Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
Captain Scott And All His
Aids Are Dead, is
Report.
TERRA NOVARETURNING
Ship Comes Back North Earlier
Than ExpeCted-IS Due
Next Thursday.

Oamaru, New Zealand, Feb. 10
Captain Robert F. Scott and his par
ty we're overwhelmed by a blizzard on
their return journey from the south
pole. The entire party perished. They
reached the south pole Jan. 1s, 1912.
The report of Scott was designed
not to be received by a waiting world
until after his death. No details had
come TO hand this morning as to how
the records of Scott were found, but
that he arrived at the pole on the date
mentioned was definitely known.
SOME OF THE VICTIMS.
Besides Scott, the principal men,
bers of the expedition were:
LIEUTENANT G. r. EVANS, sec
ond in command
DR. E. A. WILSON, chief Of scien-
thc staffs.
LIEUTENANT Campbell, leader
Of eastern party.
LIEUTENANT PENNELL, meteoro-
logical work.
LIEUTENANT RENNICK, western
party. ,
LIEUTENANT BOWERS, engineer.
LIEUTENANT RILEY, surgeon.
G. NJ. LEVICK, physician, zoofog4stt.
EAKINSON, surgeon and bacteriolo-
gist.
+. H. DRAKE, secretary.
c. MEARSE and CAPTAIN OAKES,
charge Of ponies and dogs.
c.. SIMPSON, physicist.
T. GRIFFITH TAYLOR, geologist.
L. NELSON, biologist.
D. LILLE, biologist.
A. GARRAD, zoologist.
II. POINTING, photographer.
B. DAY, motor engineer.
w. THOMPSON. geologist.
c. WRIGHT, chemist.
BOATSWAIN FEATHER, in charge
OF sledging outfit.
BOATSWAIN CHETHAM OF Terra
Nova.
W. WILLIAMS, engineer Of Terra
Nova.
w. LASHLEY, assistant chief stew
ard of Terra Nova.
News Of the appalling disaster was
brought to this port by signa-led
message from the Terra Nova, yes
sci which carried the explorer and MS
expedition to the Antarctic and which
late last year went again to the south
10 bring him and his companions back
The total number OF deaths involved
Is not exactly known, but Is believed
&C scientists and sailors lost then
lives.
FIF.TY-TwO IN PARTY.
The Terra Nova sailed June l, 1910
for New Zealand and the south pole. i
was Joined by Captain Scott few days
later at Cardiff The expedition con
tanned 2S officers and scientists and
crew of % picked men from the British
roval navy. Reports were current a
the time the Terra Nova sailed for th'
the Antartic Dec. II, 1912, TO bring
back Scott and his party that SOM
mombers of the relief expedition hat
expressed grave doubts as 70 whethe
Captain Scott and his fellow explorer
would ever return. No reason wa
given for these doubts, but they wer
freely bruited abroad. Mrs. Scott lef
London FIVE weeks ago for New Zeal
and TO meet her husband.
LAST WORD FROM SCOTT.
The last direct word from Scott him
self was brought by the commander
Terra Nova from the southern ic
regions when it returned to Akarrs
New Zealand, March 81. last year. Tn
brief message. which was IN scout
own handwriting, said:
II am remaining in the Antaru
for another winter in order TO cor
tinue and complete my work.
The date Of Scott's attainment
the south pole. Jan is, 1872 shows d
reached the goal of his expedition a
most exactly one month after Capta-
Roald Amundson, the Norwegian e'
plorer.
Scott's party reached the exac
point where Amundsen planted Tn
Norwegian flag at the south pole. II
found the hut constructed and Ie1t o.
hind bv Amundsen. These facts ar
recorded in documents found on IN
bodies OF the dead explorers whe
they we're recovered
sPLHNDIDLY EQUIPPED.
London. Feb. lO.-The death c
Captrin Robert F. Scott and the who.
Of his party who took part in a sout
polar expedition is reported in a new
. agency dispatch here today from Ne7