New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18
THE GERMAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION
no TRACE OF ANDREE a NEW ISLAND DIS
COVERED

no TRACE of AkDRtE Nj" ISLAND b'S
COVERED.
Berlln correspondence II The London News
The German North pole Expedition. having
completed tho FIRST part ~ its journey, has put
into Iaumcrfcst for repairs. ThouHh IL mas
not Succeeded. unfortunately. in finding the
slightest trace II Andre. the cXp"ditlun has nor
been altogether without results II value to sci
.ucc The special correspondent N the 'Ipkdl
Anzcigcr" trlesraphIng from Hamineri,St'
states that after weathe~iug many storms III the
noighborhood II Spitzbergcn. the Helsoland
steamed for King Charles Land. ten days
stay at the latter place enabled the members of
The expedition To correct many mistakes when
are apparent IN tho English and Norwegian
maps
King Charles Land consists II two large ISL
ands shown in the maps rs swedish Foreland
and Jena Island a third island which the eN
petition discovered was christencd, IN hohor Oh
The promoter of the expedition. the AUGUST
Scherl Island Upon Il were found IA" breeding
places 81 some gui!s Of which hitherto Only
Jew eggs have been collected. Ihe expedition
further came upon tWO small Islands Whlcn were
Dnri.f,ncd the Tirpitz and H.igoand Isles IN
IN. south bay Of iona. nasty survey 0i hin4
Charles Land was mad" ny captain KurilB'r.
The question as 10 the number ana position o'
it, islands has therefore been finally determined
Ifpon July - the correspondent continues. thf
expedition started in n northcrly direction Tor
Franz Josef Land. but after having travelled
some sixty miles il was forced 10y heavy
northwest storm 10 turn back and To geek sheI-
ter in the south bay n Jena.
The leader " thu expedition. Herr The0dor
faru.r then reverted 70 his original plan OF
sailing around Northeast Land from the south,
DESPITE great difficulties created 10y the ice and
fogs the Hclgoland succeeded IN making the
ua.sagc Thc value OF this performance H. held
hy the cyporers go consist Ia the PROOF II anords
that l.eIitD the tremendous obstacles IN the con
trary polar currents, the passage n"r'hWifd ~
not an .mpossibility. ii was found that the
great island is actually situated some ten min
utcs nor,hward Of IFS position. az indicated in
the maps The most nOrth"rly point reached
bv the expedition was 81 degrees ana - MN
utes where the fringe ~ the pack ice was met
Tie return journey was made through the nm
l. opcn Straits the bismarck Sound, and along
the east Of Barcnt-iand. From Hopes Island
rapid astronomical observations were taken to
dcicrminc the latitude and ongitud" as well as
the direction Of the south coast or tn" land.
Thick fog rendered similar observations on the
north side impossible The expedition. OWING to
Island The vessel. which was driven sixty
miles out ~ her course. finally made for Ham
merfcst which she reached yesterday.
The geological results of the expedition are
described a. particularly valuable. Drag nets
cver. used at Twenty-Five staff 1us eastward y
king Charles Land and at the extreme north
Of SpitZbcrgeu at 4 depth II llCD metres the
material gathered will require years OF inVestl.
cation before its value can DE scientifically as
ccrained.
In addition to a large number of seals and
reindeers twenty four polar bears were Sc
cured including specimens Of extraordinary size
as well as four young ones which are being
TRANSPORTED living 10 Germany. Professor Rich
ard Frese the well-knOwn animal painter who
accompanied the expedition. was enabled to
make some exceedingly Interesting sketches. The
expedition, after few days stop at Tromsoe
for reftting will sail upon the second half OF i3
Journey.