The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
.ExPLORER LOST
 IN "A BLIZZARD
Captain Scott and Party
 Perish Near M'Murdo Bay
Records Found on Bodies Show South Pole Had
 Been Reached

London, Feb 10-The Central News Agency, today published a despatch from Wellington, New Zealand, said to be authentic, that. Captain Robert Scott, Antartic explorer, ana a4l his party perished in a blizzard, near Me N1ufdo Bay. Scott did not die until after accomplishing the object of his perilous trip
 From records found with the bodies Of the party it was shown that Scott reached the South Pole on January IS. 1912
 The Central News had contract with Scott when he started out for count of the expedition. A relief par ty set out on December 14, from Christ Church on the steamer Terra Nova to look out for Scott.
 Attempts were made today, by wire less to communicate with Mrs. Scott, wife of the explorer who is somewhere on her way to New Zealand. She left England early in January, for We'll ington, expecting to be. there in time to welcome the returning expedition.
 Captain Scott had been in the Ant thing heard from him was in April 1912 when Lieut.. Pennel1, commanding the expedittonary ship Terra Nova returned to New Zealand bringing word that Captain Scott, with a party Of four men, was 150 miles from the South Pole and was pushing on. He sent DSCk rWOrd EndTs ne would remain another winter in the Antartic to complete his work. The Terra Nova laid over in Christ Church, N.s Z-,' un-' til she went to the relief of Captain. Scott and his party, Dec. A.
 |. Captain Scott's. expedition sailed in July 1910. -s When the Terra Nova, with. Scott and 25 men aboard, scoasted along the great ice barrier that had hitherto been deemed irnpregnable, an- sotIler and smaller ship was sighted, fast in the ice It proved to be the Norwegian, seven men and Is. dogs aboard The Eng1ishInen then learned that they were in for a thrilling race to the pole.
 Scott's party landed at McMurdoss s Sound and spent the winter of 1910- 1911 breaking trails and establishing bases of supplies for az spring dash ments and equipment were costly and intricate, while the Norwegian trav- elled light and relied on speed and good luck to carry him to his goal and back A
 Anundsen's luck held and the honor of discovering the pole became. his. months ago and has since been heard on the lecture platform.
 When Scott sent back word, last April that he intended to remain an other winter in the Antarctic, the brave Englishman- and, his little party were on a plateau, 5000 feet above sea level. The men with thim were Chief Scientist Wilson, Lieut.. Bow CTS, comrnissary officer, and Petty Officer Evans.
 Captain Scott was an officer of the Royal Navy. He was born in Out lands, Deynoport, Eng, June 6, 1868, entered the navy in 1882. He was torpedo lieutenant of the Majestic, flagship of the Channel Squadron, in 1S98- 1899, was made commander in 1900 and captain in 1904.
 He commanded the British sAT1tarc- tic expeditions in 1900-1904. His achieve ments in the Antarctic won him med a1s from the Royal Geographical so- ciety, Royal Scottish Geogra phica1 so- ciety and American, swedish, Danish and Antwerp, Geogra phica1 societies.
 Captain Scott's first Antarctic ex- petition sailed on the ship Discoverer in 1901. He established headquarters at Ice Barr and. led sledge expedi- ton to S2 degrees, 2 minutes, the most Southerly point reached up to that time. He was brought back by a re- ing. in Jandaryy 1903.
 The principal officers of the Scott expedition. as it first landed in the Antarctic were:
 Lieut.. E. R. G. Evans, R. N, sec ond in command Of the proposed yves the scientific staff; Lieut.. V. L. A. Campbell, R. N. leader of the eastern party; Lieut.. H. L. L. Pencil R. N, magnetic and meteorological expert; Lieut. H. E. Dep -pennish, R. N.s
 Lieut.. H. R. Bowers, Royal Indian Marine; Engineer Lieut. E. W. Reilly, R. N; Surgeon G. M. I.evick, R. N; doctor and zoo1ogist; Surgeon E.. L.. Atkinson, R. N, doctor, bacterioIogist, R. N.- secretary.