New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24
NANSEN IN NETWORK.
THE FAMOUS EXPLORER A PASSENGER
on THE LUCAN1A.
MET BY DELEGATION OF sCANDINANIANS
HE TALKS OF HIS FUTURE PLANS. AND
EXPRESSES FAITH IN ANDRES
sAFETY-nIs APPEARANCE
AND MANNER OF

AND MANNER OF
SPEECH
DR. Fridtjof Nansen. who has made his name
! known throughout the world by his explorations
| In the Arctic Circle arrived here yesterday from
England on the Cunard Line steamship Luz
! CANA He was accompanied by his private sec
! retary \ delegation OF NOrwegans ana SweheS
| In TINS city. two hundred and nifty in number
had arranged to 60 down the harbor on the
| steamer Favorite To meet the Lucania ana 10
! welcome Dr. hansen to these shores. Among
/ those in the delegation were the Norwegian con-
! sui Karl WoXen; the Nice-Consul T. HaNh
! AMI Professor Libbey. Of Princeton. member
I OF the American Geographical Society. AS the
! Lucania is due here usually Friday. the party
waited until a late hour that night for her AS
she sailed from Liverpool however eleven hours
! behind her schedule time. she did not arrive un'H
Yesterday afternoon. The Favorte left the Bat
| tory AT an carly hour in the morning. and
| waited throughout the day al Quarantine. IL
| WAS 40 o'clock before the big ocean liner
steamed SLOWLY IN through the Narrows ana
! came to anchor.
RECOGNIZED on TIE DECK.
DR. hansen was recognized In the group upon
the deck by his friends on the Favori'e and
then steamed alongside the Cunarder. and the
explorer and mis- secretary were quickly trans
ferred TO the smaller boat. After shaking hands
all around a formal welcome was extended TO
the doctor Colsui Woxen addressing him in
| Norwegian on behalf Of the delegation, and Pro-
fessor Iibbey making few remarks welcom-
Inc him 10 this ountry Several patriotic Nor
wegian songs sung. and the party then
fell into conversation with the explorer
Meanwhile the Favorite had been slowly
steaming up the IIarbor. and on landing the
doctor was driven at once to the Savoy Hotel
where he will stay while In this city
DR.. hansen is a man Of striking personal APP
pearance He is powerfully built. more than ak
feet In height with the fair. rudy complexion
OF the Scandinavians. His yellow hair was cut
close to his massive. we-shaped head and
brushed straight back from a full, rounded fore
head His eyes are blue and deep-set, and have
an expression OF great earnestness The lines or
his face accentuate this expression. and when
looking at him one cannot fail 10 be impressed
with the great mental and physical vigor OF the
man. He is only thirty-six years old. but no
seems TO be younger.
His costume was likewise striking. IT CON
sisted of what he called a hunting suit. with
dark. close fitting jacket and trousers.
DELIBERATE IN SPEECH
In speech he Is very deliberate. apparently
choosing his words carefully. H. speaks too,
with great earnesness and direc,ness He does
not talk readily about himself. except In 90 far
az he is concerned with the work to which he IL
devoted. His command Of English for a for
| ,igner Is excellent.
Il shall not make another attempt To reach
the Pole next winter" he said yesterday in dis
cuss!ng his future plans. but my captain OF the
,1o, ,,v.
circumstances. with the vast drifting sea In the
Arctic Circle and it's great masses ~ floating Tee
I made the best effort OF which was capable
TO get to tho Pole. did not succeed I'm that.
but did succeed in reaching the furthest point
north end in obtaining many valuable data
which | am here 10 tell the American puzzle
about. | shall. ~ course. continue my cNplpra-
ton work In years 10 come. but am likely 10
give more attention to the Antarctic Circle than
has here tofore been done. and may try to reach
the South Pole
BELIEF THAT ANDRE Is SAFE.
Andres plan for reaching the North Pole
by balloon think entirely feasible. There are.
Of course. many obstacles In the way. but It's
very daring recommends 1t to me am not
willing to believe that Andre is lost. I expect.
at least sincerely hope. that he Will be heard
from some day. | am not familiar with Lieu
tenant Paarys scheme for reaching the Pole,
and cannot therefore express An opinion on n.
! have very strong doubts about that metcorite
which he brought back from Greenland That
the Lieutenant himself has been deceived as 10
the nature of the stone is highly probable RlV
I am firmly convinced that he did not secure
a real meterorite.
The doctor forw arded to this country in ad-
vance OF his coming many souvenirs ~ his ex
plorations. which are now on exhibition at the
Savoy Hotel Among them are model ~ the
ship Fran. IN which he made his celebrated
drifting voyage through the Arctic Circle.
bamboo frame canoe. which he made himself
while on the Fran: sedges. snowshoes. tent
poles. bearskin overshoes. a harness Of walrus
skin and large number Of photographs taken
by himself These souvenirs he Will use IN Illus
trate the lectures which he has come To this
country TO deliver the first ~ which I'm this
city ne will give November 6 at the Metro
politan opera House. Besides the reception
given for him last evening by the American
Geogra phical Society at Chckering Hall. another
will be given in his honor on Monday night at
the Grand Central opera House by the Nor
wegians and Svedes Of this city on Tuesday
he will go to Washington where the National
Geogra phcal Society will give n reception and
dinner At the Arlington Hotel in his honor.
On Friday week he will GO to Philadelphia
TO take his seat as a member ~ the Scientific
Society OF that city. and to meet the members
of the Geographical Society there. on Saturday
he will return to Brooklyn. and will appear at
the Academy Of Music in the evening. After
that he will deliver his lecture here. and will
start on his tour TO other cites
RECEPTION FOR THE DOCTOR
GIVEN BY THE AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL soci-
ETY.. WHICH PRESENTS To HIM THE
CULI.UM MEDAI-Hrs RESPONSE
DR.. Frldtiof hansen the guest Of honor OF
the American Geogra phica Society last night at
a special meeting of tho society, held at chickerins
Hall. There large gathering OF members
Of the society and their friends. who warmly wei
coined the hero of "Farthest North" to this coun-
try. Ex-Judge Charles T. DAILY. who has been
the president Of the society for thrty-four years,
presided Seated in semi-crcIe on the platform
many members Of the society. Next the