Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-26

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the ship, and next week the expeditions
base will be moved eastward to Hin
lopen Strait, or perhaps even tartner
east or north. This would place the
flyers within $50 miles OF Foyne Island
and within easier striking distance OF
the rnarooned men.
When the large Swedish and Italian
airplanes left Kings Bay on Sunday Tor
Virgo Bay everything was quiet In the
little mining town. Shortly afterward,
however. the town was thrown into ex-
element by reports that Gen. Mobile
had been saved and taken TO Virgo Bay.
BY chance small fishing boat was
lying near the quay, and aboard this
boat the correspondent for the Associ-
ated Press left for the north. The mid
night sun was beaming and the weather
was clear. After six hours journey
the correspondent arrived in Virgo Bay,
at Dane island. Sheltered within the
bay was the Citta di Milano and close
by was the plane of Mai. Maddalena.
The Swedish supply ship Tanja was
near the coast, and near 1t were two
Swedish planes, in addition to a second
italian plane.
Describe Mobile Rescue.
The correspondent was received aboard
the Tanja cordially by the Swedish avi-
ators and had long chat with them.
They told simply and lucidly how
Mobiles rescue was effected.
On Saturday evening Capt Tornberg.
leader of the Swedish expedition, in his
large Heinkler hyiroairplane; Lieut..
Lundborg in small light Fokker, $50
horsepower machine. equipped with
skis, and Lieut.. Jacobsen. in another
He.nklsr machine, started on an ex-
petition to save Mobile and then to
pick UP Natalie Ceccioni, the motor chief,
whose leg had been broken. and Prof.
r. Behounek, Czechoslovakian meterolo-
gist, who also had been injured.
The planes landed near Hinlopen
Strait, where they renewed their gaso-
line supply from stores established there.
and then proceeded. directed to the
camp by wireless, since 1t had been
found on previous flights that it would
be impossible TO see the camp If visual
directions only were used.
From the air Lieut.. Lundborg diScov-
cred a landing place on the ice plain
measuring 800 yards by 200 yards and
On this plain made Skillful landing
close to the little red tent in which the
Mobile party has been living for the
past month.
The lieutenant spent one hour on
the ice.
Mobile embraced him and then took
leave Of his flve companions, with whom
he had shared 30 days Of IRRIGATION and
hardships.
Meanwhile. the other two Swedish
machines circled over the camp. Gen.
Mobile was deeply touched and wept
when he had to leave his companions.
Mobile Has Long Beard.
After the month on the Ice the gen.
eral had a long. black beard. and his
cheeks we're hollow, while he was In
capacitated by his broken leg.
Having saved Mobile. Lieut.. Lundborg
desired to start out again to rescue the
rest of the party. He intended to bring
the Italians one by one to the base
ship Quest, but on his second landing
close 10 the Mobile camp his plane
turned over, and his skis were smashed.
He, however, was not hurt.
During the flights to the Mobile camp
the Swedish aviators observed O dog
team headed In its direction. The
plane circled over the party and learned
that the Malmgren group was not there.
While circling over the Mobile camp
the flyers observed a great number OF
tracks on the Ice, indicating that there
were bears in the neighhorhood. and
later they learned that the marooned
men had succeeded in shooting several
bears for provisions.
tThe above dispatch contains no
mention Of the reported rescue OF Natal
Ceccioni. the Italia's motor chief. No
confirmation OF this rescue has been
received)