The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-03-12
Commander Evans of Terra
Nova Expedition Gives De-
tails of the Tragedy.
HIS OWN LIFE SAVED.
Member of Crew Braved Biz.
zard Four Days to Bring
Doctor to Rescue.

Commander G. n. Evans. who was
second In command on the ill-starred
Scott expedition to the South Pole.
arrived here to-day on tho White
Star liner Oceanic and left for WASH
ington, where he is to be the guest
OF the National Geographical So
ciety. He In to repeat before that
body the story OF the Antarctic
tragedy. The Commander told OF
some OF his experiences In his state
room while tine Oceanic was coming
up the bay this morning, many OF
which have never before found their
way into print.
There were two heroes In tho party
OF which little have been heard. Ono
Of these was Tom Green, a young
Irishman. a petty officer. who risked
his life by n four-day tramp across
the lonely Ice to bring medical aid to
tho suffering Evans. Green and u
sailor named Lashley hauled him on
sled for four days after he had
begged them TO leave him to his fate.
II last saw Capt. Scott" said Com
mander Evans. speaking In direct
sailor fashion. "in latitude s7.35 south
and longitude 1866 degrees east. He
was then $50 miles from tho pole and
we were 500 miles from our base Of
supplies. We were on our way back.
On Jan. II. after leaving the party. !
was taken with scurvy. We were
then 500 miles from our base. and 1t
was pretty hard going after that.
begged our men to leave me. as 1t
was impossible for me to go further.
I was suffering SO that I bit through
my lips to avoid from screaming in
my agony.
'"rhe answer to my request to be
left by Green and Lashley was to
strap me to the sledge and then rig
up q sail. We went along like an
iceboat. At the end OF four days my
agony was 80 great that I could not
stand any farther fatigue Of the Jour
ney. l told my companion SO and
then Green started over the ice to
get DIR. Atkinson at the Hut station.
It took the brave fellow four days,
in the face Of blizzard. to make the
trip. It was an awful trip for him In
the solitary wastes. but he got
through. He had to remain at the
station for eighteen hours. and then
II took him and the doctor and his
attendants only eighteen hours to GEL
back to US.
As soon AZ I was back on the
Terra Nova l began to mend. Tht
world is familiar with our voyage
back. for poor Scott and the rest o.
the party. We sailed away In thu
gayest Of spirits. and when we land
ed at Cape Evans. on Macmurdougf
Sound. we had all colors flying ant
the ship decorated from stem to stern
We had banquet prepared, and a
the plate Of each Of the party 70
whom we had gone was his letters
each package tied up with ribbons.
when we dropped anchor l saw
but one man on shore instead Of tn
crowd we expected to see troopinl
down to the beach. This was Lieut.
Victor Campbell, and shouted to hin
, from the bridge: Are you all right?
He shouted back:
"'Capt. Scott and his party reache
} the pole on Jan. IL of last year. BIZ
D ali were lost on the homoward marcl
I We have their records"
. ''There was CONSERVATION on ou
4 ship. We got the survive. 3 on boar
while we were removing the decors
tions. The banquet was forgotten
b The ship was turned from Joy era
= into one of mourning. And 30 y
8 sailed for New Zealand"
= Commander Evans kept q diary I
n tho party's travels until he ws
stricken with scurvy on Jan. II.