The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-07

ull We come to the sailing ships OF COOK
Ross Wilkes. Beningshausen. ana Du-
mont d'I'rville. which. although o. larger
dimensions. cannot be compared VII"
modern steam whalers. such as are ~"
employed I'm the Arctic whale hNoo'i e~'
They were not htted as modern vesse'S
are for ice navigation and for threading
their way speedily through me open
channels between the floating icebergs'
FOUND VOLCANOES.
II appears from DR.. Cooks dispatch
that active volcanoes We're also olscON-
cred by the Bclgica. The only other Ant
arctic volcano in eruption that had hith-
erto been seen was Erebus lf00o feep'
ON Victoria Land II is not known
whether the volcano near II. Terror Gl0p
feeO. is in active operation.
The Belgica. under command OF Lieu
tenant Gerlache. set sail from Antwerp
for Antarctica on August ls 1897 She
was A Norwegian vessel which Gerlache
fitted out for polar work. He was as
sisted TO a large extent By the Belgian
government The scientific STAFF includ-
ed Lieutenant Dance. who was 10 be IN
charge OF the pendulum and magnetic
observations: Or. RacovtZa. naturalist
and Dr. Aretowski. geOlogist. Or. r. \.
Cook Joined the party at Rio de Janorio.
leaving Brooklyn on September ~. l>f'
He was 10 be surgeon and ethnologlst
and his experience In the Arctic regions
was expected to be of much service 10
the expedition Gcrlache did not expect
10 winter I'm the Antarctic regions. but
after spending the southern summer or
ls97-9S i'm explorations. his plan was 10
go 10 Australia for the winter and renew
his researches the following season. The
Belglca. however was not heard from
again until yesterday, fifteen months after
she started from TERRA del Fuego Tor me
little known Graham land 30 the South.
and she is therefore, the first vessel that
has spent a winter i'm South Polar waters
Or. Cook IS a modest gentleman. Sue
cessful I'm the practice Of medicine ana
enthusiastic I'm his assiduous pursuit or
the adventuresomc work Of polar eNpio-
ration. lie IL a native Of Callicoon. sui
Ivan county. y Y. and graduate OF
the University OF the city OF New YORK.
lie was the surgeon Of civil Engineer
Peary's first expedition 70 Northwest
Greenland and before the party landed
he set the broken leg of the leader VINO
completely recovered from ms serious
accident.
SORROW Will GREET HIM
lie was very helpful in collecting eth
biological data relating 10 the Arctic High
landers and was IN charge OF fearV
Headquarters when that explorer ana MI
Astrup were absent on their brilliant
sledge Journey OF 1000 miles over the in-
land be to the northeast coast OF Green
land and return. Later he made TWO
more brief trips 70 Greenland and then
resumed the practice of his profession IN
Brooklyn. lie may be expected home III
six or eight weeks. and the sad news
awaits him that the young lady "hom
ne was TO wed. Miss Anna +. Forbes.
died year ago Her funeral occurred
on Easter Sunday a year ago.
The Belgica has spent two summers ana
a winter I'm the Antarctic unknown. Snc
will bring home the first records OF
South Polar phenomena during the WIN
ter months. She has found land IN a
region that was white on the maps ana
has considerably lessened the area or
unsailed Antarctic waters II is evident
that few Polar expeditions have been
richer in experience. interest and results.
The Belgica has shown again that II is
not always the most costly and ambitious
OF exploratory enterprises that reap the
best fruits or polar research.-New fork
Sun.