The evening world., 1894-09-05

was without other incidents than ad-
verse winds, the Inconvenience OF close
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
The passengers slept In the hold on
top of the sa Il and fish Gulls and
other sea birds constituted the only
,resn meat OF the party for the last
Too great credit cannot be given to
1ap! inNon ana the crew of the Rigel
inr their EFFORTS In behalf Of those whom
banquet at South sydney before dis
perslhR at which time n handsome ties.
iimonial Will be presented to Capt.
The lost steamship Miranda was built
IN lSsi for the st John and New York
usue. she Is famous as the vessel
which list the celebrated Leary timber
years past she had been running to Cen
tral America and the West Indies. She
is said l. have been insured for $4,000.
The Miranda was steamer OF lies
t u'hs gross. She was bull: at Newcas-
Ling, 81 feet beam, and 23.5 feet deep;
She was one OF the Red Cross line, and
M Mas Owned by & T. ,t s9wrns Co. CO.
agents In this city.
In addition to Dr. Frederick A. Cook
who was in charge of the excursion, the
following scientists were on boaru when
:, Prof William II. brewer. Of Yale:
Prof. q. r. Wright. of Oberlin College.
and Prof Il e. .Jilllson. OF Pittsburs,
University, zoologist; samuel p. orth
ant zoologists: f. a. McIlhenny, OF
S"s"na Srnih saESn hr9 Siop
and and Dr. ' n. .' ii. cramer. New York. sur,
geons, Louis l. w: Joyner,,, Poushkeep.
roston. and Robert DE 7. Tytus, of
New Haven. surveyors; II. c. Walsh.
historian.
The scientific stan was assisted by
land and Frederick =. Gay, OF Harvard.
and w II DunninI. g. = Lien. Linea-
T Tsapso5 nf Roysrs A q Brown N
and j, II Rumril OF Yale.
The officers of the Miranda were Capt
Manuel. Second Officer Edward Doody
and Third officer John Dahl.
Among the well-known sportsmen who
accompanied the excursion were Robert
d. Perry, of Braintree. Mass: George
W GrrqneT Roe of OF Xshsy
G. Glover, eN-Prosecuting Attorney OF
st. Louis; William Bryce. .ir.: of New
York. s. G. Tenncy, OF Williamson
Mass: James u. Dewell. of New Haven
w. II. II. Armstrong, of Newburg n
Y DIR. William A. Reeve. OF Patchogue
/ and DR.. r. o. Stebbins. of New York.
1 Charles f. Reed accompanied the eX.
pedlticn as taxihermisi. and +. a
/ Karsting, of New Jersey, as photog
rapher.
! Carl Gsrretson. the thlrteen-year-old
OF New York, was the youngest member
, OF the expedition.
! 4 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 $40 in the
morning. The collision took place wher
the steamer was about five miles to the
northward OF Belle Isle. during dense
, fog. She put into Cape Charles harbor
/ whore temporary repairs were effected
and then proceeded to St Johns where
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 s o'clock on the morning o
the Goth, when she again proceeded Of
her voyage. At that time n steamer
which had just arrived at st. John 5
reported a large number of iceberg
scattered over large area.
on Aug. IL the steamer Grandlak,
from Labrador, arrived at st. Johns
y: F.. and brought as passengers Messrs
Lineaweavers, Tenney. Tytus and Root
who were landed from the Miranda.