GRUESOME DISCOVERIES
franklin expedition TRAGEDY THE BODIES FOUND VANCOUVER, Sept. 12. A message from Fort McMurray (Alberta) dated September 12, states: — Back from a daring flight to the northern shore of King William Land, W. E. Gilbert, who piloted Major Burwash, the Canadian explorer, on his expedition, unfolded details of the finding of the Franklin party. The evidence showed that some of the men succumbed to scruvy and others starved. Numerous graves in orderly arrangements were found, indicating that the men dropped off one by one and were buried by their comrades. Bones and skeletons were found in rocky cairns that had been looted by Eskimos or disturbed by Arctic gales- The official documents showed that as the party flew over the north magnetic pole the compass needle dipped violently, proving the pole’s location.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 371, 15 September 1930, Page 7
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