NOBILE BREAKS A LEG

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 389, 25 June 1928, Page 9

NOBILE BREAKS A LEG

Misfortune Follows His Rescue EXPLORER IN SERIOUS CONDITION SEARCH FOR AMUNDSEN STILL GOES ON (United P.A. —By Telegraph — Copy rig h (Australian P.A.—United Service) Reed. 10 a.m. STOCKHOLM. Sunday. THE Defence Ministry says that M. Tornberg, head of the Swedish expedition which was sent to aid General Nobile, has wirelessed: "Nobile saved. Rescue work continues.” A message from King's Bay reports that Nobile broke a leg when the Swedish airplane landed. He is now aboard the Quest, and his condition is believed to be serious.

A message rrom King’s Bay states that the landing of the Swedish airplane Upland was a masterpiece of aeronautical skill. Owing to the shifting ice, which was splitting rapidly, ice-floes weighing many tons were being tossed about like corks.

from Captain Amundsen. If so. Captain Amundsen must be within 60 miles, as neither he nor the icebreaker is able to speak more than that distance. Telegrams from Paris say there is growing anxiety for Amundsen and Major Gilbaud and the rest of the party in their seaplane, although they carried a fortnight's provisions. However, air experts point out that the seaplane is very solid and capable of riding out any sea. A message from Oslo, Norway, says Captain Riiser Larsen is trying to borrow the steamer Braganza from Captain Romanga, commander of the Citta di Milano, to aid in the search for Amundsen.

During the excitement of the Upland’s landing, General Nobile was struck by the ice, the bones in his leg being shockingly broken. His condition made it essential for him to be rushed to the Quest, though his companions had to be left behind. A Rome message says: ' “An official announcement states that the supply ship Citta di Milano is going northward 60 miles, in order to be in closer touch with the Swedish rescuers. New flights are being made in conjunction with the Swedish and Finnish airmen to cover a wider field in a search for the portion of the Italia’s crew who remained with the airship. There is no further news of the missing marchers. The Italian Government’s prize-giv-ing committee for important artistic and scientific works has awarded Commandant Maddaiena and his comrades £I,OOO for finding General Nobile.