New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-26
CORAL BRAINSTONE FOUND.
RETURN OF MORE MEMBERS OF THE SCI
ENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO BERMUDA.

- l. prusb II w Carpenter and w. II. Everett.
three members Of the scientific expedition sent u
Bermuda by New-York University, returned nome
on the steamship Orinoco. which arrived mere yes
terday They brought with them among other
things a coral branstone, so-called because OF us
resemblance to the human brain In us formatoh.
The stone which Is feet inches In diameter ana
,yegbs about one thousand pounds. will be placed
nm exhibition at the American Museum OF Nat
ural History 1t was found In the waters OF Casue
Harbor and is said to be the finest specimen ever
discovered Among other specimens brought were
n preserved devil fish. which the expedition had
previously been unable to procure several speci-
mems of new kinds of worms. and many interest
ing mollusks There also on the Orinoco i'o
live fish Of various kinds which Were taken W
the Aquarium.
Among the fishes received at the Aquarium were
the following: Red snappers; red parrot hshes'
which are of brilliant hue and have nose re-
sembllng a parrots beak, but are unht Tor toou'
Dream fishes which resemble porges yellow taiis'
which have gray bodies, with yellow stripes along
their sides: sergeant major, or ZEBRA hshes' "',0
are of a golden color. with black stripes ruh'i"s
their bodies grunt fishes. so-caiied because
they make a grunting noise when taken In the
hand. and silk snappers, which are req, WIN ."'
yellow stripes resembling silken threads on 'heir
sides The fishes were transported in tubs mace
by saving puncheons In twain and so arrahseu
with plpeSand rubber tubes that the water which
was pumped from the sea was constantly chang-
ing About twenty fishes died on the passage
The work of the expedition was carried on u'-
der the management and at the expense OF new
York University. Its object was to collect speci-
mems CT fishes aquatic plants, mollusks etc., anu
to establish a biological station near Hamilton TOT
the observation of marine life in Bermuda whose
shores are washed by the waters Of the Gun
Stream. The expedition started from this city on
June g. and went to Hamilton. II was In cnarRe
of Charles l.. Bristol professor OF biology a. , 49,
York University, who assisted ny PROFESSOR
Walter Rankin. of Princeton University ana IT
r H. Bean, superintendent or the AQUARIUM.
There also eleven students. most Oh WHO'LL
were from New-York University. Pumps, water
pipes etc. and a portable wooden tank were taken
with the expedition. With these, DR.. Bean super
intended the establishment of a temporary
to established a well-equipped biological iabora-
tory at Castle Harbor The aquarium ana iaDora-
tory are both within the boundaries OF Hamilton
The members Of the expedition lived in house on
The expedition worked diligently. and up to the
present time has collected about two hundred
specimens of tropical fishes, several hundreds OF
mollIsks. crustaceans, etc. and many sea ane
mones and other interesting and valuable speci-
mems. DR. Bean arrived here with the 1rst snip
second shipment, on July IL: The thlrd shipment
arrived yesterday Ernest Haycock, student OF
Harvard University remained at Hamilton 10 mn
ish I'D the work Of the season He is expected to
arrive here with the fourth and last shipment two
weeks hence.
The work accomplished by the expedition was
highly successful. and has resulted In provlding
much valuable material for biological research
The waters of Bermuda abound with such material
and contain much of especial interest to scientists
Another expedition will be sent out next year,
continuing the work will be established at Hami-
ton