The New York herald., 1879-07-09

upon the weather service he made his greatest sue
His idea to make the gathered information
of practical and after series of careful expert
ments he began sending the now famous storm pre-
dictons for the HERALD to Europe The organization
of the bureau became perfect in his hands. In 1878
Mr. Collins attended the Meteorological Congress in
Paris. whore he read two greatly applauded and
sharply discussed papers the rationale Of storm
warnings. Mr.. Collins is tall. strongly-built man.
in his thirtyeghth year. and possessed of coolneSs
and discrimination that will tell in his coming work.
RAYMOND L. SEwcoMR. TAxDERNIsr
Raymond L. Newcomb. who goes as taxidermist
| and to collect specimens of natural history. was
born At Salem, Mass. January l. ls4o. He has been
| in business for himself tor several years. As
| taxidermist and ornithologist he is held in high
esteem by scisntihc associations. He is descended
| from the Newcombs who distinguished themselves
in the Revolution Of l7T6. His grandfather was en-
gagged Ut the battle Of Lexington and served all
through the war with o company OF artillery. h's
| father Is still in business ut SALEM
| Ics PILOT WILLIAM DUNBAR.
Captain William Dunbar. the ice pilot OF the ex-
pedition. ahighly responsible position calling tof
| long experience and great tact in dealing Win
| the frozen foe OF Arctic navigators has fol-
lowed the for thirty-hve years. atnougn
now only forty-hvo years old. He was born at New
London Conn. in 1884, and except during the last
sea elephant business his service has been as
whaler. He has whaed on both the Atlantic and
Pacific sides of the American continent. and has
whaled in the Antarctic. He was in Behring Strait
when the rebel privateer Shenandoah burned thirty
Gig LIT whaling ships there. He was then first officer
of the Elizabeth Swift. of New Bedford. From OBJ
servations made shortly after finding spars of the
burned vessels had foated into the Arctic Ocean
long way to the northeast he concluded that there
is an inset current there which will be Of immense
service in an expedition to the North Pole. In Davis
Strait, the Atlantic side of America, he found
outsetting current The story of his life shows that
he certainly had wide experience in Arctic ice.
He has also shown most valuable fertility of
source in moments OF sudden difficulty, and in
Arctic voyaging the unexpected is very likely to
happen.
THE CREW.
The crew, including seamen, machinists, fremen.
and coal passers. will briefly describe in the order
in which they are classified as to nationality
LOUIS PHILIP NoRAs enlisted as u seaman on May
15 having passed satisfactory examination before
the medical examiners. Drs. Amber. Sowerby. and
Kersbner. at New York. born at Globe. Mass.
January ~. 1850. and is consequently twenty-nine
years and four months old. He served on board the
United States school ship st. Marys at New York
December 1875 to the date of his acceptance for
the Jeanette. He is man of fair complexion. with
light brown hair and dark blue eyes. of the required
visual power, weighing 1S2 pounds. and being feet
S4 inches In height He has a mean chest circnmfer
ence Of 80 inches. an expansion of inches. and
in the spirometric test gave q result of 244 cubic
inches in exhalation. He is physically sound in
every respect and promises well on the forthcom-
ing trial of endurance.
HERBERT WOOD LEACH. enlisted q seaman at
New York city after satisfactory physical examina
scot. Me-. on September II. 1856. and is now twenty
two years and nine months old. He is mas of fair
complexion black hair and blue eyes. of requisite
visual power and weighs 164h pounds He is feet
inches in height, with mean chest circumference
of 81 inches expanding inches. and gives y spiro-
metric exhalation result Of 265 cubic inches. This
is his first enlistment in the naval service and he
rates o first class hand.
GEORGE WASHINGTON BOYD. enlisted as . carpenter
after passing the necessary examination at New York
May IL. was boru in Philadelphia. Pa. on Sep
tember IT, 1856. and is twenty-three years and
months old. He is Of fair complexion. light hair.
and has hazel eyes, full visual power, weighs 1857
pounds; height. feet 1O4 inches; mean chest cir
cumterence. SO inches; expansion. inches; spiro-
metric test 200 cubic inches. Last served United
States steamship Potomac at Philadelphia.
WALTER LEE, enlisted at New York May 10 as ma
ch mist, was born at Providence, r. L. in December
1910; thirty-eight years and seven months
Complexion blonde, haxen hair. blue eyes; weighs
ITO pounds. feet G% inches In height. 3s4 inches
meancircumference OF chest; expansion 81 inches;
spirometer. 265 cubic inches
HENRY DAVID WARNER. enlisted San Francisco
after examination before Drs. Dougan and Amber
June L. seaman; bern May 80. 1885, at Bristol. X. L.
twenty-nine years; complexion. tawny; hair. dark
brown; eyes. light brown; full visual power;
q h.;s foa< ;vc
chest Measurement "a inches; expansion. inches;
spirometer 22O cubic inches; first enlistment good
JAMES H. BARTLETT seaman; born Buffalo. n. Y,
Septeber IA. 1s47 thirty years and nine months
old enlisted at Mare Island. CALIFORNIA; complexion
fair; hair. brown; eyes. gray; full power vision
weight 1917 pounds height. feet ~ inches; chest
circumference. 34ts inches; expansion, inches;
spirometer. 210 cubic inches.
GEORGE STEPHENSON. enlisted from United States
steamer Colorado. May IA. New York. seaman; born
In Roumanis March 25, 1858; now twenty-one years
two months old; complexion. dark; hair. black;
eyes. gray full visual power; weight 1881 pounds;
height. feet ga inches; chest circumference. 361s
inches; expansion. 8 inches; spirometer, 220 cubic
inches.
ApoLPH DREssLER. enlisted May H. New York;
seaman; born at sea September s. 1857. twenty
years nine months old; complexion. fair; hair.
dark brown; eyes. blue; good power; weight 100
pounds; height. feet 81 inches; chest circumfer-
ence, 37h inches; expansion. 3h inches; spirom-
eter. 2e4 cubic inches; frat enlistment.
GEORGE LAuDERrAcH. enlisted Now York. May Is;
coal hcavcr; born May 20. 1s47. at Utterhausen.
Cassel, Germany; now thirty-two years old COM
plexion. fair; lair dark brown; eyes. gray; good
power; weight. 1G4ls pounds; height. feet So
inches; chest. 40 inches; expansion. 4 inches;
spirometer. 26s cubic inches; frat enlistment.
CARL AUGUST GoKrz. seaman; enlisted New York.
May lG; born ut Hilsinglong. Sweden. September A.
1874; now thirty-four years eight months old;
weight, l41 pounds; complexion dark hair. black;
eyes. hazel; good power; height. feet "a inches;
Ghost. SIX inches; expansion. 8 inches; sprometer.
232 cubic inches; first enlistment.
PETER EDWARD JOHNSON, seainan enlisted New
York. May l6; born January 2. 1884, at sandfjord.