Show r CAPT CAPTAIN AIN SCOTT m AND MEN PERISH IN HOUR OF TRIUMPH i Antarctic Heros Hero's Last Message to the World Published Exclusively in The Her Republican Herald YING SCOTT WRITES f RECORD OF MISfORTUNE THAT BEFELL HIS PARTY i Explorers Explorer's Last Last Message Found in Tent Where Three Victims Died Died Jwo Two Had Had Previously Perished on the March March- March 7 t. t I Are Buried in Ice lice Fields L i c i t F. F i f t f C- C Copyright 1513 by th ih Tim Times New e ew C CHURCH 1 New Z Zealand Feb eb 10 Capt Capt Ho ert P. P I S ott ott s 's sI t I Antarctic ship h p tho the Terra Perra Nova on January 18 this ear ai Capo Cape Evans E the base on McM Mc sound where it was was was-to to meet the explorers ou r their heir return from the expedition in iii search of the south pole and bring them back hack if iC they thoy were ready It was learned from the shore party parly found at this base that Captain Scott and t the be four men with him had reached the po pole but all had perished on the return journey Captain S Scott Sott oit Dr Edward EdwardA A. A Vil Wil- Vilson son iOn n chief of the scientific c staff and al f. f 1 IJ u. R. R Bowers Bower had nm made o their way wy back to within miles of Cape Evans Eans where thc they were caught in ina a blizzard and were overcome o about March 29 They were t then hen within eleven miles of a ton one dep depot t where iller would have haves found foun shelter and supplies es J I Pre Previously Petty Officer Edgar Evans and Capt L. L K E. G. G Oat Gates Oates c of the Inn dragoons who La had been in charge of the ponies and dogs flogs had Evans m was wa the first to toivo give give- ivo way dying from concussion of the brain due no to a fa fall on February i t 17 Gates died from exposure on onIt I It March J arch 17 The records of Captain Scott were ier c pe The They ho el that he an and his party 1 r ir 1 it lj J Taht n-Taht j l J fc 13 18 3 1912 There There- they r found foun the t nt and anil records left h by Captain when he lie quit the pole poll on December 17 1911 Six other men of or the Scott p expedition l- l tion who t had be been bem n through a perilous experience were found to be sat safe nd well vell They compo composed e W W. W l h. h A. A Campbell's Campbells expedition which ht had hul been lIcen t sent fent to mal make to the cast eaL of or C C. Cp 1 t Eans E The rhe ferral Terra ferra l ova Nova had been 1111 unable ble to take t the he men meni i off orr rr the year reat b before tore on account o of ice vand the they were wre left len to tn spend another in n the thEe Antarctic In lii this party parn r Were verc Dr lo Levic Priestley Abbott I and i tt ft In Charge Chance t t. t Before the tho T Terra Nova o a mailed Co 0 for 0 j. ew J e ew Zealand last March hirch RUI Surgeon eon AtI At- At I on who hod been left In charge e ej j I or of the western rn party part until Captain 1 return dispatched Garrard and andI j I with two dog teams to assist T The southern party parly whose return to to I Hut Point wa expected d March fareh 10 1912 f Atkinson would have accompanied this thil part party rt but was kept Lack hack In medical charge o of 01 Lieutenant I Evans ans the N cr- cr end ond In command who It H will be re re- re nearly nearh died from tram scurvy t This relief feUd party part reached One Ton Toji fon tepo depo depot on n March 3 but was wag compelled cl t to return on March 10 II owing primarily primar primar- fly ily to the dOl dog food running r short also alo alsoto alsoS S to persistent tent b bad weather and th the i N poor Toor or condition of or the dogs Oh after the strain ot of a n. hard reasons reason's wor work The ThO flog oJ teams returned to Hut Point on n March tarch 16 H. H the thc poor animals b being mostly mOlt most most- ly Jy frostbitten and ana Incapable of or further further fur fur- ther work Olk J Garrard collapsed through en an O OI It I I t trained heart his companion was also alBo alBot t I Ick j It was impossible to communicate I cate with Captain Evans E tho the ship having hay hav ln ing Called on March 1 4 ami arnI the tho open Ha ra lying Iring between Atkinson anti and K Keo- Keo o- o I mane T The only onh two men left leU lc d out outto i to Corner Cornel Camp to ron render er any an- help that tight ht be wanted b by the tho southern parti par Pf- t ti ty They fought their way out to Cor ncr ner Camp against the tho unusually seer sc- sc i ij tr er r weather ather and and md realising ln that th they J could bo bl of no n assistance the they were forced to return to Hut Point Pot after I I l cropping oi ono weeks week's provisions ll It by 1 Open In Tn when communication with Cal Cape v-api v Evans w hc established a gallant t Ii to o Lh Camp 11 I i Was made b by Atkinson tight and Keohane This party parly r Butter Point when th they W were lC lopped b bv by open One water Their return as a and till n nearly ended endell In 11 Its Its- stel Oln owing to the sea ea ice bf I tiP I Thc Tho arch Sarch part party left Cape Evans E I I fter r the winter on n October HO O last lasi I rhe r Party arti