The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-05

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Dane to become the discoverer Of that
narrow body of water which separates
America from Asia. Vttus Bering ex-
plored the sea of Kamchatka, and during
this voyage he discovered the strait that
bears his name and ascertaned that
America was not joined to Asia. Left
Erkson and Vitus Boring stand as L
were, at the rising and setting sun, in
the extreme east and the extreme west,
and clasp what Is now known IS tae
domain of the United States in their
strong Scandinavian arms. The Swedes
have well maintained their reputation.
First Of all there is her great son John
Ericsson. who. by his invention OF the
screw and the famous monitor, revolu-
tionized navigation both in peace and IN
war on the high seas. And later there
Is her great navigator. Nordenskjola,
famous FOR his various Arctic exp!ora-
lions and particularly for his discovery
and navigation OF a northeast passage
by sea from the extreme northwestern
point os Europe 20 the extreme north
eastern point OF Asia: that is. a passage
by sea from the North Atlantic ocean 10
the North Pacific ocean. AS splendid
epopee for the closing years Of this re-
markabls century Norway has given Us
FTfGtiof Nansen, who ia lSSs with three
other brave Norwegiaps and two Laps
crossed Greenland from east TO west at
HApGL % Ntg. north latitude, ana &n4
sits among Us tonight the hero OF an
Arctic expedition which reached a point
close 20 the pole and about 10 miles fur
Their north than that visited by any pre-
vious explorer. In FrIdttof Nansen how
ever. Norwegian courage reached the
very pole itself.
The toast assigned 70 me IL. how
ever, not the hero Of today. but his
predecessors. the early Morse explorers
and | seize this opportunity of stating
~ the very outset and with "a much
emphasis as possible that the old Morse
men have a most honorable Place in The
annals ~ seafaring. They fully under
stood the Importance az studying the
art ~ shipbui'ding and Of NAVIGATION.
They learned how u measure time by the
stars and how 10 calculate the course OF
the sun ard moon From the sagas. ana
even Sfiu better from the OLD Tune and
CO kstad SHIPS. we know that the old
Norsemeu were most excellent shipbu!id-
ers. The superior ssaeoing qualities Of
tse viking ships was fully demonstrated
by Capt Mnguus Anderson when IN iS3
Re hToug1, tire viking from Norway To
The Worl3s Fair.
''Iae No-selnen ware the pioneers in
Ysu;uFinx out upon The high seas and
taught TIE rest Of the world - navigate
The ocean Every sctap al written ais
tory sGStasns RE wasa J sav -nar ali
other peoples o. Asia aa4 Europe dowa
% tire 3Tae ~ Columbus were limited In
thef- nautical knows dxe 20 coast raviga-
tjon. I haxe looked up with the greatest
possible care 81, the facts accessible sn
regard fo tbs navigation of tne ancieuts
The Greek U.pp0icS, mentioned az my
friend Dr.. Storm. Of she University Of
Norway. as having Gaytsate3 in she In
dan ocean before the tine of the elder
PtoionleS S. ! can assure yG-y mere
fry1h. Play. the only author who men
cocs hirn. writes his name with = small
i ard the word means merely me m0n-
soon wind and - = Syaons II ot Favonius
Nssfchos, that great Greek whe served
"a a4sl..&. under A.sA@aGeg TIE 1sreaG AID