Mid Arctic Snows

Evening Star, Issue 19892, 14 June 1928, Page 4

Mid Arctic Snows

Fate of Italia’s Crew

Castaways in Scattered Groups

Experiments with New Cancer

Treatment

Financial Depression on Wall Street

Press Association—By Telegraph-Copyright-LONDON, June 13. The latest message received by the Citta di Milano couiirms the statement that the castaways are scattered into groups. Three of the crew have been en route for ten days for Capo North on the desperate march across, roughly, 100 miles of treacherous ice, four remain at the wireless post, including two who are badly injured, three are trekking towards the Hobby, and seven are missing. With the derelict airship are the motor engineers, a journalist named l.'goiiago, and ,a Czecho-Slovakian scientist. One of this party, whose name is Zitta, says he is able to hear the wireless from the ship clearly, but a day or two will sec the end of the transmitting accumulators. This fact will render rescue operations tar more difficult than would have been the case if the crew had remained together.— Australian Press Association. THE I’ESCUE SHIPS. LONDON, June 13. News from King’s Pay states that the Pragaima has been freed from the ice, and is returning there in order to refuel, after which she will leave immediately for North-cast Land to attempt the rescue of the Italia’s men. She will take oh Lieutenant lliiserLarsen and his aeroplane from the Hobby at Tromso. The steamer <J uest > ' Vlt “ a Norwegian rescue party aboard, is going to King’s Bay, and she will be followed by a Swedish rescue ship carrying throe aeroplanes.—Australian Press Association. GENERAL NOBILE’S REPORT. ROME, Juno 13. General Nobile is now able to transmit an official report as a result ot the complete re-establishment of wireless communication_ with the Citta di Milano. His position last night was 80.33 N., 26.55 E., and he reports_that at 10.30 on the morning ot May 25 the Italia, which was flying smoothly at a height of 500 metres, suddenly became heavy and uncontrollable, and rapidly descended. In two minutes she hit the ice pack, and the cabin and part of the upper steel work became detached, the rest of the airship being carried eastwards. The occupants ot the cabin scrambled out, overjoyed at their escape, ’and shouting, “ Viva Italia.” ; ~ r , On the evening of May _3O Commandantß Mariano and Zappi, and the Swedish scientist, Mahngren, sot out on foot to reach North Cape, Northeast Land, at the rate of, ten kilometres a day. General Nobile’s party included the Czecho-Slovakian scientist Behounek, Engineers Coccioni and Troiani, Lieutenant Vigrieri, and the. wireless operator Biagi. Those adrift in the airship should be able to survive for some time.—Australian Press Association. SNOWSTORM RAGING. KING’S BAY, June-13. A violent snowstorm and a northwest gale are raging. Grave fears are entertained for the safety of the three members of the crew who are travelling overland,—Australian Press Association.