Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-15
BOUND FOR ARCTIC WATERS.

The Coming Excursion by Dr. Cook, Professor Brewer and Others of Yale and other Scholars and Scfen. tists.
 The first passenger steamer to attempt to penetrate the waters of Gresnlsnd will reach New York mex! Tuesday to receive the finishing touches for it's trip to the Arctic regions. The steamer is the Miranda of the Red Cross line, which has been char tered by Dr. Frederick A. Cook Sturgeon and ethnologist of the Psary expeditioD) and party for @ cruise of two months and half about the Newfoundland, Labrador and Greenland coasts. Dr. Cooks party will consist of forty-six men and four women, who intend to form themselves into three separate companies for the pur- poses of investigation and pleasure. The Miranda will leave New York on June 27, stopping at New London for day or SO to witness the Yale-Earvsrd races, in which A. P. Rogers of Yale, one of the party, will participate. From New London the steamer will continue its jour- ney, touching at Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, crossing the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Straits of Belle Isle, cruising along the Rigoulette. Leaving there, the V. ssel will continue along the Labrador coast, and, going few hundred miles further, will cross the Davis Strait to the west coast of Greenland. Melville Bay will be entered about July %, where, after spending @ few days hunting seal and polar bears the party will go north to the present site of the Peary headquarters. Visits will also be made to tho sites of the Kane, Hayes, and Greedy winter quar- ters, if possible. During the northern journey, the vessel will stop at the Morse ruins, Godthaab, tho fjords, the fossil beds, and at several towns on the way. Some of the party intend leaving the Vt ssel at one of these points and await its return. The Miranda will return along the coast of Greenland and Labrador, reaching this city about the middle of September
 The chip is 220 feet long and 31 feet wide. Her gross tonnage Ia 1, ,158. and her net register 734. She will be schooner rigged and fitted up with every requisite for the voyage. Among those going are:
 William Fl. Brewer, professor of agri- culture, Yale; G. F. Wright, professor of harmony of science with revelation, Ober- lin, O.; Robert D. Perry, Phillipston,
 
 of public instruction, Pittsbura; Frederick Houghton, Buffalo board of education; Walter s. Root, Cleveland, O; Jules F. Valle, consulting physician, city hospi- tai, St. Louis; Ashley O. Clover, ex- prosecuting attorney of St. Louie; VII liam A. Reeve, D. D. S., Patchogus, L. L; William Dryco. jr., New. York; Prof. G. W. W. Dove, Andover, Mass.; L. L. Dyche, professor of zoology. Kansas State university; Professor A. A. Freeman, Phil lips College, Andovsr, Mass Russell W. Porter, Boston, Mass; A. P. Rogers, edi- tor of the Yale Record; N. W. Dunning, Yale; Maynard Ladd, editor of the Harvard Crimson. 0. P. Lineawesver, Yale; J. l. l Lineaweaver, Yale, of New Haven; Ar l thur R. Thompson, Yale; R. de P. Tytus, Yale; 8. G. Tenny, attorney, VII 1 liamstown, Macs Samuel P. Orth, | botanist, Oberlin, Ohio; R. s. 1 Hurlbert, Editor of the West Winstsd | Conn.,, Herald; Benjamin Hoppin, Bad dock, 0 B A. Fl. Sutherland, Paddock. Q. B.; 0. L. Fordycs, Harvard; W. H. Wolfe, bnainess manager of the Harvard Portfolio; 0. Cleveland, jr., Harvard; Charles E. Reed, taxideTmist, Worcester,