The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-13
DARING DANISH
EXPLORER DIES
IN ARC1|C SNOW
MYLUS ERICHSEN AND SEVERAL
COMPANIONS PERISH IN
GREENLAND.
VAIN DASH FOR THE POLE.
Navigator's Plans to Cross Icy Fields
with Sledges Ends in Dis
aStt.
VAIN DASH FOR THE POLE.
TALE OF TERRIBLE SUFFERING

COPENHAGEN Aug. G.-Mylius
Erickson. the DanisU Explorer, has met
his death in the far north. According
10 information just received in tele-
gram TO the cJmmitter Of the Denmark
Greenland expedition, ErichSen aud two
of his companions who sailed with him
from Copenhagen June "A, 1906, to the
unexplored regions ul the northeastern
coast of Greenland, persisted III "A storm
The three men werc on an expedition
over the ice when Disaster overlook
them. Otherwise the exploring party
has been successful Large tracts of
unknown land have been mapped ont
and the entire northeastern coast Of
Greenland has been ,hartcd.
Persisted in Ice Floe.
\ later telegram brings the nforma-
ton that Erickson ad his companions
we're ON an ice foe Nrpn they were over
taken by the snowSturm. The Hoe drift
ed out to sea. The provisions of the eX-
plorers soon became exhausted. They
driftCd for some day. growing weaker
and weaker When lUr Hoe was finally
driven back to land the three men did
not have sufficient strength To make the
effort necessary to return To the station.
They must have per~hpd on shore. The
ESquimauX who BROUGHT IN the news of
the disaster arrived a' tho station IN a
dying condition and >uccumbed imme-
dately after making his report.
His Earlier Expeditions.
MyIus Erickson has devoted several
years to the exploration of Greenland.
His first expedition returned from that
country in Novemhcr, 1904. after two
lot in a.
petition that sailed from Copenhagen
two years ago was supported financially
by the Danish government and his plans
had been approved 10y many societies of
scientists including the American
Geographical society.
On "A former occasion Mr.. Erichscn
distinguished himself as the chief OF Il
party which traversed the route across
Melville bay to the Cape York Esqui-
mux settlement, Oh the west coast of
Greenland. Mr.. Erichsen planned on
this last trip and this was the most al-
venturous portion of his undertaking,
to cross the eternal ice cap of Green
land at its broadest part by means of
SnowshoeS, dog sedscs and an autOmo-
bile.
His Vain Attempt.
lie purposed ~ set out about March
1905, accompanied by one of his staff
ana two Ireenla nderS, belonging to the
crew. Other members of the expedi,
ton. with fully loaded sledgeS were to
go with hun the first third of the jour,
ncy. After leaving his companions
ErichSen and the three men he planned
to take with him were TO proceed to the
unknsvn ice dome of the interior, which
rises at its highest To 10000 feet above
the sea level This region is completely
devoid of vegetation and animal life
and here. it is believed. is to he found
one of the cold poles of the northern
hemisphere. 1t is doubtful if man could
live there in the coolest season. Under
these circumstances the leader chose the
months of March. April and May for hi
venture. He hoped to compass this
venturesome journey in about two and n
half months. coming ont on the west
coast. 1t was probably on this trip tina,
the explorer met his death.