The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-17
Practically Nothing Done by
the Polar Expedition.
MANY HARDsHlPs IN THE ICE.
All the Reports From Asia Continue
Favorable to japan.
The sightse~rs 90 the Execatfoa of
Cesario-Doers Aboat TO Attack th.
Rebel kaftirs-war In samoa Threat
ems te Cause Famine.


Copyrighted. 1894. By the Associated Pres.
IRoNsoE, Norway. Aug l6-Waiter
Neisman, with the crew of the crushed
steamer Ragnayald-Jarl, arrived here ves-
terday by the fishing yacht Bevntone,
Capt. Jansen, from North Spitzbergen.
Ali the members of the party are we'll.
Discussing the failure of his expedition
10 reach the pole. Mr.. Weglman SAID to a
representative of the Associated Press:
after the loss of the Ragnavald-J arl
and the consequent breaking up OF my line
OF retreat, | was compelled 10 modify my
plans :or the summers work and MAKE
sure 20 be able TO return 10 the coast of
spiizbergen earlier than intended, though
the expedition reached within a few miles
oi the eighty-first parallel on May II,
eleven days from 1romsoe. The season
had then changed TO the other extreme.
North OF the Seven islands, situated at the
extreme north OF Spitzbergen, as far as We
could see were masses Of heavy. unbroken
ice, which appeared absolutely impass-
able.
THE expedition then turned its face
east along the Northeast land. and then
the northeast gales hreke up the ice. which
had promised 10 afford some easy travel
ing. The whole Northeast land was ex-
plored. the scientific men of the party
making interesting observations in geology
and natural history. Prof Oven French.
OF the coast and geodetic survey, Washing
ton City, accurately surveyed large part
of the coast. Among the points added TO
the map by virtue of the discoveries made
during this survey are Capes Gresham.
whitney, Armour and Scott, and Walsh
island.
''On July 1, with seven men and an
aluminium boat, / started on nv way over
the pack ice. but was compelled. after sew
erai days OF frightful struggling with the
ice, to give up the attempt. On Juiy 4
started to return to Walden island cross
ing Dove bay. We were all compelled for
hours to wade through water waist high.
The screwing of the pack ice threatened to
destroy the boats and sleighs, but though
they were subjected TO the hardest usages
the aluminium boats came through unin-
jured. Had it not been for the protec-
lion afforded by the water-tight cases
progress would have been impossible in
the pack Ice, where the men ana sleighs
we're half the time In water and half the
time on the ice. Crossing Dove bay, A!me,
the meleoroiogist of the party, broke q
bone of his right leg and had 20 be carried
in the boats TO Walden island, which was
reached July y. We waited fortnight
for open water. and on august decided
to push through the ice. The attempt.
which was most dangerous one. was
successful, and four boats reached Low
island on August g. where we sighted the
Berntone. Eventually We hired her TO con-
vey our party to Tromsoe. We sailed
from Low island on August and reached
Dare's island on August s. There we took
on Prof. Oyen, the geologist, and Hydahl,
the runner and sportsman from the Uni
versity of fChristiania. and the stores which
they were guariin for US. Though we
were unable to get as far north as we
hoped to get in 1894, because of the loss of
our steamer and the bad nature of the sea-
son, am determined 70 try the Spitz-
bergen route again in 1895.