The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-11
SCOTT
AND BAND PERISH
Famous English Explorer and Follow
ers Die in Blizzard While en-
Antartic Expedition.
News CT the Disaster Made Public by
the Royal Geographical Society
Not a Single Survivor.

LONDON. Feb. p.-only meagre
details are yet available OF the polar
disaster. ranking with the Franklin
disaster.
News of the death OF Captain Rob
crt Z. Scott and his four brave com
panions. who succeeded by final dash
in reaching the South Pole. only TO
find proofs that Amundson has fore.
STAN them. comes in a brief Despatch
from Lieutenant +. x. 6. Evans Of
the Royal Navy. who was second in
command when the expedition started,
and who now signs as Commander"
of the expedition.
The message was signalled from the
Terra Nova. returning from the ant
, arctic regions. while passing Oamaru
New Zealand.
The staggering effects Of the news
on the public mind IS all the greater
as IL was believed that modern science
and recent experience had completely
Invested polar exploration OF its for
mer terrors. No great surprise would
have been felt had Captain Scott failed
10 reach the pole. but that he should
perish In his hour or triumph was the
very last thins- that could be- antici
"a
gers which still exist. the fate Of Cap
tain Scott ond his four companions
IS likely to discourage further a..
tempts TO reach the pole now that
both have been attained and the cir
cumstances Of hurried dashes prevent
scientific results from being obtained
No detailed facts are yet known. but
IL Is believed that the records Of the
scientific material collected. together
With tho explorers bodies. have been
recovered
Terrible suferings.
n is also understood that gallant
attempts we're made by other mem
bers OF the expedition 20 sucoor tine
Scott party. but these were defeated
by severe weather conditions and l1ch
~ food. u seems practically certain
that the explorers starved to death.
Captain Oates ded on 1arch l..
which clearly shows that fhn party
were in dire straits. and must have
undergone terrible sufcrinrs during
the remaining twelve days
80 news has boon received as 20
how the fate ~ Captain Scott and hlr
companions VAS discovered. nut 70 g.
assumed that rescue party was dis.
patched from the base.
LONDON. Feb. 1O-At meeting
~ the Royal Geographical Society
this evening announcement was made
of the disaster which has oscrtakeu
Captain Robert D. SCOTS antarti~ cxpo-
dition. resulting in tho death ~ cap
tain Scott. Dr g. a. Wilson. Lirutcn-
ant IT, a. Eowers. Captain J.. D. O.
Oates and Petty officer Evans.
Captain SCOTS party. said Duu~I1
" Freshneld. vice president oft fhr
geographical Society in making tho
announcement. found Captain HrafI
Nmundscn's fnnf md records at the
south Pole Dn fho return trip about
March - 1912. rloveu miles from
One Ton depot a blizzard otrrNrrIrrsf
them. They bad suffered rreauy from
hunger and exposure. AVID tho death
~ Scott. Eovrrs and Wilson tas vIr.
tuaiiy due fO thaf They died soon
after the blizzard eVcrf down on tbe
party
Oates died from exposure few
DAYS later The death of Evans 70.
suited from a fall Tho other mcrbrrs
~ Tho expedition are reported o., ha
in good health s searching r4rf.
discovered their bodics and records
some time later
King Pays Tribute.
message to tlo Gcorraphical So.
fConffnusd o., p.g. No.,