New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-27

that Dr. Nansen should on shore and ende s,gS
to b any 5ha 1osansen remained
the boats AS 1t impossible to say now ID, wal
might have to hsd me mot long been
when the sound of barking once more cainJ i,,oovt
fnrther sign of life but shortly aiterward Leuten
ant Johansen deserted man walking along IN 9ne
dis; nee lie was sarr Uo ir long S gun while Dr.
sem had taken with him short-ba,relled gun s
IeaSer returning Fastening Norwegian flag TO
stick he waved this aoft and the Stranger "' '"N'
directed his steps toward the signal s ,rost
The meeting between the two men was . iuoS'
hearty though conversation proved no easy nat.e,
ier int Of icy
limited They knew enough however, 10 ed bst
wa ns Mr
Harmsworh expedition. Immediately ~, ai.1 nrovad
the a Massrs APmitage Fisher Kutz and Bom
auist Kutlitz spoke German, and Jonansen pe ,ere
abe 70 freely The surprise of the
Engshmen great when they eanheu sn Caring
to make their way to spizbergen Nor could t heg
make out for long time why the TWO on nossed in
the exchange of news and of courteses Mr. Arm Arm
tage gave Lieutenant Johansen siasS ,b %, narty
of English explorers gave cheers three times three
for while AL aE Sh
sen had raised a signal. Then they al SCI ou'
for Mr. Jacksons m Carving Dr. Nansens
stores and would not allow Lieutenant Sew soon
N burden himself with Single tniis III.
reached the house, where they found Dr. Nanssei,
whom Mr. Jackson had Just finished photograpn1,nnS
Lieutenant Johansen was also photographeu., Do. n
men had great long boards and their mar zen over
their shoulders SO stiff were their clothes oWIne
to the grease and blood that saturated then' Hnr
they stood by themselves when placed on emu U
Ing his stay with Mr. jackson Dr. Mansen ,ch Se
himself IN arranging the scentinc daaa VIII" rnoaved
had prepared Details which have been receiver
of the Frams voyage show that after VI. N hse
and Lieutenant Johansen left the snip she Pesd
once more drift slowly northWard Al on Doar s
sure proved too severe and all the necessarles ior
a tourney across the ice In sledges were heo IN
re5diness on board The summer passed very qulet-
Nv Tho highest latitude s. degrees % minutes WIS
attained between October 10 and November TO- lneh
the Fran began to drift southwark ana on Jahu-
arv she again passed the S5h degree OF north at
it,;de Shortly afterward the drift pracucaiy
ceased and from the end Of February until the MD
die OF July the Fran remained almost IN tne same
Mace During this period she only made ten mie3
10 the south. In the middle of May the ice around
the shin was blown up and after great rAer'o.i
she was freed from ice by June 2 On July ~ IN at-
tude SO degrees IA minutes the attempt 10 work nrr
out Of the ice foes begun. and on August 10
in latitude 81 degrees 80 minutes longitude IL ne
rrees 40 minutes east longitude, open water WE We
reached The depth Of the sea varied from S,.W
metres to 1900 metres. 1t was much shaiower nest
Spitzbergen. Dr. Nansens future plans are nucn
discussed here 1t reported that ne next intehus
10 take two ships cartographical expeoitioh 10
the antarctic regions, and that he Will also TAKE d
large number of dogs with the object OF pushing
southwark in sledges.