Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
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DUNEDIN, New Zealand, January
15.-The second and the most i'm
portant part of the Byrd Antarctic
Expedition cleared here today bound
for the Bay of Whales, in the Ross Sea,
to join Comdr Byrd and the City of
New York at Little America on the
Antarctic continent. The expedition
supply Ship the S. S. Eleanor Boiling,
passed out of view Of this small South
Pacific island at pm, headed for the
Antarctic on its 2,300mile voyage.
1t is loaded to the guard with about
900 tons of gear and supplies to aug
ment the 400 tons which Comdr. Byrd
took on the City of New York a month
and a half ago. The deck is piled
high with IS tons Of coal in bags
and scores of drums of aviation gaso-
line containing more than $500 gallons
of this vital fluid. A large airplane
case is dashed down on tip of the for
ward hatch and an airplane wing, 81
feet in length, tops off the deck load.
Below the hatch covers, hundreds OF
tons Of nondescript gear and supplies
are stored.
Cargo Is Indexed.
Every square inche of storage space
cargo is checked into the hold, and its
location croSs-checked on a special file
in charge of the supply officers
stewards and storekeepers of the ex-
petition. When the Eleanor Boiling is
unloaded IL days from today at
the Bay of Whales there will be no diff
Guilty in indentifying cases and all UNI
loading will go forward with speed and
dispatch, because every case is number
ed and catalogued. Probably there never
was a group of volunteers who worked
as hard as did the crew of the Eleanor
Boiling during loading operations of
the past fortnight here. Upon this
loading of gear and supplies depended
the very life of the expedition as Comdr.
Byrd has planned it. This statement is
made advisedly, because, while Comdr.
Byrd now has a complete expedition
with him in the Antarctic, including one
large airplane, which is capable of fly
ing to the South Pole he has as well 80
dogs and personnel of "a men, 1900
gallons Of aviation gasoline and IS tons
of coal for his Little America" base;
also food for IS men to spend IS
months, including the four months of
darkness, on the Antarctic continent.
Amongst these men already with
Comdr. Byrd at Little America and on
the prague City of New York" in the
Bay of Whales are all of the scientific
personnel who have a portion of the
scientific equipment, although not the
ideal scientific equipment as Comdr.
Byrd and his department heads have
planned it. However, all this vital
scientific equipment is now loaded on
the Eleanor Boiling en- route to the Ant
arctic continent. Besides two addi-
tional airplaneS are on the Eleanor Boil
ling, making three in all; also the avia-
ton gasoline. One more dog, Skoodum,
fine husky from Alaska, who has won
his into all hearts, and much also
is loaded on the Eleanor Boiling, all of
which gear will make for a much more
elaborate expedition, although not any
| more complete than that which is al
ready in the Antarctic, having been
| transported there on the "City of New
York. Every contingent of the expedi-
ton is complete unto itself, but each
additional Shipload which we are able
to transport from New Zealand to the
Antarctic will mean just that much
gear and equipment and supplies to be
more gear and the disposal Of Comdr.
Byrd and his men for their scientific
research and hoped-for discovery.
Brown Is Master Mariner.
Capt Gustave Brown is master of the
Eleanor Boiling and has already dem
onstrated his ability to sail Antarctic
waters. He successfully navigated his
ship under Comdr. Byrd's orders while
towing the City Of New York 1,40O
miles, from Dunedin into the pack ice.
He towed the City of New York
through some of the PACK ice and navi-
gated alongside of SCOTT Island-it hav-
ing never been sighted since Scott found
1t in 1902-through the aid of radio d.
rection- finding equipment, with which
both of the expedition ships are
equipped. Brown picked up the whaling
steamer G. A. Larsen at time when
all the regular compasSes on both the
City of New York and the Eleanor
Boiling were rendered completely USE
| less because Of the proximity Of the
magnetic pole. Brown mas with him
First Officer King and Second Officer
JohanSen, who Is also an ice pilot, hav-
ing had many years practical expert
ence in Arctic waters. Johansen served
us as pilot during the towing voyage
recently. He was q mate on the City
of New York, as was McGuinness, both
of whom were transferred from the
City of New York to the Eleanor Boil
ing upon reaching Dunedin. McGuin-
ness continues to prove his worth as a
true soldier of fortune and Is showing
that it makes no difference to him
whether he shipped as seaman or q
| first officer. The radio operators on the
Eleanor Boiling are Mason, Grenlie and
Shrimpton. The latter, a New Zea-
lander lad, was taken on at Dunedin
and is the thir New Zealaner to join
the expedition.
The expedition also has New Zea.
land cook, assistant to Louis Reichart
because Louis has been busy doing
| stewards duties and furnishing guam.
titles Of food which are a9Y Loaded