New-York tribune., 1912-03-08
Hardy Norwegian Explorers Return to Tas-
mania Followed by Announcement Of ;,
His Success on December 4.
SCOTT MAY HAVE REACHED GOAL
Sir Ernest shackleton Says Parties May Have Met at
Po!e ITSELF So Honor Would Be Divided with Brit
ish Explorer-Discoverer Sent Word from Tas-
mania That Rival Had Attained Ambition
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London March GrdayThe honor of planting his
flag souhery point globe by
Roald Amundsen of Norway.
The brilliant hour
last night Amundsen has specialized Polar exploration and few
he actually organizing expedition the North Pole
when the arrived Of Peary's triumph
Robbed of glory the north Amundsen turned his
face the south and has achieved the great distinction he desired
naturally hoped would fall Scott but they
will shower congratulations the
Details Captain Amundens feat and the difficulties he had to
hand and the people OF England and the word
wait anxously for of Scou's expedition.
Sir Ernest Shackleton says
The question naturally mind Did Scott reach the
pole before December H. Amundsens arrva II the
honor with the British flag but the endurance the same skill
endeavo be granted Amundsen the
Norwegian people grant positions reversed
1T would quite possible expeditions having reached
the Beamore Glacier would be touch with each other or would
depots which would indicate the advance the return OF
either party had left his party the foot OF the glacier
they would naturally be acquainted with Amundsens
may dramatic situation still The two
parties crossing the glacier toward the coveted spot
from different directions may have met the pole itself
London March has been aroused the
results attained by the South Polar expeditions under command OF cap
Road Amundep the Norwegian explorer and Captain Robert
the Antarctic regions dispatches which have reached here on the sub
Captain Amundsen has arrived Hobart Tasmania the
according the first word from that port AundSen de-
clared Captain Scott had reached the pole
The message with the definite statement from Amundn that
had reached the South Pole received from Wellington New
p to late hour last night however that effect had
Scott the wife OF the British explorer who still doubted
and reiterated her hope that the news would prove
Lieutenant Evans the London secretary Of the Scott ex
pediton direct word Of Captain SCOTS reported
that he would be the first informed probably
had happened that the two explorers crossed tracks
after their dash to the pole. .e:, ro
kraten published news Chsiana the effect that telegram
from Fran expedition declared that Amundsen had
reached the South Pole reports confirm this
The reports Amundn success appear at the same time " nave nave
o the authorities inclined credit this latter report until
S Ernest sackon in special the discovery written
"Anavzng somewhat brief cable announcing Amundsen at
tnment the South from previous experience would as
sumo the journey done in extreme raPdy and under
conditions regards weather assuming MN mat n M @ ogaphc miles
@ the POLE This place named the Bay of Whales on my eSpe
M Amundsen did miles and reached the pole on De-
mber IA he would started south about the beginning OF
M the first hundred hundred odd miles so we may
started for pole about the beginning OF October % IN % reach
@ The mountains that guard the approach to the pole IL may DC
he o found 9 Df% o T2Ss ies es boy
Word that pole attained Deeemher "a to d.
on ssE sS aeuTatey
Sbacketon said Amundsen LETT the pole December ne
d verv likely fair wind behind him. return 10 ""e'
fortfye days ~ Arder reached the Bav of
the end of January He would take two three days 1aaing
d Getting under way Franz and would then presumably e.
ana ss d work to westward Cape Adae then get into westerly
% d make Hobart being slow vessel dong ABOUT
five knots would take month"; unless strong wndS were Oe"
to reach Hobart Il, . 49, co ,,roe &c Scott's has
,scua advantages The Norwegians who accompanied i
pc acustomed to driving dogs and born SKI runners og
keep up the rapid pace which ski are able to ADOPT e
ndsen had ll2 dogs the all first class and well broken @ m
Arndsen had with expedition marcy odn ~
who probably greatly aided by skis III ayersHs
the glacial he his faith great pack Of seot the
r the South Pole nearly eight months his base OF
to the pole by nearly hundred miles ana ms M rond
c;enti6c expedition but designed to take adVahas " "
tons and NOV swiftly as it might
GLIDE On, WAS REACHED, declared that the mere w "