Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-17
SHACKLETON Off,
TO THE ANTARCI
Starts on Voyage Of e,0,..
ton That Will Last q.
Two Years
TO- FIND "LosT" ISL An,

London. Sept. 17-TL -
s ,nn III, mp on which Sir Ernest tS., ~, The
~" os ,ha WIZ explore the uncharted S.ile. sas.,e
81 h 'he south AtlaStic. the Pacieecc' iSeec'lon.
,, sne Antarctic ca Seas, left the TSsmns TSsns And
'"y on .he start OF her two year nes rss To-
- nntse .,ss crowds gathered on IN, ,Vsr
a., az ccs.ss ~,se s,r Ernest and his M par,e aocs,
onhke the expedition n, ,oo.
wnlch ne commanded and on uh;y..'.s
Se Sse witnin ninety seven miles ~ as
south Pole, and located the Sons, q The
he.,c I9le, and the even moro f.s Mas'
hntsrctlc adventure Of 1914.i6 ameus
tne lntrepid explorer and nj. twnsn
companions made their way .s! mslu!
seemingly invincible barrier, asainH
Snasckleeon s,nsH.f 9 present enterprise IL Ia Ms
strictly speaking, n voyage Of dscs,not not
E nas, rather, for its objective tbs !.
ploration OF the ,petrified forest sns ns y. y
i3catlon OF the lost island Of T.sn.,na.s T.s IA
the waters adjacent to which bsssa bsaotl
peem sailed Tor more than ninety vs. nU
This lends the element Of ron,,y.s. y.sfs.
tne quest essay into the wats,se y,
the South Polar region. The nsts,eoi e
forest was frst seen by Sir Erne., y
the island Of Trinidad, at point nj. ~
he landed from Captain Rober@, @ners Il
SCOTS ship, the Discovery. more ,,... =.
twelve years ago. Tuanaki. N. aah
called "lost" island, has been msr,,. .ns %,
in some of the old nautical ns,Vn.d roooaaN
but apparently it has disappsor,ssS, ,sS,0'o''
1t is the hunt for this ELUSIVE =.
that gives its touch Of mysterion, 'pa
nance to the practical side of tbs NV ro'
prise undertaken by the explorere e'''sr' ~. I
Ernest has hopes that the island ol
some Of the others In the same S loo.Eaoo sao
will prove serviceable as coaIinS .,J wy
tons or wireless relay stations bs,w.s. ~.
New Zealand and South America ''''n
Laboratories have been built .h...
and below decks of Shackletop's ons,,. ,v,s
little craft. the Quest, and nl.tfin.
have been erected from which sounSnns v,,.s
up to 10000 feet can be taken ps
sides a kite balloon, the shin ala MI,
be equipped with a seaplane. A nou,., W."
ful wireless equipment will make h ny.
sible for the explorer to be for sor. y
time in contact with the world Al ,,,s. ,s,'
but there will be long time. Nj.
expected. when the Quest will bs an,
| of wireless touch. WV
From London the tiny vessel, the bov,
and sides of which have been strenSth. I
ened with steel plates two feet tbri
will make for the Cape of Good Han,
via Salvages, near Madeira. then on "a
the lonely island of Tristan, Dachun,
and Cough Island, and then on to m.
unknown sea.
| The explorer will be ACCOMPANIED n,
six Of his companions on his former voy.
age. including Commander Frank W;a
The Quest is III feet long, 3.foot
beam and II feet in depth. She VA,
built in Norway in 1917 Of oak. min.
and spruce. Her sides are two t f,,t
thick and her bows are Of solid osk
sheathed with steel. The tiny craft
has undergone tests in heavy ice and
has gallantly withstood them. She h,,
a steaming radius of 5000 miles and,
being equipped also with sailing fscii.
ties. the Quest under a stiff breeze can
readily make eight knots an hour.
In addition to the location Of IA,
lost island Of Tuanaki and the Ok.
ploration of the petrified fores,
Shackleton purposes to take soundinu
Of the ocean plateau regarding a SUD.
posed underwater continental connection
between Africa and America. ~