Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-26
FIALA TELLS
 Of ESCAPES
 IN THE NORTH
Leader of zaiglGr Expedition Arrives at Hull, England

Hull, England. Aug. 25.-Anthony Fiala of Brooklyn, N. r., leader of the Ziegler polar expedition, the members of which were rescued by the relief ship Tera Nova. under the command of William s. Champ, secretary of the late William Ziegler. arrived here to- day on his way to the United States.
 He came ahead of the Terra Nova, which is expected tomorrow. Mir. Fiala said to the Associated Press:
 This has been another in the long list of failures to reach the pole, unless the three determined attempts to reach high latitude can be considered as not having been altogether futile, but, al though the great question of the pole remains unsolved, We have brought back data which should prove of scien. tific value, and have explored and sur veyed the archipelago from Crown Prince Rupert Land to Cape Flora, dis covering new channels and three large islands.
 Failing to find an opening in the ice in longitude SS degrees 57 minutes east, latitude 79 degrees 57 minutes north, we determined to force a way lAtOuSn at lnG HUI -CASsAANA HcAA oAAER Here we were imprisoned for four days, finally getting through with the use ol guncotton.
 At the end of August, 1903, we reached Teplitz Bay, the most north ern harbor of Franz Josef Land, where a base and camp were established.
 The America had narrow escape October 22, 1903, when she broke adrift, finally, however, being brought back to her anchorage, where she was crushed just about a month later.
 "A shelter was built on the shore and the members of the expedition were kept husy during the winter pre- pairing for the spring sledge journey and in scientific work, which was re tarded by severe storms.
 The first sledge party left March [, 1904, but was compelled to return, owing to injuries being received by some of the men at Cape F'iigley. A second attempt made on March 25, likewise resulted in failure, the sledges being smashed when but short dis tance from land. Leaving a small party at the base, I returned to Cape Flora, the trip occupying sixteen days.
 Relief lailing to arrive, in Septem- Der, 1904, I, accompanied by William J. Peters of the United States geologi- cal survey and a small sledge party, started back to the base, which was reached November P, 1904, after most eventful and dangerous trip, rough ice having to be crossed in dense darkness. and the men and dogs falling into holes and crevices and running against walls of ice. Crossing Hooker Island two of the men fell into a crevice for a distance of sixty-five feet and were wedged between the walls of ice. Their rescue was attended by the greatest difficulty, one being so badly injured that he had to be lashed to sledge.
 With the exception of a Norwegian fireman who had died, we found all the party at the base in good health, and preparations were again begun for another sledge trip to the northward.
 Hot Weather Handicap.
 "The weather delayed the party un- til March 16, 1905. On this day the party left the base, which we renamed Cape Abruzzi, for the ice pack to the north. Crossing glacier east of Cape Rath, we forced way to the north ward, but our progress was slow, the ice being rough and the men having to first cut way and then to assist the teams over the rough road. High tenn perature and fogs also helped to delay our progress. For two days and three nights we were in a temperature of 34 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 of the sending of supplies to the party at Cape Flora, to- gether with my poverty in dogs, l de cided to return. The conditions on the southward trip were worse than on the northward one, but a fortunate drop in the temperature allowed us to cross a network of open lakes, and we reached Cape Abrizzi April 1st
 MT. Porter, third in command of the expedition went south to explore the archipelago, while the rest of the party worked at the moving of the stores south of Camp Ziegler, making provis- ion in case we should be compelled to spend a third winter in the Arctic. Meantime the scientific work contin- ued without interruption.
 sOn July 30th news came of the ar rival of the relief expedition, and we made a trip of over twenty miles on rotton ice to join the Terra Nova"
 MT. Fiala has not yet decided on the date of his departuer for the United States.