Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-16

some sort sInce the cpfLIoerSSh
archipelago is under jurisdiction Of
Norway.
II was thought by others. how
ever, that such an investigation
would he hard TO arranre as the
jurisdiction OF n country could
only be vaguel defined. Ii was point
cd out that Or. Malmgren iad been
left to perish in a sort Of mo
mans land and thus no country
would have a clearly-defined right
TO command a juridical inquiry.
General Mobile sent a message to
Stockholm saying that he had no
misunderstanding with Dr.. Main
gren. lie asserted that relations OF
the whole party were at all times
frank and cordial.
MOSCOW, July 16.5(P)-The pow
erful Russian icebreaker krassin,
which rescued seven of the maroon
ed crew Of the Italia last week,
was pounding it's way toward Advent
Bay today TO fill up her bunkers
with coal in preparation for further
search for the missing Amundsen
party and the six men carried off IN
the balloon Of the Italia on May rs.
The Krassin, at 10 O'Clock last
night. picked up the Russian pilot,
ChukhnOvsky and his crew Of four.
The men had been stranded near
Cape Platen since July II, when
they made 4 forced landing after
sending out first word of Captains
Alberto Mariana and Filippo Znppi,
who had been given UP for dead.
While Chukhnossky and his dam
aged plane were being taken aboard
the krassin, q searching party head
cd BY the Norwegian guide Noiss
and three Italians which had been
sent from the Bragama to aid the
soviet flier, approached the iccbreak-
or and also was taken aboard.
After coaling at Advent Bay. the
nearest port, the Krassin will press
its search for the twelve men who
are still swallowed up in the Arctic.
MOSCOW, July Is. Up State
ments by companions Of DR.. Finn
Malmgren. who survived the crash Of
the dirigible Italia, that he was left
alive in a grave Of ice caused a
storm of criticism in Russia today.
A radiogram TO lass, soviet news
agency, from Prof Samoilovith. head
Of the Russian relief expedition
aboard the ice breaker Krassin. said
he asked the Swedish scientists two
rescued companions, Captains Mari
n and Lappi. for details of Malm-
green's death. He was told how they
dug a grave for Malmgren and start
cd over the ice toward safety as he
waved them on. crying:
Go. Co! At the price Of my life
you'll ave ALL
Criticize Mobile
Strong criticism was voiced In the
soviet press not only or the leaving
Of Malmgrcn alive. but also of Cen
ersl Umberto Mobiles being rescued
first and the conduct OF the Italia
expedition.
The feeling in certain circles was
reflected in a poem by Vladimir
M~ayakovsky. noted soviet poet. print
ed in the newspaper Komsomolskya
Pravda. A translation az its closing
lines reads:
Now say you who flew how your
leaders botched the job?
I'VE await Mobiles live word; why
have you fled?
where is Malmgren? Has he
died or have they left him alive 2"
Buried Self
Captains Mariana and Zappi and
DR.. Malmgren started from the scene
Of the crash of the Italia across the
ice for land on May 80. In their
march they suffered untold privation.
For days they drifted on floating
ice. Zappi was quoted as saying
that several miles southwest or Brok
Island Malmgren was unable 10 march
on. lie told his two companions 10
20 ahead and take all the provisions.
Zappis accoun continued:
Before leaving Malmgren asked
us to dig a grave in the ice and he
lay down. Quietly he stretched out
his hand bidding US adieu and hand
ing up his compass, requesting US 10
give IL to his mother.
we plodded on slowly. In "a
hours We were only 100 meters from
Malmgren. We saw Malmgren raise
his head. Hoping that driven by hun
ger nc would 50 on with us. We wait
cd. Realizing this. Malmgren cried:
Col Go! At the price Of my life
you'll save all"
we marched ON
Saw Six Planes
A mile from Brok Island Mariana
became blind. Again they drifted
with the ice. During their wander
ings they saw six airplanes only
about a mile distant but the soviet
flier Chuhhnoysky from the Krassin
was the only one TO see them.
For twelve days they had not eaten
anything. Mariana felt death an
preaching. He begged Zappi to place
his body aboard the Russian plane if
the airman should succeed in land
ing. His ebbing life revived when
the hrassin approached to pick them
up.
The krassin then pushed on "a
rescue the five men commanded by
Lieutenant Alfredo Viglieri at tho
scene of the disaster. The group
heard the krassin's sirens and sight
ed her shortly after AIS y. m.
Thursday. They radioed their posi-
ton directing the ship to them
Smoke signals and rockets were sent
up By the Niglieri group. Five and \
hours after they had heard the
siren they were safe aboard the ves-
sci.
Doubt Amundsen Rescue
The report received in Stockholm
Yesterday that ROAD Amundsen and
ms five companions had been picke
up BY the Russian ice breatcr
Maligin was discredited here. The
Maligin has been hampered by foe
and Ice in her search for the missing
men and at noon reported her posi.
ton but sent no word Of sirbting arr
survivors. ~
The krassin was baked by fog ~
ITS attempt TO search for the six n,an
driited away in the balloon part
OF the ltaiia and the A~mundsen party,
ne Vessel today was making its wav
toward cape Platen where Chukhnov-
say n his four companions have