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MyLlus ERIcHsEN. NOTED DAN.
18Th EXPLORER, PERlsHEs
WITH HIS COMRADES.
BLIZZARD THEIR DOOM
ON GREENLAND COAST
Party Still Had Several Years Work
to Accomplish When overtaken by
snow-king-Last Trip Most Ad-
venturous OF All.


According to information received In
a telegram to the committee of the
Denmark-Greenland expedition Erich
sen and two of his companions that
sailed with him from Copenhagen
June "a. 1906, to, the UNEMPLOYED re-
gions Of the northeastern coast Of
Greenland, perished in a snowstorm.
The three men we're on an expedition
over the ice when disaster overlook
them.
Map Out Unknown Region.
Otherwise the exploring party has
been successful. Large tracts of un.
known land have been mapped out
and the entire northeastern coast of
Greenland has been charted.
A later telegram brings the infor-
nation that Erickson and his COM
panions were on an Ice foe when they
were overtaken by the snowstorm.
The foe drifted out to sea- The pro.
visions of the explorers soon became
exhausted. They drifted for some
days, growing weaker and weaker.
Perish on Floe Near Shore.
When the foe was finally driven
back to land the three men did not
have sufficient strength to make the
effort necessary to return to the sta.
ton. They must have persisted on the
shore. The Eskimo who brought In
the news of the disaster arrived at
the station in dying condition and
succumbed Immediately after making
his report.
Myths Erickson had devoted sew.
eral years to the exploration Of Green
land. His first expedition returned
from that country in November, 1904
after two years and half in the
north. The expedition that sailed
from Copenhagen two years ago was
supported financially by the Danish
government and his plans had been
approved by many societies of scient
lists. including the American Geo
graphical society.
Distinguished by PeriIous Trip.
On former occasion Mr.. Erickson
distinguished himself as the chief OF
a party which traversed the route
across Melville bay to the Cape York
EskimOs settlement, on the west
coast Of Greenland. Mr.. Erichsen
planned on this last trip. and this was
the most adventurous portion of his
undertaking, to cross the eternal Ice
cap Of Greenland at its broadcast par,
by means Of snowshoes, dog sledges
and an automobile. He purposed to
set out about March. 1908, accom-,
panied by one of his staff and two
Greenlanders belonging to the crew.
Other members Of the expedition,
with fully loaded sledges, were to 90
with him the first third of the Jour.
ney.
Were to Tour Ice Dome.
After leaving his companions
Erickson and the three men he
planned to take with him were To
proceed to the unknown ice dome OF
the interior, which rises at its highest
to 10000 feet above sea level. This
region is completely devoid of vege
table and animal life and here, it IL
believed, is to be found one of the cold
poles Of the northern hemisphere. II
Ia doubtful II man could live there In
the coolest season. Under these cir.
cumstances the leader chose the
months of March. April and May for
his venture. He hoped to- compass
this venturesome journey in about
two months. coming out on the west
coast. It was on this trip that the
explorer met his death.
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