The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-05

N'oWt'lhtu TrOm f1ra Ihpe.,
topper. but otherwise the expedition
s SaS failure from scientists
so STANDPOINT, as 1t was also from that
OF the sportsmen. The. journey home
verse winds. the Inconvenience OF close
quarters and insufficient provisions.
only ten days supplies for forty men
having heen placed on the Rigel, and
ne addition of the MIranda's crew made
nlnety-one persons on board this little
craft Of l07 tons.
,op ne Of passengers ,Ss ger slept in the hold on
other sea birds constituted the only
fresh meat of the party for the last
Too great credit cannot be given to
for their efforts in behalf Of those whom
they had rescued The party will have
banquet a! South sydney before dis
perslng, at which time a handsome tes-
Dixon.
The lost steamship Miranda was built
IN loSa for the st John and New York
trane. She is famous as the vessel
raft of Long Island Sound For two
years past she had been running to Cen
tral America and the West Indies. She
Is said to have been insured for $4,000.
The Miranda was a steamer OF lies
tie, England in 1884. She was 22o feet
lGng, 81 feet beam, and 23.5 feet deep.
She was one of the Red Cross line. and
N Mas owned by G 7, ,f Bpwrns & Co. Co.
In addition to Dr. Frederick A. Cook,
who was In charge of the excursion, the
following scientists were on board when
- Prof, William II. Brewer. Of Yale;
Prof G. r. Wright, of Oberlin College,
and Prof. y. c. ,JIllison. Of Plttsburg,
geS,osists: l.: l. Dyke Of Kansas STATE sta, s
and b. F. Staunton, of obeIlin. assist.
ant zoologists; f. a. McIlhenny, of
Louisiana ornitholS9gists; Prof. Elias P
gist; DR.. julius F. Vale, Of St Louis,
and DR.. r. II. Cramer, New York, sur
geons; Louis |. w. Joyner. Poughkeep-
sic. entomologist; Russell w. Porter, of
Eostoq; and Robert DE F. Tytw8s s,. Of
historian.
The scientific stan was assisted by
Maynard Ladd. J. r: Fordyce.. II. Clevc-
and w II Cumming, g. j. Lien: Linea-
T Tsampson "f Rossrs e. Brown N
and ]. Il Rumril, OF Yale.
William James Farrell. First Officer Geo.
and Third Officer John Dahl.
Among the well-known sportsmen who
accompanied. the excursion were Rober,
y. Perry, of Braintree, Mass; George
w. Gardner, ex-Msyor of Cleveland
Walter S. Root, of Cleveland; Ashley
c. Glover, ex-Prosecuting Attorney OF
St. Louis; William Bryce ;l r.; of New
Mass; James d. Dewell, of New Haven
w. H. H; Armstrong. of Newburg, n
Y: DR.. William a. Reeve. of Patchogue
and DR.. r. o. Stebbins. of New York.
Charles r.. Reed accompanied the ex-
nedition as taxidermis,. and F. a
rapher.
Carl Garretson, the thrteen-ycar-old
son of Supreme Court Justice Garretson
Of New York, was the youngest member
Of the expedition.
A telegram was received from St
Johns N. F., dated July "a, which stated
that the Miranda had been in collision
with an iceberg on July II, at $50 in the
the steamer was about five miles to the
northward of Belle Isle. during a dense
fog. She put into Cape Charles harbor
where temporary repairs were effected
she arrived on July "a
On the evening of July IS the expedi
ton again started northward. after hav
ing made thorough repairs. One Of tn
She returned to St. Johns on the sam
evening on account of the heavy fol
which prevailed. and remained at an
Choir until o'clock on the morning o
her voyage. At that time a steamer
which had just arrived at St. Johns
reported a large. number OF iceberg
scattered over a large area.
from Labrador arrived at st. Johns
\: F., and brought as passengers Messrs
Lineaweavers, Tenney. Tytus and Root
who were landed from the Miranda.