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THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 19 13.
SCOTT'S DIARY TELLS
SOUTH POLE TRAGEDY
I'UHLICATION BEGUN OP DOCU
MENTS FOUND IN ANTARC
TIC DEATH HUT.
Explorer's Own Story Intimnto De
tails of Dreadful Days Intensify
tho Horror.
The story of the polar expedition
which ended In the flrst great catas
trophe In the history of Antarctic
exploration Is begun In tho July
Everybody's Magazine, which la to
publish Capt. Scott's diaries In this
country. The diaries, records and
photographs were discovered and
brought back by the relief party that
found tho bodies of the commander
and his followers. There were
twelve closely written journals, con
taining some 200,000 words.
The Terra Nova, which sailed out
of the 'New Zealand harbor of Lyttle
ton on November 2G, 1910, en
countered bad weather almost from
the beginning. Scott tells of 1 the
storm on December 1 and then of the
landing in the flrst week of the new
year 1911 on Cape Evans of Mc
.Murdo Sound. Tho second day of
disembarkation tho party met with a
strange adventure.
Tells of Killer Whales.
"Close to the water's edge lay tho
wire stern rope of the ship, and our
two Eskimo dogs were tethered to
this," Scott writes.
"I do not think of connecting the
movements of the whales with this
fact, and seeing them so close I
shouted to Ponting, who was stand
ing abreast of the ship. He seized
his camera, and Tan toward the floe
edge to get a close picture of the
beasts, which had momentarily dis
appeared. "The next moment the whole floe
under him and the dogs heaved up
and split into fragments; whale af
ter whale rose under the ice, setting
it rocking fiercely. One could hear
the 'booming' noise as the whales
rose under the ice and struck it
with their backs. Luckily Ponting
kept his feet and was able to flee to
security. By an extraordinary
chance also the splits had been
made around and between the dogs
so that neither of them fell into the
water.
"Then it was clear that the whales
shaded our astonishment for one
after another their huge, hideous
heads shot vertically into the air
through the cracks which they had
made. As they reared them to a
height of six or eight feet (killers
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run to twenty feet long) it was pos
sible to see their tawny head mark
ings, their small, glistening eyes and
their terrible array of teeth, by far
tho largest and most terrifying in
the world.
Dogs Badly Frightened.
"There cannot bo a doubt that
they looked up to see what had hap
pened to Ponting and the dogs. The
latter were horribly frightened and
strained at their chains, whining.
The head of one killer must certain
ly have been within five feet of .one
of the dogs.
"After this whether they thought
the game Insignificant or whether
they missed Ponting is uncertain,
but the terrifying creatures passed
on to other hunting."
Three months of open weather
were spent in laying the depots
southward. Various excitements
were occasioned by the dogs and
ponies, and these make up tho most
interesting parts of this part of the
diary.
"With our present routine," says
Scott, "the dogs remain behind an
hour or more trying to hit off their
arrival in the new camp soon after
the ponies have been picketed. Tho
teams are pulling very well, Meare's
especially.
"The animals are getting a little
fierce. Two white dogs in Meare's
team have been trained to attack
strangers. They were quiet enough
on board ship but now bark fiercely
if any one but their driver ap
proaches the team. They suddenly
barked at me as I was pointing out
the stopping place to Meares; and
Osman, my erstwhile friend, swept
around and nipped my leg lightly.
I had no stick, and there is no doubt
that if Meares had not been on the
sledge, the whole team, following"
the lead of the white dogs, 'would
have been at me in a moment.
Hunger and fear are the only reali
ties In dog life, and an empty stom
ach makes a fierce dog.'
Pony Fights Off Huskies.
One day near the end of the out
ward march the pony Weary Willy,
true to his name, had lagged behind
and, being tired, slipped and fell
A dog team was Just coming on. The
Instant they saw him fall they dash
ed at him regardless of control.
Weary Willy made a gallant fight
of it, bitting and shaking some of
the dogs with his teeth but getting
much bitten himself, though by good
hap not seriously. At last the men
beat them off, breaking ski sticks
and steering stick. Yet the dogs
were so tough that they got off unin
jured.
Under date of February 10, 1911,
the daily routine is described as fol
lows:
"We turn out of our sleeping bags
about 9 p. m. Somewhere about
11:30 I shout to the soldier Oates:
'How are things?' There is a re
sponse suggesting readiness, and
soon after figures are busy among
sledges and horses.
