The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-29
NEW POLAR EXPEDITION.
Explorer Baldwin BesieEcd With Re-
quests From the Ambitious.

! NEW JULIAN EAI EUl11ON.
Explorer Baldwin BexieEed With Re
quests From the Ambitious.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2S-Evelyn B. Bald
win. who will do his utmost. backed by
the purse Of William Ziegler, to deco
rate the North Pole with the Stars and
Stripes. will have no difficulty in prccur-
ing companions in his perilous enter
prise. From all over the world letters
are reaching him by every mail, written
by people who want to share in the glery
OF the undertaking. and who. in order
to do so, are willing to give their ser
vices without compensation.
| Mr.. Baldwin will not divulge their
names. but he says they include young
m!llionaires with fondness for adven-
ture, college professors thirsting for new
discoveries, hardy and experienced ex-
plorers who have already won their spurs
with other Arctic expeditions. sportsmen.
artists. hunters. and even women. 1t Is
no exaggeration to say that scores OF
women have offered their services as
| cooks, stewardesses, nurses, and even
stcnographers and typewriters, without
salary. SO anxious are they to have a
share in winning for Americans the hon
or of first reaching the North Pole.
For. curious as It may seem, in thu
light Of all the other failures. some OF
! them tragic in the extreme, all these peo
pie appear to feel perfectly certain that
MIR. Baldwin will succeed where SO many
fell Short and certainly Mr.. Baldwin
starts with one powerful factor in his
favor which former expeditions lacked
and that is plenitude of funds. Mr.. Zies
Ter has told him to spare no expense, 10
purchase all that he can possibly re-
quire, and to adopt any line CT procedure
which seems good to him, no matter how
costly. BE first at the North Pole"
says Mr.. Ziesler. "and RI foot the bill"
Surely" said Mr.. Baldwin to re-
porter, never explorer found such a
prince Of hacker before. There are few
men like William Ziegler. Patriotism is
at the bottom Of this magnificent gener-
osity Of his. He wants the glory of dis
covering the North Pole to fall to Ameri-
ca, and. IL flesh and blood and determine
tion and skill and experience and science
and ships and men and money can accom-
plish it. will crafty his ambition"
Mr.. Baldwin has no wife or children.
and feels that he has perfect right to
risk his life in the cause of science, but
he will be exceedingly careful in the
choice Of his companions. because his stay
in the Arctic regions may be prolonged
into years He has no intention Of aban-
donirg the quest II the first quick dash
into the polar seas does not result favor
ably. He will then lay slow siege to the
Businesses Of the north, and see what
patience and perseverance can accomplish.
Therefore. no one will be allowed to join
Ra dIyfn VII
is likely. once having put his hand to the
pillow. to want to turn back for wife.
BARNS, or bawbles, CT any other trifle.
Mr.. Baldwin is reticent about his plans.
He does not want anyone else to adopt
them. They are definite and clear cut.
and are the result of his previous exped
tions in the Arctic zone. Balloons may
form part Of his equipment. though he
will not say so. He showed the reporter
a picture of an airship which some en-
thusiastic inventor had offered to sell to
Kim. and the explorer smiled sarcastical-
ly as he did so. You would be astonish-
ed he said, Ito read the many offers of
strange devices have received from per-
sons who know nothing at all of the prac-
tical work of exploration in the north,
but each feels sure that II would only
adopt his invention trip to the Pole
rope. l have my own plans carefully
thought out. but l will not reveal them
yet"
Mr.. Baldwin goes to Newfoundland this
week to see about mariners. dogs. sledges.
coal depots supplies, vessels, etc. II he
is able to pick up suitable ships he will
buy them. and be ready to start about I
June. II he cannot get vessels properly /
to Withstand the ice pressure !
he may have two built to order, and this
will delay the start. Nothing will be done
in hurry. The equipment will be Of the
best II 1t takes year to provide 1t. There
will, Of course. be the customary outfit of
scientific instruments and in the party will
be men eminently fitted to make scientific
research and records. 1t Is possible that
Walter Wellman may accompany the ex-
petition. Mr.. Baldwin was a member of
Mr. Wellman's expedition, which spent the
winter Of 1s9S-'99 in Franz Josef Land
was also member of the Peary
expedition of 1S93-'94.
Mr. Ziegler. who is supplying the funds
and the total will be a heavy one-to
send Mr.. Baldwin in search OF the Pole.
Is connected with the Realty Trust Com
pany, in Liberty Street. He says it has
been almost his, lifelong desire to know
hat the American flag was the first to float
over the North Pole.