Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-04-09
SCOTT TELLS OF
ANTARCTIC PER|LS
Members of British Party Had
Many Escape From Death.
FACE STORM ON ICE FLoE
Crevasses Open in Sea Ice to Swallow
Ponies and Dogs-Hurrlcanes Add
to Danger-Explorer Pushes
on in Search of the South
Pole.

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Capt. Scotts Storytelling Experiences-Mt
raculous Escapes-Daring Winter Operations
Valuable Scientific Work-First Antarctic Tele
phone InstaIled-Motor Sledges Did Good Work
-Cinematograph Records Taken-Expedltion
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 narrative of his expert
ences expressly for the New York
Times When last heard from he was
making a final effort to reach the
pole. The whole party was reported
in excellent condition. Lieutenant
Bennell, 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 a 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 a most unlucky start south
ward, in which they lost most of their
dogs and Manchurian ponies, upon
wkteh, 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-
tablighing depots for the journey
south the ice broke south of the cape,
severing communication. Because az
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 80 in establishing the base
camp on the ice barriers near Hut
Point.
Has Narrow 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.
"On February s We proceeded south,
marching at night and resting in the
daytime. The weather was exception
ally Dad, but the surface of the ice
improved. Nevertheless three OF our
ponies which were caught in bliz-
gard succumbed. On February Is We
reached 1871 degrees OF latitude,
south and there We determined TO
make depot, to leave a ton of stores
and return to the base camp. and we
did SO with the dog teams.
But on the way the entire party
fell into crevasse except Mears and
l. &c. H. Mears was in charge OF the
dogs and ponies.) He and / were on
the sledge. which was miraculously
held up on part of bridge over the