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WELLMAN'S DISCOVERY IN THE
ARCTIC REGIONS.

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Tromsoc. Norway. Aug. 1S.-Walter
Wellman and the survivors of the polar
this evening on the steamer Capella,
having successfully completed their ex-
ploratinns in Franz Joseph Land. Mr.
Wel!man has discovered important new
lands and many islands.
AN ARCTIC TRAGEDY.
The expedition brings Il grim story OF
arctic tragedy. In the autumn of 1895
an outpost. called Port Mckinley. wae,
established in latitude 81. It was a
with walrus hide. Two Norwcgians
Paul Bjoervig and Bert Bentzcon. the
latter Of whom was with hansen on
the Fran remained there.
The main party w!ntcrcd in can
vas-covered hut, called Harnsworth
tiouee at Cape Tegc;hoff. on tho SOUTH
ern point OF Hairs Island. latitude 50
About the middle of February. before
the rise of the sun To It's winter height
Mr.. Wellman. with three Norwcgians
and forty-iivc dogs, started North Ii
was the earliest sledgc journey on re-
cord in that high latitude.
LONG VIGIL BESIDE THE DEAD.
On reaching For, Mckinley. Mr..
Wcllman found Ben'zcen dead. but
BjoerviS. according to promise. had
kept the body in the house sleepinr
beside it through two months of arctic
darkness. Notwithstanding his terrible
experience. The survivor WAS safe and
cheerful.
Pushing northward through rough ice
ana severe storms, with a continuous
temperature for ten days between 40
and 30 degrees below zero. the marty
found new lands north of Freedom Is
land where Nanscn landed in 1895 Ry
the middle of March all hands were
confident of reaching latitude 81 or S..
if not the Pole itself
SUCCESSION OF DISASTERS.
Then began a. succession Of disasters
Mr.. Wcllman. while leading the party.
fell into snow-covcrcd crevassc seri-
ously irjurng one Of his legs ana com
polling Il retreat. Two DAYS later tho
party was reused at midnight hv an
icc-quakc under them. due to pressure
In a few moments many dogs were
crushed and the slcdges destroyed. Tho
members of the expedition narrowly IS
capped with their lives. though thcv
managed To save their precious slcor
ing bags. and some dogs and provis-
ions.
FORCED MARCH OVER THE ICE.
on Mr. Wcllman's condition bocom-
| ing alarming. as Inflammation set in
the brave Norwegians dragged him on
! a. HituSt. ny forced marches. nearl,
two hundred miles 10 Headquarters. ar
irving there early last April. Mr. Well
man is s,iil unable to walk. and viii
probably he permanently crippled
After reaching headquarters Other
members Of the expedition explored ro
gions hitherto unknown. ana import
ant scientific work was done by Lieu
tenant Evelyn r. Baldwin. Of tho
United States Weather bureau: Dr.
Edward Hoffman, Of Grand Haven.
Mich. and A. Harlan, of the United
states Coast Survey.
NO TRACE or ANDRE.
The expedition Killed forty-scven
bears and many walrusos.
The Capclla arrived at Cape Teec-
thon. in search of the expedition. on
July 9th last. ON August eth she me,
the stella Polar. bearing the cxpedi-
ton headed by Prince Luigi. Duke of
AbruzZi. which had sailed from Arch
angel to rcconnoiter Northwest Franz
Josef Land. and To meet. IL possible.
the Wcliman expedition.
Mr. Wcl!man and his companions
found no trace in Franz Josef Land of
the missing aeronaut, Prof. Andre.