The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-07


r11u nfx arrival ca American soil WAS
vary rztterfng He sfoce In the tfToog
Of she passerEerz U2oa the LacAnl4s IS
ths big steamer passed into the harbos
Ct Greater Eew York The hero q =
degrees 81 minutes north iatltude vas .
head taller than other passengers
srr9up16 around h!rn ard he vas easily
distinguished by the COMMITTEES Of Neg
wegSzn-ArneFfcSas- who had gone out %
meet him IN an excursion steamer The
COMMITTEES chssred yo<iseTously. while
the band played the Norwegian natiofial
cong. DR.. Nausen boarded the excursion
steamer. and on ire ~ay up the n4rbor
he was rendered tire first impromptu ban
anet--the beginning Of a series OF dinners
ard barqnets. waiting for bin, snc
which vii probably test his physical con-
difgon more than three years In the
Arctic.
Colonel ". II Cnder. second In COM
rand Of Lieutenant Schwatka's Franklin
saarch party OF 1890. interviewed Nan
ser FOR the New York Journal. from
shich interview We quote the following:
"A was the way OF modest. blond giants
70 Go great things. DR. Nansen laughs
away questions about his exploits. and
then asks questions that are puzzling 10
answer. For instance:
Doctor. what Is ths greatest benefit 20
science from the trip OF the Fran and
your expedition 30 sledge and Kayak
THAT Is too big question 10 answer
oH-nand."
There are other results. then. besides
the proof OF your theory Of the steady
current or the Arctic with It's tee coat
and the records OF the depth OF the water
Ia the Arctic2"
"Yea. yes. there are others. Tire whole
range Of physical conditions Could you
tel those tn a momeAtT'
No one answered.
There Is, then. material benefit from
the search for the North pole2''
What do you mean by material ben
ent7" he replied quickly. Certainly
there is seieatlie use and Is not scientific
benefit material henefif2''
No one answered.
''Was Il not disappointment when you
We're compelled 90 torn southwark after
getting within four degrees of the poleg"
disappointment? How could that be2
I'D what | expected 10 do. DO yoa
think | went out merely 20 break rec
ofds2" the blonde giant laughed morTily
lie speeulated little for the benefit OF
these who had gone 10 meet him. The
North pole has the same aspect as at the
highest latitude he reached s6.i4 Ridge
after ridge ard nothing but hubble TO
travel over" as he wrote In his book
"a veritabie chaos OF Ice blocks"
when asked him II he favored stiH
further attempts To reach the North pole
d. said that he certainly believed great
deal could be achieved II the search was
scientifically ard iutelilgently conducted
The mere glory Of looking at the North
pole without the ability and necessary
preparation 10 make observations in the
iatsrest Of science would. ne thought. be
mere buncombe, and Of no real value
There Il great ileld for scientific oh
servation IN lower Arctic ATTITUDES and
he believed that such work should be un-
dertakeB without delay
Observations TO establish the present
location Of the north magnetic pole and
20 ascertain II IL IL a fixed or movable
point and, II II moves 10 ascertain the
direction and rate OF that motion. he
considered would be OF the greatest scien-
tific interest and value.
asked him II be believed that with
skilled Esquimaux dog drivers and sledge
managers he could have Travelled more
RAPIDLY over the ice when on his great
dash for the pole. and he said he did not
know whether or not they would have
been an assistance 20 him for he had
never used them Peary. he added. was
better Judge Of such matters. for he had
lived long with those people and had
used The Esqulnaux 90 great advantage
lie had been with the Danish Esaulr1aux
cral months and had met the aboriginal
Esqulmaux on The east coast of that Is
land. These people, be said. iattooed
their faces and were in All respects sim
liar 20 the Iwihk Esqulmaux Of the
American continent
Nansen expressed great pleasure when
he learned thaz Lieutenant Peary was 10
he present at his reception last evening.
Aic said that be greatly admired IAeu-
al rf.s4ss, -. h
bas whose splendid trans Greenland
Journeys he had studied with great inter
est
IN the evening Of the day Of his arrival
hr. Nsnsen met the members OF the
American Geographical Society at Chick
'Flng han. On the platform we're about
forty persons including several Arctic
Yeiers and the officers and council az
the society. Notable among the Arctic
trt3eers were capt. Brainerd. Of the
lreely expedition OF ISSe-sa, Sergeant
Francis Long OF the Long expedition.
William +. c. Nin9erman. a survivor OF
the Jeanette expedition Capt John wan
Wilson. one Of the survivors OF Or
kaue's expedition In 1852 and Lieutenant
feary. Or Nansen was elected a nom
Der Of the society and presented with tbs,
Cullum medal Tor valuable geographical
exploration. nr. Nanscn briefly thanked
the society for the honor conferred upon
him.
Three DAYS later Dr. hansen was ten
cerea a reception .'y the National Geo
graphical Society 81 Washington. The
reception committee consisted Of Vice
President Hobart. the secretary ~ the
navy, the ambassador OF Norway ana
Sweden. The presidents OF Johns HOPKINS
Columbia and the Methodist Universities
Admiral Wake. Gen. Wilson. Cant.
schlev. e1-Secretary Foster. President
Mehtnisy's private secretary. 7 4. Por-
ter and Norris \. Jessup. % New York
Provincial Governor Knu, AheriuS ha.
committed suicide One ~ the reasons
assigned for his untIme1y death was TIE
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ted ~ Auditor " A Thaye~ifz hfs 49,.
Intimate friend. Who was caught atfernrt.
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