New Britain herald., 1925-06-20
AMUNDSENS TRIP
 A REAL THRILLER
Entire Party Endured Untold
 HardshipS During Flight
AMERICAN PROVES HERO
Ellsworth Saves Two Men Who Fall Through Tce-Fog and Lack of Gasoline Cause of Failure--En- tire Story Yet to be Told.

Oslo, Norway, June 20 Pl-Cap- tain Roald Amundsen and his five fellow explorers will have an en- thusiastic welcome when their ar- rive here. within the next few days. on their return from their perilous airplane expedition into the Arctic.
 Though they failed in their main object, that of being the first to reach the North Pole by air, their exploit in flying to point within 150 miles of their goal, their sur vival amid untold hardships and their return to Spitzbergen in their remaining plane are regarded as forming a wonderful feat, shedding glory upon Norway as well as the individual participants.
 With each succeeding report of the experiences Of the fiiers the popular enthusiasm grows, and 1t has already been expressed to some extent in the numerous wireless mes sages sent to the explorers from the king, the government and .heii friends.
 EIlsworth's Hcroism
 There is praise also for the hero. ism of Lincoln Ellsworth, American member of the expedition, who saved Jeff Dietrichsen and Oskar OmdahI when they fell through the ice.
 Published copyright accounts of the fiiers' experiences say they encountered fog soon after start. ing from Kings Bay, Spitzbergen on May 21. Rising above the mist they held to their course for some hours until compelled to aIight be- cause half their gasoline was ex. hausted. Then. when 1t seemed they had found safety in a piece of open water, where the seaplanes alighted they were suddenly confronted witf catastrophe.
 Tho ice closed in, immovably jam ming both machines. Without i'm mediate means of transportation stranded amidst a iimitless waste O water and ice, the circumstance' were such as to cause dismay, bu Amundsen and his companions 1 proved equal to the emergency. With the greatest of exertion, call 1 ing for every ounce of courage muscle and determination, they sue Ceeded in dislodging one of tn planes, although the effort cost 2 days of exhausting work durinl which their rations were rapidl, disappearing and the prospects of safe return seemingly dwindling.
 Courage and perseverance vol through, and at length, discardinI all the equipment they could spar and with only enough gasoline am food to take them hack-provide there was no further trouble--the l entrusted themselves again 10 tn air, heading for Spitzbergen.
 Fortune Favors Brave.
 Once more the saying that forum faVors brave received justification Over the miles of dreary icy fields without a trace of land, the plan flew southward sometimes encoun tering the dreaded fog, but alway keeping on until the explorers wer able to land safely on the shore c North East Land, part of the Spitt bergen archipelago.
 Scarcely had the machine alight cd when. almost as If by arrange ment, the Norwegian sealing boa Sjoeiv hove into sight. The captai and crew of nine ot the little 12-to cutter had heard the droning of tn seaplane's engine miles away, bu supposed it belonged 10 the patrt expedition out to scan the wild coaf for the missing explorers.
 Both Were Delighted,
 The surprise and qualification the hardy seamen when the disco' cred thAr mistake must hay equalled that of the castaways, wh thus saw salvation at hand. Captai WoIlan speedily recognized AmunC sen, notwithstanding the month growth of hair covering his usual clean-shavea face and they e, changed cordial greetings.
 The explorers were soon sboaI and welcomed with the utmost ho