New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-19
A NEW WAY TO THE POLE.
SCHEME OF A BALTIMORE MAN TO USE
GOVERNMENT CRUISERS AND
DYNAMITE.
DYNAMITE.

DYNAMITE.
Baltimore correspondence OF The P!;tsburg Com
mercial Gazette
II. 4. Lewis, OF This city. has plan for reaching
whaling vessel and was shipwrecked in Cumbcr-
and lnlet passing the entire winter on IT'S shores.
expeditions which have gone northward were fitted
OUT in slow ships. The idea seems TO have been to
reach a point as far north as practicable in some
old wooden tub east anchor and wait TO be frozen
TO dca,h Whatever IS done in the frisid zone in
summer by way OF sailing must he done quickly.
What Is needed. therefore. is large ship run by
powerful engines, provided with ram and tor
PedCca, win which TO plough its way through
Bchiing Strait into he omen PoI,r Sea One Of arr
cruisers, for example well stocked with facilities
Tor hghtlng against the icepack. with two hundred
dynam Would succeed CD IT n b ana
sailing 10 the North Pole Will be accom-
ilShed Ev other means.
about June Is each year" Mr. Lewis continued.
DAVIS STRAIT begins 20 get clear Of ice. At that
and enter Hudson Bay There is much floating
h 0I G3Gr% and probably several packs might
that in ordinary years there is comparatively
E patH ior SIMS from the opening OF Davis
August 60 As for bergs and any large iccnoes
which might be met with. there need be no fear.
During the entire tweny-four hours it would be
iIht enough TO read "A newspaper on the deck OF
the cruiser. the approach Of large masses OF ice
way and the pack could be dealt with by very
simple means. Torpcdoes placed under II would
blow II to atoms. and the ships ram would make
snort WORK OF any ordinary areas which might be
encc1Gnn'cIcd.
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IN o"5,ln 9'uhd past 'fnneIl Land. or through
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