ANTARCTIC ORDEAL
RE A£-ADMIRAL BYRD VIGIL AT ADVANCE POST THOUGHT DEATH INEVITABLE (Received September 13, 5.5 p.m.) * NEW YORK. Sept. 12 Several times during his long vigil at the advance post in Antarctica Rear-Admiral Byrd believed death was inevitable. The publication of his diary in the current issue of the American Magazine reveals that on May 30, 1934, overcome by carbon monoxide gas from his stove, he was forced to crawl on his hands and knees to reach his food and fuel. A few days later the explorer wrote in his diary: "I am afraid it is the end. I have been in a comatose condition part of the time for the past 48 hours. I have left written instructions for the expedition and letters for my family in the green box." Several days later Admiral Byrd wrote: "This is a ghastly way to go out and in utter darkness, with nothing friendly at hand. I have been in tough spots before but here it is just waiting in the darkness and living despairingly from hour to hour."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22214, 14 September 1935, Page 13
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178ANTARCTIC ORDEAL New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22214, 14 September 1935, Page 13
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