Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-01
SURVEY THE BAHAMAS
GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY SCIEN-
lists SAIL TODAY.
Garry All Apparatus and Machinery
Necessary for the Objects
Of the Voyage.

BALTIMORE, June IAN expedition or
ganized for a scientific survey Of the Ba-
hama Islands under the auspices or the
Geographical Society, of which DR.. Daniel
C. Gilman of Carnegie institution Is presi-
dent, will sail from this port today on the
William H. Van Name. a schooner charter
ed for the purpose, which Is well supplied
with all the scientific apparatus and ma
chinery necessary for the objects of the
voyage. .,.;.
TIE vessel is commanded by Capt. G. F.
Blowers and DR.. George B. Shamuck is d.
rector of the expedition and chief of the
geological staff.
The other scientists in the party are:
DR.. Oliver L. Fassig, section director of
the United States weather bureau, chief
of the staff for climatology and physics.
J. X. Routh. Johns Hopkins University,
assistant in climatolegy and physics.
DR.. b. l.. Miller, professor in Bryn Mawr
College, geologist.
Dr. Clement A. Penrose vice director and
surgeon of the expedition and chief Of the
medical staff
]. A. e. Eyster. H. P. Cole, E. B. Beasley
and T. II. Coffin, Johns Hopkins medical
school. assistants to Dr. Penrose.
Dr. w. c. Coker. University of North Car
ollna chief of the botanical staff.
c. A. Shore and F. M. Haynes, University
OF North Carolina, botanical assistants
Barton A. Dean. curator of fishes In the
United States National Museum, chief of
staff for marine zoology.
j. B. G. Custis and j. A. Lewis, Johns
Hopkins University, assistants in marine
zoology.
j. II. Riley. curator of the United States
Museum. chief of staff for land zoology.
.. IL Der1ckson. assistant In land zool-
ogy.
G. M. Mooney. United States Department
or Agriculture. chief of the soil survey
-. =. Britton and e. G.. Hughes, United
States Department Of Agriculture, assist
ants to Mr.. Mooney.
w. M. Wright, John Hopkins University.
historian.
A. H. Baldwin of Washington, artist
Sir Gilbert F. Carter, the British governor
of the Bahamas, will accompany the expe-
dition on part of it's explorations.
Many Adjuncts Taken Along.
Among the adjuncts taken along is an
1S-foot gasoline launch, to be utilized along
the inlets and estuaries of the islands and
glass-bOttomed boat. The latter is large
dory. the interior being painted black and
the bottom covered with two heavy plates
of clear glass. through which objects below
the surface may be observed. 49,
The expedition will erect a bench-mark
monument. a granite shaft five feet long.
at Nassau. to determine whether the land
surface Is rising or falling. Its height will
change with oscillations in the earth's
crust.
Several large kites will be used to carry
self-registering apparatus above the trade
winds and into the anti-trades. Magnetic
instruments to measure the dip and the in
clination of the needle at the various sta
lions throughout the archipelago, will be
used.
The medical staff is equipped with many
chests containing medicines. antiseptic ma
terials, disinfecting apparatus. surgical in
struments and everything needed for gen.
eral medical research. The diseases Of the
islands will be treated and studied by DR..
Penrose. Mr.. Coffin will undertake a spe-
cial study of the different mosquitoes along
reference to their capacity for spreading
disease by carrying and. distribution Of
germs, 4,