Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-03
TERRA NOVA HAD
TOLEAVE BEHIND
NORTHERN PARTY
Vain Effort to Reach One Sec
ton of Capt. Scott's Ant
arctic Expedition.
NO APPREHENSION FELT
FOR ABANDONED MEN
Interesting Account of the Scientific
Results Achieved.
COAL AND MARBLE FOUND
Strange Insects Without Wings,
Rare Minerals, Strange Forms
of Life and Picturesque
Marvels.
NO APPREHENSION FELT
FOR ABANDONED MEN
Interesting Account of the Scientific
Results Achieved.
COAL AND MARBLE FOUND

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.AkAROA. New Zealand, April
2.-Acting on behalf of Capt.
Scott, Commander Pennell today
gave me short accounts of the
journeys of the first two parties
which were detached from the
southern party as it advanced to-
ward the pole.
Day and Hooper, who left the
southern party November 4, ar
rived safely at Cape Evans jan
uary Fl.
Atkinson, Wright, Cherry, Gar
rard and Keokane, who left the
southern party at Upper Glacier
Depot December 2I, reached Cape
Evans January 28. On their way
down the Beardmore glacier they
spent Christmas day visiting a
moraine near Cloudmaker noun
tain and collected some geological
specimens.
A depot party LETT Cape Evans
December 26 and placed special
rations at One Ton Depot for the
returning parties.
While returning opportunity
was taken by day to repair the
motor sledge, which was left on
the BARRIER near Safety Cape last
spring, the necessary parts hav-
ing been brought out on the out
ward journey. The sledge is now
in working order. 1t is intended.
if possible, to bring this motor
sledge back to the ship next year.
oCOII o4ouCn = aICWC1ls
The last supporting party had an ex-
citing time. The report states that dur
ing the forenoon of January the party,
consisting Of Lieut.. Evans, Lashley and
Cream, marched three miles south with
Scotts advanced party. Then. bidding
their leader and his comrades farewell,
they turned northward at latitude 81 de-
srees 30 minutes and commenced their
homeward march. The southern party
were then travelling rapidly. yet easily,
and the members appeared to be excep-
tionally fit.
The last returning party retraced their
steps, feeling confident that Scott would
reach the south pole. They covered
eighteen miles day until January o.
when a blizzard of moderate severity
blew from the south, lasting three days
and severely hampering the party. Ac-
cordingly. to insure full rations for the
early part of the homeward march, they
shaped their course direct for the depo,
near Mount Darwin. This necessitateo
crossing Shackletons ice falls at the head
of Beardmore glacier. but saved the las
days march.
They descended many hundred feet
mostly riding their sledge. With littl,
difficulty beyond frequent capsizes the,
arrived undamaged on the comparativel,
fiat surface at the foot of the falls Jan
uary IL.
Nearly half way down the glacier thi
little party was embarrassed by runnin.
into a maze OF ice falls. pressure ridge:
and crevasses during thick weather The,
extricated themselves from this precari
Gus position on the 18th after two yer,
hard days climbing and tobogganing
they being much bruised and their sledg
considerably damaged. The next thre
hundred miles of the journey were un
eventful.
Close Call for Lieut.. Evans.