The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
KRASSIN PILOT
HAUNTS ARCTIC
Life of Russian Scientist
Who Rescued Mobile
Told by His Wife.

acknowledgements years ago
Rudolph Lazarovitch SamOilOvitch
had to seek his cultural training In
foreign lands. Today, as chief OF
the Krassin North Pole expedition,
he has attracted worldwide atteni
ton through his rescue Of Conn
mander Mobile of the Italia, and
the feat in which he saved the pass
sengers aboard the German steam,
er Monte Servantes.
Professor Samoilovitch's wife,
Ileana Michaelovna, a stately!
charming woman of thirty-five, has
Just given the New York World corr
respondent the story of her hus-
bands life.
OF noble descent, Professor Samo-
ilovitch's wife is a picture of lady
in-waiting at court. With many
apologies for the appearance OF the
spacious apartment, which was un-
dergoing the seasonal renovations,
Ileana Michaelovna ushered her WIS.,
itor into the living room Overcrowd-
ed with massive furniture. There
were cases, chests and tables lit
tered with books-stacks and stacks
of volumes.
Pictures of the North pole, Ice
bergs, fishermen, EskimOs in their
villages, Immediately revealed the
interests of the man who made this
room his workshop. Instruments OF
various dimensions, and skins OF
animals of no small size, covered
every available space. Under one
of the bookcases was the vertebrate
of a monstrous creature, something
like three feet by three-a relic OF
the last expedition, segment of a
whales spine.
Educated in Germany.
Born of Jewish parentage in 1884,
in the city of Azov, her distin.
! guished husband was not admitted
| to the local schools of higher learn
| ing, the Jewish quota having been
exceeded. Although his father, La
zaar SamoilOvitch, was merchant
commanding large estates and fac
tories, the schools were closed to
his children. Rudolph received his
elementary training in Mariopol
and later Freiberg, in Germany, was
his alma mater. He was graduated
with the degree of cb' zeal en-
gineer.
While abroad, Rudolph Lazaro'
witch participated in revolutionary
activities, and on retu ming to impe
realistic Russia he was Immediately
arrested and sent away for two years
to Siberia. He succeeded in escaping
shortly afterward and returned tt
| st. Petersburg. Here good fortune
awaited him. His brother applied
for credentials of fidelity, without
which one could not enter univer
sity, and through an error the doc
ument was made ont in the name
of Rudolph, thus giving him thu
privilege Of living in the capital
He entered the law department O.
the University of st. Petersburg, ant
when he was questioned as to VIII!
he selected the judicial field aftel
possessing the degree Of chemica
engineer, he declared that he die
not wish even indirectly to exploit
laborers, but would rather serv'
them as their counselor.
In 1910 Lazarovitch was again ex
He'd to Siberia. He became inter
ested in the Arctic regions. Will
ten sailors he manned his first voy
age of exploration, and for ten day
they battled with storms. The.
finally reached the shores Of Nor
way. He was invited to join al
expedition to the Spitzbergen is
lands for geological studies, ant
also definitely to establish the loca
ton of coal deposits in that re
gion. This expedition, under tn
direction Of Rusanov, sailed on tw
! vessels, one commanded by Rusano