New Britain herald., 1930-02-11
P|NCHO7 RETURNS
 WITH RARE FAUNA
Expedition Brings Prized T1o- phjeS Home From South Seas

Savannah. Ca. Feb. '. - Th, 'lrec-nlastcd auxiliary sschoouc;
 Hary PInchot has dropped her .,n- 'hor in Savannah harbor. after H%Iing taken q gray-haircd for her governor Of PcnnsyIvania n 7 rowing trip to the islands of inc 'tuth Seas in search of a dream 'h"t he dreamed when he was d dad in colloSc.
 Clifford IInchot's boat has come
 ok to civilization after q 20.o0p- Frne cruise. and the former gov klnor has gone back to philadcl- Tphla and Washington 10 spend tr@ Nlntcr. The voyage filled an am bition he had nurscd for 10 years.
 Next spring Governor Pinch0t members Of his family and certain "olontsts plan another voyage 10 he SlistcninG seas Of the South
 acific and the tropical islan I3 hat dot that ocean.
 Brings Strange Cargo It has been many q day since Il .hip sailed into Savannah harbo~ ringing sucn q thrilling tale anl varied cargo as did the Mary Imchot. Fresh from q journey to he islands of the South Pacific he Marque3a3, the Society Is- lands, the Toumotos and the Gal.- |paGos-the vessel brought strange trophies.
 The jaWbone of sea bat. folr f,ct long; a tiger sharks ja#, large enough for mans head 70 So through; baby specimens cf he giant Galapagos tortoisa ruggling down by the warmth uf Inc galley ire; a poi bench and hlasher that served South S,a family for mixing the food Of fish nd vegetables; cocoanut crabs tho "boll Wecvil" of the cocounut groves; coral of varied hues and shapes: shells, beautiful as Chi rose porcelain. These and many other specimens were aboard. Mr. Pinchot, now well advanced i in years, tonl an active part in |ccllecting specimens for the Ma lional Museum at Washington, and for the Philadelphia Academy Of Natural Science. He harpooncd Inc big sword fish off Albcmar'e Island in the Galapagos. Tha ">word' measures four feet.
 Walked on Ocean Floor Donnng a diving suit Mr. Pin chot walked on tho floor of the
 acific and collected coral spc~i- mons.
 The water is crystal clear, but ! the inexperienced diver finds dIs- tances under the surface dcccp- hive. Captain Frederick A. BroWn | Of Port Jefferson. x. Y. who com handed the schooner. tells of a member of the expedition who smashed beautiful coral speci- men when he misjudged distance in using a crowbar to knock the coral from where it was growing.
 The Mary Pinchot sailed from New York on March 90 last and headed for the Marquesas and other islands about $500 miles vest of Panama.
 In the Marquesas Islands :he expedition captured a giant Mania or sea bat. Although this sea monster looks like a bat the con- parison ends with that. for it vas IS feet across the wings and it's upper jawbone measured four feet.
 Native Leaps on Fish
 Captain Brown tells how these n onsters swim sluggishly near the surface and are harpooned by native swimmer who jumps out of s small boat onto the fish. buryns harpoon in it's back. Then the native loses no time in swimming back to the small beat and mbcrng ba K to safety. The sea bat was hoistcd on deck with block and tackle.
 The exp sdition had to use me chaniCal devices 10 move one Of
 he huge Galapagos turtles from R. small mountain top down to the beach. Six men, using poles anl slings. urged the tortoise toward the beach, whence it and some cf