Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-24
IN THE FROZEN NORTH
Explorer FiaIa Tells Of the Hardshps
Which tho zeiser Expedition, Re-
Gently Rescued in the Far NORTH
Endured.


Endured.
Hull, Eng, Aug. 23.---Anthony Fiala
Of Brooklyn, N Y, leader of the neg
Ter polar expedition, the members or
which were rescued by the relief ship
Terra Nova, under command of Will
lam s. Champ, secretary of the late
William Ziegler arrived here yesterday
ON his way to the United States. He
came here ahead Of the Terra Nova.
Mr.. Fiala said to the Associated Press.
'rhis has been another in the long
list OF failures to reach the pole, un-
less the determined attempts to reach
high latitude should be considered as
not having proved altogether futile,
but altho the great question of the pole
remains unsolved, we have brought
back data which should prove OF sclen-
tif1c value and have explored ana sur
veyed the archipelago from crown
Prince Rudolphland to Cape Flora, ols-
covering four new channels and three
large islands.
"Failing to find an opening IN the
ice in longitude, 3S degrees 81 minutes
east. latitude 10 degrees 81 minutes
north. we determined to force a way
thru at the forty-eighth parallel. Here
we were imprisoned for four days, mn
ally getting thru with the use OF gun
cotton.
"At the end Of August 1S we reached
Teplitz bay, the most northern mar
bor of Franz Josefland, where a base
and camp were established.
Had Marrow Escapes.
.The America had a narrow escape
on october %, 1903, when she broke
adrift. finally, however, being brought
back to her anchorage, where she was
crushed lust about month later.
IA shelter was built on shore ana
members Of the expedition were kept
husy during the winter preparing TOR
the spring sledge journey and in scien-
,ific work, which was retarded by Sc
we're storms.
"The first sledge party left March q,
1904, but was compelled to turn back.
owing to injuries received by several
of the men after reaching Cape Flfge-
ly. A second attempt made on March
Is likewise resulted in failure, the
sledges beng smashed when but a
short distance from land. Leaving a
small party at the base, I returned
to Cape Flora, the trip occupying six
tesn days
Long and Dangerous Trip.
sRelief failing to arrive in Septem-
Der, 1904, I, accompanied by William
]. Peters Of the United States geolo-
gical survey, and Il small sledge par
ty, started back to the base, which was
reached November %. 1904, after a
most eventful and dangerous trip,
rough ice having to be crossed in dense
darkness, and the men and dogs falling
into crevasses and running against
| walls of ice. Crossing Hooker island
two of the men fell into a crevice for a
distance of sixty-fiv feet and We're
| wedged between walls Of ice. Their
rescue was attended with the greatest
difficulty, one being so injured that he
had to be dashed to sledge. With the
exception Of a Norwegian fireman,
who had died, we found all the party
at the base in good health, and prep
arations were again begun for another
sledtse trip to the north.
"The weather delayed the party UNI
til March is, 1906. On this day the
party left the base, which we renamed
Cape Abruzzi for the ice pack to the
north. Crossing glazier east of Cape
Ratf, we forced a way to the north
ward, but our progress was slow, the
ice being rough, and the men having
first to cut a way, and then to assist
h fao t1,4 NIL
high temperature and fogs also helped
to delay our progress. After two days
and three nights We were in a temper
AZURE of "a degrees above zero, when
it should have been below zero, and
the ice was constantly cracking under
the tents
Horrors Of Arctic Travel.
'Under these conditions, and when
the pressing need of the sending of
supplies to the party at Cape Flora,
together with my poverty in dogs,
decided to return. The conditions on
the southwark trip were worse than
on the northward but a fortunate drop
in the temperature allowed us to cross
a net work of open lanes, and we
reached Cape Abruzzi April 1. Mr.
Porter. third in command of the ex-
petition, was sent south to explore the
archipelago, while the rest of the par
ty worked at the moving Of stores
south Of Cape zeigler, making pro-
vision in case we should be compelled
to spend third winter in the arctic.
Meantime the scientific work contin-
ued without interruption.
con July 80 news came Of the arri-
val Of the relief expedition, and we
made trip of over thirty miles on
rotten ice to join the Terra Nova"
Mr.. Fiala has not yet decided on
the date of his departure for the Unit