Evening star., 1928-02-12
THREE VOLUNTEERS
PICKED BY DYOTT
Expedition to Sail in Search
for FaWCett in Brazil
Next Saturday.

Special Dispatch to The Star. and Ncrth
American Newspaper Alliance.
NEW YORK. February il.-~Conldr
George NJ. Dyott announced today the
names of the volunteers he had chosen
TO accompany him on the Fawcett
rescue expedition. and set next Saturday
as the day of departure for Brazil.
The men selected are William Dc
Meilo. New Bedford. Mass; Samuel +.
Martin. Chicago. and w. Gerard Martin.
ir., of st. George. Staten Island, They.
with John James Whitehead and the
commander himself. will constitute the
party. :, tare
only one volunteer. but each OF tnc
three men finally chosen fitted ms eN-
acting requirements SO precisely that
he decided to accept them all. More
than 10000 applied for the loo.
Lost Since 1928.
Col. ?. II. Fawcett. whom Comdr
pvott is going out to flnd' Is a BRUSH
exrlorer who plunged into the BraZlilaa
wilderness in a search for a lost civill-
vation. With him went his son JACK
and Raleigh R:mell Of Los Angeles.
Nothing has been heard from them
since MAY, 1925. Comdr Dyott is con-
WINGED they are alive. though perhaps
In great peril.
DeMello will be the wireless expert
of the expedition. and he has had
thorough experience III this WORK he
ts g wears old. ard a graduate Of the
New Bedford High School. For 10 years
he was radio man aboard ship. and ne
already has an acquaintance with Bra.
yil He is of Portuguese ancestry, ana
speaks Portuguese well.
DeNfel!o is member OF the Amateur
Radio Relay League and the Institute
of Radio Engineers He mas MS o"l
station and in operating snort wave y,
governmental station at Coytesville, N.
;. he set new low power. short wave
distance records. He has been in COM
munication with Tasmania. Australia,
New Zealand, Morocco and Brazil.
Expects Little Difficulties.
II expect to have no trouble in get
ting news out of the jungle by radio.
DeAiello said. L hope and intend to
keep the world informed. at frequent
Intervals. of the progress We make IN
bulletins will be sent exclusively to the
membership of the North American
Newspaper Alliance.
DeAlello has a sturdy physical equip
ment for his undertaking. He is not
heavy. weighing 125, but he has wiry
strength. His height Is five feet six
and-a-half inches.
In his appeal for a volunteer Comdr.
Dyott said he didn't want big men. He
believes they lack the endurance and
physical adaptability of men OF less
size.
Samuel K. Martin is youngster of
ial rf
the freedom and adventure of life in
the open. He attended Lawrenceville
School. Lawrenceville. N. j.. but TO him
the big moments of his life SO far are
those he spent on expeditions OF the
American Museum of Natural History
In Utah and Nevada.
Young Martins parents are dead. His
father was a banker in Chicago. but
since his school days Martin has not
lived there. having spent much time
travelling On the expedition he will be
the helper to Whitehead. the assistant
camera man. The main camera work
viii be done by Comdr. Dyott. Martin
weighs l45 pounds and Is 5 feet 6
inches tall
Born i'm London.
The third volunteer, w Gerard Mar
tin, tr.. is. like De Mello. a radio man.
He vii! operate the portable field set.
Gerard Martin. who Is % and lives at
st George, Staten Island. has been en-
gagged in commercial radio work for five
years. This work has taken him all
oeer The world. AS with the other vol
unteers. he is not a big man. His
weight Is i46 pounds and he is feet
inches tall
The big man OF the expedition. phys
tcSlly will be Whitehead who lis s feet
tall and weighs ia Ee also lives on
born in London, attended oxford, and
during the war he was lieutenant In
the Royal Air Service. After the war
he Travelled the world as a free lance
photographer Whitehead met Comdr
Dyott when the commander was on
the River Of Doubt expedition
Comdr. Dyott made his selection OF
the three volunteers after weeks OF pa
tent study of the applications received
These eame from ali parts OF the world
most Of them by mail Some OF the
candidates teiegraphed their pleas and
others called at the apartment which
has been The explorers temporary ad-
dress
1T was a big task, going through all
those letters" the commander said Il
had 10 engage special secretaries 10
help me believe made wise seiec-
ton. But 50 many splendidly qualified
men wanted 10 go that the decision
was difficult want 10 thank all those
who applied for their interest. And
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