Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-03
The WBLLMAN EXPEDITION.
Bis Ship Crushed 10 The Pack Ice, Bu,
He is Marching on.
Part Of the shIpwrecked crew R'turu
TO Tromsos WIN the
Ntws.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Tho following
special cablrgram was received by the
Chicago Herdld today:
Trom,oe, Norway, August Cap
tain Emil Peterson, Engineer l.. W.
wilshiu, II. wes,fall, m1untalneer
and cook AMI one saii1f,o Of the Chicago
Hsrad polar expedition, which left
this part on May lat on the steam.
ship Rignvsld JArl, under command
Of Walter wellman, have arrived here
on a whaler.
They bring Information Of the loss Of
the RagovAld Jarl Ou May giih. Soon
after leaving Dane's leland the boat
encountered a great mass Of pack ice,
and despite every e15r, 10 escape, the
vessel was hemmcd IN and crushed to
pleces. The crew had time to transfer
the greater portion Of their provisions,
soientifo instruments, dogs and alurii.
mum boats ~ the Ice before the boat
was destroyed.
The mon who arrived here today 10 Il
tho party after tue accident, but Com
mAudef Wellman anu the remainder
Of the party, undauntei by the loss Of
their vessel, fesolutoly set out In search
Of the pole. tits probable that another
boat will be fitted up vi once aud sent
to the rescue Of the party.
txrERigNoE ~ THE EXPEDITION.
TROMsOE, Norway, Aug. 2.--Captain
B3ttoinou furnished the following mar
rative OF the experiences OF tho Ca
petition:
cater several battles with ice, the
Rsgnvald Jatl arrived on May l2th At
Table Island, one Of the Seven Islands
groups. The ice, however, compelled
return 70 Walden ISLAM, where Mt.
Wollman left the snip on May l2lh
with thirteen men, forty dogs anu 10
tays' provisions. After the party had
established u depot, they proceeded
eastward a distance Of sixty miles,
thence uoftheaat, hOping to reach the
land that IL believed 10 exist In that
direction. Up 20 the date OF tho DE-
partufo OF the slrjge party the ezpodi.
ton had good weather, the worst belug
only 20 degrees below zero. rhe mem.
beers Of the party were In good health
when they le't the ship. They iu,en iod
to return over the same route by which
they advanced,
On May 2slh, four days after We'll.
man and his companions lett, tue
Hagnvald jan was broken up by the
Ice aud totally lost. Tue men In
charge OF her managed 10 save some
Of tho stores. A message was sent to
Wellman informing MIN OF the calss.
trUphe. anu II reached him ~ Martins
island.
"Mr. wellmap, Charles q. Dodge
and two Others then returned TO Wal
den leland. Win material taken from
the wreck OF the ship, they built u
good house 10 accommodate the crew
IN u pttcauliOn, IN case the expedition
were compelled 10 winter nj Walden,
| He writes on the same date;
eel have decided ~ proceed M preyl.
ously planned, elcypt that / intend 10
return 10 Walden island not later than
September lst, aud 10 be- at Dance
Island ny September l5th."
TIE latest news received from Well.
mau was June l7Ih, when Mr.. Win
| ship, n member Of the party, with one
man, left the expedition At u spot ak
miles east OF Cape platen, where the
| eAblvi'Aa '"A NV ''Hl"a'A"io wv "hN
were waiting tor open water. All were
well.
On the return Of winship to Wal.
den island Captain BotlUlisen anu
three OF tho crew Of the Ragnyald
Jarl startled on n journey south ward IN
aluminium boats They met the Ma.
lAygen, aud Captain Pcuer,ru con
scented TO carry them 10 Tom r.
Captain BUttOlisen Will G.. ,rlCt a
new vessel AMI viii return ~ soon a,
possible TO Danes island. la the
meantime the Wollman party has gone
north over the Ice. Captain Petersen
expects that Wellman Will reach Gilll
leland.