Northwest History. State History. Box 37. National Topics.

Rescue Party Fails to Reach Byrd --- Fear Felt. Rescue Party Fails to Reach Byrd—Fear Felt Bitter weather stopped a tractor party which had fought desperately to push through to Rear j ard E. Byrd's solitary outpost in the Antarctic. It covered nearly half the 123 miles to Byrd's Ci the ex...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1934
Subjects:
weather
tractor
solitary
Byrd
explorer
injured
snow
crevasses
flags
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th Century
United States > State History > National Topics > Northwest
Pacific
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The Antarctic
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Summary:Rescue Party Fails to Reach Byrd --- Fear Felt. Rescue Party Fails to Reach Byrd—Fear Felt Bitter weather stopped a tractor party which had fought desperately to push through to Rear j ard E. Byrd's solitary outpost in the Antarctic. It covered nearly half the 123 miles to Byrd's Ci the explorer is feared to be suffering from an injured arm. His main radio is out of order. Flags n tortuous trail, gashed by deep crevasses, were obscured by snow. The party returned.

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