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...nothing of the crew whom Captain Nobile has abandoned on the Polar ice. As the years pass General Nobile will grow so weary of explaining why he was the first to leave his ship. Those explanations will be sufficient punishment...
Italy's press burst into florid rhetoric. The Nobile disaster had pained and depressed the most patriotic editors, but Ferrarin and Delprete pushed the Polar Pilgrim into obscure corners. Typical of the unrestrained expression of the newspapers was the comment of Lavoro: "It almost seems that today in all the skies of the world can be heard the palpitating of Italian wings; from the overcast skies of the Arctic regions to the scintillating heavens of the tropics is being carried that great magic word, 'Italia,' by intrepid hearts and by robust wings. ..." Somewhat obscurely, La Tribuna mused...
...George Hubert Wilkins and Lieut. Carl B. Eilson, polar pilgrims, stood on the deck of the Stavangerfjord, saw the freshly-pressed cutaway of Grover A. Whalen aboard the Macom, knew they were about to receive one of Manhattan's famed, confetti-laden Official Welcomes...
...Swedish pilot won the international race to rescue Polar Pilgrim Nobile (TIME, June 25), from the perils of the Arctic ice pack. Flying an Army Fokker equipped with skis, Lieutenant Einar Lundborg landed on moving ice, took aboard Gen. Nobile, carried the pilgrim to his base ship Citta di Milano and medical aid. Heroic General Nobile's radio messages asking expert advice for treating the injuries of his companion had failed to mention his own fractured leg. Five castaways, Italians, awaited rescue...
Ships and planes, heading north, brought food, medicines, snow glasses, gum boots, guns. Unlike Eskimos, Italians cannot trap seals by hand, find it difficult to bag polar bears. Unconfirmed reports said the thiee Arctic pedestrians were safe aboard an ice breaker. Capt. Roald Amundsen, not on speaking terms ,,ith Pilgrim Nobile, forgot personal enmities to lead a rescue expedition...