The Washington herald., 1908-08-16

Alexandra Lieut. Ernest II. Shackleton fs
again in the antarctic. with the ay0veG
object Of making a dash for the south
pole next month On this dash ne hopes
% carry his provisions in a motor car.
queer c01trivance which has skis n front
and ice-gripping wheels IN the rear
Shackleton IS the only Irishman Of any
prominence among to-Gay's explorers. and
when first in the antarctic he showed an
Irlshmans pluck BY allowing himself %
be harneszed 10 q SleCge while suffering
from snow blindness Thus Iaboring and
IN this condition he attained fa-thest
south with the party Had ShackIet51
performed his heroic deeds in the arctic.
and there made farrhest north. his name
would doubtless have become as familiar
as Peary's or Nansen-s
A Medical Scientist.
Dr- Jean Charcot. who headed the first
French expedition ever 70 winter in the
antarctic. and is planning another trip %
that region. Ike Peary. had a BOYS de-
sire 10 become an explorer But his
father wanted him 70 follow IN his foot
steps and become a great scientist He
had Won quite a reputation as a medical
scientist when his fathers death occurred:
then Immediately he gave Up his scientific
work and turned explorer Charc0r's tn5-
[ tlal antarctic trip was undertaken for The
purpose Of rescUulg the Otto CCordeask-
jold expedition which left civilization be-
hind in 1872 The Argentine Republics
/ expedition. however. got 70 the Norwe-
gians first; and then Charc0t and his ex-
petition spent their time making expIora-
tons, many of which were important
Henry ArCtoTss-i. one OF Ihe leaders Ct
the Belgica antarctic expedition. and who
IS planning 70 return 70 the antarctic
next year, should prove interesting TO
Americans by reason oS the fact that his
wife Is an American girl, who was study
ing music IN Paris when she and the
/ Belgian fell in love with each other.
Adrian de Gerlache. who was Arc-owskrs
/ superior n the antarctic. IS Belgium s
/ leading explorer, and he and ArctowsEi.
when they returned 70 Brussels were
I loaded with hou0-s- their expedition be
ing the first n years 70 accomplish any
! thing worth while IN the antarctic
( Roand AmuuGsen. who recently Travelled
across this country after locating the
magnetic pole and making the Northwest
passage 1Itkkleson and Lef71e7reu now
I in the frozen wastes Of The North WaItz-
/ Tyelluan. anthony FfaIa- and Evelyn
Z Baldwin. who led the two Zieg-=r exp=5--
tons pOleward, and the Duke OF Orleans.
who has % his credit important disco--
cries in and about Nova Zzuhla--hess
are among the more important arctic ex-
plorers who are heard from as explorers.
! from tine 70 time
Anarchist an Explorer.
Another explorer with royal blood fl Hls
veins IS none other than the noted al
archist Prince Peter Kr0p0rki1- To him
the entire world e deeply Indebted f5-
the mapping OF great portions q Mar
chuTia and other regions IN The far East
He. too. made important discoveries n
Finland. and, altogether. was vel started
on a career oE exploration that might
have made him world famous when he
became q convert 70 anarchlsn-afte-
which he spent several years n Russian
tOrTesses. escaped, was pursued from one
country TO another fer his views and 81
last took up his residence IN England
where he has lived n comparative pace
ever since
To look st E-Opotk.1. no one would
ever take him fOr an anarchist and his
voice and every action when he Is mex
socially. are as mild IS his physical zp-
pearance- Indeed. every inch Cf him
looks what the reference books call him. q
geOgrapheT. and not the bIoo6-crss7lr-
thing the world calls him He is row
sixty-six- as firm n his u1orrhodox views
as ever, and Is leading the life Of a very
well-behaved country gentleman and cru
6ite scholar
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