The Archive · 1930

SIR HUBERT WILKINS STILL. MISSING

Philadelphia, Feb. 8

At the end of the tenth day that it Hubert Wilkins has been rissing in the Antarctic, Dr. Isaiah Bowman, director of the American Geographical Society, to-day broadcast an alarm and asked vessels aid inthe search.

Dr. Bowman said that he felt concern because the British vessel William Scoresby, sent out by the Antarctic Research Committee, appears to be in trouble somewhere to the south of Deception Island and unable to answer queries from the and wireless stations.

He suggested that if a relief ship were sent out, hourly messages should be dispatched informing Sir Hubert of the vessel's position. Tt may still be possible for him to receive messages even though he cannot send them, it wus pointed out.

Dr. Bowman said in his radio broadcast "Tt may be possible that Wilkins wil hear message—United Press.

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