Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-15

o0o--was the greatest for any quarter
since institution of the Dawes plan.
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The Itaiia.--The week has seen happy
developments in the great drama of the
Arctic.
Landing by plane on the foe on which
Ave members of the Italia's cabin party
were 'marooned" had become out OF
the question because of the slushiness
Of the ice, and there was not enough
clear water to allow seaplanes to alight
nearby. To be sure, the noe was not a
very great distance from Cape Leigh
Smith. and the caStaways had ruDpsr
boat, but attempt to make land In her
through the fioatjng masses would be
extremely hazardous, only last resort.
For whatever reason, for some days no
radio message had come from the cast
awayS. Hope of rescue was conferred on
the Russian ice-breaker KrasSin, slow
" ploughing her way toward them.
On July 10 the Krassin was battling
forward with agonizing SlowrleSs, the
Aviator Chukhnovsky, whose plane Is
attached to the Krassin. was scouting
some 20 miles ahead. when one OF the
planes crew saw three dark spots on an
ice foe The plane approached. ano
two of the spots defined themselves as
men frantically signalling, the third as
the motionless body of man. Who?
The three members of the cabin party
(Dr. Finn Malmgren, the Swedish
meteorologist; Capt. Mariana. pilot, and
Capt. zappe, navigator, of the Italial,
who on May 30 struck out for North
eastland with no weapons and only
slender store of provisions, Unable To
land on the foe, Chukhnovsky started
back for the Krassin, but the fog COM
PEELED him to make another landing on
the coast of Northeastland tnear Cape
Platen). In which landing the plane
was damaged so as To require repair
parts from the Krassin before 1t can
take off again. Chukhnoysky was I'M
able to get into communication with the
| mother vessel until the next day, when
he radioed the position of the ma
rooned three.
The Krassin reached them early on
the morning Of the 18th. The notion
, less body was the corpse of DR., Malm-
gren, who 80 days before had sue
cumbed to injuries received when the
Italia's cabin grounded. The two Italians
had been without food for i3 days. One
OF them had frozen leg, The Krassin
took them and the body aboard and
etSeihlik Oh. ~ PIN. tHS sh"hS NaS
had taken aboard the. five men consti~
| tuting the main group OF the cabin
party.
As the KrasSin passed Little Foyn
Inland en- route eastward to her second
rescue. men were seen signaling from
the island. She replied by signal that she
would return TO pick them up. She was,
however. saved the trouble. A Swedish
! and Finnish plane at Kings Bay hear
| Ing by radio from the Krassin OF the
| signaierS. dashed for the island, picked
them UP and carried them to Kings
| Bay. They turned out TO be Capt. Sora,
an Italian officer of Alpine Chasseurs,
| and q Dutch dog -sledge driver, who,
with another dog-siedge driver, Nor
wegian. many weeks ago struck out with
| dog-sledges along the coast OF North
| eastland In search of the Malmgren
| party. The Norwegian was left on the
coast. partially disabled, while these two
| struck out over the treacherous sea Ice.
| They had long been given up for lost.
| For three weeks they had had no food
except their dogs. OF which they had
eaten five. Their partially disabled COM
| fHde has Just been reported rescued,
| II Is now the general opinion that the
SIX men In the bag of the italia when.
the cabin having been torn away there
| from, II fioated eastward, were killed by
| the explosion OF the bag. The testimony
Of the cabin party Is rather vague and
| incoherent, but apparently some of them
saw smoke indicating an explosion.
| Search stili continues vigorously for
the Amundsen party, but with little
| hone.
| The nredicament of Chukhnovsky and
his four companions Is not dangerous,
They have provisions for two weeks and
presumably the Krassin win pick them
mp before proceeding, "hening against
hope" tn search cast of Foyne Island
| for the bag party,
n Is naW established that one men-
bar Of the Italia'S crew, motor at