The state herald., 1913-02-21
er Union News Service.

but 1t b, bring the terrible days
receding his own death
a splsk Is four companions, Cap
ou feel "a. Scott, realizing that
3 such S ppeless, wrote the follow
To the world. The docu-
Of couy Us believed to have been
majod he day he died, reads:
|. Stu b TO THE PUBLIC:
:. s of this disaster are not
=. Organization, but to mis-
~ .ne risks that had to be un-
- b loss of the pony trans
'oo ~ M ch, 1911, obliged me to
, ~ Ian l had intended, and
!. a' S limit of the stuff trans
narrowed.
rhe weather throughout
journey, especially the
. -, S3 degrees south, stopped
= w w snow in the lower reaches
~ he glacier again reduced
Ne fought these untoward
- s will and conquered, but 1t
~ vision reserve. Every de-
VnlE supplies, clothing and de-
dx61 lon interior ice sheet and
sRPH 4g stretch of 500 miles to
kM1d back, worked out to per-
- sNnnce party would have re-
se tothe glacier in fine form and
ami blus of food, but for the as
10 V1nG lailure of the man whom we
/ NJ NJ Expected to fail. Seaman
A"Ae ~ thought to be the strong
mart ~ party, and Beardmore gla-
. sH66t difficult in fine weather,
~. I'll return we did not get a
o.. oinpletely fine day, and this,
VI r.INDok companion, enormously in
cor 6nr difficulties. We got into
ia r1l1lY rough ice and Evans re-
hos II Gncussion of the brain. He
yo-o natural death, but left US a
al IN sEorty with the season unduly
but ta
md & ~ the facts enumerated were
ture kk1tg to the surprise that await
w,t = the barrier. / maintain that
visa Nh ngements for returning were
lia F nkopuate. and that no one in the
a n u you'd have expected the tenn
I q NE and surface which we en-
inc kori1 at this time of the year.
tim ~ olmmit In latitude S5 degrees
We bt11ude sc degrees, we had minus
We y minus 30.
(. en- \ The barrier, in latitude S2-10,-
wosoak lower-we had minus 80 dur
pr,ho bay and minus AZ at night pret'
'oul uleenlprly, with continuous head
bel ling the day marches. These
'e tm1mnces came on very suddenly
Mon wreck was certainly due to
Iola n1hen advent of severe weather,
a, With there was no satisfactory
not think human beings ever
,.H Tough such months as we hare
fough, and we should have got
;nL In spite OF the weather but
8ickening OF our mates and the
.fo[k OF fuel In our depots. for
VIII cannot account. and finally
0. 3:the storm which has fallen on
ttsT In eleven miles OF this depot,
ed ii we hoped to secure final sup
lfldStH
. ely misfortune could scarcely
~ ceeded this last blow. We ar
Nj "A Dithin eleven miles OF our old
bn camp with fuel for one hot
M, M, bod for two days. For four days
Se been unable to leave the tent,
'od A<fale has been blowing about us.
" J weak Writing is difficult.
I, for my own sake do not re-
lis journey. which has shown us
.khglishmen can endure hardship,
os DE another and meet death with
q = BAT fortitude as ever In the past.
bl&)ok risks. We knew we took
Things have come out against
therefore we have no cause for
hint. but bow TO the will OF Prov
determined still to do our best
last.
II we have been willing to give
YES TO this enterprise. which is
G honor of our country. | appeal
r countrymen to see that those
|. iofiepend upon US are properly
U for. Had we lived | should have
tale to tell OF the hardihood,
fance and courage OF my com
GRns which would have stirred the
a(s of all Englishmon.
-fiieso rough notes on our dead
fs must tell the tale. but surely n
~, rich country like ours viii see
" those who depend upon us. are
A crly provided for.
oigncd) ''R. SCOTT.