Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
BYRD BARQUE OFF
FOR NEW ZEALAND
Folar Ship Leaves Gotham
as Whistles Give Salute.
Commander Aboard.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. August 25.--A dingy
little three e-master named City of New
York strutted down the busy bay this
afternoon carrying the American flag
on its first voyage of exploration to
Antarctica in more than quarters
Of a century.
Taking the salutes of all sorts OF
harbor craft. the sturdy barque put out
to sea with Comdr. Richard E. Byrd
and 80 of the 10 men who are to 60
with him to the South polar continent
for two years of hard work and high
adventure.
The leader had planned to leave his
flagship at quarantine. where halt a
hundred OF his guests bade her good
bye. but at the. last minute he decided
to stay aboard until the vessels routine
had been established and she was well
on her way TO Dunedin. New Zealand,
the take-off point for the South polar
continent. 1t is probable that Corndr
Byrd Will debark at Hampton Roads.
Barque Is Crowded.
Slipping away from her Hoboken pier
shortly after o'clock, the City of New
York was attended as far as the mar
rows by the official city tug Macon,
which was to accommodate the many
friends of Comdr Byrd and the depart
ing explorers. No one. however. wanted
tn ride on the Macon. and everybody
swarrned aboard the barque. prying into
every corner of the stocky boat that is
to convey the expedition from Dunedin
across 1900 miles of southern ocean to
the Bay of Whales on the Ross Sea ice,
In the party were Mrs. Byrd wife of
the commander. and their young son,
Dickie: Mrs. Frederick Guest, backer of
Miss Amelia Earhart on the flight of
the Friendship, and host of wives.
sisters, Sweethearts. cousins. uncleS and
aunts, all eager TO stay. as long as pos
sible with tae men who are to be gone
so long
The pier was lined with people who
cheered frantically as the City of New
York backed into the Hudson and swung
slowly around for the run down the bay
A troop of Boy Scouts from Erie. Pa.
led In the yelling Their shouts were
particularly meant for the ears Of Paul
Siple, their t9-vear-old Comrade who
Comdr. Byrd selected from all the
Scouts in the United States to act as
his orderly on The expedition.
Works as Seaman.
Paul. however. was not an orderly
today He was lust an ordinary sea-
man. giving a hand at the hawSers.
putting a final polish on the deck and
doing other useful work, When he went
aboard last night, his first words were:
We'll, give me some old clothes" He
got them. and a mop and pail. too,
A I. I'D I've
down the river. ships at their piers and
ships in the stream whistled her a
noisy greeting A big monoplane one
of the four aircraft that will serve Byrd
nn the Southern continent, cut capers
overhead The aircraft's controls were
In skillful hands however for she was
manned bv Bernt Balchen, Harold |
June and Dean Smith. the expeditions
pilots, who dipped their machine across
the City Of New York's bows. banked at |
ii22v angles over her stern and then !
sped ahead again to repeat the spec |
.acular performance.
Nearing the NarrowS. the Antarctic |
bound boat and the escorting Macon |
stopped SO that the guests might be |
taken off When the haruue resumed |
speed, her crew scrambled on TO her !
Yard arms To wave farewell To tht |
shore party and then the boat put out !
for Gravesend Bay to have her COM /
passes corrected
Leviathan SaluteS.
AS she was pulling away the great |
Leviathan. outward bound. slid grace |
fully past. giving her salute Of the |
aea-- three long toots OF the liners /
BASS voiced whistle The City Of New /
Yosk's answer was pitched In high |
4onrano.
Passengers on the Leviathan, which /
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