Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10
SCOTT Tells OF
ANTARCTIC PER|LS
Members of British Party Had
Many Escape From Death.
FACE STORM ON ICE FL oE
crevasses Open in Sea Ice to Swallow
Ponies and Doos-Hurricanes Add
to Danger-ExpIorer Pushes
on in Search Of the South
Pole.

Special Notice. Captain Robert =. Scots
narrative Of his explorations In the Antarctlc.
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Valuable Scientific Work-First Antarctic Tele.
sICinema tograph Records Taken--Expedition
Steadily Approaching Pole When Last Heard
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Akaroa, New Zealand. Capt. Rob
ert F. Scots Antarctic steamer Terra
Nova arrived here with news OF the
British polar expedition. Captain
Scott wrote a narrative Of his expert
ences expressly for the New York
Times. When last heard from he was
making final effort to reach the
pole. The whole party was reported
In excellent condition. Lieutenant
BennelI, commander of the Terra
Nova, expresses confidence in the sue
cess Of the expedition.
Captain Scott will remain another
year In the antarctic to complete his
important scientific expedition and
with the hope Of attaining the pole.
Captain. Scott relates story OF
frightful experiences in which he and
most Of his party narrowly escaped
death; the story is plainly told, but
pictures to mems minds adventures
such as few have passed through. At
one time Captain Scott found his camp
floating away, the plaything OF the
moving broken foes.
This striking story begins with the
expedition in winter quarters at Nc
Murdo sound in October, 1911. They
returned there on October 80 and rest
ed, after most uniucky start south
ward, lin which they lost most OF their
dogs and Manchurian ponies, upon
which, next to his motor sledges.
Scott had placed most dependence.
Scott says:
.'Shortly after the departure from
Cape Evans OF the party who were es-
tablishing depots for the journey
south the ice broke south Of the cape.
severing communication. Because Of
the heavy weight which had to be
transported to the depots, the party
consisting OF. twelve men, eight ponies
and two dog teams, occupied until
January 30 In establishing the base
camp on the ice barriers near Hut
Point.
Has Marrow Escape.
"The surface Of the snow was soft.
The work was terribly hard for the
ponies and a heavy blizzard, which
lasted three days, was a further Sc
we're trial for the animals. which were
not in good condition.
ION February 8 we proceeded south.
marching at night and resting in the
daytime. The weather was exceptions
ally bad, but the surface OF the Ice
improved. Nevertheless three OF our
ponies which were caught In a bliz-
gard succumbed. On February 16 We
reached 79h degrees OF latitude,
south. and there we determined to
make q depot. to leave ton Of stores
and return to the base camp, and we
did so with the dog teams. &..g
But on the way the entire party
fell into a crevasse except Mears and
/. &c. H. Mears was In charge OF the
dogs and ponies.) He and were on
the sledge, which was miraculously
held up on a part OF bridge over the