Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton |
| Posted 2022-11-08 by Pat R |
| Weekly Journal-Miner (Prescott, Arizona) Wednesday, February 1, 1922, p. 1 Fighting Death In Antarctics Shackleton Succumbed; Body In State At Montevideo (Associated Press Night Wire) MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jan. 30--The body of Sir Ernest Shackleton, British explorer, lies in a hospital here in a rough wooden coffin that was made for him by Norwegian whalers of the Island of South Georgia, where he died on January 5. A squad of Uruguayan soldiers acted as guard of honor and until the body is sent to England, probably February 1, the guard will be maintained by the Uruguayan government, which plans also to render other honors. Sir Ernest's death was sudden and occurred in his cabin, the day after the arrival from Rio Janiero at the principal whaling station of South Georgia, a town of 200 inhabitants. All the way from Rio Janiero, the explorer had suffered neuralgic pains in his chest and back but he insisted that the attack was unimportant. He fought off all suggestions of returning for treatment, confident that the pains would disappear. |
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