New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-03
Croker Land Expedition Gets
Rousing "BOn Voyage" as
Good Ship Diana SteamS
from Navy Yard.
TRIP TO LAST THREE YEARS
Friends of Voyagers Throng
the Dock-Flags and Music
Give Start for the Far
North Gala Day
Aspect.

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Diana, with the Crocker Land eXpedi-
ton aboard, from which The Tribune
will receive exclusive wireless reports,
steamed out into the East River at
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
AS the flag bedecked whaler came
abreast of the Hancock. the band,
which had been playing Aud Lang
Syne." changed to THE Star Spangled
| Banner" There was an answering
cheer from Donald b. Macmillan and
his party, and as the crowd assembled
on the dock to see the expedition off
waved last goodby the Diana
steamed out Of view.
There were many to bid farewell TO
the men who will spend three years IN
the Arctic regions. But Jerome Lee
Allen. the electrician and wireless OPP
orator. who was only recently married
would not let his wife stay to see the
ship off Maurice c. Tanquary will
| meet his fiancee in Boston.
, Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn,
president of the American Museum OF
Natural History, brought a Christmas
| box with him. with strict injunctions
to Mr.. Macmillan that IL must not he
opened until that day. Others present
included Walter h. James. Of the
American Geographical Society; Her
bert L. Bridgman. Anthony Fiala,
William n. Patterson. Of the National
Cash Register Company. whose young
son is a tourist passenger with Judge
Carroll y. Spriggs. of Dayton. Mrs,
Spriggs. Miss Patterson. Mrs. Harrison
]. Hunt, wife Of the surgeon Of the
party; Or. Hunts mother. and his
brother. Walter VI. Hunt. Of Phila-
| delphia. and Albert Operti. the artist
who was with Peary in 1S96'9I. DIT
Hunt will join the ship in Boston.
Expedition Fund Subscribed.
Or. Edmund Otis Hovey. the chair
man Of the committee in charge Of the
expedition, said yesterday that In the
last twenty-four hours more than 81
100 had been subscribed 10 make up
the fund of $4,000 needed TO give the
party a third year in the Arctic regions
As was told exclusively in Monday
! Tribune. the expedition would be
somewhat crippled without the extra
$4,000 Among the contributors, ac-
cording to Dr. Hovey. were the Peary
Arctic Club. $500; William Underwood
e. Co. Of Boston. $613, and r. a. Har-
ris. $50.
The ships cat cast sangunary
glances at a canary which was brought
aboard by Mr.. Macmillan. II is for the
wife Of DR.. Hettach. missionary OF
Hopedale. Labrador. Mrs. Hettach has
been on the coast for ten years, and
has longed for a canary bird. IL is the
gift of a woman in this city.
But the canary and the cat were nc
sources of attraction when Bo's'n John
Murphy of the Diana was around.
Hes the man that got the axe after
DIR. Cook" said Mr.. Macmillan to some
Of the newspaper men.
| Indeed" said Murphy who had
overheard the allusion, me axe hasn't
much Of an edge this time, but don't
EXPECT TO see DR.. Cook; that's the rea-
SON"
And IL was the bo's'n who had tc
run up a flag presented to Ekblaw by
fellow members Of the Theta M Ep-
silon fraternity. II foated from the
wards with flags Of Bowdoin. Yale and
| oil Of Va
are represented in the expedition. Be-
sides the flag. a gun metal compass
with the legend in gold. Point True
was presented to Ekblaw.
Cheers for Explorers.
There were cheers for Tanquary by
alumni OF the University OF Illinois.
Howard II. Cleave journeyed all the
wav from North Carolina TO deliver to
Ekblaw material for banding birds In
the north to study migration. Both
are members of the American Bird
Banding Society.
| A. w. Scott, OF the Neptune, which
rescued the crew Of the whaler Al
gerine. came to tell Mr.. Macmillan
about a cache of food which could be
found on the way to Crocker Land.
The Diana will call at Boston for
pemican and other supplies. At sgd
nov. N. s., she will take on coal and
sundry parts of the equipment. AT
Rattle Harbor DR.. Grenfell will be seen.
Stops will be made at Hopedale and
Okkak. The ship will then head for
the west coast OF Greeland. About
| August Cape York will be reached,
and one hundred dogs and their drivers
taken on.
| II Flagler Bay, Ellsmere Land, is
clear of ice by August 20 landing will
be made The ship will then return to
New York, bringing back young Pat
terson and Judge Spriggs.
| After erecting winter quarters. and
| when sledging can be undertaken, hunt
ing parties will be sent into the hills
for the winters supply OF fresh meat.
| Supplies will be sledged to the Sec
ondary base established on Cape
Thomas Hubbard. The start FOR
| Crocker Land will be made with the
| coming Of dawn in February, 19l4.