THE SCOTT EXPEDITION.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 88, 15 April 1913, Page 5

THE SCOTT EXPEDITION.

COMMANDER EVANS INTER-

VIEWED.

RUMORS DENIED

NOTHING HAD BEEN WITHHELD

[press association.]

(Received April 14, 10 p.m.) . .! LONDON, April U. The correspondent of the Central News Agency had an interview with. Commander Evans at Port Said. He denied the rumors regarding Edgar Evans. Nothing had been withheld regarding his fate. He had behaved magnificently. There was certainly no friction with the rest ) of the ■southern party, and there was no reason to believe that Evans became in- , sane. Possibly he suffered from scurvy, but they had no knowledge of that. He was only carried' on the sledge on the day of his death. The members of the expedition had not seen the five diaries, which were handed to the relatives. It was untrue to say that any features of the final tragedy had deliberately been suppressed. The bodies were naturally very emaciated. Scott and the others all wrote farewell letters to their wives or relatives. If Atkinson and Keohane had pushed further : south there would have been seven | deaths instead of five. Lady Scott | and Mrs Wilson were entirely in j favor of leaving the bodies in Antaro- j Itioa.

CABLE MEWS.

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