Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-13
YDTT'S SHIP IS
N PORT; BODIES
!. LIEF 7 BEHIND
rsra Nova, at New Zealand,
Immersed in Gloom and
Flag at Half Mast.

,,JprST. CHURCH, n. H., Feb. H.
r.. sxploration ship Terra Nova, which
- rantain Robert F. SCOTS south
-. ,yredifion into the Antarctic and
.,i,b brought back to civilization the
NJ the tragic death Of Captain
,.. and four of his companions on
n ~ 6nsI dash to the pole. reached
.+,5ay The death ship carried her
..a at haIf-mast and general gloom
h INVADED her over the disaster that had
4 .,,on,psnied the expedition.
r,o hodies of the dead explorer and
! Il, Inflated companions were not on
No Terra Nova, the rescue party which
.,,,5 them having been compelled to
eve them behind on their return to
\ cyization.
Fresh details Of the hardships en-
,,rtered by Captain SCOTS expedition
1 rsrs received here upon the arrival Of
1 no Terra Nova. A party of six men
Il ,,dar Lieutenant Campbell, which has
s.or ma King a trip of exploration and
+. scientific research while Scott and his
i t,rr companions were on their dash for
tho mole. returned to the base OF opera
sors and supplies at Cape Evans on
NcNurdo sound five days before the
bodes Of Scott and two of his compan-
inns were discovered. Campbell's par
" had made a sledge journey of 200
miles from Terra Nova bay to Cape
Evans. encountering terrible hardships
The party spent an entire Antarctic
winter away from their base, as they
had TO camp on the edge of Terra Nova
5sv until the South sea froze over. This
marty was expected to be picked up by
The ship Terra Nova on Terra Nova
hay but when the vessel had not APP
Dpared on March /, 1912, she was given
IN and the party began preparations to
spend the winter
For eight months. until September
30. 1912, the party lived in the gloom Of
lee and snow The interior of the snow
hut was lined with snow. Fuel and
food gave out but the party found a
school Of seals and killed a number of
them The seal meat was used for
food and the oil for fuel.
Officer Near Death.
The continual use Of seal flesh, how
ever caused Petty officer Browning to
become very sick, and fears were felt
for his life Others in the party con-
Iacted scurvy, for the oily blubber
soaked through the clothing of the men
and their garments were stiffened by
the sckening evi-smellings oil. The
men had few biscuits and a little
COCOA and sugar, but they had to be
very sparing with them. One biscuit a
DAY was dealt out to the men.
Campbell could not take the temper
aire, as his thermometer had been
broken, but his anemomotor was in
working order and this showed that
winds Of hurricane energy prevailed
constantly during the winter A biz
ard probably the same one which
caused the death Of Scott, set in about
the middle of March.
finally, however, the Antarctic spring
opened and the party set forth. At
cape Roberts they found a food depot
Which had been left by Griff1ths Taylor,
another member Of the Scott expedi-
4on and with good provisions all were
soon in the best of health.
Ihele are tens of thousands of
square miles of uneXplored land about
lie south pole" declared Lieutenant
'ampbelL THE immensely of the tract
.sh not be comprehended by persons
"Ao nave never been in the frozen soil
Mdes"
Grandeur Appalling.
The grandeur of the nelds of ice is
'gpaIIing, but the vastness of the mag
-"cenl distances was intensified in our
4'has 10y the awful silence. 1t was
'Aostiite. Many times I have stood
''he looking forth upon the great
weeping distances without a sound to
"sa6 the stiffness. Everywhere was
rI2N and ice, stretching in endless
t''uS OF solid silence. I can not put
5,' words the thoughts that surge into
S oidlh at looking upon such a glo-
aous picture"
All the surviving members of the
EEo.H are in good health. and the Terra
roL ,a mas on board a vast store of val
san oe specimens, records of reckonings,
o tSapeS Of coal and rock. and much
hon ei valuable data. Lieutenant Camp
ab,. ana Lieutenant Evans will prob
'bo i elaborate in writing a book of
"slr adventures.
me Terra Nova will sail within a
Month for Cardiff, wales Lieutenant
ss s5na a. Is in command of the ship. He
nv lI'aJ she had been badly battered
bsr.I's noes, and on the return voyage
bsro avoided crashing upon an Ice
Il winch measured y statute miles
,san IN. II was the biggest berg ever
If ~. " any of the seamen on board, all
aoat,sno'h We're used to looking upon
'''i'E glaciers in the Antarctic.