The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-11

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the British race-if these perils could
| be avoided"
After an expression of sympathy for
Mrs. Scott, lie concluded:
| "AlI we can say to these brave men
Is farewell. They are a band of he
roes whose names will shine as an ex-
ample of that endurance which is the
highest form of courage. Captain Scott
| will live in our memories as the Ideal
of the English sailor Of our age-a
man intellectually gifted, brave, re-
| sourceful in all emergencies and full
| of scientific zeal and enthusiasm
Members of parliament and high Of
| ficials of the navy department, lnclud-
ling the first lord of the admiralty.
Winston Spencer Churchill pay high
tributes to the explorers in interviews
in the morning papers.
| Captain Scott and party reached their
goal on January H. 1912, about month
after Capt Raold Amundsen, the Nor
wegian, had planted the flag of his
country there. Then they turned back
toward the bases they had formed on
their outward journey, but were over
| taken, overwhelmed and destroyed by
a blizzard.
News of the death of the explorers
was brought to civilization by the cap
tain of the Terra Nova, the ship which
! had taken Scotts expedition to the
south and which had gone again TO
bring them back after the accomplish
ment of their task.
Bodies Are Recovered
searching expedition recovered the
bodies and records of the party. Only a
few brief messages were sent to New Zea-
land Port Omarau, by the captain OF
the Terra Nova, who related simply the
fate of the party and then proceeded with
his vessel for Lytteton, where he should
arrive Thursday. 1t is believed here that
the disaster did not involve all of the
Scott party of Is, but probably only Scott
himself and the four others selected by
him for the final dash to the pole. These
are supposed to be Dr. e. A. Wilson, chief
of the scientific staff Capt. l.. E. Oates
of the Inniskilling Dragons; Lieut. II. b.
| Bowers OF the Royal Indian marines, the
commissariat officer and Petit Officer E.
Evans of the British Royal navy.
The Terra Nova sailed on June l, 1910,
for New Zealand and the south pole. 1t
was Joined by Capt Robert f. Scott
few days later at Cardiff. The expedition
consisted of % officers and scientists in
addition to a crew of 23 picked men from
the British Royal navy Reports were
current at the time the Terra Nova sailed
for the Antarctic on December IA, l9lZ,
| to bring back the Scott party that some
of the members of the relief expedition
had expressed grave doubts as to whether
! Captain Scott and his fellow explorers
/ would ever return.
/ No reason was given for these doubts
but they were freely bruited abroad Mrs.
Scott left London five weeks ago for New
Zealand to meet her husband there.
Scott's Last Message
Il The last direct word received from
CAPTAIN Scott himself was brought by
the commander of the Terra Nova from
the southern ice region when she re-
/ turned to Akaroa, New Zealand on
March 81 1912 The brief message was
in Captain Scott's own handwriting and
said: 'I am remaining in the Ant
Iarctic for another winter, in order to
lcontinue and complete my work" Cap
ltain Scott had shortly before sent back
a report to his base at McMurdo Sound,
| showing that on January 8, 1912, he
had reached a point $50 miles from tho
pole and was advancing toward his
destination. The dispatch from Oama-
ru. n. H., shows that in 15 days he
covered the remaining $50 miles, hav-
ling Travelled at the rate of 10 miles a
day. 1t was on his return that he and
his party We're overwhelmed by one of
the terrific billiards. so prevalent in
the Antartic region. The date of Cap
tain Scotts attainment of the south
pole, January Is, 1912, shows that he
Ireached the goal OF MS expedition al
most exactly one month after Captain
Road Amundsen, the Norwegian ex-
plorer Captain Amundsend's report
sent to King Haakon of Norway read !.
pole attained 1i-17, December, 1911.
All WELL
The report of Captain Scott was de-
signed not to be received by the wait
ling world until after his death. No
details have come to hand as to how
the records of Captain Scott were found
but that he arrived at the pole on the
date mentioned was definitely estab-
lished.
Members of Expedition
The principal members of the exper
dition besides Captain Scott were: Lieut..
G. r. Evans, r. N. second in command
DIR. E. A. Wilson. chief of the scien-
tific staff, zoologist and artist; Lieut..
V. l.. A. Campbell. r. N, leader of the
eastern party; Lieut.. Ii. L. L. Pennell,
lR. N, magnetic and meteorological work
Lieut.. ii. e. Dep. Rennick, r. N, of the
western party; Lieut.. H. r. Bowers,
royal Indian marine Engineer Lieut.. f..
u. Riley, r. N, surgeon; G. M. Levic<,
r. N, physician and zoologist; e. l..
Atkinson, r. N, surgeon bacteriologist,
parasitologist; f. r.. H. Drake, r. NJ,
secretary; c. ii. Meares in charge of
ponies and dogs for the Western party;
Capt. l.. e. G. Oates, Inniskilling dra-
goons in charge of ponies and dogs;
Capt. DIR. s. b. Simpson, phycist of the
western party; 7. Griffith Taylor,