New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-19
THE DIANA At BATTLE
.HARBOR;; EXPEDITION SAFE
Macmillan Vessel Reaches Lab
rador Port Leaking Badly and
Substitute Will Be Sent.
ERIK TO START AT ONCE
Peary Relief Ship To Be Sent
from st. Johns, and Work
Will Be Delayed Only
a Few Days.

The Crocker Land expedition is safe, and
as soon as relief ship can reach Battle
Harbor the explorers will continue on
their way.
Word TO this effect was received late
last evening by Edmund Otis Hovey,
chairman Of the committee of the Amerl-
can Museum OF Natural History i'm charge
Of the expedition. in a wireless dispatch
from Donald b. Macmillan. Mr. Mac
MILAN said:
I'VE reached Battle Harbor late this
afternoon The Diana is leaking badly
and We will need another ship. Condi-
tons for northern work this season are
unusually good"
This brief message brought JOY 70 the
hearts Of those who have had the inter-
csts Of the expedition at heart or who
have been responsible for it's success. The
message was dated from Battle Harbor
and had been rolayed through half a
dozen wireless stations down the Labra-
dor coast 10 Cape Richie. on the west
coast OF Newfoundland and thence to
BAY Of Islands. where it was put on the
wires and sent TO this city.
Arrangements had already been made
for 2 relief ship 10 be sent up from st
Johns 1t had been hoped that the seal
ing steamer Neptune would be sent, but
Job BROTHERS. owners Of the Diana and
Neptune said the latter ship was not
available
The ship which will 20 north will he
the sealing steamer Erik" said Mr..
Hovoy. after he had announced the re-
celpt Of the dispatch The Erik is now
being put into condition. and II will start
I'm about a week II will take her about
three or four days to reach Battle Harbor
after she starts
THE Erik is a larger and in many re-
spects a better ship than the Diana. ana
except FOR the delay. which is unfortn-
nate. the expedition will be even better
equipped with her than with the Diana
II will be necessary to transfer all the
cargo II the Diana 70 the Erik, and this
with the limited facilities at Battle Har-
| Dor. will be difficult work II should not
/ however. take more than week TO 90
IT."
/ The Erik Is famous I'm Arctic work. II
was this ship which went North in l9p'
| 10 take coal TO the Roosevelt in which
/ Admiral Peary was AZ that time making
/ his successful expedition to the North
/ Pole She has figured also in several
other trips 10 the Far North.
/ The delay In starting the Erik. which
| is now In St Johns. y. r.. is due to TAX
/ Ing Oh coal and TO the taking out Of In
surance.
/ The equipment ~ the Macmillan eXpe
dition includes a powerful wireless tele
graph apparatus. 10 be set mp when the
company goes into permanent quarters In
! Drocller Land Although the antenne and
! instruments FOR receiving messages have
been placed I'm position aboard the shlp
and are probably In working order. tie
apparatus for sending messages. which IS
more complicated and difficult TO instt..'
| has not been set up. Wireless messages
sent to the steamer Will probably be re-
celved. but the explorers are without
means OF replying until the vessel puts
! into a port with telegraphic communica-
ton.
The message telling Of the grounding OF
the ship received at the American Mu-
scum 81 Natural History was made pub
lie Yesterday. and Is as follows:
Diana ashore. Am landing equipment
order Neptune FOR trip. All safe and well.
DONALD MACMlLLAN.'
st. Johns. y. F.. July ls.-The Donald
r. Macmillan Arctic exploring ship
Diana. which stranded on Barge Point.
on the southern coast Of Labrador.
Wednesday night. was relocated last
evening. according 10 a message received
bv Job Brothers, the owners. here from
the telegraph operator at Red Bay. In
the Straits OF Belle Isle. to-day
There had been no proposal here up 20
this evening to charter the sealer Erik
as relief ship. according TO members Of
the firm Of Job Brothers. owners of both
the Erik and the Diana. The Erik is now
undergoing repairs at this port. These
repairs will be continued, and nothing
will be done about sending relief TO the
Diana until more definite reports are re-
ceived from Professor Macmillan. II IL
the hope Of the owners that the Diana
may be able 10 continue her voyage
northward with slight repairs. Additional
advices on this point are expected here