The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-07
FARTHER UPTHAN NANSEN.
DUKE or THE ABRUzZI GETS A LIT.
TIE NEARER THE NORTH POLE.
The stella Polaris Returns to the Coast Of
Norway After Reaching Latitude s8i33
-she was Crushed and Driven Ashore-Ex-
peditions over the Members Of
the Party Persisted 90 Dukes Fingers
Fro.tbitten They Lived on DOG Meat.
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STOCKHOLM. Sept. e,-The Duke ofthe Abrn,zi
reached this coast to-day on his return from
his expedition to find the North Pole, He beat
Nansen's record and gained a place nearer the
Pole than was ever reached before.
The log of his vessel, the Stella Polaris. shows
that after eleven months in the polar Ice she
drifted TO latitude SO deg. 81 min, while Man.
sens record was latitude 80 deg. and ID min.
One side Of the vessel had been crushed In the
ice and It was with difficulty that she was pre-
vented from sinking. Food became very scarce
and some OF the dogs had TO be eaten, A Nor
wegian msohinLst and two Italians died. The
rest Of the party suffered comparatively little.
TRoMsoE. Sept. e.-Menbers OF the expe-
dltion report that the Stella Polaris was pushed
by the ice onto land. Her hold filed with water
and she leaked after repairs had been effected,
The men erected a tent in which they lived.
They suffered from the cold.
The principal party. sent out under Capt.
CaRni. was gone 1O4 days. 1t reached latitude
1898. Capt Cagni left cairns to commemorate
those who persisted.
The Duke OF the AbrIzsi had two fingers
frostbitten.
The scientific results were satisfactory.
The expedition in going north visited the hut
built by Nansen on Franz Josef Island.
On the return the Stella P olaris lay for eleven
months in the Ice in latitude SO, and everybody
lived on dogs flesh for ten days.
The Duke Of the Abruzzi did not take part
in the active work OF the eI pedition after he
was frost bitten. He first learned Of King
Humbert's assassination by mail at Hammer
fest.
ROME, Sept. o.-Muoh enthusiasm was caused
here by the news Of the safe return OF the Duke
Of the Abruzzi's Polar expedition. A crowd
gathered In the Place Colonna, sang the Royal
aymn and cried Long Lave Savoyi- and Long
live the Kinsi- A number Of clerical students
who we're passing from a church meeting
cried Long live the Pope King" The crowd
responded with shouts Of Long live the King
and Down with the priests A fight followed
and the police were compelled TO intervene.
Several Of the students we're wounded. A
number OF arrests were made.
The plan OF Prince Luigi Almedeo Of Savoy
Aosta, Duke Of the Abrlkzi. for reaching the
North Pole was totally unlike that Of DR.. Nansen.
who returned In 1890. DR.. Nanssn's idea was
with his strong ship. the Fran. to try TO reach
the Pole by the open sea. or by drifting with the
ice. The Italian. on the other hand, decided
not 10 attempt the last stages Of his journey
on his ship. the Stella Polaris. but instead TO
disembark and traverse the ice northward ON
sleds.
The Stella Polaris carried twenty sleds. each
Of which was furnished with light storage
boxes Of aluminium and a canoe, Forty pairs
Of snowshoe1 we're taken along and forty pairs
OF ski. Each member OF the expedition carried
a complete Eskimo equipment, and a suitable
amount of scientific instruments and apparatus
was taken.
The expedition left Chnstiania on June u.
1909. The Stella Polarls was provided with
$50 tons Of coal. OF provisions $50 tons were
carried, and 1900 small packages for Individual
transportation were packed viii food. clothing
and equipments, scientific instruments and use
full inddentals.
The Cavallere Umberto Cagni, a captain in
the Royal Italian Navy; Count Quirini,
a naval lieutenant. aud Or. Cavalli-
Molinelli accompanied the Duke Of
the Abruzzi on his expedition. Other
members Of the expedition we're two seamen OF
the Italian Navy. -four mountain guides, ten
the 100 dogs Which we're taken TO draw the sleds.