Show FRAM HOMEWARD BOUND Arctic Steamer After Three Years Imprisonment In Ice Passes Utsre Norway Haugcsund Norway Sept 19The Arctic steamer Fram homeward bound < vlth the Svcrdrup expedition on hoard passed Utsre today and took a pilot onboard on-board Capt Otto Sverdrup who was In command com-mand of the Fram during Dr Nansens expedition to the north pole In 1S95 sailed from Chrlstiania Norway for the Arctic regions June 24 1S98 Previous to his sailing Lieut Peary complained of Capt Svcrdrups expedition expedi-tion and the Captnln explained In a letter that he did not aim to reach the pole but only Intended lo explore Greenland and to make a study of the Ice In that region nnd by means of sledging Journeys t explore the unknown un-known regions of north Greenland For three years the Fram lay nearly motionless Imprisoned In the Ice In Joness Sound a chanel between Baffin bay and the Arctic ocean All the attempts at-tempts to blow up the Ice around the From proved fruitless but In July of 1902 a heavy southern stream loosened the vessel from the ice The Fram left Gothaab Greenland August 16 1902 but an accident to her machinery compelled her to make the homeward passage entirely under sail Members of the expedition shot 100 musk ocen which were eaten Surgeon Braakrug died while the Fram was In the north and his body was burled In a hole cut In the Ice After Af-ter the death of the doctor Capt Sverdrup took his place and attended lo several corses of illness The crew of the Fem speak of their leaders in terms of hearty praise |