Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-10
Anthony Fiala and Party
Found in Frozen North.
AN OPPORTUNE RESCUE
STATEMENT OF THE EXPLORER
OF HIS CLOSE CALL.
Ihip America, Upon Which They Sail
ed, Was Crushed In the Ice
and Lost

HONNINGSVAAG, Norway, August 10
The Arctic steamer Terra Nova, which
went to the relief of the Fiala-Ziegler
polar expedition. has rescued Anthony
F1ala and all the others connected with
the expedition, with the exception of one
Norwegian seaman, who died from natural
causes
The ship America, which took out the ex-
pedition. was crushed In the ice early in
the winter OF 1904 and lost with large
part of her coal and provisions.
The thirty-seven members of the expedi-
ton who returned to safety are all in good
health. despite their deprivations and try
ing experiences and their prolonged i'm
prisonment in the Arctic, the expedition
having been severed from all communica-
ton with the outside world since July, 1903.
Fiala's Statement.
Anthony F1ala of Brooklyn. N. Y, the
leader of the expedition in a brief state
ment says: The rescue was most timely.
BY my order the America wintered In
Neplitz bay. where early in the winter of
1904 the ship was crushed in the ice and
became a total loss, together with big guam
titles of coal and provisions.
Supplies of stores left at Franz Josef
Land by various relief parties saved US
very serious privations.
Three attempts to reach high latitude
failed. The scientific work, however,
planned, was successfully carried out by
William j. Peters of the United States
geological survey.
Our rescue was due to the splendid ef-
forts of William S. Champ secretary OF
the late William Ziegler), commanding the
relief expedition, who, owing to the terri
bic weather, failed to reach us last year,
and to the untiring zeal of Captain kteld-
sen and his Norwegian officers and crew,
DIf civ
way through solid foes of ice and finally
reached US.
IAN abundance of stores had beer left in
the Franz Josef archipelago by the expe-
dition commanded by the Duke of AbruZzI
and the Andree relief expedition so that
We did not suffer serious difficulties on
that score"
Confirmed at New York.
NEW YORK. August 1O.-A cablegram
was received at the office Of the Ziegler
estate confirming the Associated Press DIS
patch from Honnlngsvaag and stating
that three attempts northward on the part
OF the expedition were made without sue
cess. The scientific work however was
successfully carried ou;
Prof Willis l. Moore, president of the
National Geogray yhical Society this morn
Ing received a cablegram from Hounings-
vaag reporting the return Of the Zeiglor-
Fiala-Peters arctic expedition. The mes
&c reads.
NO record. Conditions unfavorable Con-
siderable scientific work PETERS"
Mr.. Peters who signed the foregoing mes
sage was nominated by the National Geo
graphical Society at the request of the late
Mr.. ZetglCr 10 go as second In command
of the expedition. He has full charge of
the scientific work. He has for a number
or years been connected with the national
geological survey. in which institution he
has done valuable scientific work and much
travel and research work in Alaska. He
was well equipped for magnetic, meteoro-
logical and other observations and for the
charting of land and ocean boundaries II
IL apparent from the cablegram that the
farthest point north has not been equaled.