ARCTIC RESCUES

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 July 1928, Page 5

ARCTIC RESCUES

j AIRMEN’S GOOD WORK.

(United Service.) (By Cable —Press Assn.—Copyright.) / LONDON, July Sora and Van Dongen have arrived at King’s Bay by the Swedish aeroplane Uppland and the Finnish aeroplane' Tarkj respectively. It appeals that they were rescued from Foyn Island by Swedish airmen, and not by the Krassin, as was earlier reported. It is recalled that-Sora and Van Dongen left here with a Danish engineer named Varming, in order to search for Malgrem, Marjano and Zappi. During their trek, Varming became ill, and he remained behind, while Sora and Van Dongen went on, and they have now been rescued. It is presumed that the Krassin’s new rescued men are Chausseurs, whose signals were seen when the Krassin was approaching Viglieri’s party.

Advices from King’s Bay stated that Sora, and Van Dongen were overjoyed to be saved. Immediately they saw thi- aeroplane they waved to the pilots, who after the rescue wirelessed the rescue to the captain of the Russian ice-breaker Krassin, who broadcasted theigood news. Both of the rescued men suffered great hardship, and they were compelled to kill five of their nine dogs. They lived on the dog’s flesh for a fortnight. Sora was very exhausted.’ ' ZAPPI’S NARRATIVE. MOSCOW, July 14. Zappi states that everybody suffered a shock when the Italia’s gondola crashed. He himself was laid up for three days. Malgrem gave up the struggle a fortnight after the walking party started. The others encountered huge reaches of open water, and were unable then to make any further progress. Food became exhausted on one ice block for ten days, and they had given up hope until they saw Chpknovsky’s aeroplane. They heard the ice-breaker Krassin’s siren next day, and were moved to tears. Malgrem entrusted Zappi with his pocket compass, to be given to the former’s mother as a souvenir.