The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-23
-FIALA TELLS OF ARCTIC TRIP.
TWICE HEADED .POLEWARD ON
SLEDGES, BUT HAD TO QUIT.
TIVE Men ZEN Into Crcvtoe Sixty.fve Feet
Deep and were Rescued with Great
neutrality-suspicious. Found Thrco
New Islands and -Four New Channels.

U0Op ouu WeTo RSeCu0V WIN Otoes
neutrality-suspicious. Found Thrce
New Islands and Four New Channela.
Spseia, Cable Dsspateh 10 TIE. Sun.
HULL, Aug. 2.-Anthony Fiala Of Brook
lyn, N. T., who led the last Negler 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
tho trip was not without scientific value.
The expedition explored and surveyed the
archipelago from Crown Prince Rudolph
Land to Cape Flora. discovering four now
channels and three large Islands.
Mr.. Nals, we reached Teplts Bay, tho
most northern harbor Of Franz Josef Land.
whore base was established. Tho Amer
ioa had . MARROW escape on Dot. ~, 1908.
when she broke adrift, finally being brought
back to her anchorage, where she was
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
were 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 q short distance
from land. Leaving a 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. Peters
Of the United States Geological Survey
and q small sledge party, started back
to the base, which was reached Nov. "a.
1904, after a dangerous trip. rough ice
having to DO crossed In darkness and the
men and dogs falling into holes and crew
ices and running against walls OF ice.
Crossing Hooker Island, two OF tho
men fell into roevice q distance OF sixty
Ave feet and were wedged between walls
Of ice. Their rescue was attended with
the greatest difaoulty. Ono was 90 injured
that he had to be dashed to sled.
with the exception OF q Norwegian
fireman who had died, We found all the
party at the base In good health, and prepa-
rations were begun for another sledge trip
to tho northward.
Tho weather delayed the party until
March 10, 1905. Then the party left the
base, which we renamed Cape Abruzz.
for tho ice pack to the north. Crossing
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 it 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 tho party at Cape Flora, together with
. shortage Of dogs, decided to return.
The conditions on the southwark trip were
worse than on the northward one, but, .
fortunate drop In the Temperature allowed
vs. TO cross . network Of open lanes, and
We reached Cape Abrush ON April I. 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 Eiegler.
making provision In case we should be COM
PEELED to spend a third winter in the Arctic.
Meantime the scientific work continued
without interruption.
sOn July 80 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"