Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-11
MOBILE With
SIX MAKING
Land, REPORT
One Man Lost in Crash
Of Italia Latest In
formation Indicates;
Rush Relief

Copyright. 1928 by Associated Press)
Kings BAY. SpitzbcrFen, June IL.
-H)-General Umberto Mobile, with
q party Of six men OF whom two
are injured. was reported BY the
Sltta "a Milano to De making his
way oday towards land from the
pack ice off Northeast Land.
Inc advices indicated that n Of
me men originally with the party
mat was stranded when the bondola
OF the dirigible broke free from the
airsnip's beam. was lost.
LONDON, June l1.-tR-An Ex-
cnsnge Telegraph dispatch from Rome
To-Day said that two members of the
ere" OF the dirigible Italia we're in
yuIea wnen a gondola snapped from
us beam. General umberto Mobile.
@na seven men who were in the cabin
al 2 time were thrown to the ice.
The other members Of the crew
were either inside the bag or in the
engine cabins at the time. They
came down on the ice thirty kilo-
meters (le.6 miles) to the east.
Both groups were today apparently
not Tar from North East Land.
hNGS BAY, Spitzbergen, June IL.
-F-Adrift on ice floes Of the
polar seas the crew Of the dirigible
Italia was in peril today. Radio mes
sages from the crew TO the base shin
CItta de Milano stressed the necessity
of speedy rescue.
For days that seemed TO them end
less, sixteen men of the crew have
been making their way slowly toward
iand carrying two others who were in
Jured when the airship came down
upon the ice. The eighteen men d.
vided into two parties to make their
way TO safety.
open water leads among the foes
breaking up made their trek slow
M dangerous. The wind or sea cur
rents at times drifted the foes to
tne east or south carrying the men
out OF their way. At times the drift
has been to the west bringing the
men nearer to North East land.
Ice Breakers Needed
Powerful ice breakers were needed
TO rescue them. None was available
here and Captain Romanga Of the
Citta di Milano asked the Italian
minister 10 Norway to request the
Russian government to aid since il
possesses vessels regarded as the
pest Tor battering their way through
TO General Umberto Mobile and his
II companions.
"a dispatch from Moscow said that
the soviet rescue commission ordered
what was regarded as the most
powerful ice cutter afloat, the Mala-
gin, held in readiness, pending defin-
lite orders.)
The sealing ship Hobby today was
locked in the ice off N~ertcgen Hook
about 14O miles from Foyne island in
which region the crew OF the Italia
was adrift. Aboard the vessel were
two Norwegian filters, Captain Riser
Larsen and Lieutenant Luetzow Holm,
each provided with a seaplane. Ii
was doubtful whether they would be
Of much assistance to the marooned
explorers at present. Captain Riser
Larsen said the planes did not have
sapce enough TO carry food for eigh-
teen men. He and Holm intended 10
try and get in touch with the ~Italia's
crew but the ice packed around the
Hobby prevented them taking OF.
Apparently the Is men were in no
immediate danger since they have
provisions enough for six weeks.
Rescue Plane Delayed
The ice breaker Braganza which
had been searching for the explorers
sincere word OF their plight reached
Kings Bay was ordered to return
here 10 be fitted out rs a base ship
for flying operations. Ice conditions,
however, prevented the vessel from
making Roadway.
Word was sent to Milan 10 urge
the flying boat Savoia-55, bearing an
Italian rescue mission, to come
north ms speedily as possible. The
plane headed for Zurich. but was pre-
vented by heavy clouds from crossing
the Alps. Taking a roundabout route
by way Of Msrseilles il was forced
down on the Rhone river neal Lyons.
France.
A dog driver here was asked by
Commander Romanga il he could
make his way over the ice to the
ltalia's crew. The driver. named
Smith, said he probably could but the
trip would be extremely dangerous
and take a long time. Smith thought
the best chance of rescue by dog sled
would be IL the marooned men
reached North East Land. from which
point they could be brought TO safety
by dog team.
The steamer Svalbard, ship Of the
rovernor Of the archipelago. (was
sent % Green harbor 20 take on board
a team Of dogs which are descendants
Of the animals used by Roald Amund-
sen in the Antarctic. Skis. sledges,
guns and some American military ra-
tions which Captain Sir George II.
wilkins left al Green Harbor when he
Handed there in his flight from
Alaska will also be put aboard.
The sledges will be loaded with
supplies and started across the ice
with dogs If Captain Riiser-Larsen
and Lieutenant Holm find conditions
to be favorable.
Although the Citta di Milano re-
ceived no definite word as TO the
condition of the dirigible. it was as
sumed that the Italia had not been
completely wrecked. This assump-
ton was based on the fact that radio
instruments and instruments for
solar observation were saved and en-
abled General Mobile 70 communi-
cate his position TO the base ship.
DEAL. Eng.-Myriads Of Holsters
were cast IN on the beach by a
heavy tide. and the whole town had