New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16
A VENTCRESOME PRINCE.
THE DUKE OF ABRUZZI FINDS FUN IN
EXPLORATION

order to penetrate to the unknown Arctic re-
giOns the young Duke OF AbruZZi, who sue
ceeded in going further than Nansen. now Occu-
pies a conspicuous place. The Stella Polare with
/ the Duke and his polar expedition board,
sailed from Chrstiania on June II, 1899, and
while some polar explorers looked upon the
young man an amateur and refused to con-
slider his plans seriously. others watched his
preparations and his departure with keen inter
est and predicted coed results because of his
former successful ventures. To those who had
confidence in his ability to accomplish his pur-
pose the report which from the Duke
September highly gratifying. In this he
sent word from Tromsoe, Norway, that he had
reached a point in latitude Sc deg 33 min
| north. DR.. Nansen left his vessel. the Fran, in
| IS degrees north latitude and traversed the
polar a point Sc deg. IA min. north. This
was the "furthest north ever reached. but it
has been surpassed by the young prince of
Savoy
The Duke Of Abruzzi arrived at Christiania
last Tuesday and was welcomed by representa-
| tives of the King of Sweden. The citizens pa
raded with torches on the evening Of his arrival.
and the celebration the largest OF the kind
! that had ever taken place in that city. The
remarkable feature about the affair the
| absence of jealousy the part of the people
| whose laures Arctic explorers had been
| taken by the young Italian. hansen made an
| praised the men OF the Stella Polare. and tho
| Duke made a speech in the same language.
| Prince Luigi Amade0 of Savoy-Aosta. Duke
| OF Abruzzi. is a picturesque figure in the world
| OF science The of ex-kng and nephew
| of ruling monarch. King Humbert of Italy.
| rich and surrounded by conditions that would
| lead a with less enthusiasm to a life OF
| idIeness the young prince devoted himself to
hard work and enjoyed it. He is the third son
OF the late Prince AmadeO of Savoy. who was
elected King of Spain and held the title from
| 1870 to 1873 In 1896 he came to the United
| States on the Italian man-of-war CristoforO Co
| ombo in the capacity Of lieutenant. year
later accompanied by small party Of friends
and scientists. he came here again for the pur-
! pose Of ascending Mount st. Elias. The young
nobleman at that time no novice at noun
tain climbing He possessed Of venture
some spirit and had already exploited the high
est points of the Alps. The home of the house
OF Savoy is Piedmont. the heart Of the Italian
! Alps and from the time that he old enough
! TO venture among the glaciers mountain climb
ing his delight. In company with some OF
| the men who came to America with him. he had
made all the great climbs in his native coun-
! try and then ne turned to the Alaska peak in
the hope that he might go beyond the points
| reached by Topham Russell. Bryant Schwatka
| and other sturdy explorers.
| The party set out upon the expedition well
! equipped and confident that their object would
| be accomplished They succeeded in going to a
| point ,evera thousand feet higher than any
| climber who had preceded them. In his descrip-
ton of the ascent. OF which he was the actual
! leader at all times. the Duke of Abruzzi wrote:
/ I'VE found the mountain to be- according to
| our instruments. Is. 100 feet high. While it Wa
cold at the summit it not excessively so.
| our thermometers indicating 20 degrees below
zero"
The young enthusiast took every opportunity
! to write and to say that ne climbed the noun
/ tain in Alaska, he did those in Europe. FOR
sport and not for glory. DR. Filppi. who was
one OF the Mount st. Elias party. in writing OF
| the asc. Mt said that only Italians reached the
/ too.
/ Ten American porters or packers. he wrote.
! were employed i'll this work. but they stopped
/ far short of the top. They were curious group.
Five were students of the universities in science
in letters and in philosophy. Four were mari
ners, and among these professor of Greek and
one poet
! The historian of the trip makes fun of the
professor and the poet who would carry soap.
candles and petroleum for party of Alpinists.