The Washington herald., 1913-02-11
SCOTT PERISHES
( in GREAT STORM
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| On their return the southern party per-
ished. Scott. Wilson, and Bowers died
from exposure and want during a bliz-
zard. about March 20. when eleven
miles from One Ton Depot. in latitude
1915 degrees south, or 155 miles from
the base. at Cape Evans. Oates died
from exposure, on March II. Edgar
Evans died from concussion of the
brain, on February II. The health of
the remaining members OF the expedi-
tion is excellent.
"E. r. G. EVANS.
Lieut. r. N, Commander"
Such was the blunt sailor-like way
of telling the sad story.
The warm sympathy OF the whole world
will go out to Mrs. Scott in her terrible
bereavement. She left England last
month for New Zealand. and the heart
breaking news Of the calamity awaits
her there. Her little boy Peter, just
growing up to years Of understanding.
has taken great interest in antarctic ex-
ploration. He would like a photograph
OF his father, who. of course. he does not
remember IN person, and talks with Mrs.
Scott about him" and studies a map of
the antarctic regions. helping his mother
with the tiny flags which were placed in
II TO indicate the progress OF the expe-
ultlOH- Inc DOy WIS quite eNCltto "Hen
told his father would be home soon, and
after Mrs. Scott left England he SOL
EMMY announced to a member OF the
household:
Mother has gone TO fetch him back,
and then I'm going to meet him at the
station"
Boy with Grandmother.
The boy. who is described as the image
c
Scott's aged mother at Henley-on-
Thames.
Mrs. Scott left England in good spirits
and confidence. "1 shall he glad when
daddy comes back" she said as she
left her son. but she had fully meas
ured the langer OF antarctic eXplora-
ton and friends say she will face brave
ly the ordeal that comes upon her and
her child. The news OF Scott's death
only reached his relatives through the
newspapers
Lady Ellison Mccartney. the explorers
sister, was the first to learn Of his fate
and she telephoned the news to Mrs
Scott the captains aged mother, at
Iehlcy. Mrs. Scott had not felt any ap-
prehe7sinn for tn" fate OF her son and
bore up very. hrsvely. her grief being
somewhat tempered by TIE fact that he
died in an effort TO advance the worlds
KNOWLEDGE. Already = movement is on
foot to hold n memorial service The
chapter II st. Paurs will meet to-mor-
row to consider arrangements
In the House "f Commons the rews
created 4 great sensation. The first Lord
of the Admiralty. Hon. winston Churc-
hill. was bcmharded with questions as
to whether any official information had
Eeen received by the admiralty Office
Mr.. Churchill had to explain that no
news has been received officially.
The London Times in expressing its
sympathy for Mrs. Scott. says:
ITO her and TO all who admired Cant
Scott. We can but recall the famous lines
OF Tennyson on Franklin: The white
south has thy bones. and thou, heroic
sailor soul. art pressing on thine happier
voyage now toward no earthly pole"
"Nation Mourns."
The London Telegraph says:
"A nation mOurns its men who were
of no ordinary clay and the name and
fame OF Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, dy-
ing in the prime Of manhood is added
TO the CoUntry's imperishabIe roll of
heroes"
The Daily Mail:
1t is tragedy as overpowering a.
Franklin's end in the arctic more than
sixty Years ago. The victory is swallow
ed up in death"