The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-17
WROTE DIARY As
END APPROACHED.
RECORD OF FATAL ARCTIC TRIP
FOUND BESIDE FROZEN BODY
OF EXPLORER.
TOLD OF HARDSHIPS
And Awful Sufferings Endured by
Himself and Other Members Of
the ili-Fated Erickson Party
ir Greenland.

Bergen. Norway Aug. l6-The ship
Denmark. of the Denmark Greenland
expedition, arrived In Bergen today.
II appears that the body of the DANISH
explorer, Mylius Erichsen, who per-
ished in snow storm while travelling
over the Ice on the northeastern coast
OF Greenland, was not recovered
! During the explorations an exten.
siye group of islande was discovered
between latitude rs and 49, The mem.
bers Of the expedition also found the
depot left by Commander Robert L.
Peary, near Cape Bridgeman, duri
their progress northward.
| Lieutenant TrClle, master OF the
Denmark, made the following state
ment today:
The Denmark Greenland expedl.
tton carried out the objects for which
| II was formed. but II paid dearly In
having done So Mylius Erichsen, :
header, and Lieutenants Hagen and
! Broenlund perished In November.
1907, In trying to return from the
north coast OF Greenway by way OF
the inland Ice. having been Obliged
to remain on the north coast durIn
the Summer of that year owing ID tsa
state ot the weather.
"HFoenlunds body was found III
crevice near a depot. Beside II were
tsketrftes showing the work accor
lplished. and also his diary, Ia which
was the following entry;
.perished at 79 degrees under a
trial return over inland Ice In Noyem.
ber Arrived here under a decreasing
moon. and cannot so on, owing to
frozen feet and darkness. The
corpses OF the others are In the mid
die of the ford. Hagen died Novem
Der l5 and Mylius some ten days later
=" JOERGEN BROENLUND' ="
Buried in a Creviee.
"Broenlund was buried on the spot
where his body was found. 1t proved
impossible to find the corpses of the
others, owing to the heavy snowfall
These comrades having done their
duty and perished on the field OF hon
or, we erected a monument for them
at our haven. Port Denmark.
Everything possible was done
from the ship to succor them. but u
was beyond human power to prevent
the catastrophe. The course OF the
expedition was as follows.
August 49, 1906. northeast coast
of Greenland. After difficult sailing
through the ice our ship reached 77i5
degrees north Depot stores were
landed at 77A degrees. A haven for
the ship was found at 76A degrees,
and was called Port Denmark It was
received to remain here
In the autumn of 1906 sledge Jour
neys were made In northeriy direc-
tions to establish sledge depots AMI
prosecute scientific Investigations. A
great sledge expedition to the north
with a view to the discovery of the on.
known part of the northwest coast OF
Greenland, took place In the spring
OF 1907, under command of Mylms
Erichsen.
The expedition consisted of ten
sledges In four patches Three Of
these patches returned before the
summer
"Tn September, 1907. a rescue ex.
pedltion was sent out 10 find the
batch that had not returned 1t founI
an open sea at so degrees. In the
course Of the autumn numerous
sledge expeditions were started ami
and a new expedition set out In
March. 1908. 1t established the GER
ainty OF the fate Of the missing party.
Defined the Coast.
Several other journeys were made
Turing the spring. one over the inland
ce. southwark to Ardeneaple Inlet,
md another over the northermost
'oast TO Cape Bridg eman at S3ls de-
rets, and into Peary channel To Cape
ilacier. The coast line went far
nore easterly than We expected
"Connectioe was obtained win
'eary's LAM. 4sark on Peary Land ami
ape Glacier the Danish flag was
oisted and the country taken posses
ion for Denmark and called King
frederick Land.
No living person was encountered
cientifie expeditions were made con
tantly in the district surrounding
'ort Denmark from the ship. On the
oad scientific researches were mad.
nj considerable physical collectors
fere made. and large quantity a
cientific material and photographs
Z the country were accumulated.
Our departure from Port Denmark
0ok place July Is and. owing 70 tie
sverable condition Of the ice q cruise
D 7S degrees vas made The mem