Arizona republican., 1922-01-30
SIR ERNEST
SHACKELTON
MAKES LAST.
POLE QUEST.
Noted British Explorer Dies
In Southern Waters On
Fourth Expedition Into
Antarctic Circle
TRepubiican A. p. Leased Wlrel

MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay. Jan 29.---
Sir Ernest Shackelton, British explor-
er. died January 8. on the steamship
Quest, on which he was making an
other expedition into the Antarctic.
Death was due to angina pectoris
and occurred when the Quest was off
the Gritvicken station. The body
was brought here on a Norwegian
steamer and will be taken to Europe.
Captain l.. Hussey OF the Quest will
accompany the body.
Prof. Gruvel and other members Of
the explorers party will continue the
expedition.
Sir Ernest Shackleton died on
board the Quest which was anchored
off South Georgia Island. The pre-
vious night he had been slightly in
disposed, but no upeasineSs was felt.
At $3.50 a. m. January 5, he began to
sink rapidly and despite all efforts by
his attendants. he died within three
minutes.
Captain Hussey, who attended him.
said the symptoms showed that Sir
Ernest had died from angina pectoris.
hIis body was transferred from the
aMest to a Norwegian steamer and
accompanied by Captain Hussey, ar
rived today. Governmental and mill
tary honors were paid the body. The
government will retain custody OF the
body until it is embarked for Eng
land, which probably win be FehFu-
airy IL.
Sir Ernest Shaclxleton was born in
1874. He was a third lieutenant in
the British national Antarctic expe-
dition in 1901 and. in. 10000 COM
9-nnwdaH an n<yoo6fffnr, raybiol. rrnf ~
within 81 miles of the south pole. He
made his third question of the pole
in 1914.
The expedition in which. he was en-
gagged when he died was to have COW
cred 80, 900 miles Of uncharted sections
At the South Atlantic. the Pacific and
s9 Antarctic seas.
On board the Quest. little 200 ton
ship, sir Ernest sailed from England
last September on what was to have
been a two-year voyage. The expe-
dition had not only as its quest
oceanographic research but the ex-
ploration of apetrified a forest and the
location of a "lost'' island-Tuanaki.
the adjacent waters Of which had not
been sailed for more than 80 years.
In addition, soundings were to have
been taken of the ocean plateau sur
rounding Coughs Island, in an eff
fort to determine the truth regarding
a supposed underwater continental
connection between Africa and
America,
Sir Ernest for his distinguished
services was made knight in 1909.
The Quest left Rio Janeiro, Decem-
Der IS, for South Georgia Island,
which lies off the east coast of the
southernmost portion of South Amer
lea.
sir Ernest was an Englishman. He
was educated at Dulwich college. and
after graduation went to sea. 1t was
in 1894 when he entered the expedi-
tion which brought him fame. 1t was
that expedition that discovered the
south magnetic pole. He reached a
point nearer the south pole than had
been attained before. His 1S90-96 ex-
pedition was prolific in geological sur
veys The ship Endurance. on which
Shackleton made the voyage, was
crushed in an ice floe in October. but
drifted until midwinter when the ex-
plorer and his party landed on Ele-
phant Island. in the South Shetland
group. Shackleton. in small boat
and with five men. left for Point
stanley in the Falkland Islands, seek
ing aid for the % men left behind.
Ultimately the party was rescued.
Sir Ernest was married in 1904 to
emily Mary Twoons.