Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-24
SCIENTIFIC PARTY o IN
From the Des Moines Reeist

HtoNi Iuc Les MONIES Register,
Iowa City. Ia.-From the British
West In&:es an eight-day cruise on an
armed vessel. when a lighted cigar
might have attracted an enemy sub,
and when nights were spent in COM
plete apparel with a life preserver as
an extra touch, brought the 10 scien-
!ists OF the University of Iowa expedi-
tlon from Antigua to New York. Prot.
e. c. Nutting. head Of the expedition,
has Just arrived in Iowa City. Seventy
one cases containing specimens and
equipment are being sent in bond to
Des Moines.
The party left the university on April
%, and they landed in New York on
The exact day set for their return-Au-
gust I. Six thousand miles were COW
cred on the expedition. Quantities Of
valuable geological material were COL
lected. The real worth of which will not
be known until the different groups
are sent to specialists and reported
upon.
Professor Nutting declares, however,
that h geological collection made by
Prof. A. G. Thomas. Of the university,
is the most complete one from the is
lands. The chronological specimens
any. institutions.
Corals, thought to be new. which re-
semble artificial roses of paper. and
beautiful fish, gaudy as flower gardens
or a collection of butterflies. are among
the most attractive specimens that
these will be mounted for exhibition.
The governors Of both the stands
visited. colonial officials. and private
individuals showed the finest court
esq to the university party at all
times. AT Barbados, excellent quart
members In the quarantine station on
Pelican island. Equally desirable
quarters were furnished at Antigua.
says Professor Nutting. Srhe gov
ernors commenced it and it was con
tinued on down by individuals of les
ser stations. Aside from the Ameri-
can consul and his family at Barbados.
we saw no Americans on the islands"
The tropical climate "a ideal. de-
clares Professor Nutting. The nights
were delightfully."- cool, and the tenn
perature was usually about IS degrees.
The governor turned over to the party
the a In fact the expedition MEM
bers knew their contents two or three
days before the newspapers. The sac
rifice Of. island men to the war has
been tremendous, Professor Nutting
says. There is no %selective service
While on the islands the party
feasted on wheat bread, fine meats,
and all the sugar they desired. There
were no food restrictions. Pork chops
were 20 tents a pound, eggs were
cheap. n there was a general alb
sence of war prices. Sir Gilbert Car
ter, one of the prominent Britishers of
the islands. expressed a firm belief
that the war would end this year.
Native divers were employed by the
party who could work at 10 fathoms.
Dredging was usually done at 100
fathoms. A launch, belonging to John
B. Henderson Of Washington, a mem
Der of the party, was taken on the
steamer from New York for dredging
purposes. Voyage was made on the
made on the Parma, a Quebec steam
err, and many concessions were made
by the company to the expedition
members. Not a mishap occurred to
any member of the party during the
entire period Of the expedition.
Miss Gertrude Van Wagenen,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Van
Wagenen of this city, was a member
Of the Iowa University research party.
Miss Van Wagenen will visit in New
York before returning to resume her
duties as research assistant in the
Biology department at the university.