Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
MOBILE TOREPORT
ARCTIC EXPERIENCE
General win Give Account to
Superior for Benefit of
MuSsolini.

Ev the Associated Press,
ROME. August Gen, umberto No
lille, Lieut. Alfredo Viglieri and the
nti,er army and navy officers who were
members of the crew OF the diriglnlc
Italia viii make detailed reports OF
their experiences in the Arctic disaster
"a their immediate superior. These IN
tprn will be submitted to Premier Nus
golint
The premier announced today that
hv this means he would make an inVeS-
tigation Of the entire expedition.
With the cheers of their countrymen
ringing in their cars, Mobile ana nVe
other survivors of the Italia were III
italy today, while the nation re1oicea
over their having been SnatchSa lFoHl
death In the Arctic.
won,e., went and threw flowers in the
na5h of the survivors when they reach
Cd Rene in the special car, which had
brought them from Narvik, NORWAY.
Two of the rescued men did not return
to italy Cant. Alberto Mariana being
iefY heI,ind in a hospital In NarviH re-
covering from the amputation OF his
foot end Prof. F. Behounek returning
"a his native Csechoslovakia.
Mobile Appears Tired.
Gen. Mobile and his companions were
received almost with royal horors oE
prince Iudevico Pentenziani. Governor
Of Rome. and other high officials I'D tne
room of the railway station reserved Ioi
the King and his family.
When they came out on the street,
the crowd went wild and broke through
tbs lines of police and carabineers.
Scores Of women embraced the eXpior-
e,.s The automobiles bearing them were
onlv able to proceed at the speed OF
SLOW walk toward the mems homes.
Cen. Mobile appeared tired and ms
face showed Dlainly the hardSnlps NJ
had un6 argona His companions. Witn
the exception of Radio operator Slu-
seupi Siagi, looked the worse Tor tnSn
eyreriences Biaci ives in a gay humor
END seemed ready for another hazardous
trip to the north.
lieut.. Alfredo viglieri. navigator. VINO
was in command of the REQ tent en-
eerenrent on the ice after mobile WIS
rescued " s the certer Of dennonstra-
tior, aii his own. He left the train soon
efteY naxsinc the frontier and went 10
his home in the little town Of Borghet
Santo Spirito. En- route ne nad 20 re-
mort al Milan. where the Italia starS2o
It's fatal age.
Ths prefect Of Milan ano an eilct-
nnn,ls crowd welcomed him at tns STA
tion Women and girls covered MN
with flowers. Admiral Camperio. whose
wife IVES Eleanor Terry, daughter Of
Admiral Silas ". Terry. U. s. n, pre-
sented viglieri with basket OF fruits
end cham ,avne decorated with ribbons
IN the colors of the italian navy
Mingled with shouts Of Viva Viglieri
anS sViva Mobile" were cries OF Down
WITH the jackal5 OF the anti-Itailen
press.
Return i'm Triumph.
The survivors made q triumphal
progress through Italy. One Of the mcst
sffectiny scenes took place at Trent,
where the brother Of Vincenzo Pomeila.
motor attendant killed in the crash CT
the strsl1ip. embraced Gen. Mobile with
tears i'm his ewes while the crowd SOL
ennnlv saiuted BY stretching out their
right hands in the ancient Roman
fashion
Al Verona the wife Of Natalie Ceccioni,
who was injured in the crash. threw
herself into her husbands arms ana
burst into tears
Don't be silly" Ceccicni said to her
Eff you don't step crying ] VIII 60 BACK
to the Pole
A peasant woman who had walked
many miles into Florence 10 see the sur
vivcrs. approached Gen. Mobiles Wlle.
who had ocnne there 10 meet him. ana
said:
what a happy woman you are to
have such man.