ARCTIC EXPERIENCES
FRAGMENTS OF NEWS LONDON, 26th September. A member of the crew of the Nautilus, who has returned to England, has disregarded the ban placed upon the revelation of news, and has given an account of the adventures of the Wilkins expedition. The submarine, he says, dived under the ice three times in a week, and remained down for two to three hours on each occasion. ‘ ‘There was a thick layer of ice inside the vessel,” he said, “and it- was impossible to keep warm, despite the fact that we were wearing three suits of underclothing. “Our most weird experience was the crunching of the ice, sounding like long peals of thunder. We burrowed under the pack-ice and crept on the ocean bed, collecting fish fossils and specimens, including the skeletons of animals. “I believe it is possible to reach the Pole, but a specially-constructed submarine is essential.”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 5 October 1931, Page 2
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