The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-23
RIALA TELLS OF ARCTIC TRIP.
TWICE HEADED POLEWARD on
SLEDGES, BUT HAD TO QUIT.
Two Men Fell Int Crcvice slxty.five Feet
Deep and We're Rescued with Great
neutrality-suspicious. Found Three
New Islands and Four New Channels.


neutrality-suspicious. Found Three
New Islands and Four New Channels.
Special Gable De,pafeh to THE sun.
HULL, Aug. 22.-Anthony Fiala Of Brook
lyn, N. Y, who led the last Zegler polar
expedition and was rescued by the relief
ship Terra Nova. arrived here to-day and
talked Of his trying trip. Though failing
in the attempt to reach the pole, he says
the trip was not without scientific value.
Tho expedition explored and surveyed the
archipelago from Grown Prince Rudolph
Land to Cape Flora, discovering four new
channels and three large islands.
Toward the end Of August. 1908, says
Mr.. Nala, 'we reached Tephtx Bay, the
most northern harbor Of Franz Josef Land,
where base WAS established. Tho Amor
lea had marrow escape on Dot. %, 1905.
when she broke adrift, finally being brought
crushed . month later.
"A shelter was built on shore and the
members Of the expedition were kept busy
during tho winter preparing for the spring
sledge journey and in scientific work, but
we're retarded by severe storms.
"The first sledge party left on March Z,
1904, but was compelled to return owing
to injuries received by several Of the men
after reaching Cape Fligely. A second at
tempt on March rs also resulted In failure,
the sledges being smashed short distance
from land. Leaving q small party at the
base. returned to Cape Flora, the trip
occupying sixteen days.
Relief failing to arrive, in September,
1904, I. accompanied by William j. Peterl
Of the United States Geological Survey
and small sledge party. started back
to the base. which was reached Nov. "a
1904, after q dangerous trip, rough ice
having to be crossed In darkness and the
men and dogs falling into holes and crev.
ices and running against wallis OF Ice.
Crossing Hooker Island, two Of the
mon fell into q rcevice distance OF sixty
five feet and were wcdged between walls
Of ice. Their rescue was attended with
the greatest difficulty. One was 30 injured
that he had to be lashed to q sled.
with the exception Of Norwegian
fireman who had died, We found all the
party at the base In good health, and prepa-
rations we're begun for another sledge trip
to the Sorthward.
THE weather delayed the party until
March 10, 1905. Then the party left the
base, which We renamed Cape Abruzzi,
for the ice pack to the north. Crossing
a glacier east OF Cape Rath we forced q
way to the northward. but our progress
was slow, the Ice being rough, the men
having to cut away and then assist the
teams over the rough road.
High temperature and fogs also delayed
US. For two days and three nights We were
In temperature of "a degrees above zero.
when II should have been below zero. and
the Ice was constantly cracking under the
tents.
Under these conditions and with the
pressing need for the sending OF supplies
to the party at Cape Flora, together with
q shortage Of dogs, I decided to return.
The conditions on the southwark trip were
worse than on the northward one, but q
fortunate drop in the temperature allowed
us to cross . network OF open lanes, and
we reached Cape Abruzzi on April l.. Mr..
Porter, third in command Of the expedition,
was sent south to explore the archipelago.
while the rest OF the party worked at the
moving OF stores south to Camp Iiegler,
making provision in case We should be COM
PEELED to spend third winter in the Arctic.
Meantime the scientific work continued
without interruption.
-On July 50 news came OF the arrival
Of the relief expedition. and We made trip
Of over twenty miles on rotten Ice to Join
the Terra Nova