Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-21
SCIENTISTS ON
YACHT CARNEGIE
REACH HONOLULU
Are Bound on Voyage to South
Polar Region in Nom
Magnetic Vessel

To check a series OF magnetic OBJ
servations made in the territory by
the United States government, Homo
lulu today recei1ed an initial visit
from the famous brigantine-rigged
non-magnetic ship Carnegie, operated
by the Carnegie Institute at Wash
irgton, now on a cruise of about two
years, which is expected TO include
circle of the south polar region.
With Capt J. P. Ault in command,
a party OF scientists, including H. NJ.
". Edmonds, II. F. Johnson. ]. A.
Luke, H. f. Sawyer and n. Nielsen
hetter, will remain about one month
on Oahu, while the delicate instru-
ments stationed at the observatory
near Sisal are corrected and checked
with those carried in the Carnegie.
The Carnegie is unique in that the
vessel, it's fittings and equipment are
constructed solely Of non-magnetic
material. With the exception OF non.
magnetized iron or steel used in the
cylinders, pistons and cams In the
auxiliary engines, the vessel is built
of wood, brass, bronze, copper and
cordage.
The vessel left New York on March
5. and heavy weather was met in the
Atlantic. II arrived here with IL Of
ficers and men. Albert Harold Sor-
enson, a cook, was lost overheard be-
fore the vessel had reached Panama.
A few days later Walter Stevens, a
cabin boy, became i'll and died of ty.
phoid fever. Capt Ault secured new
men at Cristobal. William Howes and
Charles Benson joined the vessel as
deck officers during the stay at the
canal zone. .>.. r.
The voyage in the Pacific was un'
der the most favorable conditions. The
Carnegie was sent into quarantine for
a few hours for fumigation, and was
berthed at the Waikiki side of Pier
Is at noon today. - -
Capt. Anlt4has visited Honolulu on
several occasions as an officer In the
brig Galilee. The Carnegie was built
and placed In commission In 1909. II
is 329 gross tons, length 135 feet,
breadth 80 feet and depth lis feet.
The vessel is completely sheathed in
copper. 1t is the product OF Brook
lyn shipyard and carries fine line
Of delicate instruments used in estab-
fishing the magnetic variance at points
visited tssS ..'....-.@. - Il
The Carnegie will SAIL for Dutch
tiarbor, Alaska, on leaving Honolulu,
and will remain In the north until
August. when she will be headed south
to spend the south polar summer in
cruising In the Antarctic to point as
far south as it is possible to navigate
the vessel without meeting the heavy
ice foes.
The Carnegie will make Port Lyttle-
ton, New Zealand, a base OF supplies
on its southern expedition. Two yes.
sells 1.-THE Galilee, 1905-1908; the Car.
negie, 1909-1913) have been engaged
in ocean magnetic surveys, the aggre.
gate length of the cruises being near
ly 161, 900 miles, covering all the
oceans from about so north to So
south; 3S land magnetic survey expe
ditions have been sent out in l03 coun-
tries. extending from about S0o north
to $50 south, the magnetic Observa.
lions having been made at about $500
points, requiring an amount of travel
fgenerally In more or less unexplored
or difficult regions) aggregating about
10000 miles, the total amount OF
travel involved In both the ocean and
the land work in execution of the pro-
ject of general magnetic survey OF
the globe approximating thus 1.000,-
600 miles (about 40 times the earth's
circumference. +
Four Arctic and Antarctic expedf
lions have been assisted, the neces.
sary instrumental outfits having been
loaned and the requisite training and
directions given to the observers; at
20 of the chief magnetic observatories.
and also at number of secondary
ones, the magnetic standards Of the
have been compared with
those in use at the respective obser-
yatories, thus making it possible to
leduce to the same standard magnetic
data obtained the world over
The non-magnetic yacht Carnegie,
the first vessel especially designed for
ocean magnetic surveys, was built In
1909. and has been now six years in
during which time she
has circumnavigated the globe and
has sailed over all the chief lanes of
ocean travel with practically no mis-.
hap, the aggregate length of her
cruises up to December 81, 1918, being |
about 100000 miles. i
A specially designed office and lab |
oratory building, containing A rooms,
was erected during the period May, |
1913, to February, 1914. Seven new |
for use in magnetic sur
veys at sea and on land, have been !
designed and chiefly constructed in
the departments own instrument |
shop; with the methods and applianc.
es introduced, an accuracy has been |
achieved in ocean work almost COM
parable with that on land; about 125
articles and publications by various
of the investigational staff |
have appeared; the magnetic data of |
interest and importance 10 mariners |
have been made, the chief results of |