The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-18
The da1eha Daily Eaee Tuesday goria October g. 1ses

| exploration party Will meet Andree OF
| find some traces OF him. The journey
! IS undertaken in a Norwegian whaling
! ship constructed on the same lines as
Nansen's Fran. Professor Nathorst is
a resolute and daring leader. and one Of
the most prominent polar scientists in
Europe. Only A years old. he has already
! successfully conducted several important
scientific la5ors, which have been the
means of solving many important scien-
tic problems. In 1870 and 1852 he was
| chief OF the Swedish Spitzbergen expedi-
ton, and in 1883 Of tee Greenland expe-
dition. the latter in particular having
accomplished important scientific results.
NO TIDINGS OF ANDREE.
As tnis article is going 20 press, ad-
vices are received from Stockholm that
the Na;ho-st expedition has suddenly re-
turned TO Sweden. TIE leader. Professor
A. G. Nathorst, on being Informed Of the
arrival in Sweden Of a letter from Evelyn
2. Baldwin of the Wellmaa expedition
relating TO the traces found of Europeans
/ at Cape Tegs<hoff. stated that on August
T. Eea- King Charles Land, ne met the
Wellman steamer Frichiof. then on return
to Cape Tegethof, where Mr.. Baldwin
was conducting 4 searching expedition
/ for Andree. Professor Nathorst has a
theory that the first news of Andree viii
be received from Greenland. and that the
balloon has crossed over the polesflm
balloon has crossed near or over the pole.
II Andree has descended on the east coast
OF Greenland no message can be expected
from him for several years. and he thinks
that there is no danger in this locality
of the members OF the Andree expedition
starving to death. The inaccessioility of
the location is what will delay news or
their arrival home
YONG NORDENSKJOLD'S EFFORT.
There is now in the Yukon valley a
Swedish scientific expedition under the
leadership of DR.. Otto Nordenskjold a
son of the famous explorer, Professor Ba-
ron Nordenskjold. DR.. Nordenskjold, be-
ing fully convinced that Andree would be
found on the American side. organized
an expedition with a twofold purpose,
that of searching for Andree at the ex-
treme northwest points of the American
continent and to explore Alaska, partic
ularly the klondike and the Yukon val
ley.
DR.. Nordenskjold. with the assistance Of
King Oscar and Councillor c. A V. Elk.
a wealthy Swede in Stockholm, succeeded
in collecting the sum of $50 900 20 pay the
expenses of a two years expedition. The
start was made in March of this year,
and by special invitation Of the Canadian
government went by the way of Canada.
On the arrival of the expedition DR.. Nor
donskjold was invited to Ottawa to de-
liver several lectures on the aim and pur-
l1a Cd of M
expedition, and the geological and geo
graphical condition of Alaska as far as
ii is known to science Great interest
was manifested by the Canadians. partic- |
ularly by the dominion government Off /
Gals. The expedition is purely scientific, !
and comprises nine members in all. includ- /
ing expert biologists. chief of them be- 1
in gthe renowned DR.. Firth Anderson, and /
expert miners and river men from the |
northern part of Sweden. The whole out /
fit of the expedition was procured in Can
ada, and from time to time reports over /
the progress of the expedition will be for |
warded TO Canada and Sweden.
Just before leaving Stockholm DR.. Nor
denskjold was interviewed on the subject
of mis- present journey. He said:
ITO me personally it will be extremely
interesting to compare tie geological
structure of Alaska with Terra del Fuego.
which 1 have thoroughly explored The
me- ny years that have given TO expiora-
tiers of subarctic countries have cnr-
WINGED me that in Alaska important re-
suits await science. Our expedition is
in aid of science. but If the
geological results turn out as I expect
a second expedition will be organized next
year, composed of expert gold miners"
STADLING'S EXPEDITION.
The third of the Swedish expeditions is
under the leadership of the weIl-known
explorer. ]. Stadling. This expedition will
explore Asiatic Siberia and the land be-
tween the Taimav peninsula, and Boring
Strait, starting from Verkhale1.k at the
upper part Of the River Lena and then
with Russian river boats TO the mouth
Of the Lena and the coast Of Siberia
StadlinS has great hopes that here traces
will be found OF Andree among the
members of The expedition IS Civil En-
gineer Hans Fraenkel. a brother of Knut
raenkel. the third of Andree's compan-
ions in his polar balloon Journey. The
expedition started last April. and the Rus
sian government has offered the expedi-
ton every assistance. The expenses of
the undertaking has been provided for by
private subscriptions from wealthy
Swedes and friends of Andree
NAKAROF'S NOVEL PLAN.
Among all of the Arctic expeditions the
Russian under command Of Admiral Ma
larof is the most novel and presents re-
rarkaole illustration OF human ingenuity
n overcoming the forces ard elements OF
nature.
Admiral Makarof proposes to 1aunst the
russian flag On the north pole BY using a
Unique ice-breaker afcsr he leaves the
pen seas. His ice crusher is after the |
lattern Of those attached 10 the vessels
which keep open the winte--bonnd Rus
ian harboT of vladivostock He will have
W oships. hey are powerfully built. short
nd soEd and fitted at the bows with thick
teel beals. There is in front OF the b-aks
/ contrivsnce driven by mighty engine
which II is hoped will be strong enough
0 bore a passage when other means OF
progress fail.
The vessel Admiral Makarof uses in his
Iorth pole journey Is Of 5000 horse power.
onsisting OF two separate engines OF IS
% horse power each. the one pushing
he other. Tn nature % the mechanism .
: the ice breaker has been carefully kept !
ecret, but Il IS thought that dynamite IS
sed- By means Of a series OF steel tubes
he dynamite viz ne exploded as soon as
he ram touches the ice y
Rear Admiral Makarot * ore GO -he $
hlest men and bravest fighters OF the Rus :
ian navy. Last year ne was a. MacEirac,
I h+sdead Of winter. experimenting wl-h
~ See c-usher Ssinte Marie and exami1- .