The evening world., 1894-09-05

s was A. failure from a scientists
STANDPOINT. as 1t was also from that
oi 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
the addition of the Miranda's crew made
ninety one persons on board this little
craft of l07 tons.
The passengers slept in the hold, on
TOP of the salt and nsh. Gulls and
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 at South Sydney before dis
pefsing,, at which time handsome tes-
iimonial VIII be presented to Capt.
The lost steamship Miranda was built
IN lsi for the st. John and New York
trade. She, is famous as the vessel
raft Off 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 5000
The Miranda was a steamer OF LES
tiers ts grGss She ,ssa built at Sswsss
long. 81 feet BEAM and 235 feet deep.
She was one of the Red Cross line and
N Mas owned by c: 7, Bowring & Co.
Messrs' IL B9Wring & Archibald were her
In addition to DR.. Frederick A. Cook,
who was In charge Of the excursion, the
following scientists were on board when
Prof e Will seo H. tf0 Bre NeW f Of Yale
Prof. G. f. Wright of Oberlin College,
geologists; L: L Dyke, OF Kansas STATE
and b. +. staunton, of obefiin. assist
ant zoologists; f. A. McIlhenny. of
Lyon, Harvard School, Chicago, biolo-
and Dr.. R. II; cEamsr. New W York. sur.
geons; Louis I. w. Joyner, Poughkeep-
sic. entomologist; Russell W. Porter, Of
Boston; and Robert De p. Tytus. Of
hsto rian.
The scientific staff was assisted by
Maynard Ladd, J. r: Fordyce. II. Cleve-
land and Frederick P. Gay, Of Harvard,
Thompson. A. ? Rogers, x. G. Brown
and ]. II. Rumril. OF Yale.
The officers OF the Miranda were Capt.
William James Farrell First Officer Geo.
Manuel, Second officer Edward Doody
and Third officer John Dahl.
Among the well-known sportsmen who
aec9 para the excursion were Robert
y
W. Gardner, ex-Mayor of Cleveland;
Walter S. Root. of Cleveland; Ashley
G. Glover, eX-Prosecuting Attorney, of
York; S. G. Tenney. Of Williamson.
Mass. James u. Dewell, of New Haven;
w. H. II. Armstrong, of Newburg, N.
Y. DR.. William A. Reeve. Of Patchogue.
Charles T.. Reed accompanied the ex-
Dedition as taxidermist, and F. A.
Kersting, of New Jersey. as photog-
Carl Garretson, the thirteen-year-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
morning. The collision took place when
the steamer was about five miles to the
nortkward of BellesIsle. during q dense
fog. She put Into cape Charles harhor,
she arrived on July "a.
On the evening Of July % the exped-
tion again started northward, after nav
ing made thorough repairs. One of the
party left the steamer before sailing.
evening on account of the heavy fog
which prevailed, and remained at an
Choir until o'clock on the morning of
the 18th, when she again proceeded on
her voyage. At that time a steamer.
which had Just arrived at st. Johns.
scattered over a large area.
On Aug. IL the steamer Grandlake
from Labrador. arrived at st. Johns,
n: F., and brought as passengers Messrs.
Lineaweavers, Tenney. Tytus and Root,
who were landed from the Miranda