands group. The ice,
however, compelled return 10 Walden
island, where Mr.. Wellman left the ship
ON May "a with 1S men, 40 dogs and 10
days provisions. After the party had
established . depot they proceeded east
ward o distance of 90 miles, thence
northeast, hoping TO reach the land that
is believed to exist i'm that direction. Up
to the day of the departure of the sledge
party the expedition had had good
weather, the worst being only 20 deg.
below zero.
Were in Good Health.
The members Of the party were in
good health when they left the ship.
They intended to return over the same
route by which they advanced, reaching
Northern Spitzenbergen ON Sept. 10 and
headquarters at Danes island on
Oct. /. On May 90, four days
after MIR. Wellman and his coma
panions left, 1.-THE Ragnvald Jarl waa
broken by the Ice and totally lost. The
men in charge of her managed 10 save
some Of the stores. A message was sent
TO Wellman, informing him Of the CO.
tastrophe, and it reached him at Mar.
tens island. Mr.. Wellman, Charles G.
Dodge and two others then returned to
the Walden island. With material
taken ftona the wreoko OF the ship they
built . good house 20 accommodate the
crew and as q precaution I'm case the ex.
pedition were compelled TO winter at
Walden.
Decided 20 Proceed.
Wellman left again TO Join the sledge
party ON May 81. He writes ON the
same date:
''I have decided to proceed as pre-.
viously planned, except that intend 10
return TO Walden island not later than
Sept. and TO be at Danes island by
Sept. liz"
The latest news received from MFR.
Weliman was of June ~ date, when MIR.
Winship, member Of the party, with
one man, left the expedition at q spot
six miles east of Cape Platen.
where the explorers had met
with impossible ice and were waiting
for open water. All were well. On the
return >of Winship to Walden island
Captain Bottolofsen and three of the
crew of the Ragnvald Jarl started ON q
journey southwark i'm aluminium boats,
seeking sealers. They met the Malygen,
and Captain Petersen consented to carry
them to Tromsoe. Here Captain Bottol-
Olsen win charter new vessel and will
return as soon as possible to Danes
island.
In the meantime the Wellman party
has gone north over the Ice. Captain
Petersen expects that Wellman will
reach Gillei island. Hyerdahl, ski
runner and sportsman from the Univer-
sity of Christiana. and member OF the
Wellman party, has been sent TO Danes
island to join Professor Oyen.