The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
WERE OVERCOME BY BLIZZARD
ON WAY BACK FROM FOOT
OF THE WORLD-ONE
KILLED BY A FALL.
RELIEF STEAMER BRINGS
NEWS OF THE DISASTER
King George and the Royal Geographi
cal Society Mourn Loss
Reached Pole Jan. 10,
1912, Month After
Amundsen.

London, Feb. 12.-At meeting OF
the Royal Geographical society last
night announcement was made of the
disaster which has overtaken Capt.
Robert F. Scott's Antarctic expedition,
resulting in the death of Captain
Scott, DR.. E. A. Wilson, Lieut. H. e.
Bowers, Capt. L. E. G. Oates and Pet
ty Officer E. Evans.
Found Amundsen Records.
Captain SCOTS party" said Doug
las w. Freshfield, vice president of the
society, in making the announcement,
found Capt. Raold Amundsen's tents
and records at the South pole.
"On the return trip, about March
20, 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.
Coates died from exposure a few
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.
Scott's farewell message to the world
are close competitors for dominance in
the feelings of the British public to-
day.
Last Words of Diary.
The closing words of Captain SCOTS
epic were:
"Had we lived l should have had a
tale to tell of the hardihood, the en-
durance and the courage of my COM
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 eff
feet Steps already are being taken
to respond to his appeal to the nation
by assuring a 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. 18,
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
the captain of the Terra Nova, the
vessel which had taken Scott's expedt
ton to the south and which had gone
again to fetch them back after the ac-
complishment of their task. A search
ing expedition recovered the bodies
and records of the party.
Only a few briet bulletins were sent
from the New Zealand port of Oamaru
by the captain of the Terra Nova, who
related simply the fate of the party