The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-27
An ADVENTUROUS DUKE.
LUIGI DE sAVOIA's EXPEDITION
TO NORTH POLE.
Royal Adventure Which Promises to
be of Worldwide Interest-Exploring
Vessel named Polar Star.

The adventurous duke of the Abruzzi,
who has set at naught the easy going
traditions of his family by undertaking
journey to, or toward, the north pole,
is now in Christiania experimenting
the final arrangements for his voyage
Almost up to the hour of his departure
from Rome there were Croakers VINO
made light of the dukes determination,
which they declared would never carry
him so far as respectable beginning;
but those who know him have from the
first start taken the polar expedition
more seriously
The little vessel, the Jason. purchas-
ed for this expedition and renamed the
Polar Star, is now receiving the finish
ing touches at LauerVig, the home of
the famous shipbulder, Colin Archer.
The hull has been strongly reinforced
in anticipation of struggles in the ice,
and the duke has given the Quitting of
the ship his personal attention, to the
end that not thing that is needrul
may be omitted.
This royal expedition has an interest
all its own, and the fortunate or unfor-
tunate ones-as one may choose to re-
gard them-who accompany the duke
will have story to tell if only they
survive. Twenty persons will accom-
pany his royal highness-Chevalier
Umberto Cagni, captain of the corvette,
and second in command; Count Quirini,
lieutenant; DR.. Cavalli- Molinelli, two
sailors from the Italian navy, ten Nor
wegian sailors, four mountaneers and
an Eskimo dogtender. Captain Cagni
is one of the most prominent officers of
the Italian navy; he was also with the
duke in his Alaskan tour. Count OUR
mi served with distinction in the insur-
rection in Crete and wears the silver
medal given for military valor
A few details as to the baggage car
ried by the explorers will show with
how much intelligence and foresight
this prince of Savoy has sent about his
work. The necessares for the voyage
are stored in about 1900 boxes each
weighing about fifty pounds and so con-
Structed that in case of need they may
be carried conveniently. The boxes are
of four different colors, according to
contents, scheme whereby it will be
| possible to make a rapid sorting of sup
plies in case any have to be abandoned
For the 100 dogs, horse meat made into
cakes with fat and flour, is provided
and every variety of food taken for the
| explorers use has been submitted to
rigorous analysis. Every box is timed
| over and sOldered so as to render it
| imperViouS to moisture.
The duke takes along a goodly as
sortment of musical instruments and
games to beguile the Arctic nights on
| board the Polar Star. and it may be
! judged that he means to make discov-
cries, for 1000 bottles of wine, strictly
/ for purposes of celebration" are in
! cluded in the outfit.
| He is only twenty-siX years old, this
adventurous duke of the Abruzzi, and
| he is considered as the manifest of the
three sons of the King of Amadeo In
! intelligence and common sense he is
certainly the superior of the rather eff
/ Terminate duke of Aosta and the giddy
and fun-loVing duke of Turin. He is
! the youngest son of the first wife of
king Humberts brother, and was born
in Madrid in 1873, during the short per-
iod in which his father reigned as king
of Spain. His mother Maria del Pozzo
of the Cisterna, died three years after
! his birth. The two passions of the duke
! have always been sailing the sea and
the climbing of mountains. and he is
never happy unless he is engaged in one
of these pursuits. When he is not
, climbing a high mountain he is taking
a long ocean voyage
| AS parting souvenir the king gave
| him a powerful marine glass while the
queen remembered him with "neces
saire," where he finds gathered together
in small space all the toilet articles a
man can possibly use on voyage to
the pole. The prince of Naples gave him
thirty volumes containing a collection
Of histories of the most celebrated vow
ages that have been made in recent
years toward the frozen north.-Duch
esse de Belimere. in Chicago Record,
June 49,
The duke visited Honolulu on board