which was organized h by liy Atkinson con consisted of ot two tw di- di lt l- l t Atkinson ha taking tho the dog dOJ p. p in 3 and arid Wright Bright lj being In In cha charge Jc of or Party le including Nelson Cron Cran Laah- Laah Y Cr Cran an Keohan I and 1 Th per with I s seven vc en ln Indian lan mules They t Vere re plo vl three n for aes aS al the they c expected pc tell sit an extended rel Three ilire In reni fOb Oa On camp campas In order I 1111 11 1 was as n found th th the t O ol i- i v V. V u u alOn along southern 1 route loute Wrights Wright's parUl party l 1 t Captain Scotts Scott's tent on Noer No- No dl er r l 12 Within It were er foun 1 th tha the a of or Captain Scott Dr Y V Ho rj Thc They had tl 1 J th their T 45 S II hard d dJ Wert F Prom the the- these s 's the tollo following In InI inn in- in Uon n Vla learned Darned I he fIrst ri death rith th as t that of ot pam n n r ns J Ev ns petty officer of nC th the theon Continued on Page Pg S. S i Column i. i lj I DYING EXPLORER WRITES MESSAGE nr n L i ur yr t U I ur t I f. f Continued From ra Pa 1 1 j navy n official number 5 hO o died on February 17 Ii at tb llio tho foot Cool t 1 ot r the thc th glacier Ill a death deith eltha accelerated b by a it concussion of ot the fas was a brain sustained while traveling tra over O the rou rough h Ice Komo omo time befort nib Ont Oft to Meet D nth tV it f Capt l L I. E E. EG G G- G GOat Oat OatIS 3 o or f lie Mie Sixth h Ini In- In i l nl dragoons wa was the next t. Io t. t feet and hands hail had been billy Z ills His j 1 t. t frostbitten front from p. p exposure J on 11 th a t 11 Although ho struggled on hc- hc on March 16 his hla comrades A that t illS hla l I end was approaching 1 ime n ff rr fr r v I fc re J nIb nis UH tc 3 i D. D u i e r mg mr l elt without complaint and ho bo did tO lot Rive give I e U up UI hope p to tc th the ver very end en Ct Scott wrote In his diary s I to Captain Oates Jl was a a. v soul J R. R s leot lett T through rough h the nl night ht hopinG no not to but he lie arose In he the morning It was ws Mow Ins a blizzard rd 1 Oaten te sah said I J J am om outside and mn may b 1 s just 4 juSt H lie Ile went out o the blizzard ml J j. time not seen him since anti anil we t have ha nother Another passage pJ read I V We Vt knew that thai On waR a w 1 tn to tn his death but though we wc trl trl-id trl d i P dissuade him we wo knew It was W tie the ar ae act and an English gen- gen of or A 1 bray man 1 Three ee I Tl b Ju In un- un On rn n March IG Oaten Oate was wa r to travel ua but the othor othAr could not r leave ete elim him and ho IO would woul l 1 not hul hold them r back bick Alter After hit his gallant death Scon Wilson and Bowers no pushed on Oil northward northward north north- ri ward t when even cn the abnormally bad i weather would thorn thom m to pr pro pro- w Wf r forced to camp on Th The March 21 in Iii latitude c 7 79 decrees derree e JO JJ lH TiUn- TiUn nl n- n k south longitude 16 degrees dc rN's 23 3 l l' l uLes minutes east cast eleven en miles south of I if the big bis depot at nt One Ton camp I r I. I This T refuse refuge Cuse they thc never reached v o o r I U Is known from rd which In K I to a 1 at it Cape records of or the tho pArty EvAns E tn tO have l-l l lasted t d I n nino i l days ars overtaking over over- taking them ami their food tood and fuel ull th succumbed to ex- ex pave l out and anti they to World f LIt tf age cr 3 V J In Captain Scotts Scott's diary Surgeon l found Atkinson the following which Is IsI I quoted verbatim verba Mes a afre e to the thc public not not duo to ml misfortune rort lne Ct faulty organization ors but to i in all the risks risk which had to be under- under h taken n. 1 t One tb loss Ios or of the pony pan transport In March 1 1 11 I. I obliged mo 1110 to tart t lator lat lat- or er than Ihan I had hall Intended d and obliged ed the tho c ii of lor r Ih I. I stuff l tm transported nort tl to lii tl be t w l Th Tho wc weather throughout I Ithe the outward journey and aUd especially the long I.-long Iong gale In Iii the thirty degrees south I flopped us Th The Tho soft ott nov In th the lower again o reaches Te of oC the tho glacier the thc paco 11 these torms storms with a will willI t We C c fought oll I tl nl and conquered but It ate Into our pro- pro 1 7 visions r reserve N C Every E ry d detail o of our Jur ur food fool supply clothing and depots mail mad 1 on on tho Interior Ice Ic a al I l on that Hint lone stretch of ot miles mites to the a and aini back out to perfection Killed by llY V I 1 M ull iL The advance ad c party would have reE ref returned re- re E turned turne to tho the 1 l n I in hi fine tine form Corm and andI I C f with a a- surplus of or food oo but for Cor the asI asI as- as I failure of ot tho the mn men whom shoni we hall hail leant expected to fall CaU Seaman I f Etl Edgar at Evans E was vas thought the strong strong- tron rf est Rt man of or the part party and and tho Beardmore Beard Beard- more glacier Is ii not difficult In Jn fine tine athe but on our return we did lUll not ge Kek a a. single