Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16
Denmark Greenland Exploring
Ship Reaches Bergen.
VALUABLE EXPLORATIONS
Story of the Master of Vessel Reads
Like Romance.
COURSE OF THE EXPEDITION
Three Members of Arctic Party
Perished in Ice-Bound Sea-No
Living Persons Encountered.

BERGEN. Norway. August 1.-THE
ship Denmark of the Denmark Green
land expedition arrived in Bergen today.
1t appears that the body of the Danish
explorer Myths Erickson. who persisted
in snowstOrm while travelling over the
ice on the northeastern coast of Green
land, was not recovered.
During the explorations an extensive
group of islands was discovered between
latitude 7S and 10 The members of the
expedition also found the depot left by
Commander Robert E. Peary near Cape
Bridgman during their progress north
ward.
Lieut.. Trolle, master of the Denmark.
made the following statement to the AS
ISOLATED Press:
The Denmark-Greenland expedition
carried out the objects for which it was
formed. but it paid dearly in having done
so. Myths Erichsen. it's leader. and
Lieuts. Hagen and Broenlund perish
ed in November. 1907. in trying to return
| from the north coast of Greenland by
way of the inland ice. having been
obliged to remain on the north coast
| during the summer of that year owing
| to the state of weather.
One Body Found. in Crevice.
'Broenlund's body was found in crew
| ice near a depot. Beside it were sketches
showing the work that had been accom-
| plished and also his diary, in which was
I the following story:
| II persisted at 70 degrees under trial
| return over inland ice in November Ar
rived under decreasing moon and can
not go on owing to frozen feet and dark
ness. The corpses of the others are in
| the middle OF the ford. Hagen died No
| vember 10 and Myths some ten days
| later.
(Signed) '"JOERGEN BROENLUND.'
"Broenund was buried on the spot
| where his body was found. 1t proved i'm
| possible to find the corpses of the others
owing to the heavy snowfall. Our three
! dead comrades having done their duty
| and persisted on the field of honor We
| erected a monument for them at our ha
| ven-POrt Denmark. Everything possible
was done from the ship to succor them,
but it was beyond human power to pre-
vent the catastrophe.
Course of the Expedition.
The course of the expedition was as
| follows: August 13. 1906, northeast coast
of Greenland After difficult sailing
through the ice our ship reached 77z de-
grees north latitude Depot stores were
| landed at ia degrees A haven for the
ship was found at 7624 degrees and was
| called Port Denmark. 1t was resolved to
remain here. In the autumn of 1896 Sledge
| journeys were made in a northerly direc-
ton to establish sledge depots and prose-
cute scientific Investigations.
| A great sledge expedition to the north
with d view to the discovery of the un-
known part of the northeast coast of
Greenland took place in the spring of
1897 under command of Myths Erlchsen.
The expedition consisted of ten sledges i'm
four patches. Three of these patches re-
turned before the summer.
I'm September. 1907, rescue expedi-
ton was sent out to find the batch that
had not returned 1t found an open sea
at 50 degrees. In the course of autumn
numerous Sledge expeditions were started,
and new rescue expedition set out In
March, 1898. 1t established the certainty
of the fate of the missing party Several
| other journeys were made during the
spring. one over the inland ice, south
| ward to Ardancaple inlet. and anoth
over the northernmost coast to Cape
Bridgman, at S31a degrees, and into Peary
channel to Cape Glacier.
Found No Living Persons.
THE coast line went more easterly than
we expected. Connection was obtained
with Peary's landmark on Pearyland, and
at Cape Glacier the Danish flag was
hoisted and the country taken possession
of for Denmark and called King Frederick
VIII Land.
No living person was encountered
Scientific expeditions were made continu-
ously in the district surrounding Port
Denmark from the ship. On the road
scientific researches We're made and con-
siderable physical collections gathered.
and a large quantity of scientinc mate
rial and numerous sketches. paintings and
photographs of the country were accumu-
lated
Our departure from Port Denmark took
plac., July %, and owing to the favorable
condition of the ice cruise to - degrees
was made. The members of the expedi-
ton are all we'll and its collections are in
good condition.
The Denmark will be lowed from here
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