The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-07-07
NORSEMBN.
prof. Anderson'S Lecture on the
Discovery of America.
World Builders and Other Pleas.
ing Features of the Day.
Good Crowd.

Yesterday was Scandinavian cay at
| the lake aud the attendance at the au-
ditorium from the GROUNDS aud city was
good, u Scandinavian friends consti-
tutiug a large eprinkling OF the hearers
though not as many were present from
the surrounding country as might have
been expected for such a treat as await.
ed them. Prot. Rasmus B. Anderson OF
Madison, Wis.,, University was the lee.
turer OF the day and in q plain, easy and
most charming way be told that wonder.
full story Of the first discovery OF the
American continent by the Norsemen.
He treated the subject under three
heads-the problem Of Norembaga, spo-
ken of by early French writer's as "a place
on our eastern coast where early vOy.
ayers had discovered traces OF an earlier
civilized settlement; &c cond.y the his
tory il the Sagas OF the colcn cation Of
Iceland, then Greenland, then Vinland,
or the American coast, by the Norsemen
from $50 to 1000, A. D., and thirdly the
probability amounting almost to u Ger
tainty that Columbus received his knowl.
edge OF this discovery and location of
the American continent from the study
OF the Norsemen's achievements, before
be set out to reach America. 10 the
unfolding and confirming of these facts
IN historical order was the task Prof.
Anderson placed before himself and
that he accomplished it would seem
clear to any candid mind.
Prof. Weiser drew the derivation of
the word Norembaga from the rocks OF
palisades above New York, on the Hud-
SOB, and there located the early Skaudi-
nsvlan settlement. but Prot. Horsford
locates at the junction OF Charles
and Strong rivers, in massachusetts, and
nearer the mouth Of the river, at Gary,
above Boston, be locates definitely the
old site OF Let Erickson g. hcu:e.
The colonization OF this new Vinland,
in the year 1000, Prof. Anderson clearly
traced historically through the annals
OF Morse colonization by way Of Iceland,
Greenland and Nova Scotia to Massa-
chusetts. And BIS circumstantial evil
dence to prove that Columbus got his
Information as to the location Of Ameri-
ca by his visit to Iceland in l471 and
study of its annals. from Adam Of Bre-
mems writings and also the fact that
Gunrld, ooe Of the settlers ia Nlnlaud
for a time, had afterwards visited Rome
AID told tie story Of her wanderings
with her husband.
The professor closed with a statement
OF these facts which be believes clearly
proven: That Borne He1ulfson was
the first European to see this continent
800, 4. d. Left Ericsson was the first
white man to set foot on and stay in it
for a time-1OC0, A. D.-and called it
Ninland from the number of grapes
found there. That Gudrid and her hus-
band lived there three years-100i-l0O1;
and that Snorra Thortinson, their child,
was the first white chlld born on this
continent.
The evening program was a delightful
one. The Mandskor sang several mum.
bers, Mrs. w. D. Hunt, Prof. Warren
Tolles and Miss Rockover Of Chicago. all
sang solos and were heartily ~applauded
and called back, and then Prof. H. vi
Richards gave bis lecture, World Build
ere, in a most popular manner for q
scientific lecture. His explanations and
illustrations OF the elements Of which
our earth, air and bodies are composed,
we're striking. beautiful and Instructive.
The evening vas closed by q short con-
cert by the .Alabams, and the large
crowd went away thoroughly satisfied
with the days program.
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