The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-10
Believes Andres Is Dead, but Tells Of The
Good Fortune Of Prince Luigi.
THE TRAVELS OF HIS DRESS SUIT.
Mr.. wslman Is Confident That Some Adventurous
Explorer VIII Ultimately R.ach iha North Pole
and by The MsthOd Hs Essayei.

New York. Oct. 10-Walter Wellman.
journalist and Arctic explorer. arrived
here Sunday. looking little like the fine
specimen Of physical manhood he was
sixteen months ago. when he departed
on his experimental dash for the North
Pole. He arrived with Mrs. Wellman.
from London. ON the Umbria. AS he
hobbled down the gangway at the pier
with crutches his first exclamation TO
the group waiting to receive him was.
Never felt better in my life,"
In the fastness OF Franz Josef land
one OF his legs broke through a thin
crust of snow and entered a hidden
crevasse.
My whole weight and strain was on
that leg at the time" he said, land
came down with crushing force AS
went down l said TO myself that was
done for, but after resting a few mo-
ments the limb did not appear TO be
badly injured. and | started to ad-
vance again. For eight days / kept
working that leg. and then ii gave out.
That l saved 1t appears TO me remark
able"
Mr.. Wellmans physicians hold out
hope that in couple OF years he Will
be practically as sound as ever.
STILL BELIEVES IN HIS METHOD.
What OF the mysterious North Pole?
Have YOU losr faith in the dash She
ory?" he was asked
Not at all" was the response. IF
the pole is ever reached IL will be by
that -na.-th,&A--I h..li,axta h4G- llan.
said that all governments ought to
combine and make an effort to reach
the pole by establishing depots, one
little further north than the other, un-
til the pole is reached This would be
all right If land extended 10 the pole.
But IL does not. Jumping off places are
reached where there is nothing but ice,
which breaks up and shifts. You
might establish depots on ii. but You
would lose them. / am convinced that
the way 20 reach the pole is TO locate
on the nearest land TO it, and then. by
speedy march. cross the ice fields To IL.
Il wish Pearv all success. He is a
plucky fellow. but he will be terribly
handicapped bv the loss of his toes.
A man needs all his toes up there"
OF the results Of his trip Mr. Well
man said:
I'VE had two objects I'm going North.
one was 10 determine the exact boun-
daries Of Franz Josef Land. the other
to reach the pole If possible by rush
methods. The first part of the rush
had been made when / was injured.
We worked i'm the latitude Of so to 50.
The first part of our mission was sue
cessfully ACCOMPLISHED. The western
and southern coasts OF Franz Josef
Land had been explored, but we were
the first TO determine the character
Of the northeastern coasts and to de-
termfne their extent. With the excep-
ton of few unimportant inlets. we
determined the shore line of that land
and discovered some 80 islands to
many of which / gave the names of
eminent Americans
The temperature ranged from 30 20
10 degrees below zero, and sometimes
ower than 40. When It was still we
lid not mind this cold. but when the
wind blew IL was bitterly severe. II is
he wind in those regions that makes
You suffer. You can imagine. too. what
suffered when IT was necessary with
hat injured leg of mine to get into a
sleeping bag every night. take two
hours to warm II up and get the frost
,ut of IL. and then have pools of water
'ollect beneath II. The Norwegians of
ny party were superb men. faithful to
he last degree and wonderful work.
rs In that -atuI0SUfurp-l
hat. as Wellman and his people were
making their wav home they came |
lpon the steamer which was carrying !
Prince Luigi toward the pole.
IEETING WITH PRINCE LUIGI. |
II thought IL good taste to call upon |
lin" said Mr.. Wellman so | put |
'ut I'm a small boat and boarded his |
hip. | found him splendidly equipped /
or the work be purposes to do. He is
etermined 10 reach the pole. He had |
m board everything for Arctic service |
nat any one has ever recommended. |
n fact. l think he had too much on
oard.
He was going 10 Franz Josef Land,
nd from there make his basis from
Which To oDerate I'm the battle to gain
he pole. He expected TO be gone two
r three years. He gave us excellent
zine. the first we had tasted FOR
lolthS, and excellent cigars TO whicl
'e had long been strangers. He. pcary.
VerdruD and Andree are now the sole
arties seeking the Pole
'Andree / believe 10 be dead I have
cad OF the findilg OF buoy which he
as 70 droD Il he reached iha Pole, but /
here is no evidence that IL was
ropped at that point.
OF course % Pole viii he reached /
ome day. Luigi had wonderful luck
getting in hi boat as he did. He
pupd Omen water where for years |
lere had been ice He may find II
zen far beyond where We touched.
Let me saw. also. that I do not re-
ara this search for the Pole as use-
IS. III q is useless. why not say the
lternaticnal Yacht race is useless? ~
a good thing for the world that iust
often men break away from mere
ohey getting and take TO deeds OF ad- !
For Over Fifty Years
US. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING /
ltUP has been used for over Gftv
'ars by millions Of mothers for thefr |
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