The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-10
POLAR PARTY PER-
ISHES IN BLIZZARD
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ISLES IN BLIZZARD
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out Dec. IA, from Christchurch in the
steamer Terra Nova, to look for Scott.
Attempts were made today by wire
less 10 communicate with Mrs. Scott,
-twife OF the explorer, who Is some
where on her way to New Zealand.
She left England early in January for
Wellington, expecting to be there In
time TO welcome the returning ex-
pedition.
The principal officers OF the Scott
lexpedition, as II first landed in the
Antarctic, were:
Lieutenant f. r. G.. X. Evans. r. N.
second in command Of the proposed
western party: DR.. +. A. Wilson, chief
OF the scientific staff Lieutenant V.
Il. A. Campbell r. NJ, leader OF the
eastern party; Lieutenant III. l.. l..
Pencil. r. N, magnetic and matero-
logical work; Lieutenant H. T.. Dep.
Renniss, X. N; Lieutenant II. X. Bow
ers, Royal Indian marines Engineer
Lieutenant f. W. Riley. II. ~: Sur
geon G.. NJ Levick, X. N, doctor and
zoolcgist; Surgeon f. L. Atkinson, K.
~, doctor. bacteriologist, parasitolo-
gist, and F. Il. H. Drake, X. n, sec
Rotary.
A special meeting Of the Royal
Biographical society was called for
tonight as a result of the news from
New Zealand, relative to Captain
SCOTS expedition.
The latest dispatches from New
Zealand indicate tonight that Captain
Scott and the four men who made the
final dash 10 the pole with him In
January. 1912, We're the only ones who
persisted. The earlier messages TO the
effect that Scott and his entire party"
were dead are believed to have re
ferred to the flying squadron OF
five that set out January 4, 1912, from
their last base of supplies, $50 miles
from the pole.
II is believed that after reaching
the pole Scott and the four men with
him, DR.. Wilson, Captain Oates, Lieu
tenant Bowers and Petty Officer
; Evans, were overwhelmed on the re-
turn journey by a blizzard and their
bodies found by other members OF the
expedition who had been left behind at
the various supply depots on the trail
The bodies of the brave little baad
OF ice fighters were brought back over
the rail on sledges. ii is thought and
kept at the main winter camp on Nc.
Murdo bay until the arrival OF the
Terra Nova.
Capt. Scott had been in the Antarc-
tic nearly three years. The last mes
sage from him was received In April
1912, when Lieut.. Pennell, command
ing the expedition ship, Terra Nova.
returned to New Zealand bringing
word that Capt. Scott, with party
OF four men, was $50 miles from the
South pole. and was pushing on. He
sent back word that he would remain
another winter in tho Antarctic TO
complete his work.
The Terra Nova laid over in Christ
church. new Zealand, until she sailed
TO the relief of Capt. Scott and his
party, Dec. IA.
Capt. SCOTS expedition sailed In
July, 1910. When the Terra Nova
with Scott. and 20 men aboard coast
ed along the great Ice barrier that
had hitherto been deemed impreg-
nabie, another and smaller ship was
sighted, fast in the ice. IL proved
the Fran, with ROAD Amundsen, the
Norwegian, seven men and 16 sledge
dogs aboard The Englishmen then
, learned that they were In for a thrill
ing race to the pole.
, SCOTS party landed at McMurdo
! sound. and spent the winter OF 1910
breaking trails and establishing
bases OF supplies for spring dash
: toward the pole Scotts arrange
ments and equipment were costly
: and intricate, while the Norwegian
travelled light and relied on speed and
: good luck to carry him TO his goal
and b-ck.
Amundsens luck held and the hon
or OF discovering the pole became his
He returned from the Antarctic
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 him we're:
: DIR wilson, chief OF the scientific
staff Capt. Oates, Lieut. Bowers.
, commissary officer, and Petty Ofhcer
l Evans.
Cant. Scott was an officer Of the
roval navy. He was born in Outlands,
. Deyonport. England. June s, 1868, and
{ entered the navy in 1882. He was
, torpedo lieutenant OF the Majestic,
, nagship OF the Channel SQUADRON. in
: 1SyS-tS99: was made commander In
1900. and captain in 1904 He COM
manded the British Antarctic expedi.
ticn In 1900-1904
, His achievements in the Antarctic
: won him medals from the ROYAL Geo
, graphical society Royal Scottish Geo.
granhical society. and American,
: Swedish. Darien ard Antwerp Geo
! graphical societies.
, Capt SCOTS FIRST Antarctic evpedi.
tion sailed on the s'lip D'scoverer. In
We established winter quarters
IN the ice barrier and led a sledge
expedition - '',rees. II minutes
the most southerlv point reached M
10 that time. He vas brought back
hv a relief evpedit'on on the steam
ship Morning IN January. 1903.
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