Admiral Byrd's "Igloo"

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 37, 28 March 1930, Page 5

Admiral Byrd's "Igloo"

A Much-Travelled Dog AN EFFECTIVE touch was given to Rear-Admiral Byrd’s talk to the children of New. Zealand when he broadcast from Dunedin on Tuesday, March 18. The vast audience, seen and unseen, was introduced to Igloo by Mr. R. 8. Black, Mayor of Dunedin. "That dog has been the furthest south of any dog in the world," said Mr. Black. "He has only one enemy-a’ skua gull." Rear-Admiral Byrd,- addressing the children in the Town Hall and those listening-in, said: "I am happy for this chance of meeting you. So is Igloo. Igloo was in the North Pole expedition with me and now in the expedition to the South Pole. He is a much-travelled little fellow. You will wonder how he stood the cold, which was sometimes 60 degrees below zero. He had a little suit made for him and he wore Eskimg boots like the rest of us. That is the way Igloo stood the cold." There was laughter and applause, in which Igloo joined.