The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-05
Sd. 1OHEARDEWIND
Minneapolis Will Listen to His Tale
Immediately After New York
and Chicago.
The Distinguished Explorers Expe-
riences Between Paris and New
York Overland.

Tuesday evening, Feb. 10, first Ameri-
can public appearance, at Carnegie Ly-
ceum New York City.
Thursday evening, Feb. Il, lecture be-
fore the Twentieth Century club, Chi
cagO.
Saturday evening, Feb. IA, lecture at
the First Unitarian church, Minneapolis.
Minneapoltans complain that they
sometimes have to wait two years before
seeing New York dramatic successes. No
criticism of this sort, however, can be
applied to new stars" in the lecture
field. Minneapolis is specially favored in
it's opportunities for hearing distinguished
men and women who have something TO
say. and it seldoms has to wait long. Es-
pecaily is this true in the case of Harry
De Windt Fellow of theaRoyal Geograph-
ical society. the famous young explorer
who recently completed an overland. trip
from Paris to New York to ascertain the
feasibility. of an all-rail line to connect
the continents.
Mr.. De Windt since fall has been tell
ing and illustrating the story of his won
derful journey before select audiences in
Great Britain, and it was very doubtful
for sometime whether he would make any
appearance on the platform in America
Major Pond. the veteran New York lee
ture manager. succeeded. however, in Sc
curing Mr. De Windt for a limited num-
Der of lectures in this country, beginning
this month. The Twentieth Century club
of Chicago, composed of some of the most
prominent people in that city and in which
II. N Higginbotham is one Of the lead
ing spirits expressed a great desire to
have Mr.. DeWindt tell his story for the
club as soon after his arrival in America
as possible, and SO successful were they
in their negotiations with Major Pond that
they secured Mr.. De Windt's first date
aft
In the meantime certain Minnea polls
people, desirious of having Mr.. De Windt
come here, were not idle, with the result
that Mr.. De Windt once having agreed
to make the long jump to Chicago was in
duced to make another jump to Minneap-
oils, making his third appearance in
America in this city. e.. .....-..
Mr.. De Windts overland journey from
Paris to New York astonished the scien-
tifc and commercial worlds. While the
newspapers have had deliberately pub
lished accounts of this daring exploit
it will be particularly Interesting to heat
the narrative from Mr.. De Windt's own
lips. He will illustrate his lecture with
over one hundred stereopticon views made
from photographs taken by the Vicomte
de Clinchamp a member of his expedi-
ton. Mr.. De Vindt's nara tive is one
of the most fascinating tales Of adventure
ever told, and no other explorer since
Nansen related the thrilling tale Of his
dash for the pole has succeeded in awak-
ening such great public interest.
The conservative English press has
published columns in praise of Mr. De
Windt's undertaking and as a result of
his work attention has been directed to-
ward the accomplishment of an all-rail
road, from Paris to New York, which is
probably one of the. events to be &C
conplshed in the distant future.
Mr. De Windt's personality is most in
teresting. He has travelled all over the
world and has written books Of adventures
under the tropics, in the polar Businesses
the jungles of India and the prisons OF
Siberia. He has proved himself a fear
less and intrepid explorer. a graceful an6
facile writer, and graphic and forcefu
speaker.