Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-09-25
POLAR vENTURERs OF PASI.
WiIloush6y, Frobisher. Davis, Hudson,
Franklin, hansen, Abruzzi, Etc.

WilIou5hby, Frobisher. Davis, Hudson,
Franklin, Nansen, Abruzzi, Etc.
The best previous record 10 DR..
Cooks reported final triumph was
that of peary. who on April &c. 1906.
reached the latitude Of So degrees q
minutes north of Greenland. Previous
TO that time the Duke of the Abruzzi's
expedition held the record of latitude
IS degrees 81 minutes. which wal
reached on April p. 1900. north OF
Franz Josef Land NauSen'S record
was sc degrees II minutes. made on
April 7. 1855.
The search for the pole has been
quest which has drawn adventurous
men into the arctic regions for cen
turtles. The Norsemen were probably
the first Europeans TO visit Greenland
Sir Hugh Willoughby sailed in l55:;
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. Frobisher I'm 1876
and Davis I'm 1888 made voyages To
Greenland and the north coast of
reached latitude % degrees on the
eastern coast of Greenland and added
TO the knowledge of Spitzbergen.
which was discovered by Wuiem Ba-
rentz in 1896.
In 1907 Captain ellis made a voy-
age far 20 the eastward along the
northern shore Of Greenland and saw
high land. which has since been
ellis Land. I'm latitude so degrees.
Captain ScOreSby. in command Of n
whaier. succeeded in advancing his
ship. the Resolution. as far north as
latitude 81 degrees u minutes ~ sec
onds i'm 1906. This record was not OK
ceeded until Lieutenant Robert Pearv
reached latitude 50 degrees 40 minutes
in an attempted dash for the pole from
the northern coast Of Spitzbergen.
The hl fated expedition OF the Eng
liSh admiral Sir John Franklin sailed
on May 10. 1915. and consisted Of two
ships. the Erebus and Terror. with
crews Of 1874 officers and men The
ships were last seen In Bafhn bay on
July 20 i'm latitude - degrees IS min
utes. No great anxiety was felt until
1913, but I'm that and succeeding years
expedition after expedition was dis
patched I'm quest of the missing ex
plorer and his men. Between 1913 and
1851 about fifteen expeditions set ON
from England and America I'm the hop,
of rescuing Franklin Various traces OF
the missing ships and crews were dis
covered through ESkimoS. and in 1859
three sledgin- parties from Sir Leo
pold McCiintock'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 4 record was
discovered in cairn az Point Vie
tory. which briefly told the history of
the expedition up 10 April -. 1913
The record tells the tale OF Frankllu'S
death and the beginning Of the end for
the survivors and stated that twenty
four men he'd already died.
This Is all that Is known Of the fate
OF Franklin and his men. The Catas
trophe which overlook him led 10 ZOO
miles OF coast line being discovered
The interest aroused In America I'm IA,
search led 10 the expeditions OF De
Haven and Griffith In 1880 and Of Or
Kane I'm 1853. Following these Wer,
the American expeditions OF Dr. Hayes
and OF Hall In 1871 Hall reached -
degrees rs minutes I'm the Polaris
Probably the most spectacular at
tempt 10 discover the pole was that 81
the ill fated Andrea. who set out I'm "a
balloon and has never since been heard
OF.