The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-17
FIRST TO STEP ON
SOUTH VICTORIA Land
Explorer BOrchgrevink Went
FartheSt South of All.
LOCATED THE MAGNETIC POLE
Declares Antarctic Continent to Con
tain 100000 square Miles, Being
Twice the size OF EurOpe-DHrk-
ness Reigned Seventy-One Days.

NEW YORK, Feb. &c. E. Boreh-
grevink. the Antarctic explorer, who has
recently visited points farther to the
south than any other known man. ar
rived here yesterday on the Eutruria-
Mr.. Borchgrevink was the first to land
on tie large con inent" near the South
Poles. perhaps the last unknown con-
tinent the foot Of man viii ever have
the chance to touch.
As explorer OF the Southern Cross ex-
psdition. known as the British Antarctic
Expedition, which was out twenty
months" said the South Polar traveller.
Il was the first to set foot on south
Victoria Land. which was seen in 1871
from Sir James Eoss's two ships. the
Er5erus and the Terror.
1T is remarkable that nobody had done
this before. although the difficulties are
very great I had r-t,rty-cne men, Of
whom three died I took Out ninety
sledge dogs, Of which took back to New
Zealand sixty. and some Of the dogs are
going south again.
Located Magnetic Pole.
Two objects accomplished were the
Of fish and the locating Of the south mag
netic pole in the latitude Of approximate
ly % degrees south.
The farthest point south reached was
IS degrees 50 minutes. with gIedges on
top Of the great ice carrier, the edge Of
which had Up to my zine. been consid-
cred the limit for human progress south.
Although I hold the record. do not
believe in record hunting, but in scientific
Investigation. such as magnetic wcrk and
observations. South Victoria Land COW
er5 100000 square miles, being twice
the size OF Europe.
Two thousand miles south Of Australia.
in latitude Ills and about longitude Il
east, I established Camp Ridley. named
for my mother. who was an English
woman Ny father was a Norwegian bar
rister, and 1 was born In Christfania
The camp consisted Of 8 hut 15xf5
feet and feet high. which was covered
Tor warmth With ten feet OF snow Ten
men slept In the hut. on July q the
day OF the return Of the sun, this photo
graph was taken. showing tie Union Jack
which the Duke Of York presented TO the
expedition
Had n Narrow Escape.
At the foot o. the Terror volcano.
which I believe u be active. as Erberus
is active. Captain Jensen. nay sailing mas
ter, and myself Almost lost our lives.
Lieutenant Culbec. one Of my magnetic
observers. with two men and a camera.
bad put out from the bark Southern Cross
TO row TO the beach
The glacier to the westward gave
birth 10 an iceberg weighing millions Of
tons Of ice and Snow. The waters OF
The Antarctic Ocean dashed far ND the
side Of the Ice barrier, submerging US.
but recedlng IN time 20 save our lives.
The boat wax nearly swampad.
Southern attitudes are relatively much
colder than northern attitudes AT from
soc, Norway. in about = north. trees
grow TO thirty feet in height. while in
the same latitude 10 the south only
lichens grow"
FrOt BOrchgrevink comes here to lee
ture- His first lecture will be given to-
night at the WaldOrf-Astoria-
In Darkness S.venty-One Days.
Prof Borchgrevink said The most south
erly point he reached was 500 miles from
the South Pole. They were in darkness
for seyenty-one days. and the temperature
was often > degrees below zero The
wind frequently blew 100 miles an hour.
ard the explorers had to watch out or
they would have been blown away and
dashed to pieces.
he said there was much grumbling
among his men over their food.
a fortune awaits the inventor" ne de-
clared, who can devise some means Of
canning food so that the tin viii not i'm
part its poisonous qualities 70 the con-
tents OF the package. We found seal. raw
and cooked, ashore and ahOat. the best
preventive Of scurvy. Ny BIOLOGIST died
of beri-beri."