The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-27
SENDS ANOTHER RACER
FOR The NORTH POLE
ZiegIer Fits Out Expedition
to Beat Baldwin.
Not Satisfied With Reports Received
From the Explorer and Proposes to
Ignore Kim.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Regardless Of
what may or may not be done by Evelyn
Briggs Baldwin. with whose recent work
in Arctic SEES he IS far from satisfied.
William ZieEIer, OF Brooklyn, whose
hope is that an expedition under his
auspices viii be the first TO reach the
Pole, admits that there is ne== TAR on its
way a second expedition equipped by
him Il has orders to proceed practical
" Independent Of Baldwin. and to make
every. possible effort to reach the goal
This is what is known as the Frithjof
expedition, which was supposed TO have
been sent out merely as a relief for
Baldwin. but which Mr. Ziegler admits is
in reality practically distinct. and IL it
self fully equipped for dash for the
Pole.
Baldwin declares in his messages to
Mr. ZiegIer that he is still undaunted
but II begins to appear that il will
either be a race Tor the Pole between
him and the new leader or that the
glory VIII be for another than himself
IL the Pole is reached. Who this new
leader is Mr. Ziegler declines to make
known, cOntenting himself With the
statement that he is q competent man
IN whom he has great confidence
All l viii say now is that the man
have selected is not Mr. Champ, who is
not an explorer, and does rot want to
60, said Mr. ZiegIer.
William 5. Champ. M Ziegier's for
mer secretary and confidential adviser.
left here on July to take tn =Tithjcf
TO Camp Ziegler, on AIger Isl&fld, Franz
josef Land. Since leaving ITomsoe.
Norway, Champ has had time 10 make
the trip to Camp Ziegler twice over, yet
not word has been heard from him. aIu
Mr.. Ziegler is becoming anxious on this
account. He is now thirty days overdue
He has cabled orders TO Baldwin that
unless Champ reaches there by SOFTEN
Der Is he shall take the America and
20 in search OF him
Mr. ZiegIer is distinctly disDIeased
over the sCanty and tisfactory- re-
ports he has received from BalGsin
since the explorer Ftoched Norway on
august /
Although have tried repeatedly
/ have been unable TO get any definite
Information from him." he said '.Wien
Champ returns 70 Tromsoe I shall learn
ali the facts, and then. at any rate, If
viii become clear why BaIdwin's coal
ran out. I an extremely sorry that
there has been any apparent setback.
but it mas not altered my determine
ton TO have the Pole located. I shall
get there if It is possible 30 reach It,
and I am not by any means entirely de-
pendent upon Mr.. Baldwin
The fact is" said Nj Ziegler. with
q smile, I generally have two strings
to my bow. and this case IS no excep-
ton On the Frithjof with Champ I sent
a fully equipped party. entirely indie
pendent OF Baldwin, and gave them ex-
pIicit Instructions that If they did not
find Baldwin they were to go right on,
on their own account. and try to do
what ne has evidently failed to succeed
il If everything has gone well with the
Frithjof expedition, il is now safe in
FTaEz josef Land. where 1t will remain
for the winter and in the spring make a
dash for the Pole"
Baldwin, Who is stiI lying in Norway,
viii receivu orders 70 90 north next
spring 70 Camp ZiegIer, where he will
remain during the following winter He
viii then either 90 further on to re-
iieYe the other expedition or make an
effort on his own account to reach the
Pole in the spring Of 1904