THE FOUR TRAGEDY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1724, 15 April 1913, Page 5

THE FOUR TRAGEDY.

NOTHING WITHHELD. RUMOURS CONTRADICTED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. CRec. April 14, 9.10 p.m.) London, April 14. A representative of the Central N'eurs Agency interviewed Commander Evans, of tho British Antarctic Expedition, at Port Said. Tho commander denied the rumours regarding tho death of Edgar Evans, and said that nothing had been withheld regarding his fate. Evans had behaved magnificently. There' was certainly no friction between him and the rest of the southorn party, and t'aere was no reason to believe thrut he bac.amo insane. Possibly Evans had suffered from scurvy, but of that ho had no knowledge. Evans was only carried on a sledge on the day of his death. • Commander Evans stated that the members of tho expedition had not seen the diaries of Captain Scott and his four companions, which had been handed to 'their relatives. It was untrue that any features of the, final tragedy had been deliberately suppressed. The bodies were naturally very, emaciated. Captain Scott and the others all wrote farewell letters to their wives and, relatives. If Dr. Atkinson and Mr. Keohane had pushed further south there would have been seven deaths instead of five. Lady Scott and Mrs. Wilson entirely favour leaving the bodies of the dead explorers iii Antarctica. - * Dr. Atkinson a?d Petty Officer Keohane,. who went south to meet Captain Scott's party on their return from the Pole, reached One Ton Camp, but, Tunning short of dog-meat, they began their return on March 10, 1912. Seven days later Captain Scott and his companions reached tho point eleven miles, south of this camp, where they perished.