Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-12
'IIP EXPEDITION
ALSO LOST, SAY
|. EXPLORERS
Found by SCOTS Men
That Lieutenant Shirase
Was Overwhelmed.


scott and his companions in the
..,ie facts were revealed which
,,a fears that the Japanese party,
~ Lieutenant Schirase, which left
as, in 1910 in search Of the south
III, has also persisted.
g Pointing, a photogra pller who
,.,onpanied the Scott party, said that
- If the Japanese party had been
.,,5 hv the Scott expedition and there
r.re evidences that the japanese had
,..r overwhelmed by the same Antarc-
!. hzzard which overwhelmed Captain
r,,, and his brave companions.
rha Jauanese party set out from
r,kohanla in the summer Of 1910. There
r.ra fifteen members in the party.
rsA route outlined by the japanese was
"a Edward VII bay and thence by
fejges toward the pole. The party
mn; fifteen sledges and a number Of
hardy Manchurian ponies
Lsutenant Schirase had the reputa-
,ior Of being a seasoned traveller. He
mas the sole survivor of Lieutenant
N ennis Kurila expedition of 1893. Thir-
,ssn years ago he went to Alaska and
,nent = wear among the Esquimos in
SEMITIC work.
New Details of Trip.
TrasA details of the hardships en-
rovntered by captain Scotts expedition
were received here upon the arrival Of
NE Terra Nova \ party of six men
rn5er Lieutenant Ca npboll, which has
s been making a trip of exploration and
scientific research while Scott and his
n four companions were on their dash for
81 tb. poIr. returned 70 the base of opera
q lions and supplies at Cape Evans on
81 NGIurdU sound five days before the
i bodias Of Scott and two of his compan-
Ions were discovered. Campbell's par
N " lad made sledge journey of 200
mics rom Terra Nova bay TO Cape
II Evans, tacountering terrible hardships.
Tie I.r,y spent an entire Antarctic
white away t.om the" base, as they
II hal to camp on the edge o. Terra Nova
N b until the South sea froze over. This
a party vas expected 10 be picked up by
Il Ii. sa:g Terra Nova on Terra Nova
4 b. bu. when the vessel had not APP
81 yaral Oh March L. 1912, she was given
n w and THE party began preparations TO
spaHd the winter.
a F5r eigDt months. until September
81 80 1872, the party lived in the gloom =
W u md f,oT
hut VS. lined with snow. Fuel and
food gave out, but the party found a
school Of seals and killed a number Of
then, The seal meat was used for
fool and the oil for fuel
Officer Near Death.
"a The continual use of seal flesh. how
ever caused Petty Officer Browning to
become very sick, and fears We're felt
70 MS life. Others in the party con-
ca-,lD s"urv!-, for the oily blubber
Soaael through the clothing of the men
and their garments were stiitened by
l2 schen.ng, cril-amelIing oil. The
MEL -au d few biscuits and little
cocoa and sugar, but thoy had TO be
very staring with them. One biscuit
'a3 Was dealt out to the men.
0App1i could not take the temper
cure as lis thermometer hal been
"Oaen' but his anemomotor was in
'OiHhg order and this showed that
WINGS Of hurricane energy prevailed
INSTANTLY during the winter. A biz
AFd probably the same one which
,auSea the death of Scott, set in about
VIZ middle of March.
finally, however, the Antarctic spring
%p'Aeq and the party set forth. AT
'spe Roberts they found a food depot
.DEA mad been left by Griffiths Taylor,
e'''Aef member OF the Scott expedi-
D0-' and with good provisions all were
''OA IN the best of health.
t4ere are tens Of thousands of
'-''e miles of UNEMPLOYED land about
so4dI pole declared Lieutenant
'p'e-. The immensely of the tract
"o- ne conprehended by persons
\ hleca
.r, Grandeur Appalling.
grandeur Of the nelds Of ice is
ne s'''ig' but the vastness of the mag
invent distances was intensified in our
YHs oE the awful silence. II was
s'OSu'he Many times ] have stood
,n. nS looking forth upon the great
/ png distances without a sound to
=, 'Ie stiffness. Everywhere was
MAJ. ana ice, stretching in endless
H.. u solid silence. can not put
n. "orQs the thoughts that surge into
4 a,, IAN al looking upon such a glo-
nous picture"
4 ,., '"e surviving members of the
w. arc in good health. and the Terra
r,,, ms on board q vast store of val
e,n.. 'nenS. records OF reckoninss
d. o! coal ana rock. and much
In VS., t'laoie data. Lieutenant Camp
s5,. Gnu Lieutenant Evans will prob
nsi, -ol4aoorate in writing u book of
"yr adventures.
no,,, Terra Nova will sail within
psr"'H Tor Cardiff. Wales Lieutenant
sd ~ 's IN command of the ship. He
BY ioa Sile had been badly battered
bs,s,,. noes and ON the return voyage
bery avoided crashing upon an ice
n ,sr, @''ch measured q statute miles
seen h., 1t was the biggest berg ever
Of ut any or the seamen on board. all
e. n"om were used tn 1oo,xine ,,non