The New York herald., 1922-01-30
SHACKLETON, ON HIS WAY
TO ANTARCTIC, DIES ON SHIP

Capt. Wild is descendant OF the world
famous navigator, Capt. Cook. He was
in Nyassaland, Africa. when Shackleton
invited him TO take part in the present
trip. He hastened to England and his
eagerness to join Shackleton compelled
him to make great part of the journey
on foot.
Sir Ernest H Shackletons Antarctic
explorations and the unusual expert
ences that attended some of them had
long attracted the attention of the civ
ilized world. The voyage interrupted
by his death began September II last,
when Sir Ernest and his party left the
Thames ON the small steamship Quest
to spend two years in exploring 10000
square miles of uncharted regions of
the South Atlantic. the Pacific and the
Antarctic seas. He planned also to
sound the ocean around Coughs Land
for the purpose of determining the truth
about the supposed subsea continental
connection between America and Africa.
Born in Kilkee. Ireland, February Is.
1874, Sir Ernest was educated at Dull
wich College, and served successfully in
the British merchant marine and as an
officer in the Royal Naval Reserve be-
fore turning his attention to Antarctic
exploration. In 1901-1904, as a lieuten-
ant in the British National Antarctic
Expedition, commanded by Capt r. F..
Scott. he made record by southing
latitude 80 degrees II minutes 81. In
1906 he served as an officer Of the Royal
Scottish Geographical Society. and he
financed, organized and commanded the
Antarctic expedition Of 1907-1909.
From the expedition base in McMur-
doc Sound Lieut.. Shackleton and his
associates carried out series of ex-
plorations that resulted In many achieve
mei1ts. without any fatalities. The
mountains in the west were discovered.
Mount Erebus ascended and the south
magnetic pole reached for the first time
and located in latitude 72 degrees %
minutes S. longitude 155 degrees 16 min
utes e. The southern sledge party,
which penetrated to within ninety-seven
miles of the pole. was led by Lieut..
Shackleton in person, and he bested his
predecessors by 366 geographical miles.
The 1914 expedition, which had for
its object the crossing of the Antarctic
continent from Weddell Sea to Ross Sea,
started from England in 1914 Sir
Ernest divided his forces into two sec
tions. He and his section sailed for
the Weddell Sea from Buenos Aires two
months later on the Endurance. The
other section sailed from Tasmania for
the Ross Sea on the Aurora. The plan
provided for the joining of the two
sections after the continent had been
crossed.
On May 6. 1915, the Aurofa broke
adrift from her base in the Ross Sea.
while several of the party were ashore
Sir Ernest, after several futile attempts,
finally succeeded in rescuing seven of
the men who had been marooned on
the island. Three Of them had died.
Sir Ernest was director of Equipment
and Transport Mobile Forces Of the
British army in the North Russia win
ter campaign Of 191S-1919. He was
the author OF several publications deal
ing with his explorations in the Ant
arctic, among them 'The Heart of the
Antarctic and THE Diary of a Troop
ship" He was knighted and made a
commander of the Royal Victorian. order
in 1903 and an officer of the Order of
the British Empire in 1919.