Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-03
EXPLORER TELLS
OF HORROR TRIP
Shackleton Describes Terrible Ex-
periences After Leaving
Endurance Foght. vi
FIGHTING THROUGH billiards.

Falkland islands, describes the mis-
fortunes which overlook his Antarctic
expedition His ship Endurance was
struck by an iceberg in the Weddel
sea Nov. a. and was abandoned on
October 20. Shaekelton and his crew
reached Elephant island on October
"a on boats after series OF privations
and sufferings in the drift ice, several
OF the party being then on the verge
of physical collapse. u
Owing to the seriousness of the
food situation and the impossibility
OF finding any very satisfactory camp
ing place on the bleak space Shaekle-
ton decided TO make an effort to
: reach South Georgia, 700 miles dis
tant, leaving the main party on Ele-
plant island in charge of Frank Wild,
the second in command.
Leaves With Five.
Lieutenant Shaekleton left on April
"a with FIVE volunteers. Then en-
sued fortnight of terrible struggles
against billiards and other difficult
ties, but finally the west coast OF
South Georgia was sighted Alter
mighty effort lasting two days, they
succeeded in Bleaching their boat, and
four days later arrived safely at the
head of King Haakon bay. On May
10 they started to cross the island,
reaching the Stromness whaling sta
ton on May 20 There they obtained
an 80-ton Norwegian whaler for an
attempt to relieve the men lett be-
hind.
The whaler started south with a
volunteer crew on May 70, but they
found the ice too formidable for an
unprotected boat and after several
attempts reluctantly decided to turn
north for assistance TO the Falk-
lands.
The party on the beach at Ele-
phant island were all well when
Shackelton left on April "a. They
had five weeks provisions, with the
possibility OF reinforcing these by the
capture Of seals.
Work of the Expedition.
The work of the expedition TO date,
SAYS Lieutenant Shackleton, includes
the discovery Of 200 miles OF new
coast line, a complete neurological
survey of the Weddell sea, the elimi-
.'ation OF South Greenland from the
map, continuous magnetic and me
teorogical observations, important BIZ
illogical observations, cinema records
to October 80 and Photographic rec
ords up to date.
AS far as is known not single
man OF the expedition lost his life,
but the anxiety will not be at an end
until all the men now marooned in
the south polar regions have been ac-
counted for. Lieutenant Shackleton's
story is a narrative of conquest by
sheer courage and endurance OF diff
ficulties as nearly insurmountable as
ever similar expedition encoun-
tered.
Almost from the first after starting
from South Georgia In December,
1914, Shackleton's ship, the Endur-
ance, experienced unfayorable condi-
lions.
FORCES Through Floes.
Within a month the little ship was
forging its way through ice floes. A
new land, with coast line of about
200 miles and great glaciers discharg-
ing into the sea was discovered during
this period. Future maps will show
this latest addition to British territory
named Card Coast-but will con-
tain no mention of New South Green
land, which Shackleton proved to be
a myth. Shackleton's soundings in the
region heretofore charted on the maps
of New South Greenland are declared
10 have shown 1901 fathoms Of water.
Satisfaction over this achievement
was soon afterwards overshadowed
by a foreboding that the approaching
season was likely to be an abnormal
one. A great migration of thousands
of sails northward" was observed.
They were escaping from a doom of
which they. had been forewarned by
instinct The Endurance pushed on,
only to meet with worse conditions.
At length it became wedged in ice
tloes, while bergs lowered above IL
as though they might at any moment
overwhelm the vessel For weeks on
end the Endurance resisted the pres
sure, but by August Il was apparent
il must be crushed into a mass OF
splnters. The party was then forced
10 make camp on one Of the ice floes.
End of the Endurance.
Then came the end OF the Endur-
anee. "rhe terrific pressure" says
Shackleton. terminated in the tear
ing out Of It's stern and rudder posts.
The main deck drove upwards, ice cut
into the hull. the fires were extin.
guished and caught IN a trap from
which there was no escape, the ves-
sci became a hopeless wreck
The little party Of explorers found
themselves strangers in frozen
world OF their own They were the
sole inhabitants on the field Of ice
Their only sustsnanee vas the small
supply oi provisions taken from I'm.
duTanCe.
Days Of Danger
Their only hope ot safety was tssid.
lng NJ three small boats DAYS 81
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shafklstoR, "ths various uats were
holaied uu separate Hoes
There was nothing la ~ a0ne but
to retreat and await Developments.
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ard March 81 last year. slnwly afiit
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