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Show Roald Amundsen Of all the heroes who have perishc;! in the Artie and Antarctic, Roald Amundsen was the most dist;nguished and while the date and manner of his death may never be known, he will be remembered not only as a great explorer, but as one who died in an effort to rescue his fellow-men one of whom was a former enemy. Amundsen's record is unique in that he discovered the South Pole and the magnetic pole, and also attained the North Pole. Having accomplished these feats of daring, he retired to his native Norway at the age of 56 to spend the remainder of his life in quiet. But the plight of Nobile, his companion com-panion of the Norge flight across the North Pole, with whom he had had a spirited controversy, roused the dauntless daunt-less Amundsen, who immediately came from his seclusion to join in the sear.-h While Noble was rescued by others. Amundsen perished. At any event he has not been heard from, and a bit of wreckage from the plane, found weeks later, apparently leaves no doubt as to his tragic fate. His record as a polar explorer can never be dupliated, so far as pioneering pione-ering is concerned. He is the only one to reach three poles North, South and magnetic and although others may in future attain all three. Amundsen's Amun-dsen's priority will stand for all time. The world mourns with Norway for the loss of her inrepid son. |