FURTHER PARTICULARS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1673, 13 February 1913, Page 5

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

COMMANDER EYANS MAKES A STATEMENT.'

af:ffi;MRDSIP.I PRIVATION.

TOLD M- LIEUT, CAMPBELL.

'. ■■'■';■■■ '■■ (Press Association—Copyright.) , .The( v following' is the ..conclusion^of. the .■history'of tho-Scott Polar expedition,- th 6 first:.portion of.which appeared in:jester'da^s'iffiTie'.'yr^:'-■'•■.'••'■■•?'•.■:■'. : :Aftcr .the finding' of 'tho ; .bodies of Captain' Scott, Dr. Wilson, and 'Lieutenant ■ißower's,'■.,Surgeon.Atkinson' : and .party gathered.-the; fecortisVand.effects of ths dea'tl'; men, r«td the '.burial service -over ',their-iwdie'S/ -anti"erected ,-iii cairn, old cross, to their/'uietuory'; over tjia.-'inner tentjin which they''-buried them;' A record of, ; -the ..finding :<ff their: bodies was left attached to the :cree«.:.Tho ! prfrty,, then searched for twenty 'miles south, endeavouring to 'discover the b*ly.. of Captain Oates.'' It was':never'. foU'ii'd, but another cairn, and record were left in the vicinity to his memory: ~'/'.: •.:-,.•■■ :'.lt shodld here nio.st cerfaiflly be noted that'tho southern party nobly stood by their sick companions, to tho end, and in. spite of their .distressing ; condition: they, had;retained. every .'reebrd hnd> thirty-five: pounds of 'geographical'.epe'ejin'eris,..'which prove .to' to; l.of.tlto, greatest; scientific value.', ■ This' emphasises.. tho - nature . of. thoir journey; J;''' 1 .-:":.;-.;:::■ r''

■'■'■X ■■'.':'■ r ''.tn^.'NDfiher.iJ '.Party.' ;-v y'>.. i.Tbo .senfcii'.'pArty .then "turned"; northward,;, having idecided;. to next.difect their efforts, to th«; relief • df. iielttenarit -b§ll arid the'indrthernpaHy. ,''''; : '-:.,

;':iOn,' 'November... : 2S' Siirgeiin Atkinson brought his'. party n.i.6'■ '; Hut Point; .and ! ... thera received '■') ,wei(iciirid; news '.thiit the -■entire northern' Lieu-. , tenant Campbell^'Surgeon L'evick, Mr. ■ Priestley.' (geologist, ;', Seamen Abbott,' . Browriirigj and t)ickfisdhi hitd returned in ; safety'to tho expedition's- basa 'at' Caps' 'Evans on Novem'b3r'7. \ ' •.'.■•■ •■'. -."..■:.•■'. VV"

'- patty; which had ■• been picked : up: at, CapVAdafs and, land--;V«1 fdi 1 a.;;shbrrsledge journey 'in January,, : : -.tq"Terra .Nova.'Bay on'.' -.;FabHUfy--i7ii(^^|{ngii,{6 i up bythe Terra..NoyaA'The. ship;' !as' detailed' .irtlaJst yearns d'ispatflh^riie^'With,.i<»Kon-' insuperable,, and vwas''.forcM '• to -leave ■ 'liieiifehaiit 'Caippbeli.io.make ins',own way back < to-.Capa .Evaiisy .some- 200 > miles ''-'■^Kvv'^ •' '- "In.6', jflurnej-I eduid ,'iwt; ba [ attempted ■ until "-the: !sea7jvas properly "frozen';■'■ oven '» Dila'pttoilite'd'at.the noM-app»arano3 8f the, . ,shi|p,'^jsutsnftn'tX'ampbell set-to wbtk on ■ JiarChci. to .prepare.: to;: winter.. .Duly ; ebnsidefing,thd 'resburcos at': his disposal, ' he:selected for; the home -of his"party'.a snoiVdriff,' arid ■ irlto' this tliey cut and ," bii'rrdwed, L : .'■' an ~: i s(l(:o;; ( hjitjliTith.'diriien'iions 13 feet. 'by. \, 9 fffc :This theV insulated., with;vseaweed.' '^"VVkilsl -in' Cdnrso -'of :con-. ':■. stnictioni'Svery-.'Seal/that sheared' 'was. ;;k:ihsd;-fdf stidftrigb'bffdbd'find'fuel was,. ;the" gfe'at:proofem .that.'had faced. -. .-Lieutenant Campbell and his companions ■■led ; (a ;primitive'existence ,'hero. for. six'. \ali'd.'.;i,'4viiaif ihonths. :Their.' diet was 'principally vse.al .meat-'and'-'blubber,.'eked' out 'with ;a: fow bisciiits.'and' a 'very small quantity 'of. cocoa 'aitd.'sugar. iTliey only ..h'ady their sumnibi 1 .':> sledging.; clothesi to: -; weitlr ( -'and these, were; soon saturated with ; •- : blubber,'. which pertstrated,'. to: the • .'skirt. Their meteorological .record 'shows that ' the winds were aimps'foonstnntly-of gale . force.';. ■'i'vmpejatur'e.s 'wsfe -not recorded; the. thermometer' being broken. ;

