The San Francisco call., 1906-10-23
HONOR EXPLORER
Of FROZEN SEAS.
Amundsen Enthusiastically
Received at st. Francis
by Numbers of Citizens
PRAISED BY SPEAKERS

Captain Roald Amundsen, the latter
day Viking of the north seas, was
given reception at the st. Francis
Hotel yesterday afternoon. His Honor
Mayor Gallagher extended to the ex-
plorer the freedom of the city; o. A.
Tveitmoe praised him in his native
tongue; Benjamin Ide Wheeler. coupled
his name with those of vasco da
Cana and Bartolomeo Diaz in what
he referred to as apostolic succession
on end plays around the continents" I;
and President Jordan of Stanford Uni
versity with his customary graceful
diction paid tribute of homage to the
conqueror of the Northwest Passag ge,
who bore 1t all with an appearance of
reserve such as men Of moment ma
turally assume.
Amundsen is an unassuming hero.
II the Vikings all had such peaceable
manners ashore it is no wonder that
they won the hearts of the maidens of
the south lands.
The par1ors of the ST. Francis which
had been arranged for the reception
were far too narrow for the occasion
and the crowd of Amundsen's admirers
betook themselves to the open lobby
where the speech making was done.
Among those who listened where Pre-
siding Judge Graham, Judge Burnett
of Sonoma, Rev. F. w. Clampett
Julius Kahn, Attorney Joseph Vale of
the Western Pacific and several mem
bers of the Board of Supervisors.
In a scholarly address President
Wheeler reviewed briefly the deeds OF
the Norsemen, and spoke of Amundsen
as the successor of Lief Erickson. He
was followed by Mayor Gallagher, who
presented the freedom of the city to
Anundsen, adding that San Francisco
had always had appreciation for deeds
of valor and rejoiced to welcome an
eminent explorer.
o. A. Tveitmoe then spoke in Nor
ways melodious tongue with eloquence
of the hero of the day. Those who
understood said that he told Amundsen
that he was welcome in North America
and to all the good things of the land
where dwell so many men of Nor
wegian extraction. He referred to
Amundsen as a star of the northern
armament whose luster was as that
of the midnight sun" In his final
Amundsen has accomplished was not
to the honor of one country alone, but
to the whole world
Professor David Starr Jordan in con-
cluding the speaking said that the oc-
casion was one at which the talking
men of San Francisco should be awed
into silence. "Amundsen is a straight,
Clean, NuIIldH lldu, Ilc Se4u- AlC IL
just like you and /, or rather what we
would be If you and 1 were a little
more human.
Then Amundsen was introduced by
President Wheeler, who said as he
called on him for a few words" that
he realized that this was greater hour
of trial for him than any he had en-
countered in his conquest of the north
ern seas.
Brief was the speech of the Viking.
He thanked the Mayor for the freedom
of the city He thanked the two presi
dents for their scholarly remarks. He
thanked the audience for its kindness,
and then he made diffident bow and
sat down amid applause. But he was
not to be let off with that, and nearly
every one present filed by to shake
his hand the ladies pausing as they
did so to add words of praise to those
which the speakers had already spoken
Captain Amundsen was entertained
very delightfully."- at an informal dinner
on Sunday evening by Mr.. and Mrs. <.
N. Dahl at their home, 1874 Church
street pleasant feature of the even
ing was a serenade by the swedish
Singing Society. Those present We're:
Mr.. and Mrs R. T. Lying. the Nor
wegian Consul to Alaska, and his Wife;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lindtner. Mr.. and
Mrs F. Quisling, Miss Brigftte Hoe,
Miss Hanna Larsen, Miss Louise HUI
bert. Captain Amundsen, Captain Gus
tay Amundsen, the brother of the ex-
nlorer: Lieutenant Godfred Hansen OF
the Danish navy, and H Randall