The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-20
DUKE OF ABRUZZI IS OFF
HAS REACHED ARCHANGEL IN
THE STELLA BOLARE
ON His Way To Relieve Explorers and
to Find the North Polc-Travcler is
Well Known Here

Duke de Abruzzi. of the House of Sa-
voy. who Is so well known here, has
made his start to find the North pole.
When i'm Honolulu last he was given
reception at the residence Of Italian
Consul +. a. Schraefer. After that the
duke became famous as a mountain
climber. This is the dispatch from
Archangel, reporting the arrival of the
traveller there:
ARCHANGEL, July 10.-Unwonted
animation prevails in Archangel on ac-
count of the simultaneous appearance
of two princes, the Grand Duke Vladi-
mir and the Duke of Abruzzi. The
Grand Duke Vladimir, accompanied by
General Vasmount and Captain Bilaeff
has Just opened at Ekaterininsk a new
port, to which great Importance is at
tached for maintaining a fleet moboli-
Fable during the winter. 1t is also of
great commercial importance as a de-
pot for the hide trade with Siberia It
is at the extreme north of the Russian
possessions, where, by a strange freak
of nature, the Gulf Stream keeps the
water open during the winter, while
the more southern ports remain closed
by ice.
The Grand Duke Vladimir arrived at
8 o'clock in the morning on the steamer
Nicholas 1. He had a magnificent re-
ception. The weather was beautiful.
distinguished officers. besides a great
assemblage of people There were ma
neuvres in the country outside of the
town and the garrison was reviewed by
the Grand Duke.
The other prince. the Duke of Abruz-
ri, attended service this morning at the
Catholic church to implore the Divine
protection to the pole. The Norwegian
crew and Italian Alpine guides-moStly
manipulating figures-were present,
and created much interest before facing
their rough campaign in polar solitude.
The dukes ship, the Stella Polare, of
the type of a Norwegian three-master,
is painted brown and will be ready to
sail tomorrow. She carries provisions
for several years and is loaded with
cases of cod, fur garments of the Els
kuimo pattern, material for balloons,
which are intended to tighten the bur-
den of transport, and many sleighs.
There are, besides, 14U Siberian dogs,
which live exclusively on fish. They
have been chosen from the best breed
in the kennels of the Government of
Tobolsk, and cost 5000 rubles. One
mouse-gray dog, which was presented
by DR.. Nansen and was born on board
the Franz is looked upon as the mascot.
The prince expects to land part of
his provisions in three weeks at Cape
Flora, and then to reconnoiter north
west Franz Josefland, which has not
yet been explored He hopes to meet
the Wellman expedition, which has
been on the ice without a ship for more
than year, and he will, perhaps, try
to reach the pole.
| The arrangement of the princes cabin
is peculiar. There are no portfolios, and
on account of the small space every
! thing is devoted to science. contract
was made in Paris while the duke was
in Rome two years ago, for the manu-
facture of special instruments of pre-
cision, in Paris, London and Vienna.
Each sleigh will have two chrOnome-
/ ters, in order to be able always to keel
/ the same sidereal position during the
winter in spite of drifting ice, and tC
! insure a final meeting.
Groups of people gathered round the
ship, which was dressed with flags, an6
even here, at the customary advance
post of those starting on polar eXpedi-
! lions, there was much excitement al
the bold attempt and the courageous
self -abnegation of this charming son OF
the House of Savoy.