' hide 62deg: lOmin, south, longitude 158deg. east, during! thick weather, the ship was besfet'. with icebergs, and at slow speed steamed tor-six miles along the- face of. one huge berg. She was in a narrow, channel,'out .of which she could not work owing: to'the- close grouping of detached icebergs which lay on the other hand, We have 'passed hundreds of icebres?, some■'of-'whicli,- from : their exceptional size, may drift to'loiwr. latitudes'-before disintegration ami become a danger to navigation. "Undoubtedly this is a bad year for ice. The Terra Nova has usually, been.clear except for isolated bergs, in much higher latitudes. "■ ■-<•.'' ■ All th« surviving members are. in excellent health. Alter a month's refit in. Now Zealand, the Terra So'vti w'ill proceed to' Cardiff. lieutenants I'cnnell. (commanding) and Kenniek, Surgeon Levick, and Biologists .Nelson and Lillis are returning ill th*' ship. Commander Evans,/Lieutenants Campbell s end liruce, Surgeon Atkinson,' Secretary Drake, and Messrs: - Wright; 'Priestley, Debenhoin, Cherry-Garrard, and Gran go /by 'mail steamer. . ""'■■"■.-•

''.'.'-f'-' : J'-:;'V". "■."••',' : , '■Vslckriess.'-.', -1.-_ '< '.'-/*■■' ■ ■■••■■; iSfckhess 'in-the shape .'of enteritis • ,. .'lhttacked.'.thß. I '-party/' arid rso' weakened' ,• ;.: tn.erti.that a statf foil. ,Capb. Evans I :Was not J: rdadii .untiliSapteniber;3o/ ..Even then the . ■;. .cohditipn. of^Petty'-OMcer■: Browning gave ' 'c^e,'fot;^av|>-'anxiery/\'bitt' : on.''nrrivtti ;'■'.,-at -Cape ; -Ms?rts' they,fdrttih'tttely ; ' but '■ ..iiHbxpechdlyj foiihd ; 'a.food d^pot'left, by' y;i-- ; W;,M.'-:.;T.-;'G« Tlie.dhahge (o.:biscu)ts restored Brownv . inp, to hcalth.iri a TEirinrkabiy short 'time. ■~'.; The northern : party's troubles •'.. ended .'. now/aftd- they : rhade good pfoirressT to' ;■ ' was' fortunate in' ,' 'picking up Profesibr David's , Depot Island. ■..;:■; ~....,;■'; ". . '::-. .'. -The most remarkable, feature 'of-this .■■■'; journey' is that' tbe.'entir'e : nartv livWl . through -an 'Antarctic :'wintcr,"andVhctUat. ly; sledged'. 230. miles,' :ph the, stores. and /equipment, loft for qnb T rnbHth's slddgihg, ' : ths: appearance of : seat::after winter had' • on ce: set; ift being, after all,, a fortunate . chance.-.': '■.;'-. ■:■;)■.■■:'; '-'■:■';.'.'.■-, .-'■'; .-•.-.' %':'; : < : '"' '■'■ -Scientific "Work.'; (-.-;'• ... At... Cape Evans,tho scientific work, was .•■■'. ioHtindcd throughout- the .winter." In I this.report it..would, be' out of-place to expand-.intoa description, of the . : special'work 'carried.out,'-but in.-fairness .; to., those cenenned it can bd said that • thd results at .-least equal those of last year. . While awaiting the arrival of tho Terra NOVa, fln ascent of .Mount Erebus was .made by Messrs.- Priestley. Dcbenham, , Gran, Abbott, Dickas'on, and Hooper for ':.-'■ geological and surveying purposes, the , pitrty being, away a fortnight. ;:When, the ship ai'rived Ihetecords, col- -. ■ lections, nnd specimens were packed, and . with the best, part of the expeditionary -fqiiipment placed on board. • '■ .' The 'records include a letter from Cap- , tialh Arhndsen (the Norwegian explorer, •,\vho. : rebchsd the Polo 35 days before Scott), to tlii! King flf Norway,, which was .brought back from, tho I'old by the .'.•southern party. ■ . : Departui-e for Now Zealand. The shore party embarked with dogs. A "sufficiency ,of. foo'.lsttifi'o and clothing ■ ''•' -was left at Cape Evans and '18 hours later the' Terra Nova left the winter quarters. . ~..'■ '•;•■ ■/■'■•; .. She proceeded towards: Hut Point, and ~ landed . eight men, and erected a largo cross on Observation Hill, overlooking the Great Ice fiarriel', where bhr gallant, leader and brave comrades sacrificed their lives to the honour of their 'coun-try,-niter the achievement of the great : object of this expedition. Before leaving the Antarctic the ship called at t Cape Itoyds, Granite Harbour, nnd Terra Nova Bay to pick Up depots of geological specimens. We have established provision de- . pjits at Cape Evans, Hut Point, and Terra Nova Bay. ' ' It is interostins to note that on the re- ■ turn v'ovage to New Zealand, in latitude Mdrg. lSniin. south, longitude iJOdeg. l.'jmin. c«>t. the Teii'ii Nova passed close to n'n iceberg twenty-one geographical uiil/u in length. On February 2, in lati-

■;. ;';e.r;g. p. evans,;. ..;■.-., ." Commander; Royal Navy,, commanding tho expedition.' '.■..■:..,. .',-"'