The sun., 1894-04-27
AN UNRAvELLED MYSTERY.
THB FATE or TIE ARCTIC ToTAe-
Ems PJORLING AND KhLLSIENIUS.

i ~" ESOHAA"V HND nNAScAAsNAOFs
Dr. Cook's ere-rIsnd Expedino- win
Search for the Eou-e Swsdish Ns'urHi-
| ists-erounds for believing Thrr Aiv..
A determined effort IL being planned by
an American scientist and explorer to un-
ravel the mystery surrounding the fate OF Al
fred BiorlinG and EvAld Kallstonius the young
swedish naturalists who were swallowed up
by the Arctic region In the summer Of 1892
and Of whom all trace has been lost.
DR.. Frederick A. Cook Of Brooklyn has
stepped forward with the announcement that
he will extend the voyage Of the scientific
and tourist party to sail from New York this
summer. and will endeavor to discover what
has become OF the missing explorers. DIR. Cook
has been on Arctic voyages twice before. and IL
well capable Of leading such an undertaking.
The Swedish Government is anxious to set
tie the existing doubt as to whether Biorling
and Kallstenius are alive or dead. and It offered
$1,000 for thorough search Of the far north
ern American shore The Royal Geographical
Society Of England Is also endeavorinR to en-
list interest In behalf Of the unfortunate men.
and is asking for subscriptions to enable a
searching party to make relief Journey
DIR. Cook says he would not venture on the
undertaking were he not satisfied that a rea-
sonable doubt exists as to whether the Swedes
and two Newfoundland sailors who accompa.
is strong likelihood that the missing party
managed to reach the mainland. fell in with
natives. and are waiting patiently for the arri-
val OF rescuers. sure to come sooner or later
To abandon them without even an effort TO
learn their fate would says Dr. Cook, be an
act OF which Am mericans. much less the coun-
trymen OF the Inflated explorers. ought 10 be
incapable
owing to some favorable circumstances
NhaA a. h..
BjorllnR and ksllstenius we're last heard from
there is good reason to suppose they reached
the mainland" said DR.. Cook Yesterday. Up
to the time their vessel. the Ripple was
wrecked at Cary Islands. the little party had re.
manned unbroken. but shortly afterward one
OF the three seamen shipped at Newfound-
land died Of disease. Nearly year later the |
mans body was found by a whaling crew near
the wreck OF the Ripple. which was SO encrust-
cd with Ice that II was impossible to |
board her. Letters left in a cairn there BY |
BiorlinC told OF the disaster an related how he |
had iourneyed to North u m berland Island In |
search Of . native settlement and returned un- |
sMuecessful ~ He was evidently more ignorant |
be- for on Northumberland Island there has !
been been an Eskimo settlement for many years.
Of course. the. swedes would have. secured |
sblsd to ind some % means Of aGS e9m%uniea. HEsn en-
tion with the outside world. But Bjor- |
The small whsiseeat that escaped destPactlon dc IN
IN the wreck: and his letters say that he was
Pect d to secure assistance. from the E.iimos.
He had provisions enough then to last his |
fore the supply was exhausted he should have TS
reached tlle.msIe Land. where plenty. Of
asteE has beiallen them do not see how they
gould help falling In with natives. who would
20 sase SsTe S o IN until relief ex
northern nor, Greenland. may have ,obtainsd some
tion Is planned to visit the Liepiepants head
has been discoyered. On the way north after
sSSEnS Melville PsS We w ;s. Carr s
ste am fuSther north to TIt.ieton T fsand %i
and eross sf Tesmers se Esnd fo for
the ssrs Msrf oand % shs Ssts
ieisureIy we viii prosecute Vigorous s sesreS so
down to Jones' sound. and perhaps win on
not We sS0rs so not sssa sha
the young swedes along this route. and l
up Under. any cireumstanee.. however. the
members Of The eIeurs,on party. esneciallY the
To m sns
did sport is to be obtained In this region, aud
expect We shall have numerous lively chases
snd Kseniuf ri . .ssd from st.
un IA vorable conditions. Their vessel was said
to be unit for any Kind Of a voyage. much less
Of tho most wretched description. according to
reports heard In south Greenland In the lat
ter part Of 1897. and their stock OF provisions
was decidedly insufficient for an Arctic vny-
age. II was said by the Danish officials
at Greenland settlements that Bjorling and
hallstenius came ashore In boats that leaked
so badly they were nearly level with the water.
and that tho two explorers had to borrow guns
and ammunition with which to secure iresh
game on the northern journey. Such q con-
tition OF affairs would have been discouraginR
70 most Arctic yoyagers. but II does not seem
10 have deferred tn IS plucky pair"
Boring. the leader of the wrecked expedI- |
Ion Ia the Younger OF the Two SWedes heinz
,nly 81. This vas his third venture Into
Arctic waters. In 1880 he was one OF the
ipitzbergen. and 10 the following year ac-
,ompanied only by Eskimos. he made journey
tenips Is three years older. hut is said to