, 1896-10-10
DIR. NANSEN'S RETURN.
DAILY Telegraph eth Aug.)

TIoms0, Sunday.
A grand fete was given last evening by the
municipal authorities in honour of the mem
bers of DR.. NanSen's expedition, all of whom
were received with the widest enthusiasm
and even carried shoulder high into the hall.
In the course Of the festi> tiles DIR. Nansen
delivel ed q speech, in which he eulogised
Captain Brown, of the Windward. The latter
In reply, expressed the joy which it had
caused hin to have been the mar chosen to
bring Dir. Nansen, the most eminent explorer
ever known, back 10 the world.
Christiania, Sunday.
On her way south for Skiervoe the Fran
will probably touch at Bodo- Trondihem and
Bergen.
Christiania, Sunday.
DR.. Nansen will not now come to Chris
tiana on hoard the Fran, as was originally
his intention. There is not accommodation
on the ship for both DR.. and Mrs Nansen,
and the explorer has accordingly q cepted the
invitation Of Sir George Baden-Powcll to
continue his voyage southwards on board
tie yacht OtaIIa.
The story If the meeting with Mr.. jackson
and his companions is gradually being CON-
plrted. Wien DR.. Nansen heaId the distant
bnking If dogs, which appeared to indicate
The presence of people OH shore, the two
GXItlOlGIS NEIO IL 1Sot III may Ohbs u0bC
they hal dashed together and over them had
erected a kind of tent. Lieutenant Johansen
was asleep, while Dir. hansen, whose turn it
was to act as COOS, was busy preparing break
FAST. On hearing the sounds Of bal liking DR..
NanSen awoke his companion, and after con.
s~ultntion it was lecidrd that Dr. Nansen
should 90 ON slolc and endeaVour to discover
any party that might be in the neighbour
hood, while Liet tenant Johansen remained
by the boats. AS it was impossible to say
how far DIR. Nansen might have TO travel
before meeting the owners Of the dogs, lie
partook of a hearty meal before setting out.
He had not long been gone when the
sound of barking once more c me over the
ice to the tent. Lieutenant Johansen was
now certain that bhere must be people some.
where on land, and he awaited with eager
ness his comp anion's return. Three hours
passed without further signed of life, but
shortly aftel wards the lieutenant deserted
a man walking along in the distance. He
was too far off to be clearly diScernible. but
as he carried a long gun, while DR.. Nansen
had taken with him a short barrelled gun,
Lieutenant Johansen was sure it could not
be his leader returning. Fastening a Nor
weglan flag to a stick he waved this aloft. and
the stranger at once directed his steps to.
wards the signal.
The meeting of the two mon was most
hearty, though conversation proved no easy
matter, for the stranger could not speak Morse,
while Lieutenant Johansen's knowledge of
English was very limited. They knew enough
however, to mutually introduce themselves,
ard Lieutenant Johansen learned that his
visitor was Mr.. J. w. Child, of the jackson
Harmsworth expedition.
Immediately afterwards the latter's com.
panions came in sight. They proved to be
Messrs. Armitage, Fisher, Kutlitz, and Blom-
quist. Kutlitz spoke German, and, Johansen
being acquainted with that language, the
explorers were now able to converse freely.
Question and answer followed each other
rapidly, and the surprise of the Englishmen
was great when they learned that DR.. Nansen
and Lieutenant JOhansen were endeayourinS
to make their way to Spitzbprgen. Nor
could they make out for a long time why the
two officers had left the Fran.
Aconsiderable time was passed in the ex-
change of news and Of courtesies.
Mr., Armitage gave Lieutenant Johanscn a
glass of port wine and, taking the word
from their leader, the party Of English OK.