The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-21
0sTHB RESCUE OF THE SHIP
THAT WENT FURTHEST SOUTH

(Contintiatioi, OF Story from Front Color
Page)
that each day new mountains, lan,. never
seen before, rose upon the horizon, ami
that the hitherto blank, white southern
portion of the world was being filled In.
on December 18th, IN latitude 50 degrees
30 minutes south, a depot was made
about seventeen miles from the land,
which could not be approached nearer
owing to huge crevasses and pressure
ridges, which were not possible for
pledges to cross. Leaving q certain
amount OF provisions for the return jour
ney, and discardlng everything that could
possibly BE. discarded, shortening the RAJ
tion OF provisions, and leaving the dogs
fish food. which had become bad owing
to the hot sun, The party left for a. final
dash to the soutl, on the same day.
On Christmas Day, IN latitude 81 degrees
As minutes south, we had our celebrated
dinner, which. II not very large, was
augmented by a four-ounce plun,-pud-
ding. that proved a pleasant surprise
to two OF tho officers, the third having
cnrcfully hidden 1t on leaving the ship
In his $kit-bag Of unused socks. TO save
fuel, 1t. was boiled In the wafer in which
| tho cocoa was eventually made.
although the dogs were still weakening
so Mas to become practically useless on
/ Ieccmber Goth, latitude s. degrees u
minutes south, longitude 16s degrees cast
was reached, and hero the British flag
80 n
yet reached In the world. To the east
ward the Barrier surface stretched away
I TO the horizon, d dead white plain OF
lice and snow; to the eastward rose tho
great snowy fnountal ma, running up to
fourteen thousand feet with glaciers
flowing from them toward the cast. TO
tho south extended this range OF noun
tains az far as eye could see
4; Had it been POSSIBLE 3 We could have 2
Travelled many miles in q south-by east ),
direction, but although Captain scout OF
wished to penetrate still furth Ter into Inc
|iunknown, the health Of the party tho
iSiark ~ rrogis lons, he use lessness Of the
Sinrs. ana the bad Their ecessitated
the ret urn ~ 80, u through soft snow. fog
and drift, the party made til Elf way back,
: ffer trying to reach the actual land
|sitselr. Is obtain 8 olo gical specimens
Thev were frustr led by n ice cliff sew "
enty feet; high 4 hat 81 cked their way va /. 70
the shore, though for three hours the
party crossed 4crev OF snow r oW err
ing and helping each OF err the ICY
slopes IN their endeavo u DO tn vs..
snow -blindn Il. which ttacked the
~ ~ Il, an,ta of google worn, contn-
,,aily Id ded Is the trout Bile. especially to
DR. Wilson. ~ on reaching the depot.
| . rnIn. q everything was & done Ito Tighten
/ Ia = sledpcs, as II the scurvy symptoms
rhich had appeared made II necessary
afor5 every 81 ecaut Ion to be Il ken; q and
CAPTAIN Scott, after a general consulta
ton, decided to return direct to the ship.
Instead Of expioring the land 70 me
northwest. S5 22j,E
The poor logs had for some time ~ been &.
Issuscl ess,s Just waiRingS alongside the
sled ges. l Those which were too weak
I "a follow through the billiards, fell by
1.-THE way and had Ii to be left; the last
two, being diseased by scurvy. d TO
IBID killed; and the par ty made heir wa Y
back to the ship thout any. On jan
l3uary 18th L broke dc Rin, wing TO over
strain, and & orrha sc sta rted, " hich
was naturally a rather serious matter,
miles from the ship. was. however,
able to march the nine Or ten miles q
day that the party made The work
or uullfng the sledges at this jultctureI
dcvoJveda on Captain Scott and Or. Will
son. and It was trying time. they hav-.
Ing to drag at one time 30 pounds each
Fortunatcly the party was assisted by!
tie stron winds from the south, and q
sail was abb TO be mad on the sledges!
for part Of the time, Captain Scott and
Dr.. " ilsoli could not have done more
for me nan they did. They were bear
Ing the Sbrunt Of the Wo TX, and through
out tile difficulties and anxieties of such
Is time showed everschee "a ces. On
February Sd the party was GIFTED from
E3the ship. and willing hands pulled the
5sledges to their destin tion.
Thr onghout this tourney meteorological
observations were made, everything of
Interest az regards astronomical phe-i
gnolnena was noticed, and the tempera-l
lures and winds were faithfully noted
anl observations for magnetic varis-S
tons were constantly recorded. These.
taken In onjunctions with the home sta
l.tion at the ship, will be brought Into