ANTARCTIC ISOLATION

Northern Advocate, 9 April 1934, Page 5

ANTARCTIC ISOLATION

COMMANDER’S TASK

MR RUPPERT WORRIED .. RETURN TO BASE URGED ' (Received 9 a.m,). NEW YORK,-April 7. Mr Jacob Ruppert, one...of..the principal backers of the Byrd . Antarctic expedition, after ,discussion - - with Commander Gjortsen, sent a radio sage to Rear-Admiral Byrd urging him to abandon his plan to v occupy, the advance camp throughout the ; winter night. ... ... ;• “I am. personally worried about your safety, and.earnestly?urge you to return to the base at Little America/’ Mr Ruppert ’s message said. --vr. ' . The first question he asked?; Coup mander Gjortsen- • was ’..why-'• -RearAdmiral , Byrd was * ‘ gpipg dpwji fheto all by himself Commander Gjortsen replied that r ho did not know/ feut tlie hut* would be a tight fit for two' men. Ho explained that the. original plan'was!.'far.two men to undertake observations :aWithe advance base, but the delay eaused/by fhe difficulties in landing ’ the’supplies made that impossible. ;