The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-17
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.

Eluma6S sS<>A-4e AASE Lives IN
Their Hands.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch
Newark, Nj, Nov. 4.-For the last
month the little shipyard adjoining Sew
boldf's boathouse, on the Passaic. has
been the scene of unusual activity. No
one but the regular frequenters of the
place. however, has gained an inkling of
what was going on, and, although hun
areds of people have crossed and re-
crossed the Erie bridge constantly, they
have been none the wiser for seeing a
party of stalwart men working like beav-
ers as long as light lasted among the
stranded hulks of small vessels of all
sorts. Nevertheless, an expedition of a
most unusual character has been quietly
fitted out at Seyboldt's and in a few DAYS
or so will be speeding with all possible
haste for South America, from whence
there is no telling how many OF the fear
less adventurers. will return.
Your correspondent learned some DAYS
AGO that something uncommon was trans
piring at Seyboldt's and went there Tor
The purpose of getting the story He
y
ing and laundering and scraping and
hauling at a great rate. 1t was only on
the promise that nothing should be
printed until after the expedition left
Newark that the truth about theodd out
it was obtained.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BOATS.
The feet consists Of two vessels. The
first was launched on Wednesday, and
and pn1.lXv r['1 t11,s1 a ,,o,,,,;,,r
steam was gotten up and the boat was
given a short run up the river to try her
The engines worked well, and the little
craft grave evidence of a high rate of
sDeed. After the run she was anchored
among the little feet of steam yachts Just
below the Eureka boat-house. where she
was Overhauled for the last time and
everything put in order. About noon she
was brought down stream, tied alongside
of Seynoldt's float for few minutes and
then. shaking herself clear, as if restless
to be off, gave a farewell toot to her wills
tie and shot off down the river. The boat
was taken to Brooklyn, and will be
hosted aboard Of a big schooner
The boat is about forty feet long. and
remarkably light draughted, as she draws
less than three feet of water amidships
and not more than six inches at the bow.
She was purchased on the Harlem. and
ana fitted out for the enterprise. She has
been thoroughly calked and strength
ened, and her running gear carefully ex-
amined A new awning has been rugged,
and living space for four men has been
arranged. The second boat is OF the
Whale-bOat type, and was purchased at
the Brooklyn navy yard. 1t is twenty or
twenty-five feet long. and, during her stay
in Newark, has been rugged with big
centerboard, and has been partially
decked over and preparations made to
towed to Brooklyn, and will be put aboard
OF the schooner at once.
OBJECT OF THE EXPEDITION.
The steam yacht will have four men
and the whaletOat but two These six
men compose the party. They will navi-
ate the schooner to South America and
with the steam launch and the whaleboat
will procee inland up some river, when
the real object of the expedition will be
prosecuted. The OBJECT is the gathering
the plumage OF certain kind of bird
which is very rare, and consequently
very valuable The birds bearing the
plumage are quite small, and the valuable
plumage grows in crest between the
shoulders. But a small quantity is gath
cred from each bird, and the men say
y =
1t.
The men have no single leader or cap
tain, as the expedition is controlled by
three of the party, Joseph Batty, Chris
tian Chrstianson and John Carlton They
are Long islanders, and have hunted and
Travelled over a large part of the earth's
surface. Batty has followed this sort Of
life for fifteen years, and all of the half
dozen are experienced saIoDs and hunters.
just what part of South america they are
bound for they would not divulge, and
when one of them explained that their
movements are closely watched by sharp
er5 in New Ork who would ii out an eX-
petition and follow them instanter, their
secrecy was not to be wondered at
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Some time ago the leaders in the pres
ent enterprise left New York for South
America in quest OF alligatOrs. They
were followed by ;s~1ie u ouU III the eA-
pense OF numLe of Hebrews, who
hoped, by persistent FOLLOWING, to profit
St rich naLo I'|i ~ sIiic,o +i. ~ ana
Since then Batty. Christensen and Carl
ton have kept their plans to themselves.
1t IS probable, however, that they intend
10 strike into the continent somewhere on
the north, and presumably viii go up the
Madeira river some distance and then
along one of its tributaries.
The steam launch fitted up in Newark
VIII be used as a sort of Headquarters
after the p9stx crats in to tho irtn5,ior r,