Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-02
SCOTT NARRATES
STORY OF PER|LS
IN THE ANTARCTIC
Leader of Expedition Sends
Back by His Ship Account
of Thrilling Adventures.
WITH FOUR COMPANIONS
READY FOR TRIP TO POLE
Has Narrow Escape From Death in
Crevasse
DEEP SNOW HAMPERS PARTY
Men Without Food Forty-Eight
Hours-Motor Sledges Valuable.
Motion Pictures Taken-Tele-
phone Line Operated.
WITH FOUR COMPANIONS
READY FOR TRIP TO POLE
Has Narrow Escape From Death in
Crevasse.
DEEP SNOW HAMPERS PARTY

Copyright 1872 by the New York Times Company
(All Rights Reserved.l
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Central News, Limited. London
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Copyright Branch. Dominion of Canada.
BY the Central News, Limited. London.
AkAROA, New Zealand. Tues,
day, April 2.-Lieut. Pennell
commander of the Terra Nova ot
the British antarctic expedition
OF 1910, which arrived here yes
terday, brought with him a long
and intensely interesting account
of the work and experiences Of
the expedition up to January :
last, written expressly for the
New York Times by Capt. Robert
+. Scott, the leader of the expedi-
ton.
Capt. Scott's story is as fol
lows:
BY CAPT. ROBERT F. SCOTT.
.McMURDO SOUND. October 30, 1911.-
Shortly after the departure Of the depot
laying party from Cape Evans on Janu-
AIRY p, 1911, the sea Ice broke at South
Cape and severed communication with
the station. The depot party. consisting
of twelve men. eight ponies and two dog
teams. occupied till January 80 in estab-
fishing a base camp at the barrier, seven
miles east-southeast of Hut point
Owing to the heavy weights to be trans
ported the main part Of the supplies were
left at this camp. The party proceeded
with single loads east-southeast twenty.
seven mileS to spot named Corner
Camp before tuning south to avoid the
crevasses of White Island. The snow
surface proved very soft, making terribly
hard work for the PONIES. A three-day
heavy blizzard at Corner Camp was a
further severe trial to the animals. which
were not in good condition.
February we proceeded south. march
ing by night and resting by day. The
weather was exceptionally bad. but the
surface improved. The three weakes
ponies were sent back. but these unfor
tunately were caught in another bad bliz
Zard and two succumbed. With the re-
naming ponies and the dogs We reached
latitude 1912 degrees the 10th. when / de
Cided. owing to the condition of tht
weather and the animals. to make a depo
here and return. We left more than &
ton of stores at this point which We
nameL One Ton Camp. and which should
be a great help to US this season. w,
then returned to our base camp with dol
teams.
Held Up On a Crevasse Bridge.
Whilst cutting a corner Of White Islam,
In bad light the whole of one do,
team fell into a crevasse Meares. my
self. and the sledge were miraculousl.
held up on part Of a bridge across tn,
crevasse. along which We had been tray
cling. and most of the dogs hung by thei
harness With great difficulty and afte
three hours work We extricated the ami
mals- One. which was badly injured b,
falling sixty feet. afterward died
At Base Camp 1 found every singh
pony well. and. visiting the Hut point,
received news of the Terra Nova and Fran
On February "a. with men on skis. and
single pony. l started to take more store
10 Corner Camp. On the outward Jour
ney We passed returning ponies goin,
we'll. Returning from Corner Camp
but reached Base Camp on the 18th
found the storm had been phenomena
at this place. raging for three days an,
causing enormous accumulations Of snow
Shifts of wind had baffied all efforts Z
shelter the ponies with snow walls an
l decided to retire to Hut point withou
delay.
Wilson and Meares. driving do,
teams. reached Hut point in safety
oates. Grain and I remained to tr:
and save one pony which had bee
badly hit by the blizzard. while Bow
ers, Cherry. Gerard and Cream. wit
the four best ponies. set out to folloy
tthe dogs Nearing Hut point the
sea ice. and hastily turned an
marched four miles south.
Adrift on the Ice.
There at am on March / the tire
condition Of the ponies obliged tn
party TO camp. AT 4:30 Bower.
awakened by a noise. found the ic
broken all around the camp and NOV
ing with the heavy swell One pom
had disappeared from the picketin
packing their sledges. the party d,
cided to try and work southwest owe
the pack ice. With Infinite difficuIt
the sledges were dragged, the poni.
JUMPING ifoih noe 10 noe toward tn
barrier.
About noon the party neared the ba,
rfer. but found its Ice wall unclimbah HI
and the swell churning and breakin
heavy noes against IL. In this dilemm
cream was allowed to attempt to obtai
help. He Travelled east over the movin
pack to find break I'm the ice wall. an
eventually hoisted himself to the barri,
surface by wsdging his ski stick In
crack
to save our sick pony. my own party ha
reached the barrier. where the ice, breai
Ing under foot. forced us to retreat hui
riedly, with the gravest anxiety for OIL
companions. My fears were confirme
when Wilson, who had travelled out ov.
land. reported having seen, with glasse
ponies adrift on sea ice. An hour lat.
Cream was seen approaching. and learr
.Ig MS news, Oates, Cream and I set O
Immediately to the west Workin
around the bay. We approached the barri,