New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-07
FURTHEST NORTH YET.
NANsEN's RECORD ECLIPSED BY THE
DUKE OF ABRUzzrs EXPEDITION.

NANsEN's RECORD ECLIPsED BY THE
DUKE OF ABRUzzrs EXPEDITION.
Christiania, Sept "a telegram from from
soc Norway, in reporting the return OF the
Stella Polare with the Duke OF Abruzzis Arctic
expedition on board, says the Stella PoIare
reached a point in latitude s6 deg 80 min north
thus penetrating further north than DR.. Nan
sens record
eleven months. The pressure stove in her sides.
making a hole foot and a quarter in breadth.
Her machinery also damaged
The members OF the expedition suffered many
hardships and were compelled TO eat their sledge
dogs Norwegian engineer and two Italians,
members of the expedition, persisted.
The news OF the assassination of King Hum
bert OF Italy Cuncle of the Duke Of AbruzzD was
communicated to the Duke on Hammerfest The
Stella PoIare therefore, did not communicate
with the shore there. but proceeded southwark.
Dr.. Fridriof Nansen who returned from his ex
petition 10 the Arctic regions in August. 1886 re-
ported that he left his vessel, the Fran on March
a. 1895 in s. degrees north latitude and traversed
the polar sea TO point IS deg. II min north sit
uated north OF the New Siberian Islands. This was
a point four degrees further north than any pre-
vtous explorer had reached
Prince Luigi Amedeo OF Savoy-Aosta, Duke OF
Abruzzi. a nephew Of the late King OF Italy. who
wac born in 1873 and who climbed Mount St Elias.
in North America on the boundary between Alaska
and British Columbia left Chrisriania June =.
1893. in the steam brigantne Stella PoIare, for
merIy the Jason, laden with $50 tons Of coal and
$50 Of provisions, etc, including L500 packages.
each containing 25 Kilograms Of matter. and formed
such a way be easily carried the arm
shoulder Of a single person. These bundles were
divided into four categories-food, clothing and
equipments, scientific instruments and useful but
Indispensable articles
The members Of the expedition were. in addition
10 the Duke himself the Cavaliera Umberto Cagni.
a captain in the royal Italian navy; Count Quirini
q naval lieutenant; DR.. Cavalli-SIolinelu; two able
bodied seamen Of the Italian navy. Giacomo Car
denti and Sinone Camepa; four mountain guides
Giuseppe Peugaux Alesso FennoIIiet. FeIice OIi-
Esquimau for the management of the dogs OF
which there 40. The latter were fed on
"pemmican'' made OF horserneat and -four.
AL the members OF the expedition supplied
with Esquimau equipment for the polar sea-
son. and the collection of scientific instruments and
apparatus was quite large
The Dukes plan TO reach the North Pole
exactly opposed to that adopted by Nansen- The
latter attempted to approach the pole by the long
by letting himself drift with the ice trusting 10
the strength OF the Fran TO withstand the ire
rnendous strain. The Duke OF AbrUzZt planned
make only a limited OF the Stella Polare, and
to push in straight a line possible over
the ice with sIeds after leaving the ship The
Stella Polare carried twenty sIeds each weighing
aluminium boxes packed with stores and a canoe
metal and had protective. removable wooden soies
Forty pairs OF ski and forty pairs OF snOwshoes
provisions for i've years.
The Duke OF Abruzzt a son OF Amedeo. the
once King OF Spain The Duke was born in Madrid
while his father still reigned there.