THE JACOB RUPPERT
NEARING LITTLE AMERICA A BLIZZARD ENCOUNTERED Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, January 17. Making seven knots in the face of a southerly breeze, the Jacob Rupport, at 4 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, was 150 miles north of Little America, utilising only two boilers to save - oil. She expected to reach the Bay of Whales this (Wednesday) morning. A blizzard on Monday night reduced her speed, and for five hours she was hove to, with visibility reduced to only a few yards. At 3.45 on -Tuesday morning she resumed her journey, the air clearing slowly. .Clouds of chequered and mantled Cape pigeons and snow petrels skimmed close to the vessel. After a day’s sunless voyaging the sudden gathering of flying life proved refreshing to the members of the crew. All hands had been ordered to stand by for the task of unloading the Jacob Ruppert at the base and clearing her for Wellington before the Ross Sea freezes.
The expedition’s first task will be to determine the state of the old camp at Little America. Admiral Byrd will lead a small survey party to Little America as soon as the ship is moored, and then four planes will be flown. Czegka will be in general command of the operations, with June supervising the unloading, while Neville will be in command of the winter camp.
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Evening Star, Issue 21623, 19 January 1934, Page 9
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227THE JACOB RUPPERT Evening Star, Issue 21623, 19 January 1934, Page 9
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