"Still wo wait; the picketing lines
must be gathered up, a few pony
putties need adjustment, a party has
been slow striking their tent. With
numbed fingers on one's horse's
bridle and the animal striving to
turn its head from the wind, one
feels resentful.
Daily March Begins.
"At last all is ready. One says:
'All right, Bowers, go ahead,' and
Birdie (for such was his nickname)
leads his big animal forward, start
ing, as he continues, at a steady
pace. The horses have got cold and
at the word they are off the sold
ier s and one or two others with a
rush.
"Finnesko (fur boots) give a poor
foothold on the slippery sastrugi
(hardened snow waves) and for a
minute or two drivers have some dif
ficulty in maintaining the pace on
their feet. Movement is warming
and in ten minutes the column has
settled itself, to steady marching,
"As the end of the half march ap
proaches I get out my whistle. Then
at a shrill blast Bowers wheels slight
ly to the left; his tent mates lead
still further out to get the distance
for the picket lines. Oates and I
stop behind Bowers and Evans, the
two other sledges of our squad be
hind the two others of Bower's. So
wo are drawn up in camp formation
The picket lines are across at right
angles to the lino of advance and
secured to the two sledges at each
end. In a few minutes ponies are
on tho lines covered, tents up again
and cookers going.
"Meanwhile tho dog drivers after
a long, cold wait at the old camp
have packed the last sledge and
come trotting along our tracks. They
try to time their arrival in the new
camp immediately after our own and
generally succeed well. Tho mid
march halt runs Into an hour and at
the end we pack up and tramp forth
again.
"Wo generally mako our final
camp about 8 o'clock and within an
hour and a half most of us are in
our sleeping, bags. At tho long
halts wo do our best for our animals
by building snow walls and improv
ing their rugs."
Ono Mishap After Another.
With blizzard weather and tho
loss of ponies because of it tho varl
ous parties laying In supplies en
countered one misfortune after an
other. The word now was: "Back
to the shelter of Hut Point!" Tho
Barrier was cold and the sea ice so
dangerous that it nearly wrecked the
expedition then and there.
Some five miles of sea ice extend'
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Barrier and Hut Point.
Bowers, with Cherry-Garrard and
Crean, had duly made for Hut Point
with the ponies. As they advanced
over the sea ice toward Hut Point
one crack appeared after another till
at last they reached one which show
ed the Ice to be actually on the move.
At once they turned and hastened
back but the Ice was drifting out
to sea!
Tho nonies behaved splendidly,
Jumping the ever widening cracks
with extraordinary sagacity, whllo
their drivers launched the sledges
back over the cracks in order not to
risk the ponies' legs. Eventually
they reached what looked like a safe
place. Men and ponies were thor
oughly exhausted. Camp was pitch
ed and the weary party fell asleep.
But soon Bowers was awakened
by a strange noise. The ice had be
gun to break up even at their camp
ing spot; one of their four ponies
had disappeared into the sea and
they were surrounded by water.
Packing up hurriedly, for five long
hours they fought their way over
three-quarters of a mile of drifting
ice getting ponies and loads from
floe to floe. They stuck to their
charges manfully. On them depend
ed the hope of reaching the polo, for
the loss of more ponies and equip
ment must spell ruin for their chief's
plans. Open water cut them off
from the Barrier, and had tney been
able to reach It there was small
prospect of finding a way for the
ponies up the ice wall. And all
round the savage killer whales were
blowing and snorting in the open
water spaces.
Volunteers to Find Help.
Crean then with great gallantry
volunteered to make his way some'
how to Arm ground and find help.
It was a desperate venture; he jump
ed from floe to floe, and at last with
the help of his ski stick climbed up
the face of the Barrier from a piece
of ice which touched the ice cliff
at the right moment.
Cherry-Garrard stayed with BoW'
ers, at his request, for little Bowers
would never give up his charge
while a gleam of hope remained,
and for a whole day these two were
afloat.
To the rescue, then; but not with
out a plan. First to Safety Camp to
take up some provisions and oil; and
then to the scene of the disasters,
marching carefully along the ice
edge.
"To my Joy, says Scott,
caught sight of the lost party. We
got our Alpine rope and with its help
dragged the two 'men to the surface.
