, 1879-04-23
THE WOODRUFF EXPEDITION
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MN lnrk nddp Times. Anr,i II.
The Woodruff Scientific Exprdttton Around
the World hns bccn 50 much tAikcd OF during
tho past SIX mouths tl,At everybody has heard OF
II, and everybody knows something Of its OH
1eCt. 1t IL, however, generally supposed TINT
tic steamship in which the expedition is to sail
Is to 10 strictly ftoating college, and that the
only excuraionists are 10 he young men who go
as students, This suppotiston Is far from being
correct, "a fully onc-thir.l OF the cxcurstonists
wilt be tourists, who will 10 under no rcstric-
.!ons, save those common to nil passenger
shps, and who, when the ship Is In
poss, vii como MIL 90 as they please.
They will mot, Of course, be co1npcllrd
to attend lectures, but will be permitted
to DO so II they choose. Uf these tourists,
twenty or thirty viii DO 1ailics. The question
most frequently asked nb,s in regard to the cx.
peditfon Is, "Iyill It startl' The chances ato
thai 4 Will but Of courso there Is u possibility
that = VIII MT. The management OF t1,e cx-
pcd[t!on have thus far performed its part fnikh.
fully and we'll. 1t has procured steamship,
ilrst.slass In every particular, and which is at
The foot Of Sccupu street, 1loboken, open to in-
sprctiun.. Size Inns bccn thoroughly cleaned and
sive interior alterations. shs Is s5 cnincntiy
lifted for t,c work for which slie Is destined
that the mcrest tvto In tnnril,e architecture has
but to SEQ her TO bc EntistlGd ttat she Is
MI that Is TO be desired. She will ho
gers nrc;. but she will not sail unless 2tk]
ui ihrso shall hive enga4ed betths md paid
their booking feo uf $500. Thus far TO per-
Sons hive, after examining the ship and tle
Mhd addresses to the pt1slncss.manager VI tic
expedition with requests thut statc-rooms may
be reserved for tlrnl. As many more have
verbally sIgntaed their ntentlun Of accompany
steps tow,rd 30 doing. From ten tn ilftv per-
sons visit tho General Werder daily. mud they
uniformly express surprise nild pleasure ut ind-
ing her 81 line ship. Alr. Wondrulf Ia always
suswer all their questions. The Faculty Md
otIccrA nj the ship have nll been engaged, and
President Ctnskc, who will lave charge Of tllc
educational department., has zone 70 iar rs to
rcstgd his position III Amherst College, 50 as TO
| be trco TO ASSUME llia new duties.
The only reason why the nnHaRcrs cannot say
with absolute certainty TINT the expedition Will
start on tho appointed day, barring unforeseen
! intention Of accompanying It, only a lew have
| paid their booking fce Of $780, Each person
seems Inclined to hold back until ho aces what
others arc golng to do, mud whotcr tho ship
who thus waits to SEQ what viii turn
| up does his part toward defeating The cxnedt-
| tion. AL that the managers nsk Is that tl,osu
who book shall deposit with Dre1e1, NiDrgan 4,
| Co. fec of $3.50 rs n guarantee Of good faith.
The bankers receipt for this amount also cert1-
flcs tIAt II On the ath day Of May 200 passcn.
gers have not thus been secured, this booking.
| fec stnll be refunded on tile following dnv, at
their Office. Thua the only loss incurred by the
would.be passenger would be the interest on
$500 for few days. The loss to the 'nsna'
gers OF tho expedition, II the ship does not sail,
| will be lnrne, rs thry hare nareat,y e1pondel,
noarly s100,0 900 III preparation for their granL
| excursion around the world.