The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-12
Scott Memorial.

n his dead comrades, y
we owe II TO ourselves and to pos
terlty 10 place on record in some
worthy, substantial and endurinI
form our sense of glory OF these men
or the undying memory they have
shed on the British name
Among the first subscribers to this
fund are lear Admiral Peary and
Baron Rothschild.
The London papers publish tribute
from the European sovereigns and ex.
plorers and scientists of all ~nationai.
ties TO the heroic devotion of the ex.
plorers. and expressing sympathy for
their families. These tributes are
especially numerous from America.
LONION. Feb. u-Capt Rob.,t l.
scott last message 60 the public. A mes
sage that IS one or the most reuarknhl.
mInlah documents in the worlds history.
~htoh me freeZins explorer IL believed
10 nave finished on the day lac ana the
resi- o. his party persisted on their way
out here to-day. and is as ollows
Message {" the public
ne causes OF TINS disaster are not
undertaken.
"First-The loss OF the pony transport
IN March. 1911. obliged me to start later
than l had Intended. and obliged me
limits OF the stuff transported to be
-Second-The weather throughout IN.
out~Ard Journey. especially the long gale
IN IS degrees south. stopped us. the soft
Sn"~ ia TITO io"tr reaches or Beardmore
,'acier again reduced the pace. We
fought these untOward events with will
ana conquered. hut II ate into our pro
vision reserve. Every detail or food sun
piles. CLOTHING and deTots made on tie
Interior ice sheet and on that long
stretch OF 500 miles to the pole and
HLL 100 81 nHHH Ia 49,
Astonishing Failure Reported.
"dNdH'e Party would have re-
IirHtd I" The glacier 10 nne form aud
win "a surplus Of food but Tor the a.
tontshing failure OF the man whom ".
Ahd l'ast expected To- fan Seaman Evans
Was thought to he the strong man az ~.
the parS and Beardmors Glacier "a not
ifficult IN line weather. but on our re
TURN we did not get a single completely
me Jay. and this with a sick companion
enormously increased our difffculties
W. got INTO frishtfully rough lie and
Evans received -cuncussion Of the brain
lie died ii natural death. but LETT ne d.
advahced. '-
But all the facts above enumerated
awaited as OF the barrier MAINTAIN
ut our arrangements Tor returning
Wei" quite adequate. and that no one In
w" world would have expected the tenn.
perature and surface which we encnuu-
tered AZ THIS time OF tie year. ON the
simmif. in latitude 80 degrees o. la. q.
fude - degrees. We HAD minus % %
minus 30.
'On TIE barrier. In latitude - 10000
ltv and minus a. ct night rreftv To-. a.
any. with continuous head winds during
tn, Ga! m"frn"s These circumstance
am" on Frrl suddonly. and our wreck
Wa certainly due 70 tuiE stldden ADVENT
~ severe w'dthcrE. Tor which there was
no satisfactory cause
DO not think human Isturz ever
cam" through such months as wr has.
.nin" thrungI apd " should have -
through IN spite bf tho weather hut g..
the si-hcuirg Or our mates and the snort.
a-r 81 fuel g. our drTut-. for which q
'hhnot account. and finally but Tor th,
Storm winch hH- fallen ulon u- Within
ll miles ~ this depot. ~ which W
h'ltu 10 Frrure final supplies.
Tragic Finish Related.
b,,s .,,.ed.5 ,G '"a.i i.'.i
rived within II miles Or our DID ON.
Ton camp with fuel fnr one hot neal
feed for two days For four d5,s ~.
t gale uas been blowing about Us We
arc w.ik Writing IT, difficult
li- Journey. WHICH has shown u- that
tnEl. -huer can euIuie great harl-lir
.'p one anni'er and meet death win
b. great foftitule 49, ever fu th. past
We tpok risks We know We took thrm
Things have come olf u|14fusf Us af..
er'f"re We have o." cause for conn.
i' mined SIN O. 10 our best o. fns
"Hl' DO ve fa,e been willing o., riv.
-r lives go this uut~I prise. which a
i' cor countfyWsu Go sos that fln-.
= q" drtend Hf"n w. Hr. cared fHr prog.
fHI" fu tell ~ Ore IHf1Ihn,tf ami .,II
DO" - m, '~HurHr.nnH which wplld have
t%tirre.I 90 He'ft- ~ "l tnzi wsu
Lose rough notes 900 olr dead inffa.
must tell fNt ffIr H.f surely e great
'I.. COUNT. Ihn uHfH VIII HfI IHtf
100 vito i"r'ni Hf"n ue tre provided