The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-11


were we'll These men were members
Uf the southern party. who had pushed
on under Scott to the pole the picked
'ivc chosen to- take tn" last lap of the
race who had won the race and died
hefore they could get news of their
victory to the world.
A. Cherry Gairard. assistant Euulosiol
" the western par, OF the expedition.
made one Ton Depot on March 3. ~.
was Obliged To- rcturn on March ~ he
cause of the severe weather and also
because he was without food for the
dogs When he got baCk to the hu,
point the dogs were frostbitten aud in
capaCitlted
Garrard broke down from heart strain
and his rompa nion was SICK Surgeon
Atkinson. Itechhnc and two others then
started to help the inen To the south
They sledgnd To- tn. corner camp in
the scvcrcst weather. but were unable
TO do anything and returned after leav-
ing store of food They started again
in April. but were stopped 10y open
water and returned after having had
y narrow cs,ap" through an irehreak
Some time before the Terra Nova left
New Zealand III March. lsi2. SURGEON
western party IN tho absence Of capt
Scott. sent HuologlSt cherry tarraid
and one other with dogs T." help the
southern party. who should have re-
urncd to the hut point on March T.
1912. Surgeon Atkinson did not 20. as
he had to take care of Lieut. Evans
who was suffering from sCurvN
>carrhips Part, starts Ou,.
A searching party .ef, cape Evans
on October 80 Surgeon Atkinson made
10 up in twu div Visions. 10 taking the
dog teams NTH Garrard and p"mctri"
and putting Wright IN command " Il
other party. whi,.. vas made up o'
Nelson. l.ashiey. Cream. Williamson
Nnehane and Hooper Tho second
party took sever ludian mui"- with
them An extended search being an
t'crated. they took provisions for three
months On auivin. ct ''nc Ton
Depot" everything was found IN order,
with plenty Of foodStufts
Wright's party followed the oti south
orn route, and on November T. came IN
sigh Of SCOTS tent al the last camp.
The bodies Of scott. Wilson and Rowcrs
we're found within the camp. as we'll as
fairly complete recuru.. From th"S"
records :. wa learned tina, seaman
Evans Wa III. frs, man a. die. his death
Occurring ON February l.. at The foo,
~ the Beardmorc glacier II. had sus-
aimed "A conclusion of the brain sonl-
time hofor, that wbil, TRAVELLING over
the rough leo. and this apuarcntly has
ened his and
cant H. T. {; ,at.S nc ;A. Inni,I,,l.n
Drsroons yus m. next yiriim HI. lost
rho uso of bath hands and fee, from
fros,hites mt h, nnd,. n bray. struggl.
and suffered intensely Tor weeks with
AN. a lnurmur. not g.N!us 40 lop. until
tle last en- March H. :, was evident
mat H. could n lOAxc. keep mp Scott
said IN mis- diary
H. was u brave SOU, ~, sept
through each night hup,ng tlIt h- would
no, wake. bat ll, awrk. in the morning
II was hlowlus blizzard and oates
sald. = am iu., -Dlnc outS,d. and ma,
nc gone som" 'irn". Then g." Went oU'
into the blizzard and y" nav" no. seem
him since W" knew h" Mas "al>ins tu
his death hu' though We tried oar best
tn dissuad" MIN ~" i"!' i was th" a'' "'
BRAY" man and an l.uSllSh gentleman
Although oates was Hhs"Iut.l} IN
capable of goinE iu'th"r lGst h't"re ms
death IN" others would not leave him
hut after his gallant death as described
hV Scott tn" thr'" survivors. Scott. WI