New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-24
Mrs. Fiala Says Colonel
Was Far from Party
Wrecked on Trip.
TWO CANOES SUNK
IN RIVER RAPIDS
Wife and Son of EX-president
Take News Calmly-Friends
Wire for Details.

Sunday, Had lost every lnlNS lu llt
rapids" made 70 possible last night
for Mrs. Fiala. az her home No. rs
( SD street. Bay Ridge. to say posi-
/ lively that Colonel Roosevelt was not
a member Of the subdivision which
met with disaster
| Mrs. Fiala. on receipt Of the original
cable. declared that she was con-
vinced that Colonel Roosevelt was with
the other party into which the eXpe-
/ 1ition had been divided otherwise her
husband would surely have made some
mention Of him in his dispatch Of Sun
( day
This theory was borne out last night
| by Theodore Roosevelt, jr- who said
I At his home, No. l65 East nth street,
/ that efforts 10 reach his father by
cable had failed. Therefore. he inferred,
he was not a member of the party
which had come to grief in the rapids
and had survived TO reach cable sta
ton and give to the world news Of
their misfortune.
| the belief that there was no cause for
alarm.
The fact that I have received no
message. and that the cablegram made
no mention Of any injury to any one
she said, "conyinces me that there is
not the slightest reason for anxiety
! Bearing equipment and food, two OF
/ the canoes of the F'iala party were
sunk in the Rapids Of the Devil dur
ing the Brazilian river journey. This
/ left the explorers short of supplies.
/ Colonel Roosevelt is safely on his
way to the Duvida River" is the way
those who are familiar with his plans
| put il yesterday.
Lawrence Abbott. Of The Outlook,
said that his knowledge Of the plans of
| the expedition and the character Of
Ffala's message convinced him that the
accident was not to the part Of the eX-
pedition Of which Colonel Roosevelt
was member.
The party had planned to divide
said Mr.. Abbott. and the fact that no
mention is made of Colonel Roosevelt
I'm the message convinces me that the
Iseparation haG already taken place and
/ that he was rot with Mr.. Fiala. Ac-
cordins to the earlier plans, both Colo
mel Roosevelt and Mr. Fiala would have
been members of the expedition TO eX-
plore the Duvida River to its mouth.
Mr.. Ffala, however. had had touch
Of fever. and il is reasonable TO assume
that the plans were changed on that
account, and that he took the easier
route. leaving the exploration to Colonel
Roosevelt. Kermit Roosevelt and Colo
mel Rondon. have no expectation OF
hearing further from Colonel Roosevelt
until he emerges from the unmapped
ro,tion of his Journey and that may be
weeks
/ "Santarem. Brazil, where the message
was sent from, is city Of considerable
size II stands to reason that if any
serious accident had happened TO the
exnedition and any word Of IT got to
Santarem there would be further de-
tails. The runner himself would know
more Of any serious accident than was
in Mr.. Fiala's message
No Fears at Scribner's.
At Charles Scribner's Sons publish
ing house. where Colonel Roosevelts
account of the trip is being put into
rrint as fast as it comes in. no grave
fcars were expressed for the colonels
safety. although it was said that MI
rYaIa.s assistance in the exploration or
rho Duyida River would undoubtedly
have been considered too valuable to
,,,s,orso with on any light excuse.
Mr.. Fiala had with him moving
nicture camera. which could nave oeeh
need ~ advantage on the trip down
,,a unknown river. At Scribner's they
u.ara roath to believe that if the party
senar,ted Fiala returned by the known
route part from Colonel Roosevelt.
!, vas admitted that Photographic
-ecords might have been lost. but Colo
mel Roosevelt mas "@eN 50
cautions in sending his copy TO his
r,,bIishers that even that risk was
minimzed.
So far Scribners has received four Ir-
staIments Of the account Of the trip,
the first two Of which are published in
the current magazine.
Colonel Roosevelt Is using the same
method he adopted during his African
trim 10 avoid accidents en- route. and is
carving his precautions 10 even fur
ther extremes than on his previous trip.
He writes everying in longhand in
triplicate. The original is on white
paper. the first carbon copy is on blue
paper nd the second is on yellow
paper.
| During his African trip II vas MIR.
Roosevelt's custom 10 send the white
and the blue sheets by two mails to his
publishers AID keep the yellow sheets
/ for his own reference.
! During this trip he has been sending
all three copies to Scribner's, each by d
different mail. In that way, If one 'r
even two copies miscarry. the third
will arrive safely.
So far all three copies OF each IN
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