The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-01
SHACKLETON OUT
OF ANTARCTIC ICE
Explorer Reaches Port stan
ley. Falkland Islands, AZ
ter PerilOus Journey.
DRIFTED 700 MILES
Twenty-Five Men Of Expedi-
ton Left Behind When
Return Began.
Special Gable Dsspulch 10 Tur srN

LONDON. June 1.-The Daily Chronicle
Ernest Shackleton, dated Port Stanley
Falkland Islands. May 81. announ Ing
that ne has arrived there
His ship. the Endurance was crushed
in the Weddcll Sea In October, 1915. he
telegraphs. and driftet for 200 miles in
ice until April ? last Lieut. Shackleton
and hls party land, on Elephant Island
on April i6. on April "a Lieut.. Shackle-
ton and five others left in a 20 foot boat
for South Georgia ! nd, the starting
point OF the expedition, TO seek help
leaving twenty-five men in q hole in the
ir, cliffs. All were well when he lef,
them. the explorer says, but are in
urgent need of rescue
The news of the safety OF the explore "
came only a few hours after Premier
Asquith had announced In the House Of
Commons that "A committee had been
selected by the Admiralty To consider
the organization OF relief expedition.
n. said that the House would b. re-
quested to vote funds for the relief
ship. which would star; ss soon as pcs
sihlc.
Considerable agitation has been going
on ia England for the organization Of 4
relief expedition since the news that
the Aurora had drifted from her base
IN Ross Sea
Elephant Island is one of the South
Shetland group. and is $50 sea miles
'ahout $50 land miles). almost due sout n
from Port STANLEY. The Islands are COW
cred with snow for tn" greater part OF
the Year and grow nothing but lichens,
mosscs and soms scanty grass They
ar. haunt ot seals ard sea fowl
Lieut.. Shackletou started from South
Georgia Island >0O miles east OF Port
STANLEY. on January 10. 1915, TO cruise
across the unexplored region about the
south poll. His plan was 20 enter
Wcddell Sea. quadrant OF the Antarctic
ou the Atlantic side. cross to the pole
and come out through Ross Sea. on tho
Pacific siic. one OF his objects Was TO
determine whether the Victoria chain OF
mountains. extending 70 the pole. was
continuation ~ the Andes He en-
pressed belief that the world would hear
of him In March, 1916
The expedition was divided into two
part ties, on" under Lieut. Shickleton Ia
the Endurance. taking the Wediell Sea
route. he other under Lieut. .Encas
NIa'hi'll 81, III ll' aurora, gong 20 IOSS
Sea to pick up Lieut.. Shackletou and
his PARTY when they mad crossed the
polar res!on.
On March ~ last q wireless d.spAtch
was received ~ Melbourne from Chicf
officer N'enhnusr ot the Aurora saying
ihat the vessel had been severely
strained when she was released from
The ice un March ~. after drift uf 500
miles, and wireless appeals for help sent
through The winter having met with no
rt~' on~" ~" vessel aas proceeding TO
Port Chalmers. N'N Zealand. with a
jury ruddor
party of nine men under Lieu,
Macintosh had gone inland before the
aurora broke ionse and A sear,hiuc
party failed to find them. The Aurora
broke away, leaving the Lieutenant and
h.~ party of ne behind. S,-ps are now
hctng taken in London for the euu!p-
meri o! relief expedition to searrn
for them. Two months stores We're laf,
AZ Hut Point 10y the Aurora party for
the men who were lef, behind, and other
stores were left for them At Cape Evans
Lieut.. Shaykletpu hoped to meet The
aurora party AZ Bearimrr. Glacier after
crossing the pol" T. WAS thought barely
possible, hut scarcely probable. that
Lieut.. Macintosh and his party would
try Ia carry ont This ARRANGEMENT and
strike out for the Shackletou marty
With 'he return OF Lieut. Shacklrton 20
Weddell Sea this possibility ~ helm for
the Macintosh party j. removed