completely fine Ino day a This with a sick companion enormously In In- our an t I iE 1 have ha al l eSe that t w w- w t Cot gt t tInto Into trl rough lough Ice and Ed Edgar nr Evans g received c a a. concussion of oC toe f brain lie Ilo died a a. natural death but left leCt us a shaken ten party part with th lIB tha season season sea sea- i s son n Ull unduly uh advanced Bu ButalI all tho facts uch- above aboe enumerated were warp nothing to the tho surprise which F awaited us on in n tho the harrier barrier I main main- L him lain ln that our arrangements ments for Cor r re reS reft re- re 4 fJ ft S turning were quite adequate a and that r lu im one ono In Iii tho world would ha have dons clon P r better In iIi the which we en- en countered nt at this time m of oC year par On I I the summit In III n latitude S 8 degrees e re we r hail had minus 20 O to minus 20 O O. O On the bar bar- latitude S degrees feet ncr in o lower we e had hart CO iO In thu tho Ila day anti and 1 1 minus 17 Ii at night pretty r regularly th continuous hen head winds during day dag dayI i iI I a It i Is clear that the these e i I I r s came on very or suddenly su andS andI and I S our wreck Is certainly dim duo to sudI GudI sod sud- I then den a advent ent of or weather wather which does Ioe noti not i A ii 4 to have haye had hall any satisfactory faUsta i J o cause 1 1 h by t U think human beings ever er c I r do not flot camo through h such mch a month wo we wok i k tj have o come com through h. h und antI we should I I r- r Jave ha got ot through h In spite of the i. i f i weather but for or the th sickness ss o if t a see sec f Jond ond ond companion Captain Oates Oate and a aI I js of or fu fuel In Iii our depots for i I cannot account aur and finally t i. i but Tor for the storm torm wh which ch has fallen n on 11 f i us ug within eleven cn miles mites of or this depot li i t at which cL we hoped to secure the final I c 11 I B i f CU supplies J J p l L J Surl Surely Sureh misfortune could scarcely have havi exceeded eXl f this last boWe bow how We e e arrived within el eleven cloven cn miles of our old One Jon Joli camp with fuel for forone forone or orone one hot meal and food boil for Cor two days das For four days a vo we have 1 been unable to leave the th tent tnt the gale aln blowing about 4 1 us Wo Vo are weak No 0 c nt r t J Writing is 18 difficult but for tor In my own on B Fake FakO kc I 1 dont don't re regret ret thus this journey lourney i h 7 has shown n that Englishmen En n can an on- on J luro dura har hardships help one another and me net men t death with as great reaL a a. fortitude as Is j ever er In tho the past rt We e took tool risks wo we know now we took look th thins m things ha have come COllie out against us and therefore w w- have ha no HO cause aUSA for lor or complaint but lint bow to o the will of or 1 Providence determined l still to do IC OU our best to the last nUt But U If f w we have ha been willing to give gl our lives to this tills enterprise nh e which 1 I Ifor tA for r the honor of or our anI country I appeal to our out countrymen to see sec that those th who ho depend on us are ale ProperlY cared for or Hart Hal we Wa cd 1 I should have 1 had hlll hada a tale to tell teU of the hardihood en- en and courage coura of or my companions companIons companIons compan compan- ions which would have stirred the h heart rt o of C every In Englishman n These rough rou h notes and our dead bodies must tell the tile tale but surely surely surel n a great reat rich country liko 1111 ours ours will see that thop who are dependent on U us al' al aVe are properly pi provided pro for e RI Signed ned tIn It SCOTT March 23 25 2 1012 hod M It Hurled Surgeon Atkinson and his lila party gathered th tilt tho records record I and effects fE of oC the dead deail n and read reil burial services over ove their bodies and n eret erected t ll d a cairn and iid CIO cross S to their memory over o the inn innet t tent exit In which they the buried bu them A record record rec rec- ord of the tile finding finding- of or their theil oodles bodIes was WH l lq t attached to the cro cross s The part party th then n searched for tor twenty miles south cn- cn to discover o cr the bod body of Captain Cap Cap- tain Oa Gates Oates teSt It wa was tas not hot found lint hut an another another an- an other othel cairn airn and record w were r loft C In iii Inthe tile the vicinity to his memory It should here her most certainly certain 1 1 be ie noted that U the e southern party part nobly stood by I their I sick companions to the end cud and in iii inI spite of their distressing condition I they had retained d e er every r record and 1111 thirty five pounds of or geological sped sped- specimens mens men which proved pro to be of f the greatest great great- est et scientific value alue This emphasizes tho the nature of their Journey The search party then tu tu tn nOI ht arr ln ha having decided to direct their efforts next to tile the relief rell f of o Lieutenant Campbell Camphell Camphell Camp Camp- hell bell and the he northern party |