The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-10
NO ANSWERS TO
INTERVIEWERS
Captain Scott Unheard From,
and British Still Hope That He
Has Been Successful-Peary
and Cook Put Seal Of APP
prevail on Norwegian's
Story.
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Hobart, Tasmania, March o.--Bring.
ipg Captain Road Amundsen and his
crew from their successful expedition
TO the South Pole, the Fran arrived
at Hobart Thursday morning quite un
heralded.
Early In the morning tho barkentine
was sgnaled as having entered Der
went. She was first thought TO be the
local barkentine Iris from Adelaide,
but 1t was presently signaled that 1t
was the FRAN. from the Bay of Whales.
in Ross sea.
The vessel came up under steam.
flying the Norwegian flag. and was
boarded by the harbormaster and the
health officer. The Fran came close
to the end OF the pier then put about
and went into handy bay. a little
below the city. and quite outside the
harbor. When the vessel was seen
from shore TO be heading towards the
bay four local newspaper men hired
launch and started out. Half way to
the ship they passed the hsrbormas-
and were hailed by shout. Nobody
allowed on board" SO they turned
back.
To Consurs once.
The harbormastcr5 launch won the
race to shore. Amundscn sprang into
3 cab, dashed to the Norwegian con-
sul's office here, got his correspond
ence, and locked himself In room.
When he came out, two hours later.
he went direct to Il telegraph office
and dispatched some csblegrams.
On the steps OF the post-of1ioe he
was waylaid by reporters. but said
he could give no information at pres
ent az he was bound TO secrccY. but
would zee tho reporters o. soon as
possible
The reporters took launch and
went off to the vessel. but found it
Impossible TO get aboard Requests
for rope or q ladder brought smiles
to the faces of the crew. Some OF the
crew at first profcssed ignorance of
English, but finally answered the per-
sistent inquiries and said they could
tell nothing.
The most innocent questions regard
ing tho vessel and the voyage tailed
to elicit an answer. To the question
VIII. was the speed of the vessei?"
Tho reply was, what do you want 10
know that for?"
the captain. who Is the only member
of the expedition ,vho has been ashore
up to the present time, evadcd the re-
rorters till late in the afternoon. He
was seen in his hotel Mt last. hut alb
solutely declined to enter into details
OF his movements In the Antarctic.
resolutely avoiding the subject of the
pole or anything tending in that
direction. He saih the expedition
used dogs and that these proved most
valuable. but he would not speak on
the subject of Antarctic. travelling.
Would Not Talk of Pole.
After a little consideration ne de-
cded not to give tho date that tho
Fran left the Ray Of Whales for
Hobart He mentioned that during his
absence from his ship January IL. he
met the Japanese expedition.
II suppose" said one of the inter
viewers. when you got 80 near the
South Pole as Cape Horn on the way
to BehrinE Straits you felt you must
have dash southwark
Amundsen answered: Don't bring
the pole into 1t. Say that felt must
have q voyage TO the Antarctic
regions" More than this Amundsen
did not say.
He seemed pleased with the results
of the expedition and in good health
aud spirits. though without any super
fiuo,is flesh. The health officer found
the crew all healthy, having been
well fed and cared for The ship was
clean and in good condition outside,
and s2ick and span inside. Nobody
but tnc harbormastcr and the health
officer were allowed on board.
Amuniscn was busy preparing and
dispatchlng cablcgrams during the day
and evening of Friday. He Is said to
have dispatched $3.50 worth Of cable
grams 10 the London Chronicle. lie
was hesieged during the day by the
newspaper men. but declined 10 mako
any statement. IT characterized the
report about Captain scott as nonsense
and said that he knew nothing about
SCOTS movements.
After 10 O'clock In the evening. when
a cableGrIm cams from London. Aauud-
sen was 5ouEht out nj the ho:ei. hat Il
WAS found that he had gon, to bed and
left strict orders not TO he disturbed
by newspaper men OF any account, as
iip had nothing niora FIR them.
The mnuastr of Tho hotel was. per-
suaded after mitch difficulty. to take
the N essaac 10 Amundscn. The only
answer vouchsa.cd was II can confirm
nothing" Ho was therefore left to
sleep in peace.
Nobody was allowed on board the
ship ducinS tn day except the chief
quarantine officer, who Inspected the
dogs. On reaching the vessel the OH :
Ger was refused admission. ana only
by virtue of his official position was he
able 10 get aboard. lie repo-ted the
crew as clos smorthed as ever. Every.
thing on hoard struck him as very
clean and in good order. and the do IS
were splendid animate and we'll cared
for.
Amundsen and his officers wer, In
vited to dance in tho town hall on
Friday night. but needless. 10 say.
none made his appearance
Amundsen was again attacked ny
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