The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-14
ICEBREAKERS.
PLANES, SEEK
SIX MAR0ONED
Alpine Chausseur and Engi.
neer Are Saved by Finnish
Airplane
SOVIET FLYER SCOUT
Two Latest Rescued Found
Suffering from Hunger and
Exhaustion

Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, July II.
-R)-With ten men snatched from
death in the Arctic, rescue planes
and the Russicn icebreaker Krassin
were intent today on reaching . spot
some 80 miles to the east Of Foyn
Island.
There it was believed that six men
who drifted away in the balloon part
Of the Italia after the fatal crash
on May 2e and possibly ROAD
Amundsen and his five companions
on . French rescue seaplane might
be found.
The latest to be rescued, Captain
Sora Of the Italian Alpine Chasseurs
and the Dutch engineer Van Dom
gen, who had attempted to make .
perilous march over the ice to search
for Italia castaways. were safe
aboard the base ship Citta Di Mil
ano today. They were picked off
Foyn Island by = Finnish airplane
and brought to Kings Bay.
Dependence was placed on the
Soviet flyer Chukhnovsky for locat-
ing the exact position Of the men
east Of Foyn Island since his keen
eyes spotted the Italians Captains
Fillippo Zappi and Alberto Mariana
and directed the Krassin 70 their
rescue from a iceberg.
The airman and four companions
were forced down on the ice near
Cape Platen, damaging their plane.
They succeeded in reaching land, es-
tablished 4 base and busted them
selves in repairing the broken land.
ing gear Of their craft. From this
point it was expected that they would
make frequent scouting flights and
again summon the Krassin to the
rescue.
Italian planes will also join in the
searching work over the ice Of Vic
toria sea in the neighborhood Of SO
degrees, 45 minutes north and 80
degrees west. It is known
that Roald Amundsen held the view
that the balloon party Of the Italia
would be fourd in this location and
the hope is held that he and hie
companions may have reached this
point and become marooned with
them.
The Norwegian icebreaker Bra
ganza was making it, way today
toward the camp Of . marooned res
cuer-Varming, . Dane. He had
started out with Captain Sora but
fell sick and was left at Cape Brun
with dog team and provisions.
Captain in Serious Condition
The physician aboard the Krassin.
which rescued seven members Of the
Italia crew on Thursday, sent word
that Captain Zappi, whose leg was
badly frozen, was in . rather serious
condition. Captain Mariana, the
other survivor Of the walking
party" had some fever. The third
member Of this troup, DR.. Finn
Malmgren, Swedish meteorologist,
died on the ice from exposure on
June Is.
The five men taken aboard the
Krassin from an ice floe near the
scene Of the Italia crash were all
said to be in . normal condition.
The physician said that Natalie Geo.
cioni, motor chief, whose leg was
broken in the wreck. showed no other
i'll effects.
General Umberto Mobile, COM
mander Of the airship, was slowly
recovering aboard the Citta di Mil
ano today from injuries to his leg
and back. He was rescued by the
Swedish airman, Lieutenant Einar-
Paal Lundborg, on June "a. Lund-
borg has since been promoted to the
rank Of captain in the Royal Swed-
ish flying corps and received the
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