The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-07
BACK FROM ARCTIC VOYAGE.
sTELL POLARE EXPEDITION ~
HEARD FROM.

Went Farther North Than hansen.
Vessel Was BADLY Damaged ana
the rarty suffered MANY Hard
ships-Expedition WAS In Charlse
of the Duke of AbruEsi of Italy.
HAD Been Equipped for n Five
Years stay.
Christiania Sept. "a telegram from
Tromsoe. Norway. in reporting the return
OF the stella Poiare with the Duke Of
Abruzzrs arctic expedition on board. says
the Stella Polarc reached point In lat-
tude S6S3 north. thus penetrating further
north than DR.. Nanscn's record.
The stella Polare remained fast On the
ICE FOR eevcn months. The Stella Po-
iare's machinery was damaged and the
pressure stove la her sides. making hole
fifteen inches In breadth.
The members of the expedition suffered
many hardships ana were compelled TO
eat their dogs. A Norwegian engineer
and two Italians. members OF the expe-
dtion. persisted.
Prince Luigi Amadeo OF Savoy-Aosta.
Duke Of Abruzzi. left christiania. June. y.
1889. in the steam brlgantine Stella Polare.
formerly the Jason. laden with $50 tons OF
coal and 20 tons OF provisions, etc. M
Guiding 1900 packages each containing
8 Kilograms OF matter. and formed In
such way as 20 be easily carried ON the
arm or shoulder OF single person. These
bundles were divided into four oa'egories.
food. clothing and equipments. scientific
instruments and useful bu, not indis-
pensabe articles"
The members OF the expedition in adj
dtion to the Duke himself, were the
cavaliera Umborio Cagni. a captain In
the Royal Italian navy; Count Quirini
naval lieutenant: DR.. Cavaiii-MolinaiiL
two able bodied seamen OF the Italian
navy. Giacomo Cardenti. and Simone Cam
pas. four mountain guides. Guiseppi Pe;i-
gaux. Alesso Feanolliet. Felico oihere and
Michale Savoye; ten Norwegian sailors
and one Esquimaux. for the management
Of the dogs. OF which there were 40. The
latter were fed on n ''pemmican, made
Of horsemeat and -four
All the members OF the expedition were
supplied with an Esquimaux equipment
I
scientific instruments and apparatus was
quite large
The Dukes plan TO reach the North Pole
was exactly opposite TO that adopted by
hansen The latter attempted TO APP
proach the pole by the longest route and
with his ship either by the open or by
letting himself drift with the Ice trusting
TO the strength OF the frame 10 Withstand
the tremendous strain. The Duke Of
Abruzzi planned 20 make only a limited
use OF the Stella Polare and 10 push on In
as straight line as possible over the ice
with sleds after leaving the ship The
Stella Polare carried twenty sleds, each
Weighing fSia pounds and every sled was
TO carry eight aluminium boxes packed
with stores and a canoe. The runners Of
and had protective. removable wooden
sOles. Forty pairs OF skates and forty
pairs OF snowshoes were also carried by
the expedition. which had provisions for
five years.
The Duke OF Abruzzi is a son OF ANA
deo the late King Humberts brother,
who was once King OF Spain. The Duke
was born in Madrid while his father sill,
/ reigued there.
Dr. Nansen. who returned from his ex-
pedition 90 the Arctic regions IN August.
+ 1926. reported that he left his vessel. the
Fran. March IL. 1895. IN - degrees. north
/ latitude. and fraversed the Polar sea 60
a point ss.ii north. situated north Of the
New Tberian Islands. This was a point
FRNfr AsrH Far . han