The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-10
The ABRUzzI
EXPEDITION.
Men Who Reached the Farthesi
7 Point Of Frozen North.
DUKE IS MINUS TWO FINGERS.
Capt. cagnl, d The Stella Palace, Made a
Brave but FruliIess Efict 10
Reach The PslA
DUKE IS. MINUS TWO FINGERS.

The Duke OF the Abrussi and Captain
Cagni have furnished' the data for an
Official report on their polar expedition
which appears Ia sthe Italia Mititare o
Marina. The earlier stages OF their ex-
periences have already been told.
What is new and interesting dates from
February after their winter on Rudolf
land. 200 yards from the shore, where the
fee in the bay had crushed In one of the
sides OF the Stella Polare and let I'm water.
The story has already been told OF an
excursion about Christmas time, when
tho Duke and Cagni fell into q crevasse.
The Duke lost two fingers by frost bite
and the doctor forbade him TO undertake
the command OF the expedition over the
ice toward the pole. Captain Cagni start
ed, however on February 90 but the In
tense cold and consequent difficulty with
provisions compelled him TO return al
most Immediately.
On March IL the expedition started
again. 1t consisted OF ten oficers and
men. with numerous dogs and some sled
ges and kayaks
After nine days march, during who
forty-three and a half miles were made,
Cagni. finding the provisions running
short, sent back Lieutenant Querini with
two men. These three have not been
heard OF since.
ATE THEIR DOGS
On March 81, when the sledge expedi-
ton had passed the S3rd parallel, DR..
Cavalli- Molinelli was sent back with two
men. They, with two sledses and 16 dogs.
arrived safely al the main camp on April
"a, having taken four days longer to re-
turn than to go. Cagni, In the meantime.
continued his journey with. the three of
the Italian Alpine guides, Canepa.' Pet-
gax. and Fepouillet.
Cagni worked on an equality with his
companions and at night they shared tho
one sleeping sack of reindeer skin. They
had the advantage now or having the sun
always with them. The ice softened and
their way became easier.
They ate their provisions as long as
they lasted and then commenced to kill
the dogs for their food In order to live.
or rather in order to attain their object.
They. were able TO increase their speed
nine and half miles per day and at last
they reached Nansen's fsrthest north. So
degrees IA minutes.
After n long and careful observation to
make sure OF this they passed beyond,
and on April 2s 1900. they touched Sc de-
grees 80 minutes n. at about 56 degrees
f., when they decided 10 turn back. No
land was In sight. nothing but ice in a
state of thaw ss
Petermann's land, which Payer be-
lieved he saw, did not exist where he
stated. otherwise Cagni would have seen
II early I'm his journey. The same Is said
OF King Oscar land. which would other
wise have been seen on the return march.
Toward the end OF May the four ad-
venturers found themselves at the SOD
parallel but the condition OF the ice had
compelled them to keep too far TO the
west.
VESSEL WAS REPAIRED.
On June s they made Harley and om-
nancy islands. having passed Rudolf isl
and without observing t. They now made
the best OF their way east. then north
east, and finally reached the main camp
I'm good health on June 23 with two
sledges and seven remaining dogs.
The Stella Polare stu remained above
the ice, and Captain Cagnf succeeded IN
repairing her sufficiently for the return
voyage, which commenced August Is. II
was highly improbable that the vessel
would have withstood another winter IN
the ice.
Two years provisions were left at the
camp In the forlorn hope that the three
missing men might still return. On Au-
gust II the Stella Polare was blocked by
the Ice In the British channel and re
mained there lS days, but on August 30
the 18th day, she reached Jackson's sta
tion at Cape Flora.
Six days later she was at. Hammerfest
having run great danger OF destruction by
icebergs when 30 miles from the Euro
pean mainland On SeptembSr III the
Duke and Cagni arrived at Christiania
and on September IA they were In Turin.