The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-09-09
POLAR vENTURERS OF PAST.
Willoushby, Frobishsr. Davis, Hudson,
Franklin, Nsnsen, Abruxxi, Etc.

Willoushby. Frobishsr, Davis, Hudson.
Franklin, Nansen, Abruxxi, Eto.
The best previous record TO DR..
Cooks reported final triumph was
that Of Peary, who on April 20. 1906,
reached the latitude OF 81 degrees
minutes north OF Greenland. Previous
to that time the Duke OF the Abruzzi's
expedition held the record OF latitude
Sc degrees "a minutes, which was
reached on April 20, 1900. north Of
Franz Josef Land. NanseD's record
was SO degrees IA minutes. made on
April Z, 1895.
The search for the pole has been
quest which has drawn adventurous
men into the arctic regions for cen
turies The Norsemen were probably
the first Europeans 10 visit Greenland.
Sir Hugh Willoughby sailed In 1853
"for the search and discovery OF
northern parts Of the world" He
discovered Nova Zembla, but starved
with most of his men In Lapland on
his return voyage. Froblshcr In 1879
and Davis In 1885 made voyages to
Greenland and the north coast OF
America. Henry Hudson In 1907
reached latitude 73 degrees on the
eastern coast OF Greenland and added
to the knowledge Of Spitzbergen,
which was discovered by wilem Ba.
rentz In 1906.
In 1907 Captain Gillls made a voy.
age far to the eastward along the
northern shore Of Greenland and saw
high land, which has since been
Glllis Land, in latitude 80 degrees.
Captain Scoresby, In command Of
whaler, succeeded In advancing his
ship, the Resolution, as far north an
latitude 81 degrees IL minutes ~ Sec
onds In 1906 This record was not ex.
ceeded until Lieutenant Robert Peary
reached latitude So degrees 45 minutes
In an attempted dash for the pole from
the northern coast Of spltzbergen.
The III fated expedition Of the Eng.
llsh admiral sir John Franklin sailed
on May 10, ls45, and consisted Of two
ships. the Erebus and Terror. with
crews OF 1874 officers and men, The
ships were last seen In Bafiin bay on
July 20 In latitude IA degrees ~ min.
utes. No great anxiety was felt until
iS48, but IN that and succeeding years
expedition after expedition was dis
patched In quest OF the missing ex-
plorer and his men. Between i848 and
1854 about fifteen expeditions set out
from England and A america In the hope
Of rescuing Franklin. Various traces OF
the missing ships and crews were dis
covered through Eskimos, and In 1860
three sledging parties from Sir Leo.
pold McClintock's relief expedition dis.
covered all along the west and south
coast OF King Williams island re-
mains OF articles and skeletons. which
told the tale Of disaster. A record was
discovered In cairn at Point Vic
tory, which briefly told the history Of
the expedition up to April 25. i848.
The record tells the tale OF FraDklin's
lfhtb huu Att DskibhihB VI thN VhN tDs
the survivors and stated that twenty.
four men had already died.
This IL all that IL known OF the fate
u Franklin and his men. The catas
tropbe which overlook him led to 1000
niles Of coast line being discovered.
rhe interest aroused In America IN the
Iearch led TO the expeditions Of De
Haven and Griffith IN 1850 and OF DIR.
Kane 10 1853. Following these were
he American expeditions Of Dr. Hayes
md OF Hall. In 1871 Hall reached 80
Iegrees 10 minutes In the Polaris.
Probably the most spectacular At
empt 10 discover the pole was that Of
be I'll fated Andree. who set out IN
alloon and has never since been heard
T.