New-York tribune., 1902-10-18
TO SAIL WITHOUT BALDWIN
az AND ZIEGLER PART COMPANY
FOR GOOD.
THE LATTER TO SEND ANOTHER EHPEDI-
TON IN SEARCH OF THE POLE
LEADER NOT NAMED YET.

william Ziegler will equip and send another
expedition in search Of the North Pole. but il,
will not be- IN charge Of Evelyn Briggs Baldwin.
the commander OF the last expedition Mr.
ziegler made this announcement yesterday He
would not say whom he had in mind 10 head
me expedition. This is 10 he made public
later. NOr would he make public the reasons
for severng his connection with Mr.. Baldwin
For more than a week past conferences of
tbe. members Of Mr.. Baldwin's party have been
beld H. Dir. Ziegler's Office, at No 60 Liberty
ST. They were conducted by w s. Chanp. Mr..
Eeger's private secretary, who went in charge
Of an auxiliary expedition, and who made an in
vestigati9n at Tromsoe of the reports of dis
agreement between Mr.. Baldwin and his sail
ing master. Captain Johannsen. Mr. Champ. ac-
c0mpaned by Anthony Flala, the photographer
Of the expedition, returned about a week ago.
The result 0f these conferences was Mr. Zie-ler,s
decision 10 send someone else in place Of NTr
Baldwin at the head Of the next expedition
This M Champ said last night would start
next year The America, in which Mr.. Baldwin
took north his party viii be used. That vessel
Mr Champ said, was the best one afioat for the
purpose. The route will the same as thar Sc
iected by Alr. Baldwin. The expedition viii utiI-
ize the stores deposited by Mr.. Baldwin in Ru
Golf Land. in latitude eighty-one degrees and
thrty-thr5e minutes, and at Kane Lodge. Greelv
Island.
So far IS has been learned by the puhlic. NJ
Baldwin accomplished little more than estah
lish depots Of stores al points which vould no
available for future dash. In this respect his
work WAS undoubtedly disappointment to Mr..
Aegler. who declared before he returned here
that he did not wish TO see Mr.. Baldwin until
he had reached the pole. Whether he has seen
por efr, n
Baldwin apparently has spent little time at Mr.
Zsglers Office. II would appear that Mr.. Bald
wins dispute with his sailing master has had
less 10 do with Mr.. Ziegler's decision than what
may be considered a lack Of persistent effort to
&c: north Mr.. Badwins return 10 Honnings-
yaag. Norway, on August l was great surprise
to Mr. Ziegler
Mr.. Baldwin on his return TO this country
declared that his failure 10 make a dash for the
pole this year, as il was expected that he would
DO was owing 20 the difficulty experienced in
esabishing the depots Of supplies. II had been
his intention 10 reach Rudolf Land with the
America in time 10 deposit the stores before the
season for starting for the pole should arrive
The hard ice, Mr. Baldwin said. prevented the
execution Of this plan, and il was necessary
move the supplies by means Of sledges This
required so much time that when the prepara-
tons for the dash had been completed he deemed
il TOO late 10 make the trial, Instead he re-
turned 10 Norway.
Mr.. Baldwin sailed from Nardoe on July so,
1901. He was followed in the early summer
this year by a second expedition under W. ;.
Champ, on the Frithjof. II MAS expected that
the party the Frithjof would meet Nr. Bald
win returning from the pole or the dash for il.
The Frithjof encountered unusually hard ice
and failed 10 meet the Baldwin party on the
America The latter ship returned 10 Norway
IN advance Of the Frthjof TO the surprise OF
every one. Nir. Baldwin then reported that his
return was due 70 the depletion OF the supplies
Of food for the ponies and dogs owing TO the
hard work 10 which they had been subjected.
The sledges had also been DESTROYED 10y this
work, he said.
After MT BaldWinS return TO HonnlngSNaaS
there were reports Of disagreements between
Nr. Baldwin and his sailing master Captain
Johannsen. AfaGsVts We're taken at Tromsoe
regarding this affair. II developed that Mr..
Baldwin had given the ice pilot authority over
the movements of the ship after il reached the
polar regions and depOsed Captain Johannsen
when he refused 10 obey the ice pilots orders.
Mr., Ziegler could get no satisfactory report
from Mr. Baldwin. and finally ordered him 10
return 10 this country. He arrived here on the
Germanic on October >.
The Baldwin-Ziegler expedition was probably
the best equipped expedition ever sent out in
search for the pole.