The evening world., 1894-09-05


sssst eyer taken u . Greenland went
Prof. DYKE. OF Kansas University,
lest q fins lot OF Labrador and Green
hpd hiFis, Pref. WRIGHT o. ooe s,nn
stndiss Of the glaciers near sukker-
tpppen, but otherwise the e scpEsni,sts
standpoint, as It was also from tnas
gas~wit6out other Incidents than ad-
verse winds, the Inconvenience OF close
quarters and insufficient provisions,
cnly ten days supplies for p t9rty men aea
the addition Of the Miranda's crew made
ninety-ons persons on board this little
tor Of the salt and FISH. Gulls and
ether sea birds constituted the only
frssh meat of the party for the last
Zoo great credit cannot be given to
CAPT Dixon and the crew Of the Rigel
foF thsir efforts In behalf Of those whom
they had rescued. The party VIII nave
perrinS. at which time a handsome tes-
tImopisl will be presented to Capt
TSs lost steamship Miranda was built
trade de- q She il p famous as the vessel
raft of Long island Sound: For two
years past she had been running to Cen
II said to have been insured for $4,000.
The Miranda was a steamer OF lies
tons gross. She Was built at Neweas.
Gle, England, In 1884. She was go feet
long. 81 feet beam, and go feet deep;
MAS owned by C: 7. Bowring & Go.
aGsnN IN this city. ~ 49,,
who was in charge Of the excursion. the
following scientists were on board when
tho stsaIaey sailed from New York;
Prof. William III. Brewer. Of Yale
r sS p e. wsn Gf ooe OF Pt GSbsEs
geoioeists; L. L; Dyke, Of Kansas state
Unlversity, zoologist; Samuel P. Orth
and B. F stauntSn, of 16sTlin, assist IT.
ans sSo,osstS,i IL Prof Elias
Lyon. Harvard School, Chicago, biolo-
giat; pr, Julius F. Vale Of g.. Louis,
sie. entomoIogist; Russell W. Potter, Of
Boston, and Robert De p. Tytus,. Of
Esw Haven. surveyors; II. c. Walsh
Msynard Eaas. J. 4: Ferdycs, IL cieve-
land and Frederick p. Gay, Of Harvard.
and w. H. PpgGlng, G. P. Lien; Linea-
Tssys1 j. n soxsas H e. Brown m
and J. II. Rumrii, Of Yale.
The officers Of the Miranda were Capt.
Tais JsIss FsrSsl Ftrs s 20 oi n 6o Geo;
and Third ohicer John Dahl.
Among the weli-known sportsmen who
accompanied the excursion were Robert
p. Ferry. Of Braintree. Mass; George
w W f !. Root, 81 GleyeIand; Ashley
c. Clover. ex-Prosecutins Attorney. OF
81. Louis; William Bryce, .ir;;, Of New
YORK; 9. q. Tenney. OF Williamston,
w. H. H. Armstrong. of Newburg. N.
Y; DR.. William A. Reeve. of Patchogue,
s9d p5. r; O. stsbbins, OF New nsv, York tSr
Rs!stins. q Nav Jersss. as s' photos:
IL. ,ss,'s
81 New York, was the youngest member
..Sa s.;:s ,s f|s;!ys s,; t5s% s,., 8,
With I'D ieskeIg On July y, at 30 In the
xss stssnsr :" was s about Ave miles to The
III III put IT into ' Cape CHARLES hsr fnst
s ssSs : sSss!
uSn again started northward. after hay
ing made thorough repairs. One Of tn,
pefty left the steamer before sailing
eysalnG on Sceoupt of the heavy FOL
which prevailed, and remained at an
ehoy until . o'clock on the morning O
the Nth, when she again proceeded OF
her voyage. At that time a steamer
which had Just arrived at St. Johns
scattered over q. large area.
On Aug. u the steamer Grandlakt
from Labrador. arrived at st. Johns
~ ~ and brought as passengers Messrs
who were landed from the Miranda,