Evening star., 1936-01-17
Two Explorers, Missing I
Weeks, Are Discovered by
British Relief Expedition
and Taken Aboard Ship.
DAMAGED RADIO SEALED
SILENCE IN ANTARCTIC
Land Plane 20 Miles From Old
Base of Admiral Byrd When
Fuel Is Exhausted in Daring
Projected Flight Across un-
charted South Polar Regions.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Lincoln ELLSWORTH and pilot
companion haze been out OF con-
tact ,vith ,porld since November 70,
shortly after they took OF on
2,140-mue flight oUer unchartea
Antarctic area.
From Dundee Island base they
planned surrey OF route to Ross
Sea. Similar attempts had jailed
in 1888 and 1884.
After laying supply depots at
prearrGnged points, Wyatt carp,
Ells,uorth ship, took on Sir Hubert
Wilkins, famed explorer, ana
opened search for missing men. At
same time Discovery, British re-
search ship, set forth on searching
expedition. Sedrchers started from
opposite sides OF Antdrcttcd.
copyright, 1886, by the Associated Press0
LONDON. January ia British
relief expedition flashed back from
the Antarctic today word of the dra-
matte rescue of Lincoln Ellsworth and
Herbert Hollick-Kenyon, long-lost eX-
plorers. found alive and well in the
frozen wastes of Little America.
After piercing the ice locking the
Bay of Whales, British Royal Re-
search ship located the American,
Ellsworth, and the Canadian, HolIck-
Kenyon safely landed there, having
exhausted their fuel on bold pro-
jected flight across the South Polar
regions.
Ellsworth has been taken aboard
ship, the Discovery wirelessed the
Colonial Office late today. The mas
sage said: Ships party returned
with Ellsworth January l6."
The explorers long silence was due
to a damaged radio transmitter, the
British governments colonial office
announced.
A landing party from the Discovery
II finally found them comfortably
encamped on the face of the great
ice barrier.
Missing Seven Weeks.
Not since shortly after they took off
November % from Dundee Island, far
south OF Cape Horn, across the South
Polar regions for the Ross Sea, south OF
New Zealand. had any word been re-
ceived from the daring flyers. Hope
for their safety was fading-even
abandoned by some.
A terse, seven-word message from
the master of the Discovery II ended
this morning the seven weeks Of anx-
iety.
Ellsworth and Kenyon are both
alive and we'll" said this message to
the colonial Office, headquarter of the
committee directing the Discovery'S
work.
Detailed Message Sent.
The colonial office later received
graphic, complete message from the
master of the Discovery II, describing
the finding of the men.
On first arrival in the Bay of
Whales, an range-colored (cloth)
with a tent was observed on the bar
rier face" the descriptive message re-
ported.
"A rocket fired from the ship was
not answered. A moth (plane) few
to Little America, five miles distant.
Kenyon emerged. A food parachute
was dropped with letters.
Kenyon advanced and met the
ships party. He was received on
board at 1855 am, January Is. He
reported Ellsworth alive but suffering
from a slight cold.
THE ships party is advancing to
meet Ellsworth.
The American airnen state they
ran out of fuel 20 miles from Little
America, on bearing of 1865 degrees,
and sledged in.
kenyon is very fit.
"A transmitter switch caused the
radio failure"
Eighteen hours earlier, a partly
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