Evening star., 1928-06-09
Wireless From Airship Heard
by Base Ship-CreW Told
of Rescue Plans.
MOBILE NOW BELIEVED
NEAR NORTHEAST LAND
Citta di Milano Prepares to Sail
Today-0ther Relief Expedi-
tions Speeded.

KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen, June
Up.-It is reported at Kings Bay
that 1t has been established that all
aboard the dirigible Italia are alive.
by the Associated Press.
KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen, June o.
The dirigible Italia was estimated to-
day to be down near Northeast Land,
or on the Polar ice cap to the north.
The base ship Citta de Milano has
picked up signals from the airship.
which has been missing since May 25.
The men at the base were very opti-
mistic today that the airship's crew
of II and their commander. Gen. Um-
berto Mobile, would be rescued.
The base ship heard the Italia's sig
nails yesterday afternoon. and asked the
airship a number Of questions. The
base ship received no answers, but
heard several more signals which Capt.
Manoya of the ship was unable to
understand
Told OF Relief Plans.
The Citta di Milano told the crew
of the Italia about the numerous ex-
peditions being undertaken to rescue
them. These include the flying expe-
ditions of Capt. Riiser-Larsen and
Lieut.. Luetzow Holm, the expeditions
aboard the sealing ship Hobby and the
ice breaker Braganza, and several
searching parties making their way
across snow and ice of Spitzbergen.
The base ship was being made ready
today to sail as soon as possible to the
rescue If this were thought advisable
The messages received by the Citta
di Milano were calculated to have come
from point within ATTITUDES 80 to 81
north and longitudes IS TO 80 east. As
soon as the signals began TO come In
all stations in the vicinity we're asked
to be quiet.
Area Of Ragged Ice.
The region in which the Italia Is
believed TO have come down oil North
east Land is an inhospitable stretch OF
ragged ice. Cape Leigh Smith is the
easternmost point Of Northeast Land:
which Is large uninhabited island
separated from Spitzbergen proper by
the Straits OF Hinlopen.
There are several islands of North
east Land at this point, These being
REP Island, Charles XII Island. Brock
Island and Foyn Island, OF these Foyn
Island Is nearest the coast OF North
east Land, being about 20 miles TO the
north.
Little Exploration Made.
In the exploration work which the
Hobby and Braganza, assisted by the
flyer Lieut.. Holm, have been
little exploration was made
beyon the western portion of Northeast
Land, the Straits Of Hinlopen making
a formidable barrier crossed only with
difficulty.
While Russian officials are inclined to
believe that the Italia came down In
the neighborhood of Peterman Land
north Of Franz Josef Land 1t appears
certain that the dirigible came down
In Queen Victoria Sea at some point
between the easternmost tip Of North
east Land and the western tip OF Franz
Josef Land.
1t is between these two places that
the approximate limit of open water
has been found, and 1t Is along this
border of ragged ice and water that
the Hobby and BragarlZa are cruising
In search Of the Italia.
I8 Men on Dirigibie.
There were 10 men on the Italia
when she left Kings Bay for the North
Pole. Several dogs. including Titinia,
the little TERROR mascot, which flew with
the Norge across the Pole In 1925, also
we're aboard. The personnel consisted
Of:
Gen, Umberto Mobile. chief In COM
mand: Capt. A. Mariana pilot: Capt.
Filippo Zappi, Lieut. A. Viglieri. Lieut..
Ettore Arduino Prof Pontremoli, Or.
r. Dehounek, meteoroiogist; DIR. Finn
Swedish meteorologist, Dr.
Ugo Laro, journalist; Giuseppe Biogi.
radio operator; Natalie Ceccioni, motor
chief; Cowani, engineer; Attileo
Caratti, Vincenzo Pomella. Armando
Angioiette and Calisto Ciocca. motor
men; Renato Allesandrini and Luigi
Bellocchi, envelope attendants.
Seven OF these. Gen. Mobile, DIR.
Malmgren, Ceccioni. Arduino Caratti.
Pomella and Allesandrini. we're with
Amundsen in the 1925 dirigibie venture.
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