Evening star., 1928-10-31
BYRD SHIP CREWS
TO MEET At TAHITI
65 Members on Eleanor Boil
ing and City of New York
to Be United.

BY wireless to Tie star and the New York
Times.
ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP
ELEANOR BOILING AT SEA. october
3I.-Sixty-hve members Of the Byrd
Antarctic expediti1p will be united for
the first time within the next fews days
when the crews Of the Eleanor Boiling,
the supply ship Of the expedition, and
the flagship City Of New York will
meet on the tropical shores of Tahiti,
IN the Society islands. 1t will be the
largest gathering of expedition members
ii the history of the organization.
The Eleanor Boiling iast night was
JnIy 20 miIes from Pepeete, the French
settlement on the west coast OF the
mountainous island. The barkentine
UlGy OF new aork, under canvas ana
sUeaIn, Is nearing the Taunatu Archi-
lIeIgo ana should arrive At Papeete by
morrow.
CapE. Gustave v. Brown Of the Boil
ing received orders from Comdr. Byrd
yesterday to wait for the City Of New
York in order that transfer IN radio
supplies and personnel can be effected.
WHI Transfer Radio Chief.
Howard F. Mason, radio operator
on the Boiling, who has been in charge
of much of the radio construction
work of the expedition, will 60 to the
City OF New York. There he Will nave
more time and facilities to complete
Extensive specdai equipment, including
many portable sets TO be used on the
ice with dog teams and planes and
at the bases.
with Malcolm P. Hanson, chief radio
engineer of the expedition, who Is also
on the Boiling. Mason has succeeded
in maintaining effective communlca-
ton with the other ships IN the
Antarctic feet and with shore stations,
hHt this has left little time to work on
the sets.
There are three radio operators on
the City of New York and better WORK
ing facilities. So, after communication
with Con1dr. Byrd, 1t was decided TO
transfer Mason to the sailing vessel.
HIS place on board the Eleanor Boiling
will be taken by w. Petersen, now on
the City of New York.
Meeting Unexpected.
L, v. Berkner and Lloyd Granlie will
stand most of the watches on the nag
ship while Mason supervlSes construc-
ton of the equipment. A large amount
of radio supplies will be transhipped
with him. Capt Melville Of the City OF
New York has offered every co-opera-
ton in order that this important equip
ment will be ready In time.
The meeting of the crews In the
South Pacific was wholly unexpected
until the decision was reached. The
CITY Of New York was originally sched-
uled to stop at Samoa for coal and
water, that point being on the Salllng
route, but since circumstances brought
both ships so close to Tahiti it was de-
cided to have them meet there.
The air has been full Of radiograms
between members of both crews, all Of
whom are enthusiastic about the de-
cision. The chance meeting wiz bring
together about 10 members OF Comdr.
Byrds Arctic expedition Of 1925, who
never dreamed that they would meet
again on q small island in the South
Pacific in surroundings SO different from
the Ice of spitabergen.
Meet ct New Zealand.
The entire personnel of the expedi-
tion will not be brought together until
the Eleanor Boiling. and the City OF
New York arrive at wellington, New
both ships cali there to pick up cargo
to be left by the whaler g. A. Larsen,
bearing Conadr. Byrd and the aviation
personnel, and then to proceed to
Dunedin. New Zealand, for q final re.
organization Of cargo and personnel
before the dash into the Antarctic.
A wireless dispatch to the New York
Times Monday from the Eleanor Boil
ing gave her position at noon as lati-
tude 170e south, longitude 1883 west.
Her run for the preceding "a hours was
200 miles She was then scheduled TO
reach Tahiti at 10 pm.
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