The sun., 1901-11-29
Polar Expeditions Of the Year.


From the Public Ledger.
The year 1901 was marked by extraor-
diuary activity in both Arctic and Ant
artic work. In this respect all pre-
vious years were eclipsed. Besides the
expeditions already in the field, there
were others that departed both for the
North and the South Polar regions.
TNo or three were for brief periods
only, hut one 10 the North and one 10
the South We're for extended expiora-
tipn, and had been widely advertised.
The Baldwin-Ziegler expedition to the
.Arctics attracted perhaps the greatest
attention 1 his was undoubtedly the
hest equipped venture ever made TO polar
regions. Evelyn Baldwin, well known
and experienced explorer, headed the
! party that sailed from Dundee the latter
| part of June. The expedition required
1 thee vessels, one, the America, being the
| flagship. The ayowed purpose OF this
I expedition is 10 reach the North Pole.
1 and an absence of twenty-seyen months
| is expected.
A second venture that attracted wide
fpraad Il attention ne9.i . was. was one 70 the South
Professor Otto Nordenskjold. The start
! was made on October l6 from Gothen-
4 burg on the steamer Antarctic. A party
was to be taken ms far South as possi-
Bile. and left to pursue its work while
the vessel was to return with other scien-
titic men to explore Terra del Fuego. 4
few months previously an English expe-
4 dition sailed in the same direction on the
steamer Discovery.
Last year the Windward, with Mrs.
Peary Oh board, was sent to the relief
af Lieutenant Robert f. Peary, last
heard Of as on his way TO Fort Con
ger. on Lady Franklin Bay. Arctic Amer
4 ism. When late autumn arrived this YES.
sci had not returned, and nothing was
heard of il until early last September.
when Herbert Bridgman. who headed a
relief expedition three months before,
returned with Mrs. Peary and news of
her husband. Mrs. Peary had been pre-
vented from returning the previous year
IN account OF the Windward becoming
\ frozen in by new ice. She was unable
4 70 join her husband until spring. spend,
ins the long winter night many miles
from his headquarters. Lieutenant Peary
I it appears, accomplished much valuable
work during the previous year. He did
not reach the Pole, but determined the
outl.n- Of North Greenlanu and sur.
passed the point reached by Brainara and
Lockwood, Of the Grrely expedition
There appears to have been an unfortr-
nate difference between Lieutenant
Peary and his surgeon. DIR. Dedrick
which resulted in the latter resigninS his
position and marooning himself at Ftah,
North Greenland. The members Of the
relief expedition under DIR. Bridgman
endeavored to induce DR. Dedrick To re.
tuln to civilization with them, but failed,
The doctor declaring that. although NJ
longer member Of Lieutenant Peary 4
party, he felt it his duty TO remain near
by III case his services We're needed
Some anxiety has heen felt for the
safety q the famous Fran, commanded
by Captain Syerdrup, formerly with Dr.
Nansen. Captain Sverdrup sailed from
| Christiana. Norway, in 1898, with rgh-
teen companions, for Greenland. II
spent the following winter, it il said.
/ III Jones Sound. Since then nothing has
been heard OF him. his ship or com
! panions. DIR. Stein returned from Files
mere Land after an absence of two years
with the Peary relief expedition under
the command Of Dr. Bridgman. having
accomplished much valuable scientific
and geographical work.