The sun., 1901-10-06
Vt ARCTIC EXPLORERS. 4.
LOST
End sf the Search for the Three Missing
Men ef the Italian Expedition.

The party which the Duke Of the Abr'izzi
sent 10 Franz Josef Land In March last
To search for the three missing men who
were lost on one Of his sledging expedi-
tion- last year has returned To Ssndefiord.
Norway The expedition brings no news
Of the lost 'erplorers and che conclusion Is
newt able that the unfortunate men ON
their journey over the seA ice back 10 thu
Dukes beadquar,ers lost their way and
perished Of their privations
In the sledging season ~ 1900 the Duke
Of the Abruzzi sent two expeditions north
TO find the northern limit Of Franz JO-ef
Land and to travel ss far north toward the
Pole ~ possible. Both started from the
vessel stella Polare. where she was frozen
in the icc In latitude ~ degrees SIS minutes.
The first expedition was failure owing 10
the frtghiful cold the temperatu falling
20 al unusually low point The party re-
turned to the rhip late Ia February
On March II y fresh a''smpt was made.
Ten men and many dog- startssi north
ward. The cold was still bitter. the mer-
curry sometimes falling tu - degrees below
zero. The travelling wGs al iicult for the
ice was very rough wherever u was not
covered by heavy snow In ten days
Capt Cagni and his men had made only
forty-three and a half miles from the ship
IL was nov evident thai II "A long journey
was made ihe party must b" reNlucet IN
size. ~ the provisions would not suffice
for ten men 80 Lieut. , Querini the helms
man " StOkken and the Alpine guide
Ollier were instructed tn return to the
ship. Nothing Wa heard from them after
they startsd on the return journey Ten
days later Capt Cagni deC.d'Si "a reduce
still further his party, and sent back three
more men. who safely reached the stella
Polare and we're much surprised to learn
that their Cornra ader had not arrived
Meanw hilo Capt Cagni with two Alpine
guides and one seaman pushed his way 20
the north. passed NAn--n's furthe-t aud
ON April 28 touched ~ deg 80 min latitude,
the nearest approach vet made 10 the Pole
Hero they determined tu turn back, a. their
lives would bc imprrilled II they tried To
advance further with their slender supply
Of food They reached the ship on June %
with two sledg'-- and seven dogs
Prom the fOfCr remaining az the ship IN"
Duke Of the AbruzN had sent out search
parties IN all directions No trace waS found.
bat supplies Of food We're left a, place
which u was thought the los' men migh'
reach, and soon after the expedition had
returned home It's leader began preparations
for sending out the search expedition that
has lust r-turfl..d from it, fruitl'TSr mission.
The whaling vessel Capclls wa- chartered
and put la command OF Cap. Stokkeh.
father Of th" missing helnstnan. II IA" men
were still alive there could b" no doubt thai
they would make their way 10 the south
cuaSi. where they would be sure To meet
their rercIer-
The relief partv made a careful search ~
the entire south coast. but not "A trace could
they find of the lost men Every hop- was
finally abandoned. and the prov OF ti"
Capclla wa- turned homcward after stone
monument had b.-en reared a. Cape Flora
10 the memory of three more victims oi
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