New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-24
DIR. NANSEN HEARD AGAIN
HE DELIVERS HIS LECTURE HERE pRror
TO STARTING FOR THE WEST

Dr. Fridtjof hansen yesterday afternoon Am.
cred his final lecture In New-York prior 10 ~.
western tour to large and fashionable audienc.
at the Carnegie Music Hail. The lecture wa.
given In complete darkness, while stereont,co,
views OF Arctic scenes were thrown on the can.
vas at the back Of the stage, illustrating ~.
points. 1t was impressive indeed, as the audlenc.
listened In darkness to The deep voice of the az,
plorer telling the story OF the wanderngs OF him.
self and his companion Johansen, In their eHor,.
to reach the Pole aftei leaving their stanch It'll.
ship. the Fran; Of their hardshps dangers. hair.
breadth escapes and sufrerings from the p!tlless
cold Of the gradual killing Of their dogs until onlv
two were left. one for each OF them. Finally when
they had again reached open water and could uss
their little boats. these two faithful companions
had TO be sacrificed, too as they could not further
accompany the travellers or be left behind IA
starve. Nansen killed Johansen's dog and Johan.
killed Nansens. Each went behind a hum.
mock to make the sacrifice in order that the other
might not be witness. Nansen described this AZ
the hardest task Of all. Then he told OF the little
boats getting loose and drifting away when the
explorers had landed day the Ice and Of
Nansens long and terrible swim In those fr.gd
waters TO recover them. The story Of these and
other dangers and privations led an absorbed audi
ence step by step down to the time when Nansen
and Johansen met the English exploring party and
returned to civilization.
Tnis wonderful story was told 10 the accompani.
ment Of series Of beautiful pictures OF the scenes
he described. and in the darkness 1. was almost
possible 20 imagine them real glimpses Of the
frozen North.
With the close OF the lecture and return Of light
the magnificent physique and commanding person.
allty Of Nansen brought q realization Of how It
Is possible for tie human frame 10 endure such
hardships as ne had been describing, but even
when looking upon this modern prototype OF the
ancient Morse 1t was still difficult 10 believe
that the hero OF such an expedition In reality stood
there In the flesh
In ending his lecture Dr. Nansen made some elo-
ouent remarks in favor OF expeditions to discover
the Pole. 1t a quest, he said. In which
tionalites were sunk, and the GROWING Of which
with success would be OF value to all mankind
DIR. Nansen opens mis- Western tour on Monday
at Binghamton and will extend II westward as far
Denver. and possibly 10 the Pacific Coast. His
present intention is 20 return TO Norway the last
week in February and to give a series OF farewell
lectures in New-York just prior TO his departure
The lecture yesterday was given under the pat.
ronage OF Mrs Richard VI. Hunt. Mrs. William D.
Sloane. Mrs. )hn W. Minturn. President Low Mrs
J. Perpont Morgan. Mrs Chester Griswold. Mrs
Robert Winthrop Ms. Buchanan Winthrop, Mrs.
G.. G.. Haven. Mrs Sidney Webster Mrs. James
Speyer Mrs Richard Derby. Mrs. William c. Whit.
ney Mrs. Henry c. Potter. j. Hampden Robb.
Mrs Charles Laller, Miss Furniss. Ms David B..
Ogden. Mrs. Y. p Minturn, Mrs Henry Clews,
Mrs J. Hopkins Smith. Mrs. George Clark and
others.