The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-24
Experienced Men Believe that
Their Ship Was Crushed
by Ice.
|UT ONE HOPE IS EXPRESSED.
That the Explorers May Have Been
Able to Find Refuge
on Land.

LONDON, July M.-Carl Siewwers
writes to The Standard that he Is in
receipt of adviccs from Norway that
leave little doubt that the Wellman
Arctic expedition party is lost.
Experienced shippers just returned
from the Sptzbergen seas express the
same opinion, and Col. Fielding who
accompanied Capt Nares's expedition in
1875, shares this belief
The Pail Mall Gazette is in receipt of
similar advices from Tromsoe, all con-
firming the general belief in the fate of
the expedition.
The American North Pole Expedition.
IN command of Walter Wellman, of
Washington, lett Tromsoe, Norway, on
board the, steamer Ragnvold Jarl, for
the Island Of Spitzbergen. on May "a
last.
The expedition included among other
members Astronomer owen +. French
Of the United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey; Thomas b. Mohun, a we'll
known medical man of Washington. and
artist, of the United States Navy De
partment.
In addition. the expedition included
Mr.. Wastfalt a Swedish member of the
party; Franklin, an American athlete
and skater; Wenship, an English engi-
heer: Oyen, Seologist from Christi
ANA Alme' meteorologist; Hyerdahl
ana Juell, SKI runners and sportsmen
from the University Of Christiania, and
capt. Henderson, of Aaelesund. the eX-
ecutive OFFICER and ice-pilot. The mem
Ders OF the expedition had with them
hlty dogs; six aluminium sledges and
Nothing definite has been heard of the
eHped,sion since il, touched at Danes
bergen, where Prof. Oyen, the geoioeist,
was left, his only COMPANION being a
t diog' to await await, the return of the expedi-
llshed at that place. The Professor
store insisted only of enough meat and
n9u our f fn, eight I'm men for for six months;
crew Of the yacht saide. of the ROYAL
Yacht Squadron. and they left him some
fresh supplies: Later, the yacht made
se tae ie bsdS 9Ht
An experienced walrus hunter, Cant
Johannsen, was also seen by the Sade
fnd ne eY 81 r., a the belief that the
and announced mis- intention of search
lag for the members of the expedition ir
a direction northwest from Spitzbergen
SO soon as the ice permitted.
The Wellman expedition was particu
larly well fitted out for exploring with
out the aid of a ship, so 1t is hoped
that the reports received in Londor
kasnvold J.rl and that the member!
of the expedition will be rescued alive.
The Wellnan expedition was distinct
lively sledging. expedition, the steame,
being only calculated upon to carry then
as far as the ice, where the real Arctic
Journey was to commence
The Ragnvold Jarl was vessel O
lSS tons, and was built especially for ic,
work. She w = handled by one of tn,
best ice-pilots known.
panes s IsIn9 was t5e to odg proceed from
pack, probably between so and 81 degree
north latitude, and there Mr.. Wellmai
Vas to disembark vita fourteen men
was then TO return to Danes Island
AMI the expedition was to push onwar
In sledges drawn by dogs over the ice.
petition was the use of aluminium in tn
construction of its boats and sledges
Three small boats were constructed O
this metal and were built on the line
l.ife-Saving Service, thus securing grea
strength with extreme lightness. TIL
boats had sledge bottoms, in order tina
they might be used on land as we'll a
Oh water. in the same manner the 81
sledges, also constructed of aluminium
could, Il necessary. be converted int
boats These sledges were calculate
to carry loads of GOO pounds each.
Mr.. Wellman also took with him
~; OF aluminium bridges in order to eros
the ridges or hummocks which rise t
the height of twenty or thirty feet whe
the iceiields collide.
The total weight of boats, sledges, in
ttruments. clothing ana tuei taken b
The Wellman sledging party amounte
TO- according to programme, 5.JC
pounds. Mr.. Wellman, in an intervie,
In London shortly before leaving tina
city, referring to the chances of TIL
expedition. said:
Thu only thing that We feel certai
O., is that We shall return-not only I
Norway and to America before Thanks
giving Day"
Mr. We'lman WIS well-llnown new!
paper man. of Washington. u. g. n
made no. appeal t. the public or TO pr
Vate individuals for funds, preferring
earn the entire cost of the expedition
which Is estimated to be about So, 900.
Mr.; Wellman was to take what he col
considered the true highway" to II
north-that carved out of the ice by II
Influence CT the Gulf Stream in the No
weglan. Sea. He calculated that at II
rate, of twenty miles day one cou
easily march from Sptzbergen to II
Pole within a hundred days. and that
what he expected to be able to do.