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July 25, 1894
The Scranton Tribune
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
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News from London reports the Walter Wellman Arctic Expedition likely lost, with ship Ragnvald Jarl crushed by ice in Spitzbergen seas; experts believe explorers may be stranded on floe in peril. (July 24)
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MAY BE LOST IN THE ICE
The Walter Wellman Arctic Expedition Reported to Have Been Crushed in the Glacial Floes.
London, July 24.—Carl Sievers writes to the Standard that he is in receipt of advices from Norway that leave little doubt that the Wellman arctic expedition is lost. Experienced skippers just returned from the Spitzbergen seas express the same opinion and Colonel Fielding, who accompanied Captain Nares' expedition in 1875, shares this belief. The Pall Mall Gazette is in receipt of similar advices from Tromso.
Arctic skippers report that the flow of pack ice and its density this summer would prove irresistible to any vessel, however strong. They believe that the Ragnvald Jarl has been crushed in the ice and express the belief that there is a remote chance that the members of the Wellman expedition have been saved by managing to get upon an ice floe, in which case they believe that the explorers are in a most dangerous position, as it is most probable that the Ragnvald Jarl was crushed without warning.
The Walter Wellman Arctic Expedition Reported to Have Been Crushed in the Glacial Floes.
London, July 24.—Carl Sievers writes to the Standard that he is in receipt of advices from Norway that leave little doubt that the Wellman arctic expedition is lost. Experienced skippers just returned from the Spitzbergen seas express the same opinion and Colonel Fielding, who accompanied Captain Nares' expedition in 1875, shares this belief. The Pall Mall Gazette is in receipt of similar advices from Tromso.
Arctic skippers report that the flow of pack ice and its density this summer would prove irresistible to any vessel, however strong. They believe that the Ragnvald Jarl has been crushed in the ice and express the belief that there is a remote chance that the members of the Wellman expedition have been saved by managing to get upon an ice floe, in which case they believe that the explorers are in a most dangerous position, as it is most probable that the Ragnvald Jarl was crushed without warning.
What sub-type of article is it?
Adventure
Disaster
Journey
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
Catastrophe
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Arctic Expedition
Wellman
Ice Crush
Spitzbergen
Ragnvald Jarl
What entities or persons were involved?
Walter Wellman
Carl Sievers
Colonel Fielding
Captain Nares
Where did it happen?
Spitzbergen Seas
Story Details
Key Persons
Walter Wellman
Carl Sievers
Colonel Fielding
Captain Nares
Location
Spitzbergen Seas
Event Date
July 24
Story Details
Reports from Norway and experienced skippers indicate the Walter Wellman Arctic Expedition's ship Ragnvald Jarl was likely crushed by dense pack ice, with a remote chance the explorers survived on an ice floe in dangerous conditions.