Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-02-14
SCOTT DIES AFTER
REACHING HIS GOAL
Explorer and Four Compan-
ions Perish in Blizzard.
AT SOUTH POLE IN 1912
Englishman Arrives at Frozen Point
a Month After Amundsen, the Nor
weglan, Had Planted Flag Of
His Country There.

His Country There.
London, England.-Capt. Robert F.
Scott, Antarctic explorer, and per-
haps 65 of his companions perished
in the Antarctic while returning from
the south pole.
They reached their goal Jan. 1S,
1912, about month after Capt.
Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian, had
planted the flag of his country there.
Then they turned back toward the
bases they had formed on their out
ward journey, but were overtaken
overwhelmed and destroyed by a
blizzard.
News Of the death of the explorers
was brought to civilization by the
captain of the Terra Nova, the ves-
sci which had taken Scott's expedition
to the south and which had gone to
fetch them back after the accomplish.
ment of their task. A searching ex-
pedition recovered the bodies and
records OF the party. Only few brief
bulletins were sent from the New
tain of the Terra Nova, who related
1ply the fate of the party and then
oceeded with his vessel for the port
Lyttleton, where he should arrive
thursday. The first of these mes.
lges read:
"A grave calamity has overtaken
he Antarctic expedition commanded
~ Scott. The nature of the tragedy
has not yet been divulged."
Says Entire Party Died.
Within 80 minutes of the receipt
. of the first cablegram there came an
other, much more definite. 1t read:
Capt. Robert F. Scott and his party
were overwhelmed by blizzard on
their return journey from the south
pole. The entire party perished.
They reached the south pole on the
18th of January, 1912. News of the
disaster was brought to this port by
signaled message from the Terra
Nova. .-,.
An hour passed before further
news was received. The third and
last message from Oamaru read:
Capt. Scott's party reached the ex-
ct point where Roald Amundsen
lanted the Norwegian flag at the
south pole. They found there the
z ag and the hut constructed and left
ehind by Amundsen's party. These
cts were recorded in the documents
iund on the bodies of the explorers
hen they were recovered"
The disaster came as an utter sur
= Use to London and cast gloom
er the community which has been
,equaled since the death of King
iward.
1t is now known here that the dis
ter did not involve all of the Scott
party OF 66, but only Scott him
self and the four others selected
by him for the final dash to the
pole. These are DR.. E. A. Wilson,
chief of the scientific staff; Capt
L. e. G. Oates of the Inniskill-
ing dragons; Lieut.. H. R. Bowers of
the Royal Indian marine, the com
missariat officer, and Petty officer E.
Evans Of the British royal navy.
Search Party Finds Bodies.
Having received no news of the ex-
plorers, a search party left Cape
Evans last October in two sections.
One was headed by Surgeon Atkin-
aor, who had the dog teams with Mr.
thhrry Gerard and Demeterie, the
5he dog driver. The second was in
Urge of Wright and consisted of
ut men. With the men were seven
Ian mules. Realizing that a long
ID wide spread search was newt
3. both parties took several
nths' provisions. They reached
one Ton Camp, which was found in
'aet. The food and equipment were
louched. Atkinson and the dog
t7ams remained in charge, while
}N lights party set out along the south.
e1f track, along which the expedition
hal gone toward the pole. They had
Hc'. proceeded far when tent was
hted., 1t proved to be Scott's tent.
iSpe that anyone might be alive was
'lost abandoned by this time, but
leo rescuers rushed up to the tent
to find the worst fears confirmed.
bodies of Scott, Wilson and Bow
a'4 were within. The records, kept
March 20. told Of their arrival at
no pole and the deaths OF Evans and
Hates. Beside the bodies were found
. records of the terrible journey,
pt by Scott almost to the end.
rhe expedition under Capt Scott
the best equipped that had ever
an gathered for such an adventure.
u sailed from Port Chalmers, near
Eristchurch, New Zealand. Nov. 20,
1910. The Terra Nova made direct
south into Ross sea. EARLY in Jan.
uary. 1911, she forced her way into
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persons are dead and a score
wounded as a result of battle be-
~ en- strikers and authorities near
sklow. w. Va in the Kanawha
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