New-York tribune., 1901-05-20
EXPECTS TO REACH POLE.
f. Il. BALDWIN HERE TO BID GOODBY
TO RELATIVES.

Evelyn Briggs Baldwin who accompanied the
Peary and Wellman Arctic expeditions and is
about to make another effort to reach the North
Pole. arrived here yesterday on the steamship
Umbria. He has been absent Just day over a
month, and in that time has visited Hamburg
Kiel Gothenburg. Christiania. Dundee and Lon
don. completing arrangements for the expedi-
tion. the cost of which is TO be borne by William
Zegler, Of this city
Mr. Baldwin is confident that he will reach
the North Pole II will fight it out II It takes a
lfetime.' he declared Il do not expect 20 re-
turn until have accomplished my purpose"
When seen last evening at the Hoffman House
Mr.. Baldwin said that he would embark from
Dundee. Scotland. not later than June Il. on
the America, the flagship of the expedition
Thence he will sail TO Trorsoe. Norway. where
he will meet the supply ship Frithjof The ex-
ped!tion will sail for Franz Josef Land. where
It will make It's he 1dquarters for the winter
The arrangements about completed for
the expedition" said Mr.. Baldwin and owing
to the generosity and patriotism of Mr. Ziegler
magnihcently equipped. We expect to
sail with forty men. fifteen Siberian ponies and
four hundred dogs, and to carry adequate sup
plies of the very best sort. that will have
every advantage possible for the work are
TO undertake.
'Of course. first object is to plant the
Stars and Stripes at the North Pole but we also
hope to enlarge the knowledge of the polar
gion and make important contributions to
science. Naturally. there being many inter
esting and problems for 70 approach.
do not TO say what We intend to do When
we have done IL 1t will be time enough TO speak
Neither do | care. at this time 10 announce the
personnel of the expedition. l will be
about that when have the men aboard. as
there is telling what may occur to keep mem
bers of the expedition from carrying their
present Intentions
The flagship OF the expedition is the old steam
ship Esquimau. which has served in several
Arctic expeditions. and has been renamed the
America.
Mr.. Baldwin's meteorological observations.
taken in the Arctic regions while with the Peary
and Wellman expeditions. have been recognized
valuable contributions to meteorological
science. on these expeditions he also made
noteworthy auroraI observations.
Mr.. Baldwin will be in this city a week and
will then go to Chicago and st. Louis to visit
his relatives. BY the end OF the first week in
June he will sail from this city with such mem
preceded him to Dundee.
The supplies all together. most of them on
board the vessel. that Mr.. Baldwin thinks
there will be no hitch in making q start. The
plies are from the United States, and they in
clude complete scientific and Photographic ap-
paratuses.
The explorer expresses confidence that he will
accomplish his purpose. He expects, he SAYS, to
reach the pole and return in twenty-seve
months. He will take with him supplies for
three years; But within two years. II he has
not returned. another supply will be sent to him
at Franz Josef Land If he does not succeed in
/the first effort he will be ready to make another
attempt without returning from the Arctic re-
gion.