Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-02-21
WERE OVERCOME az BLIZZARD
ON WAY BACK FROM FOOT
OF THE WORLD-ONE
KILLED eY A FALL.
Relief STEAMER BRINGS
NEWS OF THE DISASTER
King George and the Royal Geographic
cal Society Mourn Loss-
Reached Pole Jan. 70,
1912, Month After
Amundsen.

1
the Royal Geographical society last
night announcement was made Of the
disaster which has overtaken Capt.
Robert F. SCOTS Antarctic expedition.
/ resulting In the, death of Captain
Scott. DR.. E. A. Wilson. IAeut. H. Z.
Bowers, Capt. LIE. G. Oates and Pet.
~ Omcer e. Evans.
I Found Amupdsen Records.
Captain SCOTS party said Doug.
las w. Freshfeld, vice president of the
society, in making the announcement,
found Capt. Raold Amundsen's tents
and records at the South pole.
ION the return trip, about March
%. 1912. IL miles from One Ton De.
pot, a blizzard overwhelmed them
They had suffered greatly from hunger
and exposure, from which the death
Of Scott, Bowers and Wilson virtually
was due. They died soon after the
blizzard swept down on the party.
How They Died. ....
Oates died from exposure fe-,
days later. The death of Evans result.
ed from fall. The other members OF
the expedition are reported to be in
good health. A searching party discov
cred their bodies and records some
time. later"
A searching expedition recovered
the bodies and records of. the party.
Grief and pride in the simple mar.
rative of high courage, endurance and
sacrifice given in Captain Robert F.
SCOTS farewell message to the world
are close competitors for dominance in
the feelings of the British public to.
day. ..
E., Last Words Of Diary.
The closing words CT Captain Scott.
epic were:
Had we lived should have had
tale to tell of the hardihood, the en-.
durance and the courage of my CON-
panions which would have stirred the
heart of every Englishman. These
rough notes and our dead bodies must
tell the tale. But surely, surely, great
and rich country like ours will see
that those who are dependent upon
us are properly provided for"
Last Words Have Effect.
These words have had an electric ef-
feet. Steps already are being taken
to respond to his appeal to the nation
by ASSURING comfortable future for
those dependent on the men who,
while awaiting certain death, still
could write that they did not regret
their journey.
King George Grieves.
A message of sympathy to the geo
graphical society from the king was
read last evening in which his ma
jesty said:
81 am deeply grieved to hear the
very bad news you give me of the loss
Of Captain Scott and four of his party,
just when we were hoping shortly to !
welcome them home on their return |
from the great and arduous under.
taking. heartily sympathize with the |
Royal Geographical society in the loss
to science and discovery through the |
death of these gallant explorers"
The message from the king was in
reply to note transmitted to his maj.
esty by Lord Curzen of Kedleston,
president of the society.
The regular program of the meeting
was abandoned and members of the
society listened sadly to tributes to the
explorers. After giving what details
he had received, Vice President Fresh
field reviewed the plans of the expedi-
ton.
Reached Goal Jan. 10.
They reached their goal Jan. IS,
1912, about month after Captain
Raold Amundsen, the Norwegian, had
planted the flag Of his country there.
They then turned back toward the
base they had formed on their out
ward journey, but were overwhelmed
by blizzard.
The news of the death of the ex
plorers was brought to civilization by
he captain of the Terra Nova, the
vessel which had taken SCOTS expedl-
ion to the south and which had gone
again to fetch them back after the &C
of their task. A search
ing expedition recovered the bodies
Ind records of the party.
Only a few brief bulletins were sent
rom the New Zealand port of Oamaru
by the captain of the Terra Nova, who
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