Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-14
FOUND
Dr.. NanSen'S Ezpedi-
ton Successful.
SAID TO HAVE VISITED THE Nonru
POLE AND Is NOW hE-
TURNING.
THE GOAL REACHED
PLucKy NORWEGIAN MAKES me
DANGEROUS VOYAGE,
The Report of the AchieY cmcut Is
Received From the Northern.
Coast of siberia.
THE GOAL REACHED
PLucKY NORWEGIAN MAKES TnE
DANGEROUS VOYAGE,

st. Petersburg, Feb. ia tele-
graphic dispatch received here today
from Irkutsk, Siberia, says that 81
berian trader named kouchnareu,
who Is the agent of DR.. FritdJof Nan
sen, the Norwegian explorer VINO sail
ed In the Fran june "A, 1898, for the
Arctic regions, has received infurma
tion to the effect that DR. Nansen has
reached the north pole. has found land
there and Is now returning toward civ
| ilizatlon.
In April last the Figaro OF Paris
circulated u rumor that Dr. Nansen
had found the north pole and that 1t
is situated on chain of mountains.
It was added that he had planted the
| Norwegian nag there. The story was
generally regarded as being without
foundation.
I on September last advlces We're re-
ceiVed In London from the Danish
trading station Of Angmugsalik. on tho
east coast OF Greenland, that a snip
supposed to be Dr. Nansen's Fran had
been sighted at the end OF July stuck
fast In an ice drift.
DR.. FritdJof Nansen is distinguish
ed scientist Of Norway and an en-
thusiastic believer in the possibility
Of finding the north pole. He is about
IS years OF age. The Norwegian par
Lament allowed Manson about So 600
to tit out his craft. and in addition. he
was assisted IN his work by many prl-
vate subscriptions, including one Of
5000 from King Oscar.
a Norwegian paper describing the
fitting out Of the Fran, said:
THE cabin OF Nanscns ship Is heat
ed by means OF an English petroleum
stove which consumed three litres Of
petroleum per day. As the explorer has
taken along with him sufficient sup
ply OF this fuel to last him eight or
nine years, there will be no lack Of
heating material The library of the ex-
petition consists of 1000 books, half Of
which are scientific works and the 9TH
en- half novels, poetry, etc.
THE crew number twelve men, and
all occupy the cabin, which measures
only thirteen feet square. There they
dwell. eat and work The suits they
wore cannot be penetrated by wa
ter"
The expedition sailed from Chris
tiann June "A, 1893. the Doctors plan
being to make for the new Siberian is
lands and hold north until the Fran.
by being Embedded in the ice, would
be compelled to drift along the wegt
coast Of any Island which might be
found. On August T. 1895, Or Nan
sent sent dispatch from Vardo re-
porting that ON the second Of that
month he was about to sail in the
kara sea, and that the Fran had he
havel splendidly up to that stage of
the journey, especially in forcing her
way through the ice.
A London dispatch dated March 4 of
last year announced that n letter
dated KIollefdord, February q, mad
reached Hammerfest. Norway mn
nouncing that a telegraph Inspector AZ
station In the mountains had seen a
balloon moving In southerly direc-
tion and believed that II was possibly
Al oh.
but until the foregoing dispatch no
further news OF the balloon or OF DR.
hansen had been received
!lr' Nonsen's companions were Cam
IAN otto syerdrup, shipmaster: 81
Eurd Scott Hansen, lieutenant in the
norwegian navy and director OF the
astronomical mcteorolTy and magnetic
observations; Henrik Blessing, surgeon
ana botnmIst; Theodore G. jacobson,
n hnrnooner. Anton Amuslen, chief on
gineer; Lars Peterson. second an
Einoer; H1llmer Johnnnescn, officer in
the Norwegian army. fireman: Bernard
Nordahl. electrician; Ivan Mogstnd
enrnenter and Adolf Juell. steward.
Dr. Manson, according to Lieutenant
Davis l.. Bralnerd, ". S. A., who nc-
companled the Greedy expedition ne
subsistence officer. bases his theory OF
the current which he relied on to carry
him through the Arctic regions on tho
'"NN '"aN Nnt lTtnu OF inc Jeanueftpe
was generally in the direction Of the
nnle. and that piles Of drlftwood. etc.
nave been found on tho east and yest
coast OF Greenland aud along the cast
coast OF Grlnnell and which. from their
afspearance and character, seem 10
Indicate that they had driftcd from the
siberian coasts, Other articles. such no
large storper or plug FOR powder
norm. coasilng stick, cane. etc. owl.
IDENTIFY the work OF Alaskan Indians
nave also been found in the same
places. '"'''