New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-19
FUN AND WORK COMBINED.
THE SCIENTISTS ON SEVERAL ExCUR-
SIONS.
SOME OF THEM GO TO THE FISHING BANK
AND DREDGE FOR SPECIMENS OF

AND DREDGE FOR SPECIMENS OF
DEEP-sEA LIFE.
rhe sessions OF the scientists holding their annual
meeting of the American Association, In brook
lyn were suspended Yesterday, so far as reaohg Oh
papers was concerned Various excursions absorbed
the interest OF nearly 1000 persons connected Win
the Association for the Advancement Of Science ana
its affiliated societies. The trips were arranged by
the Local Committee Of the association composer
of prominent Brooklyn people, many OF whom ac-
companied the visitors.
There were four excursions About COO persons
went by iron steamboat to Cold Spring HarDor anu
visited the Fish Commission Station and the BIO
logical Laboratory. A party of 300 went by the
Mary Patten to Long Branch. where they were the
guests Of Mrs. Esther Hermann. The members ana
friends of the American Chemical Socey TOOK 'i'e
steamer Blackbird and went to Bayonne and Newark
The smallest party but the one most deeply IN
terested in scientific research. went on the f'Sh
Commission steamboat Fshhawk TO the cholera
or Fishing Banks and dredged the bottom of the
sea- securing many interesting specimens
The party which went the Fiahhawk was IN
charge Of DR.. Joseph II. Hunt and Ernest lnger-
soil They crossed South and Staten Island ferries
and boarded the steamer at the Light House STA
ton at Tompkinsville United States Flsh 'ofn'iS-
sioner Marshal. Macdonald welcomed them 10 me
yes.e. which was under command Of Captain Rod
ert Pratt. In the party were Dr. and MIS-. j. H.
Hunt of Brooklyn: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barnard
of New-York: James Hambett of Brooklyn a.
W. Butler. Of Brookvlle. Ind; A. E Murphy OF
New-York: Edward l.. Rice. OF Middetown. Conn.,
o. d. Clark. of the Boys High School BROOKLYN
f A. SirprIye of jamaica l.. J.; Hugo Muertt OF
- ,okyn. and Victor II. Lowe. OF Jamaica H. l.
The start was made from Tompkinsville shorty
after 10 a. H. and the Cholera Banks were reached
about / 80 D. M The dredging for experimental
purposes was the first ever done In that region.
At point about ten niles south of Rockawa! ana
twelve miles southeast of Sandy Hook the dredge
enft
that the place IS an excellent for fishing as -
we'll known because of the great variety Oh sea ioou
found there. The mode OF taking the temperature
soundings and the Of the trawi dredge were
shown as In the actual work done by the flsh 'oh'-
mission The record of Of the experiments
with the dredge showed that 1t was put out al
s.95 n m at food tide in thirteen and half fath-
oms of water The bottom was sand ana me gray f
water at the surface Il degrees. and at the bottom
66ie degrees. The density was W. A ne ernn
Snecies of crabs including hermit crabs, six spe-
cies of fishes. starsh sandco,iafs sea sea- nins
Of sea life were brought up. The dredge at one
point brought up ballast which some VesSe' "a'
One of the interesting things brought up were
eggs of the skate and the young hsh developing
'' The party cary in the evening and T Re
fishhawk which the Government placed at me as e,
posal Of The association. vii make another ZIP , s
week. and wi. 60 to the Cuff stream ior 'eeP SEQ
There :arse party on the iron s'f a5n oar
Is1reton Grove. at cod Spring H'roor fr9ieS s
F. w Hooper in charge the parry di .h~i
into 'hpee took boats 70 Great Neck Long
Island study the fooled cay beds OF tnT ib
seoogis,s present Professors HitchSock o,
Dartmouth Golsge Pr2fes 9CE H of Columbia co
,ege: Professor f. W. Hooper. Of the bIooklyn
Institute Professor W9omaR Of and pH Hsorse
Kunz OF New-York ..A
The second party took steam ana nap tnra
tory and New-York Fishery Station About LTD lW
professors and teachers Of S oI much vein esiI w'
excent advantages which s a4I1a re-
lex Ma the In % G 'ps and
methods of fish culture. ,,, through
the forest and along the shore 10 study the ns o2a o
OF the region The rest remained IN rs en T.,d,ss '
Reception Committee was represented by, Mrs ST.
CAR McKeiway. Mrs Darwin r. James Mrs WI,
friend Dr. Koecher, Of Berlin were in re Sss
York who owns the .arre clay beds at Cod Sprng.
met the party with steam aunch ana 'oSK n 'hs b
10 various points Of geo.og'ca. interest a'O's '"e
The party reached Brooklyn at $50 oc:o C, cnorv.
of W. II. Hale. The steamboat. Aurora ,ransieT1 1s
Hs Es IRON pdn he arrival S Of he boat at
Bay stages took the party 70 the grou Ioe ~ Tn
members of the party were her guests; ana she
presented TO each a handsome silver badge IN the
FORM of a shell with the word Progress and the
lamp Of learning upon It. In the party Were n1:
DR. and Mrs. w VI. Hutchinson. Miss Hutchn9on'
Stewart Cun. Professor Thomas Grant pa nAIrn'
p A. Doty Miss Alice A. Douglass. j. r. Hyde'
John A. Dunn. Assemblyman and Mrs Stii,ma i r.
Kneeinnd Harrison G.. Dyar. Nicholas HalI1ck
William II. Hale. Professor George Bruce Hal
stead and Professor James 7. T. Ives ,, G.
The excursion Of members OF the Chemical So
ciety was made Bayonne. where the works OF the
STANDARD oil Company visited The boat then
went To- Newark where the Lister Agricultural
Chemical Works the Feigenspan Brewery and the
Ralbach Smelling Works all Of Newark. were IN
spected -, A., o,.,o nv. tn
v,fed 10 attend services at IL a m. IN Plymoutn
Church where Professor Rosser ". Raymond
will preach upon The Relation Of Science ana fe-
iieion' The reading OF papers before the sections
win be resumed tomorrow morning. and an ex-
cursion about the harbor Will be made IN the az
ternoon.