I pitched camp at a safe distance
from tho edge and then we all start
ed salvage work. The ice had ceas
ed to drift and lay close and quiet
against the Barrier s edge. We got
the men at 5:30 P. M., and all the
sledges and effects on to the Barrier
by 4 P. M.
"It was awful," Scott writes.
called all hands and pointed out
my road. Bowers and Oates went
out on it with a sledge and worked
their way to the remaining ponies
and started back with them along
the same track. Meanwhile Cherry
and I dug a road at the Barrier
edge. We saved one pony. For a
time I thought we should get both,
but Bower's poor animal slipped at
a jump and plunged into the water."
out people attended the Children's
Cay exercises at Braman last Sun
day night.
Miss Mary Cole, who has been
visiting relatives at BranchvlUe, N.
J., has returned to this place.
Thelma, little daughter oY Mr. and
Mrs. Arnold Itutledge, who has been
very sick, we are glad to report is
on tho gain.
STERLING.
Sterling, June 2G. After a long,
dry spell the rain came last week as
a God-send and now vegetation is
reviving and everything is doing well
except tho hay crop, which is a very
important one, is short.
On Wednesday evening the Sterl
ing Grange had cream and cake and
a good social time.
On the 20th an entertainment was
held at the church in which' cream
and cake were served and an inter
esting program was rendered con
sisting of music by the young ladies
of the choir, viz. Misses Susan Cross,
organist, Ruth Webster, Beulah
Cross, Leta Barnes, Ethel Myers,
Myrtle Ammerman and recitations
were given by Dr. R. A. Smith,
Olive Simons, Gerd Butler and Low
ell Cross.
On tho 21st the Odd Follows
treated themselves to cream and cake
and also had music by Miss Ruth
Webster and recitations by R. A.
Smith, G. I. Gilpin, S. (N. Cross and
M. A. Gilpin. Brief remarks were
also made by others. There was a
good turnout.
On the 22d Dr. C. E. Cross and
family, of Stroudsburg, brought up
Earl Cross, who has Just finished a
dental course at the University of
'Pennsylvania, and returned on the
same day.
Willie Simons and Lowell Cross
took a load of young folks to Toby
hanna Sunday to see the soldiers.
Some time ago W. H. Stevens
fell while repairing a phone and he
Is still confined to the house. He
has put in several days at the State
Hospital in Scranton but has re
ceived but little benefit.
Mrs. W. J. Philo is getting an ar
tlficlal limb in Scranton and we sin'
cerely hope that it will be a suc
cess.
Post No. 389, G. A. R met last
Saturday and all of the old veterans
expect to go to Gettysburg that can
possibly get there.
Mrs. P. W. Gillner Is' again able
to get to church. We might also add
that we are pleased to say most of
the folks In this section atend church
and Sunday school.
LOOKOUT.
Lookout, June 2C. There will be
a picnic at this place July 4th. All
welcome.
Mrs. Hattie Hill, of Tioga Center,
N Y., spent last week with relatives
at this place.
On Friday last Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Maudsley and Mr. and Mrs. William
Flynn drove to Callicoon to spend
a short time.
Mrs. Hattie Daney is quite ill with
erysipelas of the face.
Charles Larson and two brothers,
of Ludlow, Pa., are guests at Peter
H. Colo's.
Mrs. Huldah Pullls is entertaining
her daughter, Miss Addle Pullls, of
Newburgh, N. Y.
John H. Flynn recently purchased
a fine colt from a party at Bangall.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel G. Hill and son
Lewis were in Honesdale one day
last week.
Several from this place attended
the quarterly conference at Stalker
last Friday.
We are sorry to learn of the
death of Mrs. Thomas Slater of
Equinunk. She was formerly Miss
Mary Brown of this place. Her re
mains will be brought to Lookout for
burial.
Mr. and Mrs. Webster Lyter and
daughter Dorothy, of Callicoon, wero
guests at the homo of Mr. and Mrs.
Rufus T. Ross on Sunday last.
Mrs. A. Marks is spending several
days with relatives at Equinunk.
Wo understand that Amasla Conk
lln is about to dispose of his farm.
