The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-25


poS'sA eeE I'd hstna. engineer. --
AiAeh, hrer rsn; FRED Marshall. express
messenger; James johns. porter. and an
unAhe"n 1at- George Bean, a postal
essrk. Vas lu-s1.
Is Wal TAR WELLMAS LOST.
Arctic ski per. Pear for IN. safety -
sh olar Expedition.
LoSnoS. inly s4-Ths yacht Saide,
tne fosA2 acht squadron. touched 1t
= pAhe isisn o. n the northwest coast OF
s?'izoergen Jaiy q The yaca1smcn
ioana Ga ia BE- and Prot. 0yen, the geoio-
gass' VINO va eft there by the American
polar ex ped ion under Walter WellEnSn 70
asAit their e1urn and TO guard the depot
established pa the island. Nothing had
oeeh heard OF the expedition sisee the
steamer. IA EAgnvAld Jarl. left Danes
.s'aha- ih aide started on 3 search Tor
her, hlit fou I'd Al the routes blocked by
ice ne ya hf met an experienced walrus
hunter Car & Johnesen, coming from the
bof'hNesI lr Was his opinion that ths
hAsnFala sri had been eesst by ice and
e1ashed. ~ her hunters were met. bat
none oil the lad seen the steamer eas. Of
feriegen ho o.. The Saide left some sup
Hhes with rOl. Oyen. lie. 1t is said.
aeciihea To re1urn with the yacht, as
ne was pla dyed TO Mr.. Mellmam to
guard the depot until the Ragnvaid
'Sri return lie had for company only
one dog g feared that the supplies
would be In adequate fer the expedition
on It's FetuF a. There were only enough
meat ana . 1ur for eight men for six
mohths- "a &. Iohnesen intends 10 search
Tor the We timan expedition northwest
rom spiizoe rEen when the ice permits
In any case, he wilI bring Prof oven
BACK. Mr. ei len, owner Of the yacht,
said he had received news of Prof. Ovens
distress on Danes island from Capt
Johnesen oi the sioop Anna Fielden or
dered the "a Dc to Danes island. where
oyen was iof mi almost dead. Upon the
table wHs ioE nj a letter containing bitter
reproAches a sainst Wellman, Who. accord
ing TO oyen. promised that he should stay
with him; ut IL appears that at the last
moment We iman decided that a man
could not he spared. In spite of his snf-
ferings. and though death was lowering
over him. tn professor refused to be taken
oil from Dan e. island. The SaIde left a
quantity Of provisions and medicines
Arctic skil pers report that the How of
pack Ice aud q density this summer would
prove irTesls tib.e to any vessel. however
strong. The hslieye that the Ragnvald
Jarl has beer crushed in the ice, and ex-
press the beli eff that there is a remote chance
that the meI nbers OF the Wellman cxpedi-
tion have be En- saved by managing TO get
upon an ice Z oe ia whicn case they believe
that the expl orers are in most dangerous
position. Sf ould the forebodings of Arctic
Shippers be rue. that the Ragnvald Jar
was crushed without warning. 1T is prob
able that "a e members of the expedi-
tion were un bic 10 take any large guam
tity OF suppl les with them upon the ice
Hoe, even su pp0sing that they succeeded
IN escaping hereto. When questioned re-
garding the fectiyencss of the aluminium
boats In sac a emergency, the Arctic
captains ex1 ressed the belief that they
would be OF 30 use in such pack ice. The
last heard Fl ON the expedition it was at
Danes island od the northwest coast OF
Spitzbcrgen, where Prot Oyer remained
alone with dog TO guard the provision
depot establis he'd there.
CHICAGO. J Iiy A-James W Scott pub
Usher OF the Chicago Herald. says: ''The
fact that ther vas SO much Hoe ice this
year led Mr.. Wellman to believe that his
vessel. the ksgnvsld Jari, could get
farther mort than any ship bad ever
reached befor The information was cor
rooorated by n great majority of the nayi-
gators whom he saw just before he left
Reports that come about the loss of the
expedition ar 90 from the fact that fishing
and ether YES ses have not seen the Ragn-
valid Jari, wh ch they would have done In
ordinary sea sons. Private cabegrams TO
the Herald fF' 1m Tromsoe say that. even if
the vessel Il lost, there is no reason for
anxiety for the crew. which is undoubt-
edly on the iCs somewhere, making its
way toward the pole When Mr. Well
man left Tro nsoe it was with the under
standing tha the vessel should come back
and bring rel .0r.s of the expedition up to
the time that be could send messengers
back from be interior, and undoubtedly
the vessel is waiting at some point for
such commit al aton. lie arranged that
the vessel sh on return some time be-
tween July aud August |, but possibly
later. Ii wa g. return TO Norway 10 coal
up and prepa re Tor the return to bring Mr..
Neilman bac X which would require it TO
leave about ugast -. consequently there
is no cause 4 a arm until after that date
Coli ns Nan Gets an once.
TACOMA, IN 2A-fspeciai. Frank NJ.
sullivan, WIZ has been connected with the
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