SAFE AGAIN

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10854, 25 March 1929, Page 6

SAFE AGAIN

VICTIMS or ANTARCTIC STORM

GEOLOGISTS’ EXPERIENCES

HOW ’PLAN!-: WAS WRECKED

(Copyright 1929 by the New York Times Co. and the St. Louis Post Dispatch. All rights for publication reserved throughout the tvorld.) (By wireless to the New York Times.) BAY OF WHALES, March 22. Relating the story of the wrecked aeroplane. Harold June after de>scribing the fury of the wind, said: “It had done all it could do to u.s when wo turned in for the night. Next morning the wind dropped, and we saw our ’plane half a mile away. The snow b ock's where she had been anchored were untouched. The era It had been lifted straight up while the blocks of snow. wh-ic h had been p led on the skis of the plane, were strewn for a quarter of a mile. “Despite the dangerous nature of the iev surface. Bait-hen went to the ’piano. Wo could sre bun crawlpig hack w th a knife and a ski stick to hold him from being b.own away. He was a long time returning, and then exclaimed: "She s a wreck. In the afternoon we all were able to go. as the wml was onlv blowi im at -•(’ miles an hour. The 'plane lay sUit. from where she had first lot. A agreed with Halt-lieu that the ’plane certainly was wrecked.'’

RETURN OF .BYRD

FLIGHT HACK IN THREE HOURS

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(By Russell Owen.) (Received March 24, 5.5 p.m.) BAY OK WHALES. March 23. Commander Byrd dew back from the mountains to-day. After two days wait ng for the wind to go down, the sky cleared this miming. With a cold sun shining, and the thermometer at 22 degrees below zero, the 'plane took off, and, .n less than three- hours, was hack again. Everyone was overjoyed to see Commander Byrd step out of the cabin m which ho and his companions. Gould, June, and Hanson had been packed so tightly that they were almost spi.iing over oil the p lot, Dean Smith. It was a- happy end to an episode which might have had d sastrous consequences, but was overcome by the efficient working of the out.re oiganisation. Commander Byrd, Gould and Hansen were surrounded bv everv one in the camp, anxious to know all about the ice. where the wind blows IoJ m.les an hour. All were, wed, despitel the severe cold nights spent in sleeping hags, for the tempcratuie was below zero