Tho death of John V,'. Colo, which
occurred at his lato home at 11:30
o'clock June 1C, cast a gloom over
this and many surrounding commun
ities. He was taken very suddenly
111 the previous Wednesday whllo on
his way homo from tho Lookout
creamery where ho had been with
his milk. When he reached home
a physician, Dr. F. C. Frisble, of
Equinunk, was speedily summoned,
who pronounced tho case pneumonia.
Tho disease was of a very severe
type, and although his wife and par
ents assisted by many kind and sym
pathizing friends and neighbors did
all in their power to alleviate his
sufferings, the progress of tho dis
ease could not bo stayed and he
succumbed to the inevitable as above
stated. Tho deceased was born Aug.
11. 1873, In Sussex county, N. J,.,
being nearly forty years of age and
having spent the greater part of his
life in Wayne county. He leaves to
mourn his loss a wife and one son,
Lynn, aged 9 years, also his aged
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter II. Cole.
Ho was a member of the I, O. O. F.
of Long Eddy, N. Y., for sixteen
years prior to his death. The fun
eral was held in Lookout church on
Thursday and was very largely at
tended by mends from rar and near.
Services wero very ably conducted
by Rev, A, Manshlp, our pastor. A
large delegation of Odd Fellows from
several different lodges were present
and took charge of the services at
the grave.
Quite a large number of Look-
DAMASCUS.
Damascus, Juno 2G. Mrs. A. G
Gregg is under the care of a physi
cian.
Tho remains of Miss Rosa Tyler
were brought here for interment a
few days ago. She was a native of
this place, but had been living with
her brother in New York city for a
few years. She was one of a largo
family of sons and daughters born to
Calvin and Margaret Tyler, being a
grand-daughter of the late Judge
Moses Tyler on the maternal side
and bore the same relation to the
late Benjamin Tyler on the paternal
side. Deceased was a music teacher
and for many years was the organist
in the M. S. church. Interment was
made in the M. E. cemetery. Three
brothers and one sister survive.
The Social Club, of Tyler Hill,
gave a banquet in the West Shore
House, Beachlake, on Tuesday last,
Mrs.- Thomas D. Griffith being the
entertainer. The party was compos
ed or Mesdames . Griffith. Alfast,
Minch, Van Vlack, Schlumbohm,
Smithers, Brown and Miss Florence
M. Brush, of Tyler Hill, Mrs. Thos.
Jackson, of Laurel Heights, Mrs. E,
U. Clark, of Boyds Mills, and Mrs
W. D. Orr of Calkins. Mrs. Forrest
Taylor, a daughter of the entertain
er, was present as an honorary mem
ber or tno club. Mrs. E. T. Olver and
Mrs. B. C. Ross were prevented from
attending by sudden illness of both,
Mrs. Charles Book arrived here
on Tuesday from Los Angeles to
spend a few days In her old home,
She says the journey at this season
was very fatiguing but she stood it
well.
A card from Miss Bernice GreKK.
daughter of William A. Gregg, who
is visiting her brother, Royal, in
providence, ithodo Island, states
that she Is well and having a most
delightful time. On Wednesday last
she was one of an auto party who
mauo a trip to Newport and Boston
Her sister, Mrs. Perry Griffith, of
uutlierford. N. J.. Is with her. Her
visit will be extended.
Fred Keeslor, of Canastota, N. Y.,
attended the funeral of his sister,
Mrs. J. L. Monington, of Bethany.
His wife accompanied him. From
Bethany they came to Galileo where
Mrs. Keesler is visiting her father,
Jonn a. Keesler. Tho former Mr,
Keesler returned to Canastota. On
Saturday last the daughter joined
her mother at tho grandfather's at
uauieo.
Miss Alma F. Canfield, of Galileo
is helping her sister. Mrs. R. S
Tegeler, of Milanville Heights, care
ror little Ruth Alma.
Wo noticed the other day that J,
T. Bradley has a fine patch of pota
toes and they are in blossom.
L. K. Sutlift recently attended the
runerai or his sister-in-law at Add!
son, N. Y. His wife accompanied
mm.
'Peter Knecht, of Brooklyn. N. Y..
recently sold his farm near what
was formerly Abrahamsvllle, to a
Mr. winslow, of Brooklyn. This
was formerly the Thomas Gregg
farm., -Mr. Knecht has been in the
cider and vinegar business in the
above named city for many years
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