The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-13

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Five Rescued
The Viglieri group rescued yes
terday, was made up Of Lieutenant
Alfredo Viglieri, Prof. F. Behounek,
Giuseppi Biogi, Filippo Troiano and
Natalie Ceccioni. These men were in
the gondola Of the Italia when the
North Pole dirigible crashed on May
Is and constituted the main part Of
the Italia's crew for which hope had
been held out. !.
General Umberto Mobile. leader of
the expedition. was q member Of
this group until he was rescued on
June "a by the Swedish Flyer, I.ieu-
tenant Elmer Lundborg. !.
For more than q month, the eyes
Of the world had been centered upon
the little party off Foyn lslAhd. Day
after day Biogi, the Italia's radio
operator, kept in touch with civilixa-
tion and directed rescue efforts by
means Of his wireless equipment. Il
was he who first guided the rescue
ing airplanes to the camping place
and kept the world informed Of the
party's position until the Krassin
could pound its way through the ice
to reach them.
A full report Of the rescue Of the
Viglieri group was received in Mes
cow today from Prof. Samoilovitch,
| leader Of the Russian rescue exred:.
ton. His report follows:
| Report Of Rescue
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lieri group, the Krassin sighted thl
remnants Of an airplane, the aba
doned machine Of the Swedish flyer,
Lieutenant Lundborg, and the red
tent Of the Italia from which YVES
coming smoke signals in response to
the deafening siren blasts continu.
| ally sounded from the Krassin.
"The Krassin then drew up close
alongside Of the ice field which was
harboring the victims. ! climbed
down q trap ladder which was low
cred from the boat and found my.
self in the out. tretched arms Of the
rescued men who embraced and
kissed me as they wept tears Of Joy.
They said that throughout they had
pinned all hope on the Krassin but
did not expect it to come 20 soon.
"All those rescued and taken
aboard were ' ell save Ceccioni who
has q broken leg, but his condition
is not grave"
Prof. Samoilovitch said that the
crew Of the Krassin then began load
ing Lieut.. Lundborg's plane aboard
the Krassin. It was in this machine
that the Swedish airman made .
,perilous landing on June "a on the
ice and succeeded in taking Oft Gen.
eral Mobile. On . second flight to
the encampment to take off the in
jured Ceccioni the plane turned over
as it landed and Lieut.. Lundborg
found himself stranded with the five
men still remaining.
Comrade Saves Flyer
After thirteen days Of hardship,
shared with the men that he had
hoped to rescue, the Swedish flyer
was taken off by q comrade, Lieut..
Shyberg, who dared the ice to rescue
his companion.
Soon after the viglieri group had
been rescued, . heavy fog came up
and immediate progresl Of the Kras-
sin was made impossible, but - the
fog lifted it was able to continue it,
battle with tho ice floes.
The first i-tention Of the ship ID
to proceed to royn Island where sew
eral persons were sighted who - vet
have not been identified These men
signaled to the Krassin and the lee
breaker signaled back that she
would pick them up On returning
from the Viglieri rescue. Prot
Samoilovitch expressed the belief
that the men were Alpine Chasseurl
who were sent in search Of Nobile'G
men six weeks ago. These men vert
the Italian Chasseur C12tain Sor1
j and the Norwegian guides Warming
and vandogen.
No word had been heard from thi,
little group which started afoct fol
Foyn Island Tor many weeks and
they were virtually given up for dsal
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| After this group is picked up thl
Krassin will continue bsck TO tn
. group Of the Russian 9lyss, Chnk
hnovsky, who with four members q
his crew 10 stranded along Merit
East Land. ChukhnovSky cn Tues
day first sighted the Iteliab walking
party, whose leader, pr Finn Main
, eTon, Swedish meteoyoloRfot, ha(
died and notified tho Kyassin o1 thet
chnlSaovsky, On his ,stuxa flieh
!, . the Kras1in, becaSpa leot ins q
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