New-York tribune., 1922-01-30
Shackleton Dies
In Antarctic ON
Exploring 9 rip
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who contributed to the expedition by
delivering long series of lectures.
Lady Shacklcton received a multitude
of telcgraphic and other messages Of
sympathy. She was too distressed to
give out any statement. She is stay
ing in tho Eastbournc residence Of
Shackleton with two of their three
chlldren-thc eldest boy is absent Mt
school.
When Sir Ernest sailed away from
London last September for his fourth
Antarctic trip he was in vigorous health.
re was forty eight years old He
planned to be gone for two years and
travel more than 10000 miles on the
last exploring journey he ever expected
to take. The Quest had been built on
spccia! lines for the trip and equipped
with radio and an airplane. But it was
rot until the last Of December that the
expedition emerged from the south seas
into the Antarctic unknown. and less
than month later tho explorer was
dead of neuralgia Of the heart
Shackleton's first trip south was in
1901 in the expedition commanded by
Captain r. +. Scott. Born in 1874.
Shacklctons carly life was spent ut
sea, and he was soon absorbed in cx-
ploration plans. He nearly lost his life
from scurvy in the Scott trip, which
established the furthest south record
up to that time. In 1907 he financed,
equipped and led the expedition that
reached the south magnetic pole for
the first time, and came within ninety
seven miles of the South Pole. In
l9l4-16 he headed a party exploring
the continent of Antarctica.
Shackleton's last voyage was under
taken with the support Of John Queiler
RoWett, of agricultural research fame.
and Freder rick Becker. a British paper
manufacturer. The purposes of the ex-
pedltlon were entirely scientific, chief
interest centering in the exploration Of
petrified forest that Sir Ernest dis
covered on previous voyage; fur
ther examination Of some wost" islands
which have not been visited in the last
century and the taking Of sea sound
ings in unknown Anarctic regions, par
ticularly about Coughs Island which
is supposed by some to be part Of a
range of hills connecting Africa and
South America. Passing through the
Antarctic Ocean plans called for q
cnce or position Of which Is doubtful.
Never Reached South Pole
Although Shackleton never reached
his goal Of the South Pole, he never
lost interest in exploring work in the
southern world. His contributions to
the human knowledge Of flora and
petitions he has commanded found
hitherto undiscovered coal fields gla-
ciers and mountain ranges. His serv-
ices to mankind were rewarded in 1909
by knighthood from the British En-
plre, and before his death he had been
showered with nearly a hundred medals
andother honors from geographical and
scientific societies throughout the
world.
Sir Ernest was an Irishman. He vas
educated at Dulwich College. 1t was
in 1906 when the little voices" called
him to the south seas, and he organized
the expedition to the South Pole which
brought him his greatest fame.
The ship Endurance, on which Shacl-
Teton made the 1914 voyage, was crushed
in an ice foe in October, but drfted un-
til mid winter, when the explorer and
his party made landing on Elephant
Island, in the South Shetland group
The rescue Of these twenty two men
from Elephant Island is a thrilling
chapter in Sir Ernest's experiences in
the frigid zone. Shackleton and five
other men set out iu a % foot boat
for help. They travelled more than
1000 miles to reach the Falkland Is
lands off the east coast of the south
ern tip OF South America. Four differ
cnt relief expeditions were organized
and three came to grief before the
twenty-five beleagured men on Ele-
prant Island were finally taken off, all
we'll, though emaciatcd and nearly
dead from hunger and cold. For al
most two years they lived on supply
Of rations that had been designed to
last three months, ran races daily to
keep IN physical condition and read
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