Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-24
byrd BARK STARTS
(. ON return VOYAGE
10000 at Dunedin Bid Adieu
to SO of Party on City
of New York.

BY Cable to The Star and New York Times
DUNEDIN, New Zealand, March "a
While 10000 citizens of Dunedin waved
farewell from the water front and mer-
chant craft in the harbor set up din
with their whistles, the bark City of
New York, flagship Of Rear Admiral
Byrd, sailed Saturday for Tahiti on the
homeward voyage with so members of
his Antarctic expedition.
How great a hold the expedition has
on the imagination and affections of
the people was shown by the enthusiasm
OF the farewell accorded the little ship.
Water Front Is Crowded.
The water front piers and the ships
in port were crowded with thousands
OF people when, at o'clock, the City
of New York cast of in tow of the tug
Dunedin. The ship left port to the ac-
compartment of cheers, the waving Of
handkerchiefs and the shrieking of
steamer whistles.
Every headland was crowded with
waving well-wishers. Hundreds of au-
tomcbiles raced along the harbor-side
road with f1uttering handkerchiefs in
waving hands, the riders anxious to
10.
The little town of Port Chalmers. in
the lower harbor, which had been the
home of the ships during the Winter
months, joined in calling a farewell
Here Admiral Byrd and many friends
left the ship as she sailed for the
open sea.
AS the ships passed Tairaroa Head
they plunged and rolled to heavy swells.
Six miles of shore in the rising wind
the City of New York, in response to
the towboat's warning whistle, cast of
the tow rope. The fore and aft sails
were set and steadied and assisted the
engines to drive her ahead via Tahiti
and Panama, on the homeward journey.
Today Admiral Byrd and members
of his party VINO will sail later, the
majority on the steamship Eleanor
Boiling in a few days and others
with him on a liner to rejoin both
ships at Panama, attended service at
the First Presbyterian Church of New
Zealand.
Among those with the admiral were
Charles E. Lofgren, his personnel ON
Ger; Harold I. June, one of his aviation
pilots; Capt. Gustave L. Brown, master
of the Eleanor Boiling, and Innes
Taylor.
Work for Goodwin Acclaimed.
Thankfulness to Divine Providence
for the safe return of the Byrd Ex-
petition was expressed in prayers at
the service, which was held In COM
memoration of the eighty-second an
niversary of the founding of the
Province of Otago.
References to the work of the ex-
petition in the advancement of science
and the promotion of international
goodwill were made in the sermon
preached by the Rev. Allan Stevely of
Melbourne, who read from the pulpit
the following message to a large con-
gregation:
"The moderator and office-bearers of
First Church most heartily welcome
Rear Admiral Byrd and the members
Of his party. We feel honored by their
presence and we congratulate them on
their great achievements in the interests
OF science and international brother
hood.
Our traditional feeling to Americans
has been that of first cousins.
Our present feeling is that of
brothers. Our prayer is that Admiral
Byrd and all associated with him in his
Antarctic expedition may reach their
homes In safety and find their loved
ones full of gratitude for their return
and confidence that God, who has
watched over and protected them in the
past, viii be their guide in the future"
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