The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-03
WELLNANS SNIP lost.
The Ragnvald Jarl Broken tc
Pieces by the Ice,
THE EXPLORERS PARTY SAFE.

MIR. wellman, Having Established De.
pot at walden Island, Proceeds North.
eastward on sledgss--The Members OF
the Party in Good Health aud Spirits
TRoMsoE, Norway Aug 9.-News OF
the Wellman Arctic expedition has been
received. 1t was brought by the whalei
Malagen, Captain Petersen, which ar
rived at Tromsoe yesterday, with news
despatched from the expedition, and also
from Captain Bottolfsen and three sailors
of the steamer Ragnvald Jarl, which
carried the Wellman party to the Arctic.
but which has since been wrecked.
Captain Bottolfsen furnishes the fol
lowing narrative of the experiences otth,
expedition:
After several, battles with young and
winter ice the Ragnvald Jarl arrived, on
May 70, at Table Island, one of the Sever
islands group. The ice, however, com
PEELED a return to Walden Island where
Mr.. Wellman left the ship, on May "a
with thirteen men, forty dogs and III
days provisions. The party having estab
lished depot, they proceeded eastward
on sled ges a distance of sixty miles
thence northeast, hoping to reach the
land that is believed to exist in that direc
ton Up to the day of the departure OF
the sledge party the expedition had had
good weather, the worst being only q
degs. below zero
The members of the party were in gooo
health when they left the ship. They in
tended to run over the same route by
which they advanced, reaching northern
Spitzbergen on Sept. l3 and the headquar
tars at Danes Island on Oct
On May 2s after Wellman and his com
panions left, the Ragnvald Jarl was broker
up by the ice and totally lost. The crew
had time to transfer the greater portion
of their provisions, scientific instruments,
dogs and aluminium boats to the ice before
the boat was destroyed.
A message was at once sent to Mr.. Well.
man, informing him of the catastrophe,
and It reached him at Martens Island.
Mr.. Wellman, Charles G. Dodge and two
others then returned to Walden Island.
With material taken from the wreck OF
the ship they built good house to ac
commodate the crew, and as a precautior
in case the expedition were compelled tC
winter at Walden. Wellman left again
to join the sledge party on May 81. H'
writes on the same date:
II have decided to proceed as previously
planned, except that intend to return t,
Walden Island not later than Sept. and
to be at Danes Island by Sept 10"
The latest news received from WellmaI
was dated June II, when Mr.. Winship, {
member of the party, with one man, lef
the expedition at a spot six miles east o.
Cape Plate, where the explorers had me
with impossible ice and were waiting TO
open water. All were well and in gooC
spirits. On the return of Winship t.
Walden Island Captain Bottolfsen ant
three of the crew of the Ragnvald Jar
started on journey southwark in alumi
mum boats, seeking sealers. They me
the Malagen, and Captain Petersen con
sented to carry them to Tromsoe. Her
| Captain Bottolfsen chartered a new YES
sci and will return as soon as possible t.
Danes Island.
In the meantime the Welland party ha,
gone north over the ice. Captain PedeI
sen expects that Wellman will reacl
| Gillei Island.
Hyerdahl, a Ski runner and sportsma
from the University of Christiania and
member of the Wellman party, has bee
sent to Danes Island to join Professo
| Oven.