The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-12
HER GRIEF
AND PRIDE
A
Britain Appreciates SCOTS
Courage and Sac
rifice
HEART-STRINGS
VIBRATE AT MESSAGE
British Nation Will Care for
Survivors and the
Widow

ROBERT IL. SCOUTS 1arWell message 10 ti
world, written with the knowledge tina
he was doomed to death with his com
panions in the Antarctic ice and snow
strive for dominance in the feelings o
the British public this morning. 1T i
a white not black mourning we weal
for these gallant souls who have dom
and dared so greatly is the prevailing
note in the comment.
The tragedy OF Captain SCOTS antarc
tic expedition was referred to yesterday
in the House of Commons by Premier
Asquith, Speaking with evident emo
ton he said
1--WE all at this moment are under the
deep impression created by the reading
of the last message to the world left by
Captain Scott, one of the most moving
and pathetic utteranees in the annals oil
discovery. 1t is the message of brave
enduring man in the face OF the most
tragic end to a career of self-sacritice
and devotion to the service of his coun-
try. We can only say that his last APP
peal will not fall on deaf ears" The
premier, who was so deeply moved that
| his words were almost inaudible, added
that the only official information in the
hands of the government was that con-
tanned in a brief telegram received yes
terday from Lieutenant L. r. G. X.
Evans of the royal navy, who was sec
ond in command of the Inflated expedi-
ton. The message read; II regret to an
nounee the death of Captain Scott and
Petty Officer Evans on March 20 and
Feb II 1912 rpsnprtiyply -
Scott's Last Message to World.
In the shadow of death in the white
wastes of the Antarctic, with the knowl-
edge that he would not live to reap the
glory of his great achievement in ex-
ploration, Capt. Robert F. Scott wrote
this message TO the public:
Message to the public; The causes
of this disaster are not due to faulty or
ganization but to misfortune in all the
risks that had to be undertaken.
"First-The loss of the pony transport
in March, 1911. obliged me to start later
than had intended and obliged the lin
its of the stuff transported to be mar
rowed.
Seeond-The weather throughout the
outward journey, especially the long
gale in SO degrees south, stopped us; the
soft snow in the lower reaches OF Beard
more glacier again reduced the pace. We
fought these ontoward events with will
and conquered, but it ate into our pro-
vision reserve. Every detail of food sup
plies. clothing and depots made on in
terror ice sheet, and on that long stretch
of 500 miles to the pole and back,
worked out to perfection,
THE advance party would have re.
turned to the glacier in fine form and
with a surplus of food but for the as
tonshing failure of the man whom we
had least expected to fail. Seaman
Evans was thought to be the strong man
of the party, and Beardmore glacier is
not difficult in fine weather, but on our
return we did not get a single COM
pletely fine day, and this, with a sick
enormously increased our
difficulties. We got into frightfuily
rough ice and Evans received conclusion
of the brain. He died a natural death,
but left us shaken party with the sea-
son unduly advanced.
"But all the facts above enumerated
were as nothing to the surprise which
awaited us on the barrier. | maintain
that our arrangements for returning
were quite adequate, and that no one In |
the world would have expected the tenn
perature and surface which We en- |
at this time of the year. On |
the summit, in latitude 50 degrees TO |
latitude Sc degrees, we had minus 20 to |
minus 30.
ION the barrier in latitude 50. 10000 |
feet lower. we had minus 80 during the |
Law and minus AZ at night pretty regu-
arly with continuous head wind |
turing the day marches. These circum- /
stances came on very suddenly and our !,
wreck was certainly due TO this sudden
advent of severe weather, for which
here was no satisfactory cause.
Il do not think human beings ever
anne through such months as we have
,ome through. and we should have got
through in spite of the weather but Tor
he sickening of our mates and the
heritage of fuel in our depots, for which
cannot account, and finally but for
he storm which has fallen on us within
leven miles of this depot, at which we
Ioped to secure final supplies. Surely
Misfortune could scarcely have exceeded
his last blow. We arrived within eleven
niles of our old One Ton Camp with
uel for one hot meal, food for two days.
FOR four days we have been unable TO I
cave the tent and gale has been blow
ng about US. We are weak. Writing is
But for my own sake l do not regret
his journey, which has shown US that
,nglishmen can endure hardship, help
ne another and meet death with as
reat fortitude as ever in the past. We
ook risks. We know we took them
Kings have come out against us and s
therefore, we have no cause for COM (
laint,. but bow to the viii of Provi- I
enee. determined still to do our best to J
he last. II
But il We have been willing to give Q
UT lives TO this enterprise, which Is for {
he honor of our country, / appeal TO our !
Duntrymen to see that those who de- 2
end upon us are properly cared for. Had !
e lived / should have had tale 70 tell :
the hardihoOd. endurance and courage
my companions which would have }
TIRED the hearts Of all Englishmen- !
hese rough notes on our dead bodies q
lust tell the tale, but surely a great. {
ch country like ours viii see that those Z
no depend upon MS are properly pro- D