New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-11
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LIEUTENANT H. R. BOWERS
CAPTAIN L. E. G. OATES,
PETTY OFFICER f. EVANS R. N.
The party which left Cape Evans late October reached
One Ton depot and found provsoned and good order The
party proceeded along the southern route and SCOTS
Within lay the bodies of Scott Wilson and
Bowers.
courageous band of explorers
early year when the Terra Nova brought the to New
Scott and his southern party had left tor the
stage Of their journey the pole 1t is the Terra Nova which
brings the of the disaster
Scott reached January 49, 1912, finding the
by Amunden the Norwegian explorer who FORE
stalled him by only hyve days Two months later when still
its main base the struck by blizzard and
all perished
1t was about 1912, eleven miles from One Ton depot
overwhelmed them. They had suffered greatly from
hunger and exposure Scott Bowers and Wilson
virtually They died after the blizzard swept down
o the party.
Oates had died from exposure days earlier The death of
Edgar resulted from fall February H. THE OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE EXPEDITION ARE REPORTED 10 Be
IN GOOD HEALTH
CASTS GLOOM OVER LONDON.
The disaster came surprise London and
gloom community which has been unequaed since the death
King Edward outcome OF polar expedition has not
since the disappearance the northern of Professor
Ande the Swedish explorer with his Swedish companions
who left Danes Spzbergen 1897 and after
ward heard Of
Mrs Scott for New Zealand to meet
~ husband there She sailed Francisco February
% before her departure said interview that she had not
from her eighteen months but was confident he
d reach New Zealand safely She left behind her in England
~ . SON Peter In 1911 Mrs had cinematograph pct
d Peter at pav made them his father could see
the boy growing 1t IS not Kio"n ""ehei NaP 0S
ever received them.
Mrs Scott sailed the Aorang, whose first port OF call is
prae Tahiti AS there cable thai point and the ship
III not touch at anv cable until she reaches the antpodes
nrobe that Mrs Scott will learn her husbands death until
New although efforts being made to each
the Aorang by wireless
LIEUTENANT EVANSS MESSAGE.
The official in brief dispatch from Lieutenant T.
G. Evans of the royal navy, who second IN command
when the expedition and who signs commander OF
N. xpedon The message signaed from the Terra Nova
returning from the regions while passing Camaru New
Zealand Gallant made the other members OF tho
expedition to aed party but these were defeated by
evev of the weather conditions and lack OF TODD 1t seems
racav certain three of the explorers starved TO
death - ;o. Sc 49,.
The fact Officer Evans died from concusslon OF ne
as early February II indicate an accident possibly
involving the loss of the equipment Captan Oates
d;ed IN March H. clearly shows that the party was IN oe
and must undergone terrible Suferngs curing he te
naming twelve days ,oc ,. l.. Cd ,,,, ,,or.
story which tells the death OF oates Inougn
badv frosben and suffering p ne never complained
quite unable 10 uave ana went &c
rn hopne not to the morning as further delay wouo
rd;ze the lives of his comrades When he woke ne simply
Ia ar, GOING outside while and hereupon Wakeo OUT OF
the tent to meet the blizzard Ills comrades "e uhdoe
to dissuade him from dying the death OF nero