Evening star., 1926-05-17

around his waist to keep him aboard
He is a lieutenant in the navy.
Fem Malmgreen, who also recently
returned from three and a half years
with the Maud in the Arctic was the
MeteOrolOgist. and on his interpreta-
ton of the weather reports received
from all over the northern part of the
world depended the success of the pi-
lots in avoiding bad weather. Malm-
green is 81 small, quiet, scholarly man.
an expert in Arctic weather He is
Swede, the ortly one on board.
Ramm Is Historian.
Frederick Ramm, a reserve helms.
man and called the historian Of the
trip for want of a better title, is re-
porter on the Norwegian paper Tidens
Tegn of Oslo. owned by DR.. Rolf
Thomassen, president of the Aero Club
OF Norway. He has been several times
to SpitZbergen and reported the last
expedition. He has covered stories all
over Europe. Ramm was intrusted
with keeping a record Of the entire
trip and with taking still and motion
pictures.
Karl Hansen. in the Norwegian ayi-
alton service. was a reserve mechanic
Natalie Cecioni. an Italian. was the
and the senior mechanician of the
Italian air force. He first began fly
ing with the Wright brothers and
with the Frenchman Delagrange in
1907. He was meehaniCian on board
the first Italian seaplanes in 1909 and
distinguished himself in the war
against the Turks in Tripoli. the first
war in which airplanes We're used
He also won distinction in 1924. when
the same airship, now the Norge
broke loose and he brought her back
safely.
Sergt. Dante Lippi, a filter. took
part in many raids by dirigibles dur
ing the war, giving proof of great skill
and daring. He five times received
special mention and has a silver med
al. He is 81.
Vincenzo Pomella, 90. years old. a
mechanic, was also on board the dlrl-
gible when she broke loose in 1924.
He has specialized in motor work on
dirigibles.
Sergt. Ettore Arduino. mechanician.
is 81 years old. He also is very able
mechanic and won the silver medal
for valor for several daring raids car
ried out with diriGibles during the
war.
Sergt. Attilio Caratti, mechanician,
81 years old. took part in dirigible
raids during the war, giving proof OF
daring and skill He also was on
board the airship when it broke loose.
Duties Carefully Defined.
The duties of the Italian mechanics,
the pilots, the meteorologist. and the
wireless men were carefully defined,
but the others had more or less gen
eral duties to perform. and for
nv
training for such various kinds OF
work. Col Mobile, Riser Larsen.
Visiting. Horgan. the younger Amund-
sem. all were to take a hand at steer
ing the ship and controlling its height.
Even Capt. Amundsen and Ellsworth
although they have had no exper-
ience, could have taken a trick at the
wheel in an emergency.
The navigation was done by Els
worth, who Is an excellent navigator,
with the assistance of Riiser-Larsen:
Visiting, the younger Amundsen, ana
Capt. Amundsen. Comdr. GotlWAlot
could also have taken part In TINS
work. because his work in determln-
ing the position OF the snip py VIE
less became a part of the navigation
of the airship, and his mathematical
ability was of great service. Capt.
Amundsen was the directing head OF
the expedition. with Ellsworth and
Mobile as equal collaborators.
Rut there were no hard and fast lines
of duty for any one of the crew, all
OF them being subject to call for any
service which might have oeen re-
ouired by the exigencies OF the mo,
want as Comdr. Gottwaldt learned
when he was sent back to hold down
the tail of the ship. Most OF the men
ono o,.o S-acia lists in some line, but they
ore a team of specialists, and only by
such cooperation could they nave
heen assured of success.
Conyright 1926. by the New York